Summary

  • Charity shop ransacked by burglars

  • Fake finger among tonnes of fly-tipped waste

  • Forest owner facing match-fixing trial

  • Arrest after blaze at waste storage warehouse

  • Radio Leicester celebrates 50th birthday

  • Live updates for Wednesday 8 November 2017

  1. When the Pistols landed shopkeeper in courtpublished at 20:24 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    It is 40 years since a Sex Pistols album landed a Nottingham record store manager in court.

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  2. Our live coverage has endedpublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 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 returns from 08:00 tomorrow morning.

  3. Weather: Clear evening ahead with some fogpublished at 17:58

    Anna Church
    Weather Presenter, BBC East Midlands Today

    It will remain dry with clear spells to start the evening but cloud will move in overnight with the potential for one or two spots of rain.

    Some hill fog possible in places.

    Weather

    It will be a cloudy and potentially damp start to Thursday but it will gradually brighten up and should be dry for most in the afternoon with sunny spells.

    Feeling slightly milder with maximum temperatures of 12C (54F).

  4. Arrest made in hit-and-run investigationpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    Christian Hill
    BBC Radio Leicester Reporter

    Detectives investigating a hit-and-run in Eyres Monsell yesterday have arrested a man.

    The pedestrian, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition after the crash at the junction of Thurcroft Road and Hillsborough Road.

    Crash

    A BMW X5 was later found abandoned in Glen Rise which is being examined by forensic experts.

    A 24-year-old man is being held on suspicion of attempted murder.

  5. Inquiry to be held into children's homes abuse claimspublished at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    It has been confirmed the public inquiry into historical child sex abuse is coming to Nottingham next year.

    The inquiry will look at whether there were any institutional failures to protect children in the care of Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County Councils from abuse and exploitation.

    Beechwood

    The hearings will be held over three weeks in October.

    Billhar Uppal, a solicitor from Nottingham, will be leading the cases of historical child abuse and will be involved with the inquiry when it comes here.

    He said: "Beechwood is a generic umbrella name for the vast majority of children's homes in Nottingham city and county running at the time.

    "Every single one of those homes will be under scrutiny as will the whole system of child care in Nottingham city and county as well as nationally."

  6. Men in court over car park deathpublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    East Midlands Today

    Five men have gone on trial in connection with the imprisonment and death of a 40-year-old man found in a Leicester car park.

    Promise NdlovuImage source, Leicestershire Police

    The body of Promise Ndlovu was found in Charter Street last October - it's claimed he and a group of men were involved in a scam that went wrong.

    Leicestershire Police referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission at the time as Mr Ndlovu had contacted them prior to his death.

    Charter Street death

    Two men are accused of manslaughter. They, and three others are also accused of false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice.

    They deny the charges at Nottingham Crown Court.

  7. First BBC local radio station turns 50published at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

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    Here's some more birthday messages to Radio Leicester - the first BBC local radio station to turn 50.

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  8. Taxi driver disarms armed passengerpublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    A taxi driver managed to disarm a passenger who threatened him with a knife in his cab.

    Taxi

    It happened on Saturday evening when the driver picked up two men on Wilmot Street.

    They demanded money from the driver but he managed to get the knife from them before they escaped.

  9. Rutland road closed after accidentpublished at 17:05 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    Worth noting if you're heading in this direction this evening.

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  10. Forest owner facing match-fixing trialpublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    Evangelos Marinakis took over Nottingham Forest in May, passing a Football League suitability test.

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  11. Arrest after huge blaze at warehousepublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    A man has been arrested in connection with the illegal storage of waste at the warehouse.

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  12. Documentary to explore link between football and dementiapublished at 16:47 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    The daughter of a footballer whose dementia was caused by heading the ball says she hopes a BBC documentary will help highlight the issue.

    An inquest into the death of Jeff Astle, who started his career at Notts County, found that repeatedly heading heavy leather footballs had contributed to trauma to his brain.

