Care home fined £40,000 over choke deathpublished at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Carmen Barker choked to death while eating her lunch at the care home in 2013.
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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
Care home fined £40,000 over choke deathpublished at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Christmas wheel arrives in Jubilee Squarepublished at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveIt’s certainly starting to feel like Christmas now - the building of the Wheel of Light has now begun in Leicester's Jubilee Square.
For the first time there will also be an ice skating rink in the square this year.
'I still feel 21' - Vardy on playing for Englandpublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Jamie Vardy tells BBC Radio 5 live's John Murray he feels fit as ever and focused on England and the 2018 World Cup.
Read MoreJay Clarke: Andy Murray 'still has fire and desire'published at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
BBC SportDerby tennis star Jay Clarke says Andy Murray still has the fire and desire to prolong his tennis career.
Clarke has been hitting with the British Number one to aid his recovery from a hip injury.
Image source, Getty ImagesMurray says he is looking to make his competitive return to tour action in January at the ATP event in Brisbane but insists he won't play unless he's 100% ready.
Walesby fire: Arrest after blaze at waste storage warehousepublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Mike O'Sullivan
Reporter, East Midlands TodayMore details have emerged following an arrest over the illegal storage of waste following a huge warehouse fire.
Police arrested a 41-year-old man after a raid at a flat in Sneinton this morning.
The blaze in Walesby, Nottinghamshire, began on 21 September last year, sending a huge plume of thick black smoke into the air.
Fire crews were still dealing with the smouldering waste a month later.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue ServiceThe Environment Agency is also questioning the man over the illegal storage of waste at a farm in Leicestershire and an industrial estate in Nottinghamshire where hundreds of tonnes of waste was stored.
The man was also arrested in connection with cannabis production after about 40 plants were found at his flat.
Man charged after police car set on firepublished at 13:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local LiveA man has been charged with arson after a police car was set on fire., external
The car was parked in Burton Road, Overseal, because officers were concerned for the safety of a resident and were carrying out patrols on Sunday.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceThe 30-year-old is due to appear at Derby Magistrates’ Court today.
Bells ring for Radio Leicester's birthdaypublished at 13:03 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThe bells at Leicester Cathedral rung out for BBC Radio Leicester at 12:45 - the exact time the station went live 50 years ago.
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End of twitter postProject to explore history of male groomingpublished at 12:55 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local LiveNottingham-based Boots is working on a new project to chronicle the history of male grooming.
The company is helping with a PhD project at the University of Nottingham to explore how men's morning routines have changed over the years.
Image source, Getty ImagesSophie Clapp, an archivist for Boots, said: "If you look back to the 30s and 40s there was hardly anything being sold to men, really functional products.
"We are just tracking those changes through the 50s and 60s to see where was this explosion, where did it start and who were we marketing it to?"
Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry calls for full cabinet reshufflepublished at 12:54 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
BBC Radio 5 liveThe Conservative MP for Broxtowe Anna Soubry is calling for a full cabinet reshuffle amid growing pressure for the international development Secretary Priti Patel to be fired.
Ms Patel held a series of unauthorised meetings in Israel but didn't tell the Prime Minister.
Now she's been ordered by Theresa May to return from a trip to Africa.
Ms Soubry thinks it's time for both Priti Patel and Boris Johnson to go.
Study sees 118 cases of harassment of pupils in two monthspublished at 12:52 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local LiveA study found there were 118 isolated cases of street harassment of pupils outside three secondary schools in just two months.
The study by Nottingham Trent University focused on 11 to 15-year-old pupils who encountered harassment outside the school gates usually by a stranger and girls more often the victim.
This included comments, gestures and behaviour which could be sexual, racial, homophobic or gender-related.
The three schools were selected from very different social areas across the UK.
Rachel Harding, research fellow at the university, said: "It was surprising that street harassment was so prevalent.
"Children and young people are left so confused, hurt and angry by their experiences, and often don't know what to do about them."
