Chris Doidge
BBC Radio Derby, political reporter

Latest figures show Derby City Council is still not making very fast progress on drawing up plans for children with special educational needs.

The new Education and Health Care plans are supposed to help tailor school and healthcare to children's specific circumstances.

The council said they'd be done by March 2017 or August 2017 but hundreds of children still haven't been assessed. The legal deadline is March 2018.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Dry, bright and sunny for the majority of the afternoon with some cloud thrown into the mix and the slightest risk of a shower.

Highs of 21C (70F).

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

A scientist from the University of Leicester will be competing to become an astronaut as part of a competition broadcast by the BBC.

Dr Suzie Imber is one of 12 candidates taking part in "Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?".

The 33-year-old associate professor of planetary science was chosen by a panel of renowned experts including astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield.

During the six episodes the candidates will be put through a series of gruelling tests to find out who has the special qualities needed to be an astronaut.

The prize? Well it's not guaranteed the winner will make it to space but they will get a reference from Cmdr Hadfield when the space agencies next take on recruits to become astronauts.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

This mysterious 2,000-year-old item was dug up on farmland near Buxton and is one of only 20 found in the UK.

Image source, Hansons Auctioneers Ltd

It's known as a horn cap and dates from the Iron Age period but nobody is entirely certain what it was for.

Theories include parts of chariots or ceremonial burial objects.

Sandra Shaw, the metal detectorist who found it, said: “Around 20 examples of horn caps have been found in the UK, all in the south and as far as I know, this is the only one found in the north and that it is quite a significant find for the area.

“The horn cap I found dates from 300 BC to AD 43 making it around 2,000 years old.”

The item will go under the hammer at a specialist auction at Hansons in Derbyshire next week.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Police believe two robberies on the Riverside Path, external in Derby on the same night are linked.

A 16-year-old boy was cycling along the path behind DW sports complex when he was obstructed by two men - one of whom was on a bike - on Friday at about 18:00.

They took his bike and cash from his wallet, Derbyshire Police said.

Image source, Google

The second robbery happened at 22:50 when a 25-year-old man's phone was stolen as he walked near David Lloyd gym.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Police have discovered a body in Derby city centre this morning.

They have cordoned off a grassy area between Phoenix Street and River Derwent.

Image source, Google

Derbyshire Police have not released any more information yet.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Figures from the Campaign for Real Ale suggest that pubs are closing in Leicestershire at a much slower rate than the rest of the country.

We've heard a lot about the rise in micropubs recently, well you don't get much more micro than this - a pub in a shed.

The Sock and Conker is run by Lee and Louise Parsons in their back garden in Narborough - as you can imagine it makes them very popular with friends and family.

Another pub hasn't been so popular though. The Brookside in Barkby Thorpe had closed down until four young men bought it and turned it around.

Sam Plummer is one of the group that has taken it on and despite only being open for six weeks he's confident it's going to work out fine.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

The pop-up beach at the Market Place in Derby will most likely reopen today.

It closed yesterday because of vandalism but Derby Sales and Information Centre is looking to open it today.

The beach opened in July and was decked out with sunbeds, sand, children's rides and a bar for adults.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Do you recognise this couple?

Police would like to speak to them in connection with the theft of some money from a Derby supermarket.

Image source, Derbyshire Police

Last month a man using the ATM in Heron Foods on Osmaston Road was distracted and walked away from the machine without taking his money.

When he contacted his bank they confirmed that the money had been withdrawn.

Twitter

We've been asking for your thoughts on the newly decorated Hotel Maiyango.

The union jack links in with the Leicester business's new "British" concept.

@Chig01 said: "Absolutely love it. Well done! We should be positive about our flag & reject the view that it's a symbol of extremism."

@AlexAshcroft88 said: "Union Jack is fine not sure it suits tho, doesn't look aesthetically great to me".

@markmcgod said: "Eyesore considering the class Maiyango had."

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Volunteers from a charity in Bulwell are trying to tackle a growing problem of feral cats.

Cats Protection is trying to re-home strays which have made their homes in gardens and wasteland

If they can't be placed in a suitable home, special refuge boxes are being placed back where they were found.

Yvette Tomlinson from Cats Protection said: "There are quite a few un-neutered stray and feral cats in the area and it can lead to them having quite a lot of health problems and if it ends up with too many of them it can cause problems for residents in the area.

"So helping to get them all neutered they will have a happier and healthy life."

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

India is marking its Independence Day - it's been 70 years since the British left and the country was partitioned.

The nation was divided in two to create Pakistan and India

Millions of people were displaced and there was widespread violence, killings and unrest.

Image source, Getty Images

Derby City Councillor Amo Raju has been talking to the BBC about how his grandparents were living in West Punjab (now Pakistan) and had to travel across the new border.

Image source, Derby City Council

He said: "The journey they did was around 150 miles. It took them about 10 days and they had to do it through the night, often having to bribe people along the way.

"They had nothing - they had to leave everything behind. It's hard to try and get that round you."

Baby Ella was struggling to breathe after getting her neck caught on the umbilical cord during her birth.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

A large quantity of drugs were discovered near Bilsthorpe by Nottinghamshire Police.

They were found yesterday evening on an industrial estate but the force isn't releasing any details yet of what drugs they were or how much was found.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

The investigation into the running of a Derbyshire-based breast cancer charity has worried another local charity.

The founder of the National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline paid herself £31,000, in breach of charity law.

The Friends of the Baby Unit in Derby told the BBC "it's scary" and "doesn't give local charities a good name".

Kate Repton said: "We've been doing this for 41 years, we run a very tight ship. I don't understand how anyone can take money out of their fundraising account.

"Every year you have to do a report to The Charity Commissionas well as a Trustees Report so there are things set in place to stop this but people still seem to be able get around it."

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Big Brother Watch has criticised police forces - including Nottinghamshire Police - for not sharing data from body worn cameras.

The privacy pressure group said the lack of information published made it impossible to see how effective the cameras were.

Nearly three-quarters of forces use the cameras but when researchers asked how often the footage was used in court proceedings, no information was forthcoming, the group said.

A report showed nearly £300,000 was spent on 550 body worn cameras by Nottinghamshire Police but the force hasn't explained how useful the footage is in court.

It says it's a matter for the National Police Chiefs Council.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

The founder of a Derbyshire based cancer charity under investigation for being paid £31,000 by the charity said she "made a mistake" by not finding out whether or not that was allowed.

Wendy Watson from the National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline said she had simply followed the advice given to her and has now resigned as a trustee.

Image source, Google

The charity is now being investigated for its spending after its accounts showed it spent as little as 2.8% of annual donations on "charitable activities".

On average, a charity spends 83% the Charity Commission said.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Nottingham has been chosen as the best value city in the UK for the August bank holiday weekend.

A study by the website Trip Advisor found that a three-night trip for two people in Nottingham would cost £681 compared to Oxford where an average weekend costs £1,156.

The average hotel prices in Nottingham have dropped by £25 per night since 2016 down to £91 this year.

Leeds came in second for best value city for the August weekend but Sheffield had the cheapest hotel rates.

BBC News Travel

• Slow on the A52 south of Nottingham between Melton Road and Loughborough Road
• Delays on the A50 eastbound between the junctions with the M1 J24A and the M1 J24
• Slow on the A46 towards junction 21A of the M1

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Here's how the weather is shaping up for Tuesday.