    Jeff Astle,Image source, Getty Images

    His daughter Dawn Astle said: "When he was going up to Glasgow to see Dr Willie Stewart, a consultant neuropathologist who re-examined my dad's brain...he found that he didn't have alzheimer's, he had what I suppose in layman's terms is boxer's brain."

    Footballer Alan Shearer investigates the link between football and dementia in a one-hour documentary.

    The documentary called Alan Shearer: Dementia, Football And Me will be aired on 12 November on BBC One.

  13. Christmas lights switch-on details announcedpublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    Preparations are under way for Christmas and details for the light-switch in Nottingham have been revealed.

    The lights in the Market Square will be switched on at 19:30 and Nottingham Winter Wonderland will officially open on 17 November.

    Tree

    The mayor of Nottingham, councillor Mike Edwards, will flick the switch to light up the 40-year-old fir tree.

    Details of the special guests who will join Mr Edwards for the switch-on and the entertainment will be announced later.

  14. Charity cook book arrivespublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    If turning 50 wasn't exciting enough - BBC Radio Leicester is also celebrating the arrival of its new cook book.

    Food Friday

    Food Friday will go on sale from next Friday with all profits going towards the Children in Need charity.

  15. Man remanded in custody after police car set on firepublished at 16:15 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    A 30-year-old man who was charged with arson has been remanded into custody.

    He appeared at Derby Magistrates' Court today after a marked police car was set on fire in Burton Road, Overseal.

    Police car torchedImage source, Derbyshire Police

    Officers were in the area because they received reports for the safety of a resident on Sunday, Derbyshire Police said.

    The man is due to appear at Derby Crown Court on 6 December.

  16. Police at scene of crashpublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    This is near the General Hospital in Leicester.

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  17. Warning after spate of van theftspublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    Residents have been urged to be extra vigilant following a spate of thefts from vans overnight in West Bridgford.

    Nottinghamshire Police said tools were stolen from a van in Ascott Gardens yesterday at about 20:30.

    An hour later the handles of two vans were damaged in Acorn Bank.

    Acorn BankImage source, Google

    Tools were also stolen from a van parked in Green Leys and a van parked in Belton Drive yesterday evening.

    Officers said windows of a van which was parked in Premier Inn were also smashed and a laptop was taken.

  18. Fake finger among "smelly" fly-tipped wastepublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Up to 80 tonnes of "stinking" shredded waste has been dumped in a lay-by in north Nottinghamshire.

    Rubbish fly tipped in HarworthImage source, Bassetlaw District Council

    Bizarrely a fake finger was among the rubbish.

    Rubbish fly tipped in HarworthImage source, Bassetlaw District Council

    The waste is a mixture of shredded packaging materials along with some organic matter "which smells very, very bad" and was discovered on Blyth Road, near Harworth.

    Bassetlaw District Council has said it’s being investigated by the Environment Agency Enforcement Team.

  19. Watch: Charity shop ransacked by burglarspublished at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Two people have been caught on camera breaking into a charity shop in Wigston.

    The Air Ambulance Service was one of three shops in the area targeted by thieves earlier this week.

    Police are now warning retailers south of Leicester to "remain vigilant".

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    The people responsible for these crimes have no regard for the effect their actions have on local businesses, they’ve targeted a charity shop which relies heavily on donations from people and this is unacceptable."

    Sgt Nick Timms, Leicestershire Police

  20. Your photos: Sunshine on a cold daypublished at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017

    BBC Weather Watchers

    It might be cold outside in the East Midlands but isn't it beautifully sunny?

    We might be stuck in the office but you've been out and about with your cameras for us.

    Mike Swain was at Chatsworth House early enough to capture this photo of the sunrise just starting to peep through the trees.

    Clay CrossImage source, Mike Swain

    This was taken in Kegworth by scrappy.

    KegworthImage source, scrappy

    This is one of many photos Maggie T sent in from her visit to Ruddington.

    RuddingtonImage source, Maggie T