Summary

  • Three men deny manslaughter over Leicester explosion

  • Dog and three people rescued from car trapped in flood water

  • Anti-slavery chief took his own life

  • Flood warning issued in Leicestershire

  • Cyclists raise money for assault-death student's family

  • Attempted murder charge over crash

  • Charity football match for Leicester explosion victims

  • Updates on Tuesday 3 April 2018

Live Reporting

Sandish Shoker and Samantha Fisher

  1. Man in court over attempted murder charge

    Liam Barnes
    BBC News

    A man has been charged with attempted murder after two women were injured in a crash at the weekend.

    Zahier Bashir, 41, of Valley Road, Nottingham, appeared before city magistrates yesterday also charged with grievous bodily harm, dangerous driving, possession of an offensive weapon and breaching a restraining order.

    Hucknall Road

    It follows a collision on Sunday which left two women, aged 23 and 44, with non-life threatening injuries.

    Hucknall Road was closed for much of the day.

    Mr Bashir, of Valley Road, will appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 30 April.

  2. Cyclists raise money for assault-death student's family

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News

    Staff and students at Nottingham College turned out yesterday for a cycle ride to remember student Mariam Moustafa who died last month.

    The 18-year-old, who was studying engineering at the college, was left in a coma after the attack and died three weeks later.

    Mariam MoustafaMariam Moustafa

    The cyclists rode 23 miles around Nottingham between each of the college's campuses. It was organised to help raise £13,000 needed to fly Miss Moustafa's body back to Egypt for her funeral.

    cycle ride

  3. Flooding closes Leicestershire road

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    There's some flooding around Leicestershire this morning after the weekend's heavy rain.

    There's also surface water on Crow Mills Way in Wigston which is passable but motorists have been advised to take care.

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  4. East Midlands weather forecast

    Charlie Slater
    BBC Weather presenter

    It was a fairly grim weekend weather-wise, here's what's happening today....

  5. Good morning: Welcome to our live coverage

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    Good morning, it's back to work today after the Easter bank holiday.

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