Watch: East Midlands weather forecastpublished at 08:23 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March 2019
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
Enjoy the warm sunshine today, there's a cold front on the way.
Summary
Updates for Thursday 28 March
Footballer 'sparked mass brawl after racist slur', court hears
Judge rules racial slur 'may have been misheard'
Man guilty of murder of Mansfield toddler
Fatal house fire 'caused by cigarette'
Men in court charged with kidnapping boy
Captain Corelli's Mandolin lost on a train
Nottingham statues used for Line of Duty stunt
Attenborough backs Wind in the Willows campaign
Homeless man living in car gets roof over head
Councillors quit en masse over new home harassment
Warning after children 'ran in front of train'
Watch: East Midlands weather forecastpublished at 08:23 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March 2019
Thief pockets cash from pensioner's pursepublished at 08:17 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlinePolice want to speak to this woman after cash was stolen from a pensioner's purse.
The 88-year-old had been out with her daughter and granddaughter in Nero's in Chesterfield and only realised the money was gone when she went to buy something at another shop.
Image source, Derbyshire ConstabularyIt happened on 26 February but police have only just released this CCTV image.
Image source, Derbyshire ConstabularyLatest updates: East Midlands Livepublished at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March 2019
The latest news, sport, travel and weather for the East Midlands.
Read MoreDriver who ran over PC 'feared for life'published at 07:31 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March 2019
The defendant said he saw a man pointing a gun at him, causing him to panic and drive away blindly.
Read More'My daughter has been in a freezer for 17 months'published at 04:39 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March 2019
Eve Leatherland's father has been fighting for the right to bury the toddler, who was murdered in 2017.
Read MoreBackground checks 'make staff pay to work'published at 02:10 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March 2019
Staff are being told to either cover fees of about £44 upfront or have them deducted from wages.
Read MoreMum's partner guilty of murdering childpublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2019
A man has been found guilty of murdering the 22-month-old daughter of his former partner.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2019
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsToday's live updates have now finished. We'll be back with more news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Friday.
Weather: Clear and dry evening aheadpublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2019
It will stay clear and dry this evening.
During the early hours of Friday, mist and low cloud may drift into some areas and it will feel chilly under clear skies. Minimum temperature: 2 to 5°C (36 to 41°F)
Investigation into fatal firepublished at 17:44 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2019
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsEmergency services are still at the scene of a fire yesterday where a woman in her 50s died.
The fire started in Saffron Lane, Leicester, shortly before 17:00.
Leicestershire Fire Service said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene and an investigation into the cause is being carried out.
Woman dies following house blazepublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2019
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the fire in Saffron Lane, Leicester.
Read MoreCerebral palsy boy's operation cancelled 10 timespublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2019
East Midlands TodayA three-year-old boy with cerebral palsy has had an operation to remove his tonsils cancelled 10 times.
Bleu Chapple's family say the tonsillectomy needs to happen before he can have spinal surgery that will greatly increase his mobility.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has apologised, saying cancelling operations was a "last resort".
A spokesman said "communication with the family could have been better".
Bleu's operation at Leicester Royal Infirmary has been scheduled for next week, the trust said.
Girls' school handed government warningpublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineA school for Muslim girls in Nottingham has been told it must improve or possibly face closure.
The Jamia Al-Huuda School, on Berkeley Avenue in Mapperley Park, was inspected by Ofsted in December after complaints over "safeguarding" concerns.
Inspectors found the school didn't keep track of what happened to pupils who missed lessons or left the school and said there were failings in promoting the health and wellbeing of pupils or "preparing them for British Society" - giving it an inadequate rating.
However, the report also said pupils were well behaved and teaching standards were good.
Image source, GoogleA letter from the Department for Education said the school must enforce a plan of action to improve or risk being removed from the Register of Independent Schools or have its "operations restricted".
The department confirmed it had received the plan from the school and was in the process of reviewing it.
The independent boarding and day school opened in 1996 and currently teaches 184 girls aged between 11 and 19. It has come under fire before for issues with safeguarding and teaching.
The school said it accepts the latest report but principal Raza Ul Haq felt it did not do enough to balance the positives that were also noted.
A statement said the school had recruited more housekeeping staff since the inspection and steps had been taken to address the records issue.
Government closure warning for schoolpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2019
Jamia al-Hudaa Residential College has been told it needs to address the issues in an action plan.
Read MoreBoy robbed by man in 'woollen bowler hat'published at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlinePolice are appealing for witnesses after a 14-year-old boy was robbed at a bus stop.
The boy was waiting for a bus in Boyer Street, Derby, at around 18:00 on 22 March, when a man walked up and grabbed him before taking his iPhone and running off down an alley.
He has been described as white, with stubble, of stocky build and about 5ft 4ins.
He was wearing a dark blue jacket, and white shirt, and had a black, woollen bowler-style hat with a brim all the way around.
Image source, GoogleLabour choose third Mansfield mayoral election candidatepublished at 16:46 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineAndy Abrahams has been selected as Labour's mayoral candidate for Mansfield.
Mr Abrahams, who has lived and worked in Mansfield for most of his life, said: "I am so honoured and excited. I can’t wait to get stuck in and show Mansfield’s residents how a Labour-run council will be honest, fair, hard-working and look after their needs properly."
Image source, Labour PartySean McCallum was due to stand as mayoral candidate but was suspended from the party earlier this month,pending an investigation into alleged anti-Semitism.
The previous candidate, Paul Bradshaw, stepped down citing "irreconcilable differences" with the area's Labour candidate for Parliament, Sonya Ward.
Image released after charity box theftpublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlinePolice are hoping this man can help with their inquiries after two charity boxes were stolen from a newsagents in Clay Cross.
They were stolen from Pilsey News, Bridge Street, at around 14:30 on 13 March.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceFootballer not guilty of racial abusepublished at 15:57 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2019
Sheffield Wednesday striker Fernando Forestieri denied using a racist term and was cleared of all charges.
Read MoreTeen charged with driving offencespublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with a number of driving offences in Leicester.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, driving without insurance and driving while disqualified.
The charges relate to a stolen vehicle failing to stop for police officers on Anstey Lane yesterday.
Bride turns heads as she travels by tram to weddingpublished at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2019
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsA bride proud of her hometown swapped a traditional wedding car for Nottingham's tram on her big day.
Toni Clay, 49, from Cinderhill, climbed on board with 40 members of the bridal party at Phoenix Park on Saturday to show guests the sights of the city and said it was "a fantastic experience".
“The tram is now so closely associated with the Nottingham it was part of our wedding plans right from the start, not just an afterthought,” said Toni.
Image source, Stuart HolmanThe party travelled into Old Market Square where bridegroom Stuart Holman, 52, was waiting to tie the knot at the Council House.
And the public transport theme continued when they were all taken by a vintage bus to the reception in Nuthall.
“It really did feel like we were travelling in style and we certainly turned a few heads,” added Toni.
The newlyweds are now enjoying a ‘mini-moon’ in Staffordshire.
