Derbys sign ex-Worcs paceman Scrimshawpublished at 09:55 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
Derbyshire sign former Worcestershire fast bowler George Scrimshaw on a one-season contract.
Read MoreDerbys sign ex-Worcs paceman Scrimshawpublished at 09:55 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
It's a bit of a damp start for some and while many places will stay dry, there will be the chance of a shower.
The cloud will be quite stubborn but a few brighter spells may emerge this afternoon, with highs of 10C.
It'll remain cloudy for much of the night and there could be one or two showers, although most places should remain dry, with a minimum of about 5C.
Although it's set to be a dull day, spring is definitely here. Flowers are blooming in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, as shown in this photograph taken yesterday by Bry, one of our BBC Weather Watchers.
Image source, BryDog theft officer vows to 'stop owners' heartache'published at 07:37 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
Ch Insp Amy Styles-Jones is the first senior dog theft officer in the country.
Read MorePrison outbreaks thought to skew Covid statspublished at 07:03 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
Five places that recorded the highest infection rates in the country recently all contained prisons.
Read MoreBlind woman forces government action in Covid casepublished at 06:46 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
Sarah Leadbetter took legal action after she was sent a shielding letter she could not read.
Read MoreGBH arrest after van driver hit by car following rowpublished at 18:37 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA man has been arrested, external after a van driver was hit by a car following an altercation in Nottingham.
Police said the victim, who was in his 30s, suffered cuts, bruises and a suspected broken arm when he was struck in Clifton Lane at about 14:00 on Sunday. The car then left the scene.
A 30-year-old man was arrested this morning on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and remains in police custody.
PC Lee Wilson said: "This was a shocking incident that was witnessed by several other road users.
"The victim suffered significant injuries in this incident but was lucky he wasn’t more seriously hurt."
Theme park firm fined £1m over girl's ride deathpublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
Evha Jannath's death at Drayton Manor was an "utterly tragic waste of a young life", the judge says.
Read MoreSupermarket rammed in attempt to steal cash machinepublished at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA 4x4 vehicle has been driven into a supermarket by burglars attempting to steal a cash machine inside, police have said.
Leicestershire Police were called to the Co-op in Meadow Lane, Coalville, at about 01:20 to a report the shutters had been forced open.
Image source, Andy WinterOfficers said they don't believe anything was stolen but said "significant damage was caused".
It's thought that a silver Mitsubishi was used to break into the shop and a blue Ford Transit van and a dark-coloured hatchback were also involved.
The Mitsubishi and the van were later found abandoned nearby.
Four injured in Leicester police van crashpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsOne person has been seriously injured and three others taken to hospital following a crash involving a police van and a car in Leicester city centre.
Leicestershire Police said the van was responding to an emergency call when the crash with the Subaru Impreza happened near the Westcotes United Reform church in Hinckley Road at about 10:20.
Image source, Benjamin FeistA passenger in the car was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
The car's driver suffered minor injuries and two officers from the van were taken to hospital as a precaution.
The road has been closed while inquiries into the crash are carried out.
Leicestershire Police has appealed for witnesses.
Man killed in M42 crash identifiedpublished at 14:13 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
A man who was killed when a car crashed on the M42 in Worcestershire on Sunday has been identified.
Image source, Family handoutHarvey Blount, 18, from Derby, died at the scene after an Audi A3 left the motorway and hit a sign before continuing down an embankment.
Harvey was in the RAF and based at MoD St Athan, near Cardiff, police said.
The West Mercia force is appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of the crash, which happened at 20:20 GMT on the westbound side of the motorway between junctions three and two, near Alvechurch.
Three men guilty of abusing vulnerable girlspublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
Police say the offences related to three girls in the care system who were 13 to 15 at the time.
Read MoreWidow blames Covid-19 for husband's cancer deathpublished at 13:19 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceA woman has said she blames disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic for her husband's death from cancer.
Graham Grady, from Great Glen, died in January aged 77 following what his widow Tina described as a "catalogue of errors" in the health system over the past year.
A GP appointment in early 2020 - which was conducted virtually due to Covid restrictions - saw his leg pain dismissed as sciatica.
When the pain continued, Mr Grady had an MRI scan at the Leicester Royal Infirmary in August but never received any results.
It was only in November, when his condition worsened that he underwent further scans and was told he had cancer.
Image source, Family photoMrs Grady said: "We assumed that having not heard anything [after the August MRI scan] there was nothing for us to be worried about.
"In fact, all that time cancer was having a party in his body and no-one spotted it.
“Graham died of cancer but because of Covid. Not because he had it, but because everything went on hold for it.
