Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
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Live updates for Thursday 23 May
Murder arrest after man found dead in flat
Robbers storm shop with machetes
'Unique Iron Age shield discovered'
Gun shots heard in 'targeted attack'
Police officers 'ignoring' body-worn camera rules
Savage talks dementia with Foxes fan
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
Weather: Dry and clear night aheadpublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
It will remain dry tonight, with mostly clear skies and light winds. One or two mist patches could also develop.
There will be more in the way of cloud tomorrow, which could allow an isolated shower to develop.
It should remain largely dry however.
Leicestershire voters casting ballots in a caravanpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineOne of the stranger polling stations you'll see today...
A group of Leicestershire electors have headed to a farm in Garthorpe to fill in their ballot slips inside a caravan.
Image source, PALane closed after A50 crashpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
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End of twitter postRobbers storm jeweller with machetespublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
CCTV shows the masked gang raiding the shop in Leicestershire and making off with £80,000 of items.
Read More'Unique' Iron Age shield discoveredpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
The British Museum, which will store the shield, described it as a "absolutely phenomenal object".
Read MorePlans for giant waterpark to be built in quarrypublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy ReporterAmbitious plans for a giant waterpark, hundreds of apartments and straw bale lodges, a huge hotel and restaurant have been proposed for a former Derbyshire quarry.
The massive scheme, planned by Hillcrest (Crich) Limited, would see the current derelict 44-acre Crich quarry entirely redeveloped as the Amber Rock Resort.
This month the firm has applied to Amber Valley Borough Council for an environmental impact screening, ahead of formal planning applications.
If approved, the brownfield development would be built entirely in the quarry to obscure it from view. All of the car parking for the site, which would have more than 800 spaces, would be built below ground.
Access to the car parking would be through a tunnel.
A modern block of 210 holiday apartments would be built - inset into the quarry - over five levels, with suites ranging from one-bed through to four-bed.
Image source, Pennyroyal Design GroupGunpoint jewellery robbers jailedpublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineFour men have been jailed for robbing a Hinckley jewellers at gunpoint.
The group appeared at Leicester Crown Court on 24 April and pleaded guilty to one count of robbery over the raid at Goldust Jewellers in Market Place.
They are:
- Aiden Rudock, 18, of Gloster Road, Lutterworth (top left)
- Grant Samuel, 22, of Milverton Road, Coventry (top right)
- Orrin Stevenson, 24, of no fixed address, who also pleaded guilty to possession of an imitation firearm (bottom left)
- Timothy Wardrop, 22, of no fixed address (bottom right)
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceRudock, Samuel and Stevenson were all sentenced to nine years in prison.
Wardrop was locked up for 10 years, having pleaded guilty to other unrelated offences.
Leicestershire Police said the men went into the shop about 11:00 on 25 January, armed with two machetes and what appeared to be a double-barreled shotgun, though the weapon was never recovered.
They threatened two members of staff before taking up to £80,000 worth of jewellery, and drove off in a BMW X5.
Two lanes of M1 closed by crashpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineThere are currently delays on the M1 due to a crash just past the Catthorpe Interchange.
Two lanes of the southbound carriageway between J19 and J18 are currently closed.
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End of twitter postHampshire finish off Notts at Newportpublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
Hampshire take the final eight Notts wickets to complete a 244-run win on the Isle of Wight and go second in the Championship.
Read MoreRams fans spends £1,600 on league-winning shirtpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineA football-mad Rams fan added to his 200-strong shirt collection today, buying one worn by a league-winning player at auction for £1,600.
Paul Tattershaw fought off competition from phone and internet bidders at Hansons auction house to buy a shirt worn by Ron Webster in the 1971-72 season, when Derby won the First Division for the first time.
Mr Tattershaw, 49, a maintenance engineer from Hilton, said: "I’m a massive Rams fan, a season ticket holder for 30 years and collector of memorabilia.
"I’ve got 200 Derby shirts at home and really wanted this one because it was worn when they became league champions for the first time."
He also confessed he had his eye on an England shirt worn by Roy McFarland, but feared he had already spent his budget.
Image source, HansonsFan wins gold title medals at auctionpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
John Wren played for the club when they won the Second Division in 1922-23.
