Murder investigation over body find
Specialist pushchair stolen from boy with cerebral palsy
Boots apologises after website crashes
Man jailed after grooming six girls
Heavily-used 'drug phone' removed
Man detained after woman found dead at house
HS2 branded 'lethal for Long Eaton'
Stags keeper suffers serious injury in training
Updates for Friday 14 December 2018
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
A woman has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car.
Police said the pedestrian was struck shortly before 10:00 at the junction of Mansfield Road and Thackery's Lane in Nottingham.
She has been taken to Queen's Medical Centre for treatment.
Road closures are currently in place on Mansfield Road and Thackery's Lane.
Image source, GoogleResidents called for the phone box to be removed and said their area would now be "family friendly".
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Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A £10,000 reward, external is being offered in an effort to find the person who killed a Leicester grandmother three years ago.
Mumtaz Member, 56, was found with severe head injuries at her home in Holmfield Avenue on 12 December 2015.
Two men and a woman were charged with murder but the case against them was discontinued in 2016.
Image source, Family photoEarlier this week Leicestershire Police said they were pursuing new lines of inquiry in the case.
Now a cash reward has been offered by independent charity Crimestoppers for any information that leads to the conviction of those responsible.
Det Insp Tony Yarwood said: “We know the answer to this lies within the community. As a result officers will be out and about in the Holmfield Avenue and Spinney Hill areas distributing leaflets which have been translated in to Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati and Hindi."
BBC Entertainment and Arts
Gary Lineker has been criticised by cricket broadcaster Jonathan Agnew for expressing his political views on Twitter.
Agnew told Lineker - who has opined on a range of subjects, including Brexit, immigration and Conservative party policy - that as "the face of BBC Sport", he should "observe BBC editorial guidelines".
Image source, Getty Images"Keep your political views, whatever they are and whatever the subject, to yourself," he continued.
Lineker responded by saying he could "tweet what he likes" and would continue to do so.
East Midlands Today
A stretch of the new "smart motorway" on the M1 in Leicestershire has now opened.
Highways England say junctions 23a and 24 have had all restrictions removed and are fully open.
The stretch now features extra CCTV cameras, electronic information signs and new variable speed limits aimed at reducing traffic jams.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A third man has been arrested, external following reports of a gun being fired in Aspley yesterday.
Armed officers rushed to Minver Crescent at about 12:15 after being alerted to possible gunshots but there was no evidence of anyone having been injured.
Image source, GoogleThe 36-year-old man was arrested last night on suspicion of possession of a firearm without a certificate and possession of a Class A drug after officers searched a nearby property.
Two other men, also from Aspley, remain in custody after being questioned on suspicion of possession of a firearm.
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
A man has been jailed after he was found carrying a knife.
Tyson Briggs, 27, of no fixed address, was jailed for 12 weeks at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday after admitted possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
Briggs was arrested in Kent Street, Nottingham on Tuesday and was found in possession of a small knife.
PC Gail Collins said: "In this case it was a small lock knife but the size doesn’t matter."
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceNick Smith
BBC News Online
Two lanes have been closed following a crash at the junction of Mansfield Road and Thackerys Lane in Nottingham this morning.
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Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Looks like Leicester City are embracing Christmas Jumper Day 2018.
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The owner of the Derby Telegraph, Nottingham Post and Leicester Mercury newspapers says trading has improved in the fourth quarter, external.
Reach, formerly known as Trinity Mirror, says it is confident that performance for 2018 will be "marginally ahead of market expectations".
Image source, ReachChief executive Simon Fox said: "We head into 2019 with clear plans in place for driving digital growth in the year ahead."
BBC Sport
Today's BBC Sport football gossip page opens with a report in The Mirror that Manchester City are preparing a £50m bid for Leicester City defender Ben Chilwell.
The 21-year-old recently broke into the England senior team for the first time.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe death of Ben Ireson will be investigated by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, officials say.
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BBC News
Emotional scenes in Southwark last night as David Dimbleby signed off on his final episode of Question Time.
The presenter - whose last panel included Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan - received a standing ovation after saying goodbye.
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Gavin Bevis
BBC News
The so-called "drug phone" in the Meadows of Nottingham has been removed by BT.
The firm faced pressure to scrap the phone box after it was suggested that the reason it was the most used pay phone in Nottinghamshire, was due to it being largely used to organise drug deals.
The Bridges Community Trust, which had urged BT to remove the phone, welcomed the news and said the area would be "more pleasant and family-friendly" without it.
BT said the removal was part of its plans to introduce new technology across the city with enhanced support for people with speech and hearing issues.
BBC Sport
Mansfield Town goalkeeper Bobby Olejnik has been ruled out for the rest of the season after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament.
The 32-year-old sustained the knee injury in training yesterday.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Austrian has been told by a specialist he can expect to be out for the next 10 to 12 months.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A similar thing happened in south Derbyshire a couple of weeks ago.
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Chris Doidge
Political reporter, BBC Radio Derby
HS2 will cause "lethal, catastrophic damage" to Long Eaton, councillors have said.
At a long and passionate meeting last night, Conservative and Labour councillors agreed the current plans for HS2 - which include building a viaduct above the town - would cause major damage to Long Eaton's economy and its people.
But they were split as to whether they should ask for changes or oppose the new railway outright.
Image source, GoogleOne of the Conservatives' most senior councillors, Mike Wallis, split from his party leaders, saying: "I can't keep quiet any longer. I hate HS2."
The council will now put a range of suggestions to HS2 in the hope of lessening the line's impact on the town.
Neil Heath
BBC News Online
A 39-year-old man has been arrested after a woman's body was found at a house in Derbyshire.
Paramedics made the discovery at a property in Alfred Street, South Normanton, at about 10:00 yesterday, following a 999 call.
Image source, GoogleDerbyshire Police said the man was arrested in connection with the death and remains in custody.
Detectives have appealed for any witnesses to come forward.
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
Don't let the sun fool you today - it's going to be chilly.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Traffic was stopped in both directions of the M1 a little earlier due to a pair of horses running loose.
It happened between junctions 21a and 22 at about 07:30. The animals have now been removed and vehicles allowed to continue on their way.
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