“It’s Covid this, Covid that. I understand that Covid is awful and that it’s killed thousands but there are other things killing people, including my husband.
“Cancer patients have been failed. It’s not good enough, they deserve more."
Image source, Tina GradyA spokesperson for Leicester’s Hospitals NHS Trust said: “Our thoughts are with Mr Grady’s family at this difficult time.
"As a trust, we encourage anyone who has any concerns with the care that they or their loved ones receive to contact us directly so that the concerns can be investigated thoroughly.”
Teenager arrested after boy stabbed in hippublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
Alex Regan
BBC NewsA teenager has been arrested after a 17-year-old boy was attacked by a group of men and stabbed on Wednesday afternoon.
Police said the victim was assaulted in St Ann's Valley, Nottingham, at about 16:45 and suffered a stab wound to the hip, but managed to flee the scene on foot.
The suspect, also 17, was arrested early on Thursday morning on suspicion of assault, and remains in custody.
Image source, GoogleOfficers believe the attack took place near the junction of Luther Close.
Det Sgt Jon Kerry said: "This was a nasty incident that could have been an awful lot worse for the victim.
"We currently have one suspect in custody but believe several other youths were involved in this attack."
M1 southbound clear after three-van crashpublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
Samantha Noble
BBC News OnlineThe southbound carriageway of the M1 near to junction 24 at East Midlands Airport has now reopened after a crash involving three vans.
Leicestershire Police were called to a crash involving the three vehicles at 06:40.
The force said one of the drivers sustained minor injuries.
The carriageway was fully closed briefly before only one lane was shut, police added.
Highways England said the road fully opened shortly before 10:00.
Image source, Highways EnglandPlan to turn former department store into city flatspublished at 10:47 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsPlans to convert an old department store in Leicester into 332 flats have been submitted.
If approved, the new homes will replace the former Debenhams store that has been empty since the chain went into administration last year.
Image source, CRTKLThe plans have been submitted by Hammerson, external, the owner and manager of Highcross shopping centre, alongside developer Packaged Living.
It would see the loss of nearly 200 car parking spaces, currently above the old shop, which would be replaced with 445 cycle spaces and a rooftop garden.
Mark Bourgeois, managing director at Hammerson, said: "While the structural shift in retail and changing consumer shopping habits have meant that destinations such as Highcross need to adapt their offer and mix of uses, well-connected city centre locations such as this will always be places where people want to be."
No kidding for cops chasing errant goatpublished at 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsIt might not have caused as much havoc as its friends in Llandudno last year, but one intrepid goat got more than it bargained for after a St Patrick's Day stroll in deepest Derbyshire.
Police said they received a call at about 11:40 on Wednesday about a goat that had been loose on Swarkstone Road in Weston-on-Trent.
One officer held on to its horns to stop the roaming ruminant bothering traffic and passers-by.
The owners were soon on the scene, and the goat was returned home shortly afterwards.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceMan in hospital after Leicester stabbingpublished at 10:33 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA man is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after he was found stabbed on a Leicester street.
Leicestershire Police said they were called to the junction of Paget Road and Tudor Road at about 19:20 yesterday.
Image source, GoogleThe man, in his 20s, was taken to hospital where he remains.
Police believe the victim was involved in an altercation with a group of other men close to Rally Park before the stabbing.
Officers have appealed for witnesses.
Man stabbed in village sword attackpublished at 10:28 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineA man was struck with a sword in an attack on a village street, leaving him needing hospital treatment, police said.
Nottinghamshire Police said the 23-year-old was stabbed following an altercation with a group of men in Main Street, Burton Joyce, at about 17:00 on Monday.
He suffered minor injuries to his ankle but it "could have been worse had a woman not intervened", the force added.
Image source, GoogleThey added the group of male offenders left after she stepped in.
Det Con Julian Eminson-Ferry said: "This would have been a frightening incident for people to witness and we are keen to resolve it as quickly as possible."
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the force on 101.
Long delays on M1 after three-van crashpublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
Samantha Noble
BBC News OnlineThere are delays of about an hour on the M1 southbound near junction 24 at East Midlands Airport due to a crash involving three vans.
Highways England said one lane is closed, with delays of about eight miles.
Image source, Highways England
Image source, Highways EnglandToday's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
It's a cloudy start today and while there is some chance of light rain this afternoon, many places will stay dry.
It'll be breezy and that might make it feel cool but temperatures will reach highs of 12C.
Very little will change into this evening and overnight - it will stay cloudy with a chance of patchy rain but it will be mild overnight with lows of 6C.
This lovely sunset photograph was taken by BBC Weather Watcher Sam's House in Hathersage, Derbyshire.
Image source, Sam's house
