Summary

  • Leicester City helicopter crash victims named

  • Five people were killed including club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha

  • Two members of his staff, a pilot and another passenger were also on board

  • Sea of tributes left at King Power stadium

  • Fire that killed boy, 6, 'not deliberate'

  • Derby County 'settle differences' with Sam Rush

  • Live updates on Monday 29 October 2018

  1. Leicester City helicopter crash: The victimspublished at 08:46 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2018

    Leicester City's owner, two members of his staff, the pilot and the pilot's partner, were killed.

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  2. Vardys pay tribute at Leicester groundpublished at 19:43 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2018

    The pair left a floral tribute after the club's owner and four others died in a helicopter crash.

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  3. Latest updates: East Midlands Livepublished at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 30 October 2018

    The latest news, sport, travel and weather for the East Midlands.

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  4. Wife and son visit Leicester City crash sitepublished at 21:42 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Leicester City's first team and youth squad were also at the King Power Stadium to pay their respects.

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  5. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:04 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    East Midlands Live has now finished for the day however some posts will continue to appear.

    Updates will resume at 08:00 on Tuesday.

  6. Seven arrests targeting drug supplierspublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    Seven people were arrested during an operation targeting drug use and dealing in Nottingham city centre.

    Police stopped and searched 37 people and in addition to the arrests dealt a number of dispersal orders to leave the city centre.

    Suspected offences included possession of cannabis, ketamine and mamba.

    PoliceImage source, PA
  7. Shilton describes 'horrendous' crashpublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    The helicopter crash in which Leicester's owner died was "one of the most horrendous things anybody could ever see", says Peter Shilton.

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  8. Fire that killed boy 'not deliberate'published at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    The six-year-old was pulled from a burning house but died in hospital.

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  9. Cricket club pays its respect to Foxes ownerpublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    Leicestershire County Cricket Club have added their own tribute to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha outside the King Power Stadium.

    The message, written on a cricket shirt, read: "You brought so much happiness and contributed so much to our city.

    "You will be deeply missed but long may your passion and legacy continue."

    Cricket club tributeImage source, Leicestershire CCC
  10. Foxes chairman remembered at King Power Stadiumpublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's family members have met Leicester City staff and players on the pitch at King Power Stadium this afternoon.

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  11. Teens arrested after Mansfield stabbingpublished at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Two teenage boys have been arrested after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in Mansfield this afternoon.

    The boy suffered stab wounds to the back and was taken to hospital in Nottingham.

    WestgateImage source, Google

    Two 15-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and remain in police custody.

    There's a police cordon near Heron Foods on Westgate.

  12. Robbers who tied couple up jailed for more than 18 yearspublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    Two robbers have been jailed for a total of more than 18 years following a "terrifying" robbery of a couple in Gedling.

    Thomas Bullivant, left, and Scott Hatherley, right, were sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court today.

    Thomas Bullivant and Scott HatherleyImage source, Nottinghamshire Police

    Police say that they tied the couple up around their wrists, threatened the husband with a knife and kicked and punched him and told him his sister was tied up in the boot of their car.

    They then tied the couple to each other and searched the house before stealing the couple's vehicles, the force added.

    Det Con Colin Kirkup said: "Thankfully the victims were not seriously injured but they were subjected to a terrifying ordeal at the hands of Hatherley and Bullivant."

    Hatherley, 29, was sentenced to 11 years after being found guilty of robbery and possession of a bladed article.

    Bullivant, 31, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to the same offences and was sentenced to seven years and four months.

  13. Watch: Diwali lights attract thousandspublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    BBC Radio Leicester

    Thousands of people came out in Leicester for the 2018 Diwali light switch on.

  14. Tributes left at King Power headquarters in Bangkokpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    Flowers and signed shirts have been left outside King Power's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand.

    A message on one of the shirts read: "Khun Vichai, you made the impossible, possible.

    "Thank you for everything you have done for my club, my City."

    Flowers left outside King Power headquartersImage source, Reuters
    A shirt left outside King Power headquartersImage source, Reuters
    A shirt left outside King Power headquartersImage source, Reuters
  15. Mum's plea to missing sonpublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    A CCTV image of a missing Coalville man has been released by police hoping to find him.

    Fraser Smith was last seen at home on Friday at around 9:30 in the morning.

    Fraser Smith, mountain bike and CCTV imageImage source, Leicestershire Police

    It's so far known that the 21-year-old visited the ASDA store on Ashby Road at around 15:00 on the Friday. It's thought he might have a red mountain bike with him.

    Fraser’s mum has pleaded for her son to return home - she said: “Fraser we miss you, you’ve not done anything wrong, please come home or call me, Marley your dog misses you and needs you as do we all.”

  16. Foxes players pay respects to club ownerpublished at 16:01 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    The crowd outside King Power Stadium fell silent as Leicester City players arrived to pay their respects to the clubs owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

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  17. Motorcyclist killed in crash namedpublished at 16:01 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    A motorcyclist, killed in a crash in Middleton last weekend, has been named as 39-year-old Leslie Upton from Cheadle.

    B5035Image source, Google

    Mr Upton was driving near the Rising Sun pub on the B5035 when his bike left the road on a bend and crashed into trees.

    The air ambulance was called but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

  18. Leicester City players pay their respectspublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    The senior Leicester City squad filed past the sea of tributes at the King Power Stadium in silence.

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  19. Travel delays around King Power Stadiumpublished at 14:51 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    The large number of people visiting King Power Stadium this afternoon is causing some delays on the roads.

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  20. Leicester City academy team pay their respectspublished at 14:50 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

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