Latest updates: East Midlands Live Thursday 7 June

Summary

Murder arrest after death of 100-year-old woman
Shock at customer's £16k water bill
Honeymoon couple's car trashed at hotel
Bank staff 'save man from scam'
New hotel planned above Haymarket shopping centre
Man stabbed in Derby city centre
Woman suffers life-threatening injuries in crash
'Spider-dad' cheers up sick kids in Nottingham
Latest updates for Thursday 7 June 2018

Live Reporting

Dave Wade and Gavin Bevis

Space park plans unveiledpublished at 09:16 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
East Midlands Today
A consultation begins today on plans for Space Park Leicester which it's claimed could bring thousands of jobs to the East Midlands.
The state-of-the-art facility could be built next to the National Space Centre in the city and would allow for the assembling and testing of satellites.
It is hoped a range of space-related businesses may be attracted to the region where they will also train scientists.
Image source, University of Leicester
Prof Martin Barstow, from the University of Leicester, said: "We're trying to change the way commercial space [firms] operate. We're hoping to lower the cost of getting into space and lower the cost of actually working in space which means applying production-line techniques to the building of satellites.
"That's a huge market which will open up and be led from the East Midlands, if we're successful."
Bank staff 'save man from scam'published at 09:15 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Dave Wade
BBC News
Workers at a Leicester bank called the police after they feared a man in his 70s was about to hand £3,000 to rogue traders.
Image source, Google
The man told staff at Santander in Narborough Road South on Tuesday the money was to pay for the removal of trees and plants from his home.
They called the police, who arrested two men, aged 34 and 39, on suspicion of fraud by failing to disclose information. They have since been released pending further investigations.
All bank staff are now trained to spot signs that a customer may be withdrawing cash to give to a scammer.
Since the Banking Protocol scheme was introduced last year, Leicestershire Police said they've arrested 12 people and prevented £89,500 from being handed over to scammers.
Road re-opens after crashpublished at 08:47 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Dave Wade
BBC News
It's after a collision in the early hours of this morning in which a 20-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries.
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A 20-year-old man has been arrested.
Murder arrest after 100-year-old's deathpublished at 08:37 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
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Dave Wade
BBC News
A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a 100-year-old woman who was injured in a robbery.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
Sofija Kaczan suffered multiple injuries, including a broken neck, when she was knocked over from behind and her bag was stolen in the Normanton area of Derby last month.
She died yesterday.
The man, who had been previously arrested on suspicion of robbing Mrs Kaczan, is being questioned in police custody.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
House of Fraser store escapes closurepublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Dave Wade
BBC News
The East Midlands' only House of Fraser branch is not on a list of stores earmarked for closure.
Image source, Google
The department store chain is to close 31 stores, including its flagship London Oxford Street branch, in early 2019 as part of a rescue deal.
The Nottingham store at the Victoria Centre has escaped the axe.
Man stabbed in Derbypublished at 08:20 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Dave Wade
BBC News
A man was stabbed in the early hours of this morning in Derby.
Derbyshire Police were called to London Road at 02:15. A man was taken to hospital where his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
A section of the road was closed near to the Intu shopping centre until just before 08:00 but the cordon has now been lifted.
The road is reduced to one lane near the Stuart Hotel, police said.
Woman seriously hurt in crashpublished at 08:16 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Dave Wade
BBC News
A 20-year old woman has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, following a serious collision in Nottingham city centre in the early hours of this morning.
Nottinghamshire Police were called to the junction of Wollaton Street and Talbot Street at about 01:50.
The 20-year-old driver of the car has been arrested.
Wollaton Street inbound remains closed, which is causing congestion on Derby Road and Alfreton Road, according to Nottingham TravelWise., external
Watch: East Midlands weather forecastpublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
It's going to be a fine and settled day with more sunny spells.
Good morning: Join us for today's updatespublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 7 June 2018
Dave Wade
BBC News
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