Summary

  • Mugger guilty of killing 100-year-old woman

  • Artur Waszkiewicz denied the manslaughter and robbery of Sofija Kaczan but was convicted

  • Nottingham-born veteran held in Dubai over drugs claims

  • International speed skating medals stolen in burglary

  • Untaxed cars clamped in Nottingham crackdown

  • MP calls for ban on sunbeds

  • Joseph Wright museum plan for former Central Library

  • Updates for Wednesday 13 February

Live Reporting

Gavin Bevis, David Pittam and Nick Smith

  1. Sprinkler systems to be fitted in five tower blocks

    East Midlands Today

    More than £1m is due to be invested in new tower block sprinkler systems in Leicester.

    Work to fit the fire safety measures in the 18-storey Maxfield House - one of five city council-owned residential tower blocks - began in December at a cost of £450,000.

    Maxfield House

    The authority now plans to spend £1.35m installing sprinkler systems in the other four.

    Tenants have been told they won't be required to move out during the work.

  2. O'Neill: Late West Brom penalty 'was a dive'

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    Nottingham Forest boss Martin O'Neill said the ref made a mistake in giving West Bromwich Albion a late penalty in last night's 2-2 draw at The Hawthorns.

    Forest looked on course to pick up all three points with just a few minutes left to play before Baggies striker Dwight Gayle went down easily in the box and Jay Rodriguez equalised from the spot.

    Roy Keane and Martin O'Neill remonstrate with officialsGetty Images

    O'Neill said: "Naturally we thought it was a dive. The ref has made an honest mistake. I have spoken to him and he said that's what he thought he saw.

    "It would have been a terrific result away from home against a side vying for automatic promotion."

    West Brom head coach Darren Moore described his side's performance as "lethargic".

  3. World championship skating medals missing after burglary

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    An appeal has gone out to find a collection of international speed skating medals stolen during a burglary in Nottingham last month.

    The medals - won at European and World Championships between 2000 and 2014 - were taken from an address in Colwick on 24 January along with a custom bike.

    The bike was recovered in St Ann's but the medals remain missing and police are keen to reunite them with their owner.

    Stolen medalNottinghamshire Police

    A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and a 27-year-old woman has been charged with handling stolen goods.

    She's due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on 8 March.

  4. Joseph Wright museum plan for former Central Library

    BBC Radio Derby

    Derby Museums Trust is hoping a two-year lease on the former Central Library can be extended so it can eventually house a museum dedicated to the work of Joseph Wright.

    The library closed last summer and the trust has been leasing the space from the city council.

    Executive director Tony Butler says he would like the old library to link up with the existing Derby Museum and Art Gallery to form a new attraction dedicated to the famous local artist.

    Central Library before it closed

    He told BBC Radio Derby: "If we can integrate the old library space into the museum and increase the footprint of the museum to allow more of our collections to go on display to enable us to promote the work of Joseph Wright, that would be our utlimate ambition."

  5. Mystery Valentine's Day receipt sent to BBC boss

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    Bit of a surprise for the head of BBC East Midlands. Will the real Stuart Thomas please stand up?

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  6. Derbyshire MP campaigns for sunbed ban

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    Mid Derbyshire MP Pauline Latham is calling on Britain to follow in the footsteps of Australia and Brazil by banning sunbeds.

    She said any opportunity to curb the chances of people contracting melanoma should be explored.

    The Conservative MP will lead a debate on the issue at Westminster later.

    Pauline Latham

    She told BBC Radio Derby: "Sunbed use can encourage melanoma - not in a week, not in a month, not in a year but in future years - and melanomas are a deadly form of skin cancer.

    "When the World Heath Organisation says using a sunbed is as dangerous as smoking, I'd prefer to see them banned. They're not necessary."

    The Sunbed Association said the suggestion of a link between melanoma and the responsible use of sunbeds was based on flawed science.

  7. Untaxed cars clamped in Nottingham crackdown

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    A DVLA operation is under way in Nottingham this morning to punish people who haven't taxed their vehicles.

    Enforcement officers have been patrolling the city after it was identified as one of the worst in the UK for non-payment.

    Clamped car

    Owners of cars clamped during the early morning operation will have to pay back what they owe along with a £100 fee to get their vehicles back.

  8. Watch: Today's weather for the East Midlands

    Alex Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    A cloudy morning in prospect but we're expecting some decent sunny spells later.

  9. Good morning: Join us for today's live coverage

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    Hi everyone. David Pittam and I will be serving up today's news, sport, travel and weather updates for the East Midlands.