Latest updates: East Midlands Live Friday 31 August

Summary

Rapist 'claimed he had sex in his sleep'
Former gang member escaped violence through breakdancing
Woman due in court over baby death
Park to reopen after £4.8m revamp
Harry Kewell named as new Notts County manager
Footballers back anti-knife crime campaign
Live updates on Thursday 30 August

Live Reporting

Gavin Bevis, Amy Woodfield and Nick Smith

Rail services hit by signalling problempublished at 13:04 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
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Football chairman's Brian Clough letter sells for £4,000published at 12:57 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A letter in which former Derby County chairman Sam Longson criticises legendary manager Brian Clough has sold for £4,000 at an auction in Derbyshire.
The typed letter was a response to a joint statement by Rams players calling for Clough to be reinstated following his departure shortly after leading them to their first league title.
He told the players he did not approve of Clough's attacks on the Football Association and feared it could get the club into "very serious trouble" and "expelled from the Football League".
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Clough's TV work was also criticised and Mr Longson said he needed to give his "whole time and attention to the needs of the club".
The letter formed part of a collection of sporting memorabilia owned by former Derby Telegraph journalist Gerald Mortimer, who died in 2013.
Water tower homes plan facing rejectionpublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy Reporter
Plans for an art deco-style renovation to create two apartments in an old tower have been released.
The powerhouse tower, known locally as the Water Tower, formed part of a mental institution at the former Balderton Hospital, in Goldstraw Lane, Fernwood.
As well as the apartments, developers want to build a handful of new homes in the area around the tower's base.
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However planning bosses at Newark and Sherwood District Council have recommended that permission be refused on the grounds that there is insufficient on-site parking.
A final decision is due to be made next week.
All lanes clear on M1 after 'spilt load'published at 12:39 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
Traffic was stationary as a result of the spill, but all lanes have now reopened.
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Lead stolen from roof of children's centrepublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Thieves have stolen thousands of pounds worth of lead from the roof of a children's centre in Mansfield.
Image source, Nottinghamshire County Council
The theft took place at Westfield Folkhouse Young People's Centre around 04:00 on Wednesday 22 August.
The Grade II listed building was extensively restored and extended in 2011 at a cost of £6.5m.
Real police number used to scam victim out of £8,000published at 12:16 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Fraudsters conned a person in Derby out of nearly £8,000 by using special equipment to disguise their number as one used by Derbyshire Police, external.
The caller pretended to be an officer and told the victim he faced arrest if an unpaid tax bill wasn't paid immediately.
Derbyshire Police said the number that appeared on the victim's phone was 0345 123 33 33 – an old non-emergency number that can still be used to report a crime.
Derbyshire Police’s fraud protection officer, Tammy Barnes, said: “This is a worrying development in a long-running national scam and something that we as a force are taking very seriously.
“This victim handed over nearly £8,000 and it could have been much worse had it not been for bank staff realising that something was amiss.
“The spoofing of phone numbers, where the number that fraudsters are ringing from is disguised as a legitimate number, is particularly devious."
Police cordon around Huthwaite supermarketpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
This is the scene outside The Co-operative in Main Street, Huthwaite this morning.
A police cordon is in place and shutters have been damaged.
We've asked Nottinghamshire Police for more information.
Image source, Abby Proctor
Traffic held on M1 after 'spilt load'published at 11:44 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Here's how the M1 southbound currently looks between junctions 22 and 21. Highways England says there has been a spilt load.
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Forest: Worrall trades Nottingham for Glasgowpublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Defender Joe Worrall is saying goodbye to the City Ground.
He's joined the Scottish Premier League side Glasgow Rangers on a season-long loan.
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Digger stolen from electricity substationpublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
Police are looking for a truck in connection with the theft of a digger from an electricity substation.
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The incident happened at 17:30 on Thursday, August 9 on Wilmore Road, Derby, when the digger was loaded onto the green flatbed truck.
Pasquale clowns around at Nottingham panto launchpublished at 11:29 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Wait for it... here's Joe Pasquale acting the fool at the official launch of this year's pantomime at Nottingham's Theatre Royal.
The squeaky-voiced funnyman will appear alongside Only Fools and Horses star John Challis in Peter Pan, which opens on 8 December, external.