Hit-and-run car found abandonedpublished at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveA pedestrian who was injured in a hit-and-run in Leicester yesterday is still in a "critical condition".
Police said the man in his 20s was hit by a black BMW X5 at the Thurcroft Close and Hillsborough Road junction in the Eyres Monsell area at about 11:45.
The car has since been found abandoned in Glen Rise and has been recovered for forensic examination.
There's now an appeal from the police wanting to speak to anyone who saw what happened.
Quote MessageThe victim has been left with very serious, potentially life-threatening injuries."
Det Ch Insp Rob Widdowson, Leicestershire Police
Nottingham tops regional homeless listpublished at 12:08 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThe charity Shelter has released figures showing Nottingham has the highest amount of homelessness in the East Midlands.
It's thought there are about 615 people in the city sleeping in temporary accommodation and 35 on the streets.
Derby has the third highest number of homeless people with 337 not in a permanent home and 21 rough sleepers.
The total number of homeless people in the East Midlands is believed to be around 6,440.
Emergency gas works cause city centre delayspublished at 11:36 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Amy Woodfield
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End of twitter postDelays caused by slip road crashpublished at 11:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThere's been a crash in the M1 northbound exit slip road at J24.
One lane is closed as you head up to the roundabout - traffic in the area is "heavy".
Man charged after multiple thefts targeting the elderlypublished at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local LiveA man has been charged in connection with a spate of distraction thefts on elderly people.
Nottinghamshire Police , externalarrested the 29-year-old in High Street, Ruddington yesterday. He has since been charged with six counts of theft and two counts of attempted thefts.
Image source, GoogleThe man of Alfreton Road will appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court today.
Avenged Sevenfold to headline Downloadpublished at 10:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThe rock band Avenged Sevenfold has been named as the second of three headline acts to perform at Download festival 2018.
The three-day festival takes place next June at Donington Park in Leicestershire.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageWe are more than honoured to be a part of this legendary show and line up. Being asked to headline Download for the second time is a career highlight. We would like to thank our UK A7X family.”
Avenged Sevenfold
Earlier this week is was announced Ozzy Osbourne will also be headlining.
Rail strike affects Retford servicepublished at 10:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local LiveFive rail operators are facing disruption due to strike action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union.
Workers on Southern, Greater Anglia and South Western Railway are striking for 48 hours, while staff on Merseyrail and Northern have walked out for 24 hours.
Image source, Northern RailNorthern, which runs some trains in the East Midlands, has some changes to the service between Retford , externaland Lincoln today.
The union is in dispute over driver-only operated trains, also known as driver-controlled operated.
Syrian family praise support from neighbourspublished at 10:21 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Jeremy Ball
Social affairs correspondent, BBC East Midlands TodayA Syrian refugee family say they are overwhelmed by the welcome from people in Nottinghamshire.
The Raweah family fled the war torn city of Idlib walking over the mountains to Turkey.
They were among more than 200 Syrians who have come to the county since 2015 as part of the Government's Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.
Manal Raweah and her family now live in Gedling.
Your comments: Birthday messages for Radio Leicesterpublished at 10:09 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
FacebookWe've had lots of "Happy Birthday" messages for BBC Radio Leicester on our Facebook , externalpage.
Barbara Chapman said: "My mum was always an avid listener and enjoyed this station so much. Congratulations radio Leicester, long may you continue."
Pauline Roper said: "Happy 50th. I love Radio Leicester and have listened for 50 years."
Margaret Carruthers said: "Happy 50th Birthday I always have Radio Leicester on at home and in the car. My Mum was Golden Bride of the week in 1993."
Man arrested over illegal waste destroyed in firepublished at 10:03 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2017
Mike O'Sullivan
Reporter, East Midlands TodayA man has been arrested in connection with the illegal storage of waste which was destroyed in a huge fire in Walesby.
Nottinghamshire Police and officers from the Environment Agency raided a flat in Sneinton this morning.
The man is also being held on suspicion of cannabis production after about 40 plants were found there.
The fire at a warehouse in Walesby burned for several weeks.