Updates for Friday 23 November 2018
Mum and son's bodies to undergo post-mortem tests
'Worms' spotted coming out of man's water taps
Rapper opens city's new mental health unit
Stolen tiara is 'worth millions'
That's it for dedicated coverage today, although some breaking news, sport and travel will continue to update through the night and over the weekend. Normal service will resume at 8:00 on Monday.
Most areas will remain dry through tonight and there is just the chance of a very light shower in some areas.
Plenty of cloud is expected in general but there will be a few localised clear breaks.
Minimum temperature: 6°C (42°F)
Mariah Carey’s upcoming Christmas show at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena is still going ahead, despite a message that popped up on Ticketmaster this week claiming that the show – and two others she’s set to perform in the UK next month – had been rescheduled, reports the Nottingham Post., external
The delays are due to damage to overhead electric wires near Doncaster, National Rail says.
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David Pittam
BBC News Online
Thieves made off with a famous tiara just 90 seconds before security staff arrived on the scene.
They used power tools to break through armoured glass to reach the Portland Tiara, which the Welbeck Estate described as a "national treasure".
Alarms were ringing throughout and the burglars narrowly escaped with their bounty two minutes before police showed up, according to the estate.
Police are now appealing for help tracing a silver Audi S5 suspected to have been involved.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceAn expert fears the Portland Tiara could be broken up and its diamonds sold off separately.
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BBC News Online
The crash on the M1 northbound has been cleared and traffic is easing up.
There are still delays of 30 minutes leading to J29 near Mansfield.
Award-winning bricklayer Katie Smith was the first female tradesperson at her building firm.
Read MoreDavid Pittam
BBC News Online
A 19-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries after an attack on Nuns Street, Derby.
A 16-year-old boy was also found at the scene by police at 22.50 last night.
Derbyshire Police are appealing for witnesses.
Image source, GoogleDavid Pittam
BBC News Online
Two lanes of the M1 have been closed this afternoon because of a crash.
It happened on the motorway northbound between J28 and J29 near Mansfield.
There are currently delays of 20 minutes. Highways England estimates tailbacks should clear by 18:30.
Image source, Highways EnglandDavid Pittam
BBC News Online
A college facing "significant" financial difficulties said it has had to ask for another £1.6m from the government as it tries to balance the books.
West Nottinghamshire College, in Mansfield, is also looking in to making another round of staff cuts, despite letting 100 go before the summer holidays.
The college was given £2.1m by the Education and Skills Funding Agency this summer and was told by the Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills it needed to take "urgent steps" to deal with its "crisis".
Image source, GoogleA spokesman for the college confirmed they are likely to ask for more cash in the future as they finalise their recovery plan.
“Whatever staffing reductions the college makes, it is absolutely committed to protecting the excellent experience and high-quality teaching and learning that our students receive,” he said.
David Pittam
BBC News Online
Leicester Tigers have made four changes to the side facing the unbeaten Saracens on Sunday.
Out are George Worth, Ben White, Harry Wells and Guy Thompson.
In come Jonah Holmes, Sam Harrison, Will Spencer and Brendon O'Connor.
Image source, BBC Sport
Sandish Shoker
BBC News
Leicester City's late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was remembered at an awards ceremony last night.
The club received an Outstanding Contribution Award on his behalf at the Football Business Awards in London.
The announcement was accompanied by a standing ovation and a minute’s applause.
Image source, PALeicester City's finance director Simon Capper accepted the award and said: “Vichai’s contribution to Leicester was immeasurable and to receive the recognition fills us with gratitude and pride.”
Maurice Flynn
Presenter, BBC East Midlands Today
The aunt and grandmother of teenager Josh Clarke told the coroner today he was a "cheeky typical teen".
The 13-year-old was found at a house in Sloan Drive, Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, just before 01:00 GMT on 27 February, "phasing in and out of consciousness".
Doctors confirmed he had cannabis and heroin in his system and a pathologist's report confirmed he died from an hypoxic brain injury caused by respiratory depression.
Image source, Family handoutJosh's family also talked about his state of mind in the weeks before his death.
They said he'd recently discovered he was losing his eyesight and was worried that becoming blind "would make him an outcast".
Grandmother Rosemary Jackson said she knew he had tried cannabis once but believed he might have taken the drugs because he feared losing friends.
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
A man who was arrested on suspicion of assault after a police operation in Leicester yesterday has been released with no further action to be taken.
Officers were called to Beaumont Leys Lane at about 11:00 by a member of the public concerned for the welfare of a man inside a property.
The man was arrested and taken to hospital as a precaution.
Image source, Kerry PickMaurice Flynn
Presenter, BBC East Midlands Today
An inquest into the death of a 13-year-old boy found seriously ill at a house in Nottingham last year has confirmed his death was drug-related.
Josh Clark was found at a house in Bramcote on 27 February last year and died in hospital two days later.
The coroner, Tanyka Rawden, heard blood tests showed he had cannabis and heroin in his system.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceJosh's family, who were at the hearing, spoke about him being a "kind and loving boy" and said he might have taken the drugs under peer pressure.
Earlier this month a 37-year-old woman was handed a year's sentence, suspended for 18 months because although she had known the boys were smoking cannabis in her house, she did not supply it.
The hearing was told the boys had said they'd found a brown powder (the heroin) in a bag in the woods and taken some before going to the house that night.
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
A 36-year-old woman from Derby has died after she was hit by a lorry yesterday morning.
The crash happened at 06:40 near the services at Shardlow, between Junctions 2 and 1 of the A50 eastbound.
Image source, GooglePolice are appealing for anyone with dashcam footage to share it with them, in particular anybody who saw a black Vauxhall Astra pulled over after the services or a pedestrian at the roadside.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
The associate priest at Holy Trinity Church in Dinting has told me there is "shock" among people in Glossop today.
"There’s a feeling of shock, a feeling of disbelief, grief on behalf of the mother and child, and remembering the father and the extended family who will now be in a terrible state of shock, trying to pick the pieces up and put their lives back together," said Robert Heeley.
Image source, GoogleMr Heeley added: "It seems that at times like this, when we are preparing for Christmas and it’s a very happy time and very exciting time, that we are reminded there are people who don’t feel the same."
He said while Emma Sillett wasn't a member of the church congregation, she was still part of the community and would be remembered with tomorrow's two minute silence in the town.
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
An 18-year-old man who was arrested in connection with a city centre shooting has been released on conditional bail.
He was arrested yesterday in relation to a shooting in Fletcher Gate at around 22:20 on Saturday 3 November.
A 24-year-old woman, who is not believed to be the intended target, was shot in the arm but later released from hospital.
Two other men, aged 25 and 28, who were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, remain in police custody after magistrates granted more time for detectives to question them.