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Milsom returns to Meadow Lanepublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Rob Milsom is returning to Notts County on loan with a permanent deal expected to follow in January.
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The 31-year-old joined Crawley Town when his contract with the Magpies ended in May but he has followed new manager Harry Kewell back to Meadow Lane.
Derby MP: Field's anti-semitism claims 'just an excuse'published at 11:15 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Derby North MP Chris Williamson has accused Frank Field of "making excuses" after the veteran member quit Labour's parliamentary group over the anti-Semitism row.
The Birkenhead MP said the party's leadership had become "a force for anti-Semitism in British politics".
He also said there was a culture of "intolerance, nastiness and intimidation" in the party under Jeremy Corbyn.
Mr Williamson dismissed Mr Field's concerns, telling BBC Radio Derby: "He's obviously lost the confidence of his members and he's now getting his excuses in, it seems to me, and throwing around grotesque slurs which have no basis in reality.
"That's a very regrettable end, I think, to Frank's long career."
Mr Field told BBC Breakfast he would spend the "next few days" deciding whether to stand down as an MP to trigger a by-election, in which he would stand against an official Labour candidate.
Sobers' six sixes - 50 years onpublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
BBC Test Match Special
On this day in 1968 Sir Garfield Sobers' hit six sixes while playing for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan in Swansea.
CCTV appeal for bar fight death witnesspublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Caroline Fisher, 52, died in hospital after a fight outside Buzz Bar in Ingoldmells in July.
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Blue skies as Chatsworth Country Fair gets under waypublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
An array of hot air balloons have taken to the skies over Derbyshire to mark the start of this year's Chatsworth Country Fair.
The three-day event features cooking demonstrations by Mary Berry, JCB dancing diggers and flypasts by the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
Organisers say they have overhauled traffic management this year after complaints about delays getting in and out of last year's show. They certainly couldn't have asked for better weather.
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£13m Foxes signing 'could leave on loan'published at 10:46 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
The window may have closed in terms of Premier League and Championship clubs bringing players in, but we could still see some outgoings today.
One of those could be Leicester City's highly-touted Croatian defender Filip Benkovic.
Benkovic, who only signed this summer for a reported £13m from Dinamo Zagreb, could be moving north of the border with Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers keen on a loan deal for the Croatian youth international.
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Celtic boss Rodgers said: "He's a highly-rated young centre-half, big presence in both boxes, can play, and we'll see if we can complete that."
Businesses back plans to replace former pubpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
BBC Radio Leicester
Several business owners in Coalville are backing calls for one of the town's oldest buildings to be knocked down and replaced with a supermarket.
The Red House Pub has been closed for over six months and now the Co-Op want to build a store on the site.
The Heritage Society is fighting to save it claiming it's part of the town's history but others consider it an eye-sore.
Ryan Flampson, who owns One Stop Shoe Repairs told the BBC: "Obviously if they can save part of the building and develop it into the new structure fantastic but if not it's got to go. It can't be left like that.
"The whole high street needs this support, the people that own the properties around it need more facilities."
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Every decision related to new or refurbished sites is always taken with the best interests of the local community in mind, but we are also always happy to listen to any direct concerns raised about plans from local residents. Our proposals for a new convenience store in Coalville would represent a major investment by the Society and would provide local employment as well as a valuable retail resource for residents."
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Harry Kewell appointed new Notts County bosspublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
Notts County have hired former Liverpool midfielder Harry Kewell as their new manager, replacing Kevin Nolan.
Kewell brings with him his assistant manager, Warren Feeney, from League Two rivals Crawley Town.
A technical director will also be appointed to "set the club’s overall footballing philosophy" and support the manager.
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In a statement, Notts County owner and chairman Alan Hardy said: “Harry will, however, be solely responsible for our first-team squad, having the final say on transfers, tactics and team selection."
Lampard to take on Mourinho in League Cuppublished at 10:18 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Derby County have been drawn away to Manchester United in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
The tie - due to take place during the week starting 24 September - will reunite Rams boss Frank Lampard with his former manager Jose Mourinho.
Elsewhere Leicester City will travel to Wolves and Forest have been handed a home tie against Stoke City.
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