Drug bag 'exploded' in student's stomachpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Margarita Brock said her daughter Rebecca may have been forced to swallow the bag of drugs.
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Drug bag 'exploded' in student's stomachpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Quarry plans received by councilpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local LivePlans for a new quarry off the A453 near near Barton in Fabis have been formally received by Nottinghamshire County Council.
The planning committee will consider the plans, which last year received more than 1,000 objections, when councillors approved their Minerals Local Plan.
It is a blueprint for quarrying in the county until 2030.
Rain sees no play on day one at Derbypublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
No play is possible on the first day of the County Championship match between Derbyshire and Glamorgan because of rain.
Read More'I'm sorry we didn't prevent her death'published at 14:23 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
The director of Derbyshire children's services says the toddler's murder was 'absolutely tragic'.
Read MorePolice launch manhunt for offenderpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Liam Barnes
BBC News OnlinePolice are appealing for help from the public to trace a man wanted for a range of offences.
Riaz Sanchez Jones, formerly of Falcon Way in Derby, is wanted by Nottinghamshire Police following a breach of a restraining order in Nottingham.
The 27-year-old is also wanted over the breach of a court order in Birmingham, and in connection with an assault in Stoke-on-Trent.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceDrug bag 'exploded' in Notts teen's stomach, inquest hearspublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Samantha Fisher
BBC News OnlineAn 18-year-old law student died in an Ibiza hotel room after a bag of ecstasy "exploded" in her stomach, an inquest at Nottingham Coroner's Court heard.
Rebecca Brock (right), from Nottinghamshire, was found unresponsive in her room by hotel staff in September 2015.
Spanish police began an investigation after the amount of the drug in her system was double the fatal dose level.
Rebecca's mother Margarita said her daughter may have been forced to swallow the bag of drugs.
Coroner Mairin Casey concluded Rebecca's death was "drug-related".
Image source, SWNSRelive Derby's 5-0 win over Hullpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Matej Vydra and Bradley Johnson both score twice as Derby beat Hull 5-0 - relive the action as it happened.
Read MoreVandalism spree causes 'thousands of pounds worth of damage'published at 13:49 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local LiveVandals who targeted several vehicles and buildings in Leicestershire last night caused thousands of pounds worth of damage, according to police.
Officers received more than 25 reports of windows being smashed after ball bearings were hurled at vehicles and buildings in locations including Newbold Verdon, Enderby, Glenfield, Whetstone, Leicester Forest East and Blaby.
Leicestershire Police, external said they suspect a vehicle was used to travel around the various areas yesterday.
Det Insp Mark Parish said: “This type of thoughtless vandalism will not be tolerated, those responsible have caused many thousands of pounds worth of damage over the space of a couple of hours."
Relive County Championship day onepublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Relive the action from day one of the County Championship including Ben Duckett's 193 for Northamptonshire.
Read MoreBaby stamp death 'danger signs missed'published at 13:41 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
But a report said the murder of Ayeeshia-Jayne Smith by her mother could not have been predicted.
Read MoreConcerns over management of visitor centre and country parkpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local LiveMore than 500 people have signed a petition demanding that Brocks Hill Visitors Centre and Country Park in Oadby remains council-run.
This evening councillors at Oadby and Wigston Borough Council will look at plans to hand over the lease of the building and its maintenance to SLM (Sports Leisure Management).
Image source, GoogleThe firm already runs the neighbouring Parklands Leisure Centre for the council and 140 leisure and cultural facilities across the country.
But residents are concerned about how Brocks Hill Visitors Centre and Country Park would be run.
Council leader John Boyce said: "The most important thing is that the country park will remain open access and be improved and maintained appropriately in the sustainable long term future."
M1 crash victims named at inquestpublished at 12:58 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
The six men and two women were travelling to London when their minibus was hit, the inquest hears.
Read MoreTaxi driver jailed for rape and kidnappublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Liam Barnes
BBC News OnlineA taxi driver who kidnapped and raped a female passenger has been jailed for 12 years.
Saeed Shaikh, of Hextall Road in Leicester, was found guilty of two counts of rape, one count of kidnap and one count of sexual assault.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceThe 41-year-old, who was sentenced this morning at Leicester Crown Court, will also be subject to a lifelong Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
Leicestershire Police said Shaikh had picked up the victim in Leicester city centre in the earrly hours of 5 March, but instead of taking her home he stopped the taxi in country lanes and attacked her.
