Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Match of the Day presenter and ex-Leicester forward Gary Lineker has some strong words about the sacking of Craig Shakespeare...

Natalie Jackson
BBC East Midlands sports editor

I understand Craig Shakespeare has been sacked as manager of Leicester City.

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East Midlands Today

The transport secretary has defended his decision to cancel full electrification of the Midland Mainline to MPs.

Chris Grayling faced a backlash over the summer after he opted for bi-mode, diesel and electric trains instead.

But he told the Transport Select Committee that the government is committed to the biggest modernisation of the line since the 19th Century, including partial electrification.

Partial electrification will mean bi-mode trains use overhead cabling up to Kettering before switching to diesel power mid-journey to complete journeys.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Spinner Matt Carter has signed a new contract with Nottinghamshire.

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Carter, 21, who has played five first class matches for the club, has signed a one-year-deal.

Director of cricket, Mick Newell, told the club's official website:, external "Matt’s opportunities have been limited in the season just finished, but, going into Division One, there are certain grounds where we might want to play two spinners, so he’ll be an important member of our squad."

Leicester's England centre Manu Tuilagi could return in early December having made good progress after knee surgery.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

A 35-year-old driver who died in a crash in Whitwick at the weekend has been named, external.

Police said David Gallagher, from Whitwick, died when his Kia Cee'd collided with a Volkswagen Polo on Leicester Road on Sunday evening.

A BMW 118 then hit debris on the road but nobody else was injured in the crash.

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Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Erewash MP Maggie Throup has called for ticket machines at Ilkeston's new railway station to be replaced following complaints they regularly break down.

The two machines are the only way of buying or collecting tickets at the station but have been dogged by reliability issues.

Mrs Throup said: "We've already seen record numbers of people using the station but I fear that increase won't continue if people find time and time again they can't pick up their tickets or buy tickets.

"If I was East Midlands Trains I'd be demanding... to have a replacement machine."

East Midlands Trains said it was working to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.

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A range of opinions have been coming in on Facebook, external about plans for 2,500 new homes in Rushcliffe.

Josie Baran posted: "Nottingham city is over-populated. Therefore, houses need to be built in the county. Greenbelt is wonderful but houses are vital."

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Louise Hollingsbee Stonard wrote: "We need more AFFORDABLE housing for all our young people. I keep seeing housing being built but not much of it is truly affordable."

Elaine Godber said: "Building like crazy all over the whole country. Not entirely sure it is all necessary."

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

A female Conservative MP was mistakenly addressed as a male in a letter sent to her about the government's plans to streamline the process of changing gender.

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Nicky Morgan, MP for Loughborough, tweeted, external that the correspondence, from the Conservative Grassroots organisation, external, had got her gender wrong.

The group's letter, sent to MPs, was discussing the organisation's thoughts on the consultation and the "public debate" surrounding it.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Two robbers punched a woman in the stomach, external, stole her keys and went inside her house.

Police said the 32-year-old victim was attacked in Boyer Street on the morning of Thursday, September 21.

The robbers searched her house in Wood Lane after spotting the address on her key ring but nothing was taken.

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Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Make sure you wish former Derby County boss Jim Smith (right) a happy birthday if you see him later - the Bald Eagle is 77 today.

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Jeremy Ball
Social affairs correspondent, BBC East Midlands Today

Latest figures show that there has been a sharp increase in “modern slavery victims” identified in the East Midlands since the start of this year.

That’s partly because it’s become a policing priority since the 2015 Modern Slavery Act came into law.

The number of suspected victims of modern slavery and human trafficking for Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire was 87 in the first six months of 2017 - compared to 37 in the same period last year.

You can see how it breaks down by force in the table below.

BBC Leicester Sport

Leicester Tigers flanker Mike Williams faces a disciplinary hearing, external after allegations involving Racing centre Henry Chavancy during Saturday's 22-18 defeat in France.

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The Zimbabwean-born forward is accused of charging into a ruck and making contact with Chavancy's head/face area.

A disciplinary hearing will take place tomorrow, and if found guilty, Williams, 25, could face a ban starting at two weeks.

The ghost apparently held visitors' hands at the castle, dubbed the "spookiest" by English Heritage.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Police have filled us in on why there's a cordon in place at a car park off Charnwood Street in Derby.

They said a 30-year-old was found injured on nearby Hartington Street at about 02:30 and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries, external.

Police are investigating how he was injured. No-one has been arrested.

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The hit Netflix series stars Winona Ryder, and is set to return later this month.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Scientists from the University of Nottingham have been studying dust particles that created yesterday's red skies.

The pictures below show what they look like under a microscope. The total size being studied was smaller than 0.1mm.

Geologist Elisabeth Steer said the dust, blown in from the Saharan desert by Hurricane Ophelia, was made up of mostly quartz (the round shapes) and clays (the jagged shapes).

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Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

There has been a year-on-year rise in the number of people asking Leicestershire Police if their partner poses a risk to them, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.

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The FOI, submitted by BBC Radio Leicester, revealed the number of applications under Clare's Law has gone up each year since it was introduced.

In 2014, there were 86 applications, 111 in 2015, 139 in 2016 and 94 in this year in the period to August.

The law, introduced in 2014, is a scheme to let people find out from police if their partner has a history of domestic violence.

Det Ch Insp Lucy Bachelor, from Leicestershire Police, believes the rise in applications is down to greater understanding of the issue.

"We've done a lot of work as the police with our partners to promote the reporting of domestic abuse."

East Midlands Today

A military museum in Nottinghamshire has had more than 200,000 visitors since it opened six years ago.

The Queen's Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum in Thoresby celebrates the history and current activity of local regiments.

The museum has said it has seen a rise in visitor numbers this year because key dates in the First World War and Second World War have been commemorated.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

The Derby Telegraph is reporting a police cordon has been up at a car park near Charnwood Street in Derby and a forensic support van is at the scene, external.

We're expecting a statement from Derbyshire Police shortly.