Latest updates: East Midlands Live Tuesday 9 January 2018

Summary

Owen Jenkins inquest: Coroner records accidental conclusion
Leicester man in court over terror charges
Dog found stabbed to death in Leicester garden shed
Boy born 17 weeks premature celebrates 18th birthday
Rowett set to sign new Derby contract
Updates on Tuesday 9 January 2018

Live Reporting

Maryam Qaiser and Amy Woodfield

Derby City Council proposes 6% tax risepublished at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Chris Doidge
BBC Radio Derby, political reporter
Council tax bills in Derby could be increased by 6% from April.
The city council has proposed upping the rate, which equates to an extra £52 a year for Band A properties and larger Band D homes would have to pay an extra £78 a year.
It is the maximum the government allows councils like Derby to raise council tax by.
The funding will help ease pressure on services like children in care but will also be used to reverse previously announced cuts.
Livewell, a service which helps people lose weight or stop smoking, will be saved from being scrapped and the future of events like the Darley Park concert seems to have been secured too.
'Abuse' over homemade parking ticketspublished at 14:21 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
A frustrated resident has offered to contribute £1,000 to a residents' permit scheme.
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Appeal over missing 16-year-old boypublished at 14:10 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
Police are appealing for information over the whereabouts of Van Dung, who was reported missing from Sherwood Rise on January 5 at about 05:25.
Nottinghamshire Police said, external the 16-year-old may have links to London.
He was last seen wearing a black tracksuit and is described as 5ft 2ins tall, of medium build with short straight dark hair.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Police
Schoolboy saved girl before drowningpublished at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
An inquest has heard from the girl whose life Owen Jenkins saved before he drowned at Beeston Weir last summer.
A statement from the girl, read to the court by the coroner, said: "I started to panic because I could feel the water pulling me. I didn't know what to do because I couldn't swim.
"I screamed to Owen, 'help us, we're floating away, we need help'."
The statement said Owen got into the water and lifted her up "like someone carrying a baby".
"He then told me to lay on my back and drift back to the shore," the statement continued.
After swimming the remaining distance, she didn't see Owen again.
Dog found stabbed to death in garden shedpublished at 13:21 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A dog has been found stabbed to death in a garden shed in Leicester.
Image source, RSPCA
Staffordshire bull terrier Snowy was found with fatal injuries in the shed in the garden of her home on Hand Close.
She was found on Friday, December 29 - but the stabbing is believed to have happened between 26 and 29 December.
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This is an absolutely despicable crime that we are taking very seriously. We would be so grateful for any information at all that may help us find who is responsible.”
Beth Boyd, RSPCA inspector
Inquest into Owen Jenkins death beginspublished at 13:17 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Tim Parker
BBC East Midlands Today
The inquest into the death of Owen Jenkins has begun and has been scheduled for the whole day at the coroner's court in Nottingham.
The 12-year-old boy died while trying to rescue a girl from a weir.
Image source, Family handout
Coroner Mairin Casey is allowing the family time to formulate any questions after each witness has spoken.
His parents Nicola and Gary are clearly moved by what they’ve heard already from the witness statements taken from three children after the incident.
Teenager charged following police chasepublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A teenager has been charged after a police chase that left three police cars damaged.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
Police began pursuing a van on the M1 in Derbyshire yesterday morning after boxes were stolen from two lorries parked at Leicester Forest East services.
The force eventually stopped the driver on the wrong side of the A38 between Alfreton and Ripley.
The 18-year-old, from Leeds, has been charged with dangerous driving, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, using a vehicle without insurance, two counts of assault by beating, three counts of criminal damage and one count of theft of a motor vehicle.
He is due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court today.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
Rowett not bitter over Blues sackingpublished at 13:07 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
A year on from his Birmingham sacking, Derby County boss Gary Rowett rejects claims that he had wanted to leave Blues.
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Charlie Dunn: Boy seen looking 'lonely and lost'published at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
More evidence relating to events surrounding the death of Charlie Dunn has emerged during a separate family court proceeding.
The five-year-old drowned after getting into difficulty at Bosworth Water Park in July 2016.
The judge at the family court proceeding heard from an off-duty policewoman who was at the park.
She said she noticed "a young boy" wandering in water up to chest height "looking lonely and lost" and had him "under close observation" for 10 minutes.
She had been "sufficiently concerned" to go over to where he was and ask other children if he was with them.
Image source, Family handout
His stepfather, Paul Smith from Tamworth in Staffordshire, was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court last month after admitting manslaughter on the grounds of gross negligence.
Charlie's mother, Lynsey Dunn, was given an eight-month suspended sentence after admitting neglecting him in a separate incident.
'No evidence' terrorist contaminated foodpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
The former workplace of a man convicted of plotting a terror attack said there is "no evidence" he attempted to contaminate their food products.
Munir Mohammed from Leopold Street in Derby worked at the Kerry Foods plant in Burton upon Trent making sauces for ready meals sold in Tesco and Morrisons.
He is originally from Eritrea and was working illegally in the UK using false documents.
Yesterday he was found guilty of plotting a "devastating" terror attack using a homemade bomb.
