Latest updates: East Midlands Livepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
The latest news, sport, travel and weather for the East Midlands.
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Inmate charged after prison guard's throat slit
Events to mark 30 years since Hilsborough disaster
Flooded road temporarily reopens
Briton accused of killing Thai wife dies
Sport: Peaty rules out double gold at Tokyo 2020
Updates for Monday 15 April
Latest updates: East Midlands Livepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
County Championship back in 'huge' 2019published at 23:18 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
The County Championship is back on Friday. BBC Sport takes a look at what to expect in 2019.
Read MoreBoy, 6, dies in bedside lamp house firepublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Riley Jake Jackson died when a lamp fell over and the halogen bulb caused the shade to ignite.
Read MoreNazi accused sent 'kill, kill, kill' textpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Alice Cutter was texting her partner Mark Jones in 2016, Birmingham Crown Court hears.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThe East Midlands Live page has now finished for the day however some posts linking to BBC articles may continue to appear overnight.
Full live coverage will continue at 08:00 on Tuesday.
Weather: Staying dry with more cloudpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
It will remain dry this evening and overnight with clear spells, but there will be more in the way of cloud pushing in during the early hours.
On Tuesday it is expected to be a mainly dry day, but it looks set to be cloudier.
A50 reopens after tractor crashpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsOne lane remains closed past the scene of the crash.
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End of twitter postEnvironmentally friendly buses take to the roadpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsWas your bus looking especially clean and shiny today? It could have been one of Nottingham's new bio-gas double deck buses.
The first of the 67 environmentally friendly buses took to the streets earlier between Bulwell, City Hospital, Hucknall Road and the city centre.
Image source, Nottingham City CouncilSoon they will also be on the Lilac 27, Purple 89 and Pink 28 routes followed by more later in the year.
Nottingham City Transport has spent £20m on the new buses. It also received £1.12m of funding from the Office of Low Emission Vehicles to expand the bio-methane refuelling station at the city's main bus depot.
Community offered reassurance following fatal firespublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsNottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed investigations are under way into the cause of two fatal fires in the county over the last few days.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue ServiceOn Friday an 88-year-old man died in a flat in Bingham and the next day a 71-year-old woman died in a house fire in Bulwell.
Mick Sharman from the fire service said: “Events like this remind us that fires can be devastating."
Crews will be out in Bulwell tomorrow offering reassurance and support to those within the community.
Woman dies after fall from first floor of storepublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
A woman died when she fell from the first floor of a store in Nottingham's Victoria Centre, police have said.
Paramedics were called to Urban Outfitters on Friday afternoon, where the 74-year-old had suffered serious injuries.
She was pronounced dead shortly at about 15:10, Nottinghamshire Police said.
Image source, GoogleNigel Wheatley, general manager for intu Victoria Centre, said: “We are very sorry to say that a customer passed away after an incident at one of our retailers on Friday afternoon, despite the paramedics and medical team’s best efforts.
"Our deepest sympathies are with her family and friends."
Police said they were not treating the death as suspicious.
Car transporter cab overturns in crashpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsHighways England is expecting a large section of the A50 in Derbyshire to remain closed for "several hours" after a crash involving a car transporter and a tractor.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceThe road is closed eastbound between J4 (Toyota Island) and J2 (Aston-on-Trent).
It's reporting the cab of the car transporter has overturned and is on its side. Recovery has been requested.
Shed fire spreads to housepublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThree firefighting crews are currently dealing with a blaze in Carlton that started in a shed but has spread to a house.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue ServiceNottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to Morley Road at about 15:30.
There are no reports of anyone being rescued or injured but people living nearby are being advised to close their windows and doors.
Road closed after car transporter and tractor crashpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA section of the A50 is closed near Derby after a crash involving a car transporter and a tractor.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceThe road is closed eastbound between J4 (Toyota) and J2 (Thulston). Highways England is suggesting drivers allow extra time for their journey.
Derbyshire Police have said there are fortunately no injuries.
City remembers Hillsborough victimspublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsOn the 30th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster a minute's silence has been held across Nottingham.
Even buses pulled over to pay their respects.
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End of twitter postBoy arrested after firefighters attackedpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineA 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a firefighter was assaulted at a skatepark on Friday.
Police say that while firefighters were putting out a blaze at the park in Chesterfield Road, North Wingfield, two were attacked by a group who punched and threw bottles at them.
One firefighter needed hospital treatment.
The boy was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of assault and has been released while investigations continue.
Image source, Getty ImagesDeputy Chief Fire Offer, Gavin Tomlinson said the service was providing welfare support to their colleague.
"Attacks like this place the safety of firefighters, and the people they are trying to protect, at risk. Thankfully, this type of incident is extremely rare in Derbyshire and it is only a tiny minority of people who would ever consider acting in such an irresponsible way," he added.
Drivers warned of upcoming road closurespublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThe next phase of Leicester's London Road resurfacing work starts this evening.
Waterloo Way will be closed at 19:00 between South Albion Street and Charles Street. London Road inbound will be left turn only onto Waterloo Way. Roads will reopen by 06:00 tomorrow morning.
The work is part of the Connecting Leicester programme, external to make London Road safer and more attractive for cyclists and pedestrians, the council said.
Image source, Leicester City Council'Salesman' steals money from woman's bank cardpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineOfficers would like to speak to this man following a burglary in Leicestershire.
A man claimed to be selling cleaning products to a woman at a house in North Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, on 3 March, police said.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceThe woman, in her 60s, handed her card to the man who said he needed to go back to his van to take a small payment.
The woman noticed later that day that hundreds of pounds had been taken from her account.
The same man and another man returned the following day and asked for her card again but the victim refused.
Police car 'rammed' by suspected tool thiefpublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThe driver of a van "full to the brim" with tools was stopped by police on Saturday after a tool shop in Buxton was broken into.
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End of twitter postRacecourse fined after fork left on trackpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsLeicester Racecourse has been fined £3,500 after a gardening fork was left on the track during a race.
The British Horseracing Authority said the safety of horses and jockeys had been potentially put at risk.
Image source, GoogleIt happened during the Cottesmore “Grassroots” Maiden Hunters’ Steeple Chase (Class 5) on 26 February 2019.
The fork had been left on the landing side of the sixth fence where ground staff had been treading in.
The BBC has requested a comment from Leicester Racecourse.
Methane gas drilling application lodgedpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 15 April 2019
Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy ReporterAn energy company is hoping to extract gas left behind from coal mining, in a project which could last 25 years.
The application, external, on land next to Rufford Abbey Registered Parkland, would see three weeks of round-the-clock drilling, while tests are carried out to work out if there is enough gas to make the project profitable.
Some of this escaping methane gas would then be set fire to, meaning there would be a flare for some of the three weeks.
Image source, GoogleIf the scheme was deemed viable, equipment would be set up to capture the escaping gas.
Planning bosses at the Conservative-run Nottinghamshire County Council have recommended that the scheme be approved. Only one objection has been raised - on highways grounds.
The site is on arable land around 1.5 miles to the south of Ollerton.
Once a new road had been built to the site, drilling will start for up to three weeks.
A 35m-high drilling rig would be used, and temporary floodlighting would also be brought in.