Read MoreMen jailed for causing friend's deathpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
Kayne Price and Benjamin Wilson were riding motorbikes at high speed with their friend when he crashed and died.
Read MoreDogs head to the polls for EU electionspublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThe best thing about polling day? #dogsatpollingstations of course.
Leeloo the rescue greyhound has been with her owner to vote in Leicester.
Image source, Sophie NoonIt looks like Laika enjoyed the walk to the polling station in Beeston.
Image source, Matt J YoungBandit the Havanese needed a lift but that didn't stop him from joining in with the fun in Ilkeston.
Image source, Kerry L WheatleyMansfield announce Alfreton and Bradford PA friendliespublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
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End of twitter postNetball: Panagarry makes World Cup squadpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsCongratulations to the Loughborough Lightning captain Natalie Panagarry who has been selected to represent England in the Netball World Cup.
She will join the Red Roses squad for the tournament in Liverpool in July. She said: "I’m living a childhood dream of mine to be selected for a major tournament and I still can’t believe it."
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End of twitter postButterfly flies back to National Trust site after 50 yearspublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
East Midlands TodayA small colony of rare butterflies has been reintroduced to a site in South Derbyshire.
Grizzled skippers haven't been seen at Calke Abbey for more than 50 years but the National Trust has been working with Butterfly Conservation to bring them back.
Mike Slater, from the charity, said the site used to be a quarry with lots of bare ground where finding food was easier. Now the area is full of trees that shade the ground and make it impossible for the butterfly to survive.
However, Calke Abbey staff have made a habitat more suitable for the insect.
Site ranger Ian McGowan said: "What we've been doing is removing some of the small trees to reduce the shading.
"We've also been planting up some more wild strawberries and trying to remove all the grass, get it back to bare ground, so there's a good habitat for the grizzled skipper to thrive in."
Dogs barred from Nottingham polling stationpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineA Nottingham voter was shocked to find she couldn't take her dogs in to vote in the European Elections.
Cathy Symes says she and her friend (Jane Hodgson, pictured) took their dogs to the Mapperley Community Centre to cast their vote.
"An officer came towards us and said, 'I'm afraid you're not allowed to take them in,'" she said. "We voted at the same place in the local elections and it was fine."
In a tongue-in-cheek post on Twitter she added the "well-behaved" dogs - Dolly, Bunny and Albert - considered it "a threat to democracy".
Image source, Cathy SymesDogs outside polling stations are a common sight but electoral guidelines state you can also bring a dog inside as long as it is alright with the venue.
Pet charity Blue Cross warns owners not to leave them tied up outside while they go in because of the threat of theft.
Nottingham City Council, which manages the stations, said it had chosen to remind officers of their right to bar dogs after complaints during the local elections.
Two jailed for motorbike crash deathpublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsTwo men have been jailed for five years after their 26-year-old friend died in a motorbike crash.
Police said Ben Gilson, Kayne Price and Benjamin Wilson had been riding motorbikes at speeds of up to 83mph along Wollaton Road in Nottingham when they crashed.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceFather-of-two, Ben Gilson (pictured below), died at the scene.
Both Price and Wilson (pictured above) pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PolicePrice, of Westerham Close in Bilborough, had been riding a stolen motorbike and also pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods.
Wilson, from St Martin’s Road in Strelley, fled the scene of the crash and also pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice.
Mr Gilson's partner Marcelle Smith described Ben as her "soul partner" and said: "He was our life and gave me strength. I have nothing but beautiful memories now."
Disabled voter calls for better polling station accesspublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 23 May 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineA man has said he was left "disappointed" over disabled access at a polling station.
Image source, Rob MaddisonRob Maddison, 44, went to cast his vote at the Old Grange Hall in Radcliffe-on-Trent this morning but found it difficult to access the building.
Mr Maddison, who is a paraplegic and in a wheelchair, said: "It showed a lack of awareness.
"I had to ring a bell and nobody came so I ended up shouting. At which point the staff came with a ramp.
"I can't fault the staff at all however and I spoke to them and they said they would put up another sign to make it clearer."
Rushcliffe Borough Council's returning officer Allen Graham said: "Clearly I would be saddened and regret any difficulties a voter had in exercising their democratic right to vote and I thank him for bringing to our attention any difficulty he had gaining access to the hall."
