Summary

  • Man jailed for at least 33 years for 'truly wicked' murder

  • Cousin of mosque shooting victim thanks community

  • Pair jailed over fatal stabbing at party

  • Soubry 'unable to go home' because of death threats

  • Arrest follows Humberstone Gate stabbing

  • Sensory rooms installed at Pride Park

  • Updates for Friday 22 March

Live Reporting

Gavin Bevis and Nick Smith

  1. Sensory rooms installed at Pride Park

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    Former Derby County captain Shaun Barker's foundation has helped fund sensory rooms at Pride Park.

    He says he wants all children to be able to enjoy a football match day experience.

    Mr Barker said: "These kids would normally find games a little bit daunting and this allows them to be in a room with music playing, different sensory things and being able to shut out the crowd and the noise."

    Sensory roomsDerby County Community Trust

  2. How easy is it to be more environmentally-friendly?

    Victoria Derbyshire

    Students from Loughborough were challenged to live more sustainably, ditching plastic, cutting heating use and swapping fashion brands for second-hand clothes.

    The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire set the students the challenge providing experts to take them shopping.

    In one week they managed to halve their plastics waste, swap fast fashion for second-hand shops and cut their gas usage by 48%.

    students

  3. Soubry 'unable to go home' because of death threats

    BBC News

    MPs have been urged to take taxis home from Parliament and not travel alone in the coming days, over security fears.

    Yesterday, anti-Brexit Independent Group MP Anna Soubry said she was unable to go home this weekend because she was facing "serious" death threats.

    Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has written to all MPs ahead of potentially crunch Brexit votes next week.

    "I have never felt this level of tension during my time in the House and I am aware other colleagues feel the same," wrote Mr Hoyle.

    Anna SoubryAFP/Getty Images

  4. Pictures of the M1 lorry blaze

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    These are the scenes early this morning as firefighters tackled a blaze on the M1 northbound between junctions 20 and 21 this morning.

    Three fire engines and a water carrier attended the fire, which involved two lorries, at about 01:30 this morning.

    M1@ESV911
    M1@ESV911

  5. Lorries being recovered and resurfacing to begin

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    Recovery vehicles are currently at the scene of the M1 lorry fire this morning in an effort to get the road reopened.

    However, it will remain shut for the rest of the morning to allow for resurfacing work following the blaze, Highways England has said.

    It is hoping to have one lane open by early afternoon.

    RecoveryESV911
    RecoveryESV911

  6. M1 northbound closed after lorry fire

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    The M1 north in Leicestershire is closed following a lorry fire in the early hours of this morning.

    A crash involving "several lorries" at about 01:00 and a resulting fire is the cause of the closure, Highways England has tweeted.

    There are 30 minute delays on approach, with queues stretching back for two miles.

    We have not had any reports of injuries at this time.

    Lorry fireGérard Lowe

    Highways England is reporting queues of up to two miles, stretching back towards junction 19, and delays of up to 30 minutes.

    M1@herb1977

  7. Weather: Cloudy but mild end to the week

    Alex Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    The weather will be cloudy as we head into the weekend, with odd patches of rain expected today but also some brighter spells.

    Here's Alex with the weather.

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    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

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