Snow and ice causing disruption in Peak District
Armed police called to rescue 'very hungry' gerbil
Funding bid for 'monstrous housing scheme' approved
Air ambulance superstore will 'keep helicopters flying'
Banned 'pornographic prose' sold at auction
House of Fraser store saved
Updates for Tuesday 22 January 2019
Live updates have now finished for the day but links to some local stories may continue to appear on this page.
Our live updates will resume from 08:00 on Wednesday.
Wintry showers will continue this evening in most parts of the region but the risk of ice will decrease.
Winds will fall light, allowing some mist or freezing fog patches to form.
Minimum temperatures of 0C to -3C (32F to 27F)
BBC Business News
Cafe chain Patisserie Valerie has collapsed into administration putting thousands of jobs at risk.
The troubled company has outlets in Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Chesterfield.
Image source, PAIt said earlier it did not have enough money to meet its debts and appointed administrators from KPMG.
In a statement, the parent company said: "Patisserie Holdings plc announces today that, as a direct result of the significant fraud referred to in previous announcements, it has been unable to renew its bank facilities, and therefore regrettably the business does not have sufficient funding to meet its liabilities as they fall due."
Sandish Shoker
BBC News
An investigation has been launched into Leicestershire Police's involvement in a crash in which a pedestrian died.
The crash happened at about 00:30 on Saturday on Stoughton Drive South in Oadby, when a car, which had allegedly failed to stop for officers, hit the man.
The victim had been a student at the University of Leicester.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it is now investigating after a mandatory referral from the force and will look at the "contact between police and the car involved prior to the collision".
A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and was later released on conditional bail.
A beer brewed by monks in Leicestershire has been named one of the top new tipples in the world.
Beer ranking website Rate Beer placed Tynt Meadow in its best brews for 2018, as voted for by drinkers.
The "rich, malt" brew is the the first Trappist beer made in England and only the world's 12th to hold the title.
It's cold and snowy which creates for some fabulous wintry scenes. Thanks to our Weather Watchers for these pictures, starting in Baslow.
Image source, MichaelHardyBreedon on the Hill looks chilly.
Image source, Sky GirlAs does Bradwell
Image source, The dancing bluebells
BBC News Travel
Drivers are being warned of heavy traffic on the M1 in Leicestershire because of snow.
Highways England said the route is congested near to junction 22 for Leicester north.
Image source, Highways EnglandSandish Shoker
BBC News
Services between Nottingham, Mansfield and Worksop are affected by this fault.
East Midlands Trains says there is no estimate for when services will resume.
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Sandish Shoker
BBC News
A teenager is recovering after being hit in the face by a gang of youths who entered a school in Syston yesterday afternoon.
Leicestershire Police said they were called to Wreake Valley Community College at 14:45 after it was reported a number of youths had entered the school with knives.
Image source, GoogleThe force said the gang had left the area by the time officers arrived and no knives were found.
A 16-year-old boy was subsequently arrested for affray and possession with intent to supply a Class B drug and later released pending further investigation.
Wreake Valley Community College has not been available to comment.
Sandish Shoker
BBC News
The "most famous banned book in the country" has been sold for £360 - nine times higher than was estimated.
Fanny Hill, by John Cleland was bought at an auction by Hansons Auctioneers in Etwall, Derbyshire this afternoon by a private UK buyer.
Image source, Hansons AuctioneersThe book was first published in 1748 and has been described as the first example of "pornographic prose" in English.
The work was still banned in the UK up to the 1970s, but a copy dating from about 1880 was found by chance by antiquarian book expert Jim Spencer.
Anna Church
Weather Presenter, BBC East Midlands Today
Snow and wintry showers are currently coming down in many places across the East Midlands.
With temperatures dropping tonight there is a Met Office Yellow Warning for Ice in force. So take care!
But it does create some picturesque scenes such as this in Curbar in the Peak District.
Image source, Sam's HouseA 19th Century copy of banned book Fanny Hill sells for more than nine times its estimate.
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BBC News
A bit of snow in Derbyshire this morning didn't put off these swimmers.
They continued to get in their lengths at Hathersage Swimming Pool despite the freezing temperatures outside.
Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy Reporter
More than 100 green spaces within South Derbyshire's towns and villages are set to gain extra protection against future development thanks to a new plan.
The Local Green Spaces Development plan has been drawn up by South Derbyshire District Council and lists sites including in Church Gresley, Hilton, Melbourne, Midway and Repton.
The document has taken four years to compile and will sit within the council's Local Plan - a blueprint for future building of 12,000 homes in the district by 2028.
Image source, GoogleThe council said the plan means spaces will be protected "except in very special circumstances".
The sites were suggested by residents and included privately-owned paddocks, stables and gardens. Some recreation and sports grounds were also added.
The document is set to be approved by the council on Thursday.
Shopping centre landlord Intu reaches agreement with the retailer's owners, Sports Direct.
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David Pittam
BBC News Online
Both Snake Pass and Winnats Pass out of Castleton remain closed this afternoon and more snow could be on the way for the Peak District.
Derbyshire County Council said its gritters have been out "almost constantly" in a bid to keep roads open.
But Snake Pass closed because of the weather conditions this morning and Winnats Pass could not be reopened because of "abandoned cars".
Image source, Tony EvansAbove is a shot taken today from Winnats Pass by a much braver hiker than me!
BBC Nottingham Sport
A number of Nottinghamshire cricketers are hoping to be involved with the England Lions as their one-day match against India A gets underway in the early hours of tomorrow morning.
Image source, Getty ImagesNotts captain Steven Mullaney has been added to the squad as a replacement for teammate Tom Moores who is out with a leg injury.
Fellow Notts men Ben Duckett, Zak Chappell and Matthew Carter are also in the squad.
The
Sandish Shoker
BBC News
Nottingham's House of Fraser has been saved in last minute talks with the department store's owners, Sports Direct.
The Victoria Centre store had been due to close in the next few weeks after Mike Ashley announced he was closing four stores in Intu sites across the country.
The Sports Direct owner bought House of Fraser after it went into administration last year.
Image source, Getty ImagesShopping centre owners Intu described the reprieve as "an interim agreement".
The BBC has approached Sports Direct for a statement.
Sandish Shoker
BBC News
Officers investigating a crash on the M1 yesterday morning, in which one man died, have asked for anyone who saw what happened to get in touch.
The man, described by police as a pedestrian, was pronounced dead at the scene after he was hit by a lorry near junction 23 at about 09:40.
Image source, John WannLeicestershire Police said a second lorry then collided with the lorry that had hit the pedestrian.
The northbound carriageway was closed for several hours as a result.
Det Con Pete Davies said they would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the crashes or has dashcam footage.
David Pittam
BBC News Online
Firefighters have had to put out a campfire started inside a derelict Derby building.
They were called to reports of a fire in Great Northern Road at around 12:30 today.
Image source, Google
