Summary

  • Inquest opens into 100-year-old mugging victim's death

  • Knifepoint shop robber jailed

  • £5m bonus for Games Workshop staff

  • Jobs to go as NatWest closes Leicester call centre

  • Suffragette house recognised on heritage list

  • Brownlee thanks Nottingham triathlon crowd

  • Download Festival starts today

  • Latest updates for Friday 8 June 2018

  1. Your pictures: Late night rainbowspublished at 09:09 British Summer Time 8 June 2018

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Mysterious rainbows were spotted in the skies over parts of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire last night as it was going dark.

    Here's a double rainbow in Ripley.

    ripley rainbowImage source, Redbrowny

    BBC Weather Watcher, spudatnight, said this photo was taken in Kirkby-in-Ashfield at 21:25.

    "I have never seen a rainbow at this time of night," they said.

    kirkby in ashfieldImage source, spudatnight
  2. Brownlee thanks Nottingham triathlon crowdpublished at 08:51 British Summer Time 8 June 2018

    Lewis Scrimshaw
    BBC Radio Nottingham

    Olympic medalist Jonny Brownlee has praised the Nottingham crowd from yesterday evening's World Triathlon Mixed Relay event at the Embankment.

    Team Great Britain's (from left to right) Non Stanford, Vicky Holland, Thomas Bishop and Jonathan BrownleeImage source, PA

    He's told BBC Radio Nottingham "it makes a big difference" to have the route lined and "makes you proud".

    You're welcome Jonny!

  3. GB triathlon team take silver in Nottinghampublished at 08:28 British Summer Time 8 June 2018

    BBC Sport

    Jonny Brownlee helped Great Britain's triathlon team take silver at the inaugural Mixed Relay Series event in Nottingham's Victoria Embankment yesterday.

    jonny brownleeImage source, PA

    He was reunited with fellow Olympic medallist Vicky Holland after both helped England win Commonwealth silver.

    The team finished 29 seconds behind the USA, who won in a time of one hour 21 minutes 16 seconds.

    "It was another second place, but we gave it everything," said Brownlee, 28.

    Vicky HollandImage source, PA

    Mixed relay is set to make its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020. The Nottingham event was the first chance to earn Olympic qualifying points, with the other event in the series taking place in Edmonton, Canada next month.

  4. Travel: M1 lorry tyre blow outpublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 8 June 2018

    Dave Wade
    BBC News

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    M1Image source, Highways England
  5. Download Festival starts todaypublished at 08:04 British Summer Time 8 June 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    It looks like the fun has already begun at Donington Park.

    download festivalImage source, Matt Eachus

    Download Festival gets under way with Avenged Sevenfold due to headline the Main Stage today.

    download tattooImage source, Matt Eachus
    download performersImage source, Matt Eachus
  6. Watch: East Midlands weather forecastpublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 8 June 2018

    Alex Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    There's some heavy rain across the region but this will clear for a brighter afternoon.

  7. Good morning: Join us for today's updatespublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 8 June 2018

    Dave Wade
    BBC News

    Happy Friday everyone. I'll be bringing you all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for the East Midlands today along with Gavin Bevis.

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