Ben Truslove
BBC News Online

Labour held on to three Nottingham City Council seats following by-elections yesterday.

Nick Raine was elected in the Basford ward, while Georgia Power won Bestwood and Cheryl Barnard took Bulwell Forest, all three with sizeable majorities.

Turnout was poor in all wards, with just 16% voting in Bestwood, 17.5% in Basford and 24% in Bulwell Forest.

And it was a disappointing night for David Bishop who came out of retirement to stand for the Bus Pass Elvis Party. He clocked just 34 votes, coming last in Bestwood.

Image source, Shawn Ryan

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

From today, community protection officers in Nottingham have the power to hand out fines for street drinking, external. Previously only police could issue the £70 penalties.

The new rules cover the entire city area, including suburbs.

Anyone ignoring a fine could face court action and a higher charge of up to £500.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

We're not aware of any major problems on roads in the region right now. The only issues being reported by Highways England, external are:

• Delays on the A38 northbound between Alfreton and the M1
• Slow traffic on the slip road from the A38 northbound to the A50

Alexandra Hamilton
BBC weather presenter

Here's what today has in store.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Hi everyone and welcome to today's news, sport, travel and weather updates for the East Midlands.