Summary

  • Live updates for Tuesday 4 July 2017

  • Victoria Park attack: Victim fighting for her life

  • Man 'strangled teen in bedroom', court told

  • Drayton Manor girl 'struggled alone'

  • Sports Direct boss dismisses £14m claim as 'drink banter'

  • Nottingham mosque windows smashed with worshippers inside

  1. Leicester sign Iborra from Sevillapublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 6 July 2017

    Leicester City sign midfielder Vicente Iborra from Sevilla for a reported £10.5m.

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  2. Boy held over rape and attempted murderpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 5 July 2017

    A woman in her 20s is fighting for her life following the "horrific" attack in a park.

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  3. Huddersfield sign Ince & Williamspublished at 20:26 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Huddersfield sign Derby winger Tom Ince for an undisclosed fee and Reading midfielder Danny Williams on a free transfer.

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  4. Durham struggle against Tahir's spinpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Spinner Imran Tahir takes 5-98 on his Derbyshire debut to put the hosts in a good position against Durham.

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  5. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Regular live coverage on this page has ended for the day, but breaking news, sport and travel updates will continue to appear through the night.

    East Midlands Live will return at 08:00 tomorrow morning.

  6. Weather: Warmer evening aheadpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Alexandra Hamilton
    BBC weather presenter

    It will be a warm evening with some clouds later today although it will feel slightly muggy.

    Tomorrow will begin to feel summery again with some sunny spells but possible clouds.

    Temperatures will reach highs of 24C (75F).

    Weather for the weekend ahead

    The high pollen count will remain for the rest of today and tomorrow.

    There is a risk of some heavy and thundery showers on Thursday but Friday is looking drier and warm.

  7. Search for missing rapist moves northpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    The search for a convicted double rapist has moved to Leeds after a possible sighting in the city.

    Sean Perry, 46, who also uses the surnames Cawthray and Goldthorpe, was last seen at his probation-approved address in Leicester on 19 June.

    A man fitting Sean's description was spotted talking to a young woman with a child outside The Duncan pub in Duncan Street, Leeds, on Sunday afternoon.

    Police have warned members of the public not to approach him.

    Sean PerryImage source, Leicestershire Police
  8. Man found guilty of forced labourpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    The men were recruited from Poland on the promise of well-paid jobs, a court hears.

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  9. Watch: Mosque window smashed during prayerspublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    We told you earlier about the mosque which was attacked while prayers were being said in Radford.

    Here's the damage at Masjid Umar Mosque and Islamic Centre from the inside...

    A 49-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage in connection with the incident.

  10. Travel: M1 in Derbyshire reopenspublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    Meanwhile further north up the M1, there's better news for drivers...

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  11. Boulter wins first set but loses match in Wimbledon debutpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Katie Boulter's Wimbledon debut has ended in an honourable defeat.

    The Leicestershire player lost her first-round match to Christina McHale 6-3, 5-7, 3-6.

    Katie BoulterImage source, Reuters
  12. Travel: M1 southbound closedpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    The M1 southbound between junctions 19 and 20 in Leicestershire is closed following a serious accident.

    Traffic near the junction with the A14 is so bad, drivers have been spotted leaving their cars.

    Accident on the M1Image source, Highways England

    Traffic is being diverted off junction 20 and towards A4303 westbound past Magna Park.

    People who need the M6 or the A14 should take the M1 northbound towards junction 19.

    Leicestershire Police warned the motorway could be shut until 22:00.

  13. Murder accused 'liked strangling women'published at 17:12 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    James Morton told police "I killed someone and it was an accident", a court hears.

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  14. Amputee teen racer back behind wheelpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Teen racer Billy Monger gets back behind the wheel after losing his lower legs in a crash.

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  15. Convict absconds from prisonpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    A convicted fraudster has failed to return to open prison.

    George John McHugh, 49, absconded from HMP Sudbury, in Derbyshire, this morning.

    McHugh from Castle Derg, County Tyrone, was sentenced at Chester Crown Court in March to two-and-a-half years for fraud and failing to surrender.

    George John McHugh,Image source, Derbyshire Police

    He has previously lived in Anfield, Liverpool.

  16. Teen patient's fight to save heart unitpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Filmmaker Ellie Kemp says she owes her life to the heart unit at Glenfield Hospital.

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  17. World's oldest football club begins new season tonightpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Andy Giddings
    Sports Editor, BBC Sheffield

    The oldest football club in the world, Sheffield FC, begins its 160th season tonight with a pre-season friendly against Chesterfield.

    The two sides first met in 1872 and if you're going tonight, the match kicks off at 19:30.

    The match takes place at Sheffield's Coach and Horses ground, which looks all set for the fixture:

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  18. Victoria Park attack: Police cordon remains as investigations continuepublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Tim Parker
    BBC Radio Leicester reporter

    The area which borders onto Victoria Park in Leicester remains closed, following a serious attack.

    A woman in her 20s is fighting for her life after suffering severe injuries to her head and upper body, Leicestershire Police have said.

    Officers have cordoned off the area around the recycling bins near St Leonard's Road and the nearby pond.

    Area remains closed

    This is usually a busy access to the popular park, particularly with students heading for the University of Leicester from parts of Clarendon Park.

    Remains closed
    Officers in Leicester
  19. Missing Leicester man spotted in Scotlandpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    A Leicester man who's been missing for four days has been spotted in Scotland, external.

    Mark Edwards, 37, was reported missing by his family on Friday after failing to return to his home in Hillsborough Close, Glen Parva.

    Mark EdwardsImage source, Leicestershire Police

    However, a "confirmed sighting" in the Glenrothes area last night has seen the police search shift to north of the border.

    Sgt Darren Richardson said: “We and Mark’s family are concerned for his welfare. He’s never been missing before and this is extremely out of character.

    “We would ask the local community in Glenrothes to contact us if they have seen Mark recently."

  20. Car was held together with dressing gown cordpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 4 July 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Thank goodness this is off the road...

    Police in Derbyshire have shared photos of a car they recently seized that had its suspension held in place with a wheel clamp and dressing gown cord.

    The force said it was one of the worst set-ups it had ever encountered.

    Seized carImage source, Derbyshire Roads Police
    Cord holding car togetherImage source, Derbyshire Roads Police