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Munir Mohammed was a temporary worker at the Kerry Foods Burton plant. Mr Mohammed was recruited for Kerry Foods by GI Group. GI Group goes beyond its legal requirements regarding Right to Work checks. There was no evidence presented in court that he attempted to contaminate any products made at our Burton plant or that any of our products were contaminated."
Kerry Foods, Spokesperson
Owen Jenkins: Inquest resumespublished at 12:29 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester reporter
The family of 12-year-old Owen Jenkins who died while trying to rescue a girl from a weir have arrived for his inquest.
It is expected to resume today.
Owen's body was found in the River Trent near Beeston Marina and Beeston Weir following a major search on 10 July.
Some family members were wearing Owen's favourite colour, purple.
Brave swimmers take dip in unheated lidopublished at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
The Derbyshire lido was built by a razor blade magnate in 1936.
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Road closure for emergency repairs to carriagewaypublished at 12:10 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
A temporary emergency road closure is in place between North Kilworth and South Kilworth near Lutterworth.
Leicestershire County Council said repair work is being done to the carriageway of North Road and South Kilworth Road today.
Image source, Google/Leicestershire County Council
Diversions are in place.
Raw milk 'more popular' at Peak District farmpublished at 12:03 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
How would you feel about having "raw" milk on your breakfast cereal or in your cup of tea?
According to a farm in the Peak District it's more popular than ever.
"Raw" milk is milk that's not been pasteurised or treated in any way.
Tagg Lane Dairy in Monyash claims some regular customers are coming from as far away as Sheffield and Birmingham to buy the milk from them.
Image source, Getty Images
Farmer Les Boam told the BBC the milk provides health benefits.
He said: "Pasteurisation kills this enzyme in it, which breaks down the food in you gut better. It's just completely natural."
There are some risks though. The Food Standards Agency state "raw" milk and "raw" cream may contain harmful bacteria that cause food poisoning.
Teams drawn in FA Cup fourth roundpublished at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
The East Midlands football teams have found out who they could be facing in the FA Cup 4th Round.
Leicester City will take on Peterborough United if they manage to beat Fleetwood Town in the return leg. That match is being held a week today.
Image source, Getty Images
Nottingham Forest will go to Hull City while Notts County will host either Swansea or Wolves after that tie went to a replay.
Mansfield Town will host Premier League leaders Manchester City if they can get past Cardiff in their replay.
Games Workshop sales rise 54% to record highpublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Press Association
Fantasy miniatures maker Games Workshop has posted record sales and profits in its latest financial results.
The Nottingham-based group said sales in the six months to 28 November were up 54% to £108.9m, while profits jumped from £13.8m to £38.8m.
Image source, Google
Over the past year, Games Workshop shares have risen by over 250% as the firm continues to bounce back from a difficult period.
Games Workshop makes 75% of its sales overseas and has benefited from a weak pound.
Boss Kevin Rountree said: "Given the high levels of operational gearing and our relentless management of our costs, our improving sales performance has translated into record profit and cash levels."
Council U-turn on Oakham one-way systempublished at 10:39 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
Controversial plans to make traffic one-way through the centre of Oakham have been scrapped, external.
Rutland County Council says it is because the project didn't have enough support from the community.
Campaigners had previously fought against the plans claiming that businesses would suffer and collected about 3,000 signatures for a petition.
Image source, Rutland County Council
A public consultation was held in June when residents where asked to vote.
Two cars suffer 'extensive damage' in bus crashpublished at 10:16 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
Drivers have been told to avoid Main Street in Stretton because of an crash involving two cars and a bus.
Derbyshire Police said the VW Polo and Toyota RAV4 suffered "extensive damage".
Ambulance and fire crews are at the scene but it is not yet known if anyone is injured.
Image source, Google
Police were called at about 09:10 near the White Bear pub.
Your say: Karanka 'an excellent manager'published at 10:16 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Ben Truslove
BBC News Online
Yesterday's appointment of Aitor Karanka as manager of Nottingham Forest has got people talking.
Karanka - who was dismissed by Middlesborough in March - has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal to replace Mark Warburton, who was sacked last month.
Image source, PA
offshore stooge said: "Karanka is an excellent manager who if given time will do very well for the club."
While eastlangtonfox agreed: "Good appointment at Championship level although he probably won’t be given enough time. I was hoping we (LCFC) would draw Forest in the cup as it’s years since we’ve been up the A46 for a local derby."
But ForestForever sounded a grumpier note: "Here's what will happen... Forest will finish in the bottom half of the championship and fans will want Karanka out coz he didn't get our poor squad into the play offs but he will be given the summer window to buy more mediocre players then lose more than he wins from August to December and will get sacked in December this year. We just aren't good enough, FACT"
Public praised after couple convicted of terror plotpublished at 09:22 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
Derbyshire Police has thanked the public for sharing information with the force after a man and a woman were found guilty of plotting a terror attack.
Food factory worker Munir Mohammed, 36, of Leopold Street, and pharmacist Rowaida El-Hassan, 33, from north-west London were plotting to use a homemade bomb and Derby was the "most likely target".
The pair were found guilty yesterday.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
Ch Supt Jim Allen said: "I have always been struck by the fact that in a bedroom in Leopold Street he was trying to create a device.
"He was 250 meters away from our city centre... you have to ask did he plan to travel far with such a device? My own view is it's unlikely, I think Derby could have been a target."
At the time of his arrest in December 2016, Mohammed had two of the three components needed for a high-explosive called TATP, as well as manuals on how to make bombs, mobile phone detonators and the deadly poison ricin.