Summary

  • Woman charged over Nottingham railway station fire

  • Five locked up over death of teenaged Lyrico Steede

  • Teen killed in police chase crash named

  • Manic Street Preachers to headline Splendour Festival

  • Derby County fan promises to tattoo Frank Lampard onto bum

  • Frustration at universal credit delays

  • Students mark 20 years of lifesaving donations

  • Updates for Friday 25 January 2019

Live Reporting

David Pittam and Sandish Shoker

  1. MP joins calls for more research into ME

    East Midlands Today

    An East Midlands MP is calling for better understanding, research and treatment for people with ME.

    ME, myalgic encephalomyelitis, affects more than 250,000 people in the UK. As well as fatigue, it can cause sleep problems and muscle and joint pain.

    Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan joined a group of cross-party MPs who said sufferers have been neglected for decades while speaking in Parliament.

    Nicky Morgan in Parliament

  2. University students recruit thousands of marrow donors

    East Midlands Today

    Volunteers from universities across the East Midlands are celebrating 20 years of students saving lives with the blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan.

    The charity's student volunteers - known as the Marrow network - have recruited more than 13,000 donors to the UK stem cell register.

    The University of Nottingham is part of the network and received a commendation last year for its work recruiting people to join the register.

    Kiran Bhavra

    It's incredibly important that we can make sure everyone is on the register so if any of us ever get sick we can find that match - because it's out there."

    Kiran Bhavra, National Marrow Committee

  3. Good morning: Join us for today's live updates

    David Pittam
    BBC News Online

    We're here to bring you all the latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the East Midlands until 18:00.

    If you want to get in touch with us you can send an email or message us on Facebook or Twitter.