Lichaj dog quest becomes online campaignpublished at 21:55 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Eric Lichaj gets a dog after team-mates and fans rally to help the Nottingham Forest defender in his quest.
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Couple guilty of homemade bomb terror attack plot
Pair who met on dating site were planning Christmas attack
Council leader resigns to 'focus on family'
Derbyshire MP replaced as Tory chairman
Timelapse shows removal of Broadmarsh bridges
Updates on Monday 8 January 2018
Lichaj dog quest becomes online campaignpublished at 21:55 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Six charged with terror group membershippublished at 21:25 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
The five men and one woman are due to appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
Read MoreForest appoint Karanka as new managerpublished at 19:15 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Nottingham Forest name former Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka as their new boss.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Updates on East Midlands Live have now ended however links to some of our stories may continue to appear.
Live coverage will continue at 08:00 on Tuesday.
Weather: Cold with some drizzlepublished at 17:59
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenterIt’ll be cloudy tonight with some light and drizzly showers - lows of 0C (32F).
It’ll remain cold and cloudy on Tuesday morning with some light rain and drizzle.
Expect some mist and potentially some fog over higher ground - highs of 4C (39F).
Karanka set to become new Forest bosspublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
BBC SportNottingham Forest are to appoint ex-Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka as their new boss, BBC Sport understands.
Image source, Getty ImagesKaranka will replace Mark Warburton, who was sacked on 31 December after nine months in charge and the Reds 14th in the Championship table.
The 44-year-old Spaniard has been out of work since being dismissed by Boro in March.
Ice rink attracts thousands of skaterspublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsLeicester's ice rink will be making a return at the end of this year... and it might be even bigger.
The rink opened in Jubilee Square a month ago - in that time more than 25,000 tickets to skate have been sold.
The city council said it's now considering an even bigger rink next time round.
The rink will close for this winter at 20:00 tonight.
Couple guilty of plotting terror attackpublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
The judge said the couple were planning to set off a "potentially devastating" bomb somewhere in the UK.
Read MoreWatch: Terrorism case 'highlights need to be vigilant'published at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA senior police detective in Derbyshire has said the conviction of Munir Hassan Mohammed highlights the need for the public to be vigilant when it comes to terrorism.
Ch Supt Jim Allen is asking anyone to report anything suspicious to the police.
'Severe' delays after multi-vehicle crashpublished at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsSorry to be the bearer of bad news but this crash at J24 of the M1 isn't getting any better yet.
It's affecting drivers heading north.
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End of twitter postNew bin collection to help the homelesspublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC NewsA different type of bin collection is taking place in Rushcliffe this week to help the homeless.
Residents are being encouraged to leave non-perishable food, clothing and toiletries out next to their bins.
They will be collected by binmen and taken to The Friary charity.
Image source, PASam Crawford, chief executive at the charity, said: "Small things can make a big difference to people who are rough sleeping.
"The provisions of warm socks or a scarf can just help take the edge off it."
Patrols stepped up after spate of vehicle theftspublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC NewsDrivers have been urged to be vigilant after 17 vehicles were broken into in just seven days in Mansfield.
Nottinghamshire Police said six vehicles were targeted in Forest Town last night when items including sat-navs, CDs and tools were stolen.
Officers are investigating CCTV footage and have increased patrols in the area.
Image source, Getty ImagesConvicted dangerous driver absconds from jailpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA man jailed for causing death by dangerous driving has absconded from HMP Sudbury.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceBrad Dicken was serving a sentence of four years and six months. His last known address is in the Tipton area of the West Midlands.
Council leader resigns to 'focus on family'published at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThe leader of Rutland County Council has announced he's resigned from the job after just one year.
Tony Mathias is also giving up his role as ward member for Oakham South East.
Image source, Rutland County CouncilQuote MessageAt the outset of last year there was a need for someone to step forward and lead the Council and I felt compelled to do so. Having undertaken this vital role for the past year I now understand just how challenging it can be. The time required to fulfil the role, and particularly time taken away from family, is also considerable. I now want to focus on family and living in what is a beautiful county."
Councillor Tony Mathias, Former leader of Rutland County Council
Multi-vehicle crash in M1 roadworkspublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsOh dear - this might slow you up on your way home this evening.
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End of twitter postConvicted terrorist 'looking at pressure cookers'published at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Press AssociationMunir Mohammed is an "extremely dangerous terrorist" who was preparing a pre-Christmas attack which would "almost certainly" have resulted in death and injury, according to anti-terror police.
Det Ch Insp Paul Greenwood, who led the investigation, said officers do not believe Mohammed had selected a definite target but was trying to get orders from the so-called Islamic State.
Image source, Counter Terrorism Policing North EastMr Greenwood said the 36-year-old had already begun planning his attack when he was arrested on 12 December 2016.
"He'd already started to acquire chemicals, already started to look at pressure cookers, on the delivery mechanism for an attack and was already in conversation with Islamic States operatives - I think he was very close to mounting some sort of attack.
"I think that attack would have involved the loss of life and multiple injuries had Mohammed had his way."
Derby bomb plotter 'was a charmer'published at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Dominic Casciani
Home Affairs CorrespondentThe couple, who were today convicted of preparing for terrorism in a plot, could have attacked Derby or poisoned supermarket food, the Old Bailey heard.
Food factory worker Munir Mohammed, 36, from Derby, and pharmacist Rowaida El-Hassan, 33, from north-west London, met on a Muslim dating website.
Mohammed fancied himself as a bit of a catch. He was a charmer.
Image source, Julia QuenzleHe was so convinced that he was a ladies' man, Derby's own online Casanova, that he was aiming for four wives.
Even though along the way he'd abandoned the first on the migrant trail in Greece and never actually met the second.
As for the third prospective bride, British woman Rowaida El-Hassan, things didn't work out too well there either.
She found herself in the Old Bailey dock alongside him, accused of helping Mohammed prepare a major act of terrorism.
Police cars damaged in M1 pursuitpublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC NewsA teenager has been arrested following a police chase that left three police cars damaged.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceOfficers from Derbyshire began following a van on the M1 early this morning after boxes were stolen from two lorries parked at Leicester Forest East service station.
The van was between junctions 24 and 25 of the motorway when it failed to stop for officers, who were being assisted by a police helicopter, the force said, external.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceThe pursuit of the van eventually finished with the driver stopping on the wrong side of the A38 carriageway between Alfreton and Ripley.
An 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, theft, dangerous driving, failing to stop and criminal damage to three police cars.
The teenager, from Leeds, remains in custody.
Armed police respond to harassment suspectpublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsArmed police officers were deployed to Syston yesterday afternoon after reports of a man making threats of violence and criminal damage.
Leicestershire Police said armed officers were on the scene in the interest of "police and public safety".
A 39-year-old man from Leicester was charged with harassment and is due before city magistrates tomorrow.
Terror couple convicted of plotting Christmas attackpublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2018
BreakingMaryam Qaiser
BBC NewsA man accused of plotting a terror attack with the help of a woman he met on a dating site has been found guilty.
The Old Bailey was told Munir Mohammed, 36, of Leopold Street, Derby, met his divorced co-defendant Rowaida El-Hassan, 33, from north-west London, on a Muslim dating website.
The couple were convicted today of plotting a so-called Islamic State-inspired bomb or ricin attack over the Christmas period.
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