Det Con Kasie Carter-Moore said the victim is "struggling to come to terms with what happened to her" but hopes the guilty verdict and sentencing "will allow her to start to deal with what happened".
M1 crash deaths inquest openspublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local LiveThe inquests into the deaths of eight people who were killed while travelling on the M1 from Nottingham to London were opened today.
Minibus driver Cyriac Joseph, 52, pictured below, died along with Panneerselvam Annamalai, 63, Subramaniyan Arachelvan, 58, Tamilmani Arachelvan, 50 and Lavanyalakshmi Seetharaman, 32.
Rishi Rajeev Kumar, 27, Vivek Bhaskaran, 26, Karthikeyan Pugalur Ramasubramanian, 33, who all worked for Wipro, a Nottingham-based company, also died.
Their colleague Mano Ranjan Panneerselvam was also critically injured in the crash, which involved two lorries, last month.
Image source, FacebookFour other people in the minibus - including a four-year-old girl left orphaned by the tragedy - are in hospital.
The cause of death of all the victims was given as multiple injuries.
The inquest has been adjourned pending the outcome of criminal proceedings.
Woman dies after Long Clawson crashpublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Liam Barnes
BBC News OnlineA woman has been killed after a car and a lorry crashed in Long Clawson this morning.
Image source, GoogleLeicestershire Police said an Audi A1 and Volvo 410 HGV collided on Melton Road at about 08:25.
The woman, who was driving the car, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the lorry driver was uninjured.
A spokesman for the force said Melton Road has been closed between West End in Long Clawson and Long Clawson Lane while officers investigate, and called for witnesses to come forward.
County ins & outs 2017published at 12:29 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
With the 2017 county season here, keep up to date with the latest signings, departures and rumours ahead of next season.
Read MoreRecommendations made after toddler murderpublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Liam Barnes
BBC News Online
Image source, SWNSIn total nine recommendations were made by the serious case review by the Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Board into the death of Ayeeshia-Jayne Smith.
Among the recommendations were calls that:
- Parental drug use, mental health and history "should be taken into account when assessing future risks",
- Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Board should review children subject to supervision orders to check on any care plans
- Fathers and male partners are "adequately consulted, supported and assessed" by social workers
Ayeeshia-Jayne Smith: County council accepts serious case review findingspublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Liam Barnes
BBC News OnlineThe strategic director for Derbyshire County council's children's services has backed the findings of a serious case review into the death of 21-month-old Ayeeshia-Jayne Smith, who was killed by her mother Kathryn Smith in 2014.
Jane Parfrement said the report highlighted "good practice" and pointed out the social worker dealing with the case "was quite persistent in asking for child protection medicals".
She also acknowledged Kathryn Smith was "very good at hiding what was really happening in her household", and said authorities "need to have the skills to get underneath what's happening within families".
Quote MessageAyeeshia-Jayne's death is an absolute tragedy and everyone that was involved with her is totally devastated. I met with her family last night and her dad, and the impact on him has been totally and utterly devastating. He talks in such loving and affectionate terms about Ayeeshia-Jayne and I can't help but be affected by that and all of our staff are.
Jane Parfrement, Strategic director for Derbyshire County Council's Children's Services
Image source, Family HandoutHospital trust apologises to murdered toddler's familypublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Chris Doidge
BBC Radio Derby, political reporterMagnus Harrison, medical director of Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has spoken to BBC Radio Derby following the publication of the serious case review into the death of Ayeeshia-Jayne Smith.
He said staff did not "think laterally about what might be happening at home" between Ayeeshia-Jayne and her mother Kathryn Smith, who was jailed for her murder last year.
He also said they "failed to ask the right questions", and apologised to the toddler's family.
Quote MessageThis is an absolutely tragic event and to Ayeeshia-Jayne's family all I can say is absolute apologies from me, from the trust. We didn't do what we could have done on two separate occasions and for that I'm sorry."
Magnus Harrison, Medical director, Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Image source, Family handoutMansfield to celebrate Tour of Britainpublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 5 September 2017
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local LiveStunt performers will be in Mansfield today to celebrate the Tour of Britain coming to Nottinghamshire.
The performances will take place in the Market Place later ahead of tomorrow's stage of the race which starts in the town.
James Thorne, one of the organisers, said: "We have also got a mountain bike trials rider who has just come back from the world champions with another trophy and he is now five time world trials champion.
"And to top it off we have a young man called Connor Stringer who is one of the world's best free runners. He is not on a bike but he is pretty good."