Latest updates: East Midlands Livepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 17 April 2019
The latest news, sport, travel and weather for the East Midlands.
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On-the-run Polish gangster arrested in Nottingham
Warehouse staff in Wigan offered job in Derbyshire
Man admits killing two people in 'wrong-way' motorway crash
Rise in demand for specialist prison squad
Climate change protesters block city road
'Corsa cannibals' strike in Nottingham
Statins 'don't work well for one in two'
Updates for Tuesday 16 April
Latest updates: East Midlands Livepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 17 April 2019
Why will some people need ID to vote?published at 00:08 British Summer Time 17 April 2019
Hundreds of people were turned away from polling stations in a 2018 trial for not having proof of ID.
Read MoreEx-special constable jailed for threatspublished at 19:48 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
Shahib Asan threatened to burn a family's house down and subjected them to "mental torture".
Read MoreSenior police 'influenced' abuse inquirypublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
A police watchdog raises concerns over how child abuse claims against Lord Janner were handled.
Read MoreHow dangerous are halogen light bulbs?published at 18:02 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
Following a boy's death in a halogen light-related house fire, what risk do the banned bulbs pose?
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Full live coverage will continue at 08:00 on Wednesday.
Weather: Dry and sunny after foggy startpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
Tonight it will be dry with the cloud breaking to give long clear spells. There could be a few areas of mist and fog forming too overnight.
Any early areas of mist and fog will lift on Wednesday to leave a largely dry day with spells of sunshine.
There is the chance of the odd shower breaking out.
Rail fault causes severe travel disruptionpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
LNER advised passengers not to travel after faulty overhead cables damaged 10 locomotives.
Read MoreJanner inquiry: Police documents 'inappropriately modified'published at 17:45 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester reporterAn inquiry into how Leicestershire Police investigated the former Leicester MP and peer, Lord Janner, has raised a number of concerns.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), said it's examining potential document tampering as it looks into three investigations dating back to 1991.
Lord Janner, who served as a Labour MP for almost 30 years, died in 2015 shortly after a judge ruled he was not fit to stand trial for alleged sex offences.
Image source, ReutersThe IOPC inquiry has focused on three police investigations in 1991, 2002 and 2006 relating to claims from former residents of children's homes.
It has found there were "a number of references to a relationship, including a sexual relationship, between Lord Janner and a child" but no evidence this was looked into.
It's found that once an investigation did begin "there is an indication that senior officers may have influenced decisions regarding the enquiries being carried out."
This report says a new referral was made to the IOPC as recently as February this year, which indicates that "police documents may have been inappropriately modified" and that a person serving with the police may have committed a criminal offence.
Lord Janner's son Daniel Janner QC says "This private document should never have been published. It is yet another astonishing example of this discredited inquiry's mishandling of information."
Anglo-Welsh sign confuses rural Leicestershirepublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsPan for golaun goch arhoswch yma - understand?
This rather baffling sign has been spotted between Bruntingthorpe and Peatling Parva.
Image source, @RMitchell_NHSThe sign, featuring the Welsh language, is on Main Street where Severn Trent is renewing the water pipes.
The water company told the BBC its contractors have used a dual-language sign because it's all they have available.
They added: "We're not sure if there's a big Welsh community in this part of Leicestershire, but if there is we hope they appreciate the sign."
Service station police gifted burgers and cakespublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsYou won't catch police at Tibshelf services eating doughnuts - not when they've been given burgers and cakes by friendly youngsters.
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End of twitter postFormer police special constable jailed for harassmentpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA former Leicestershire Police special constable has been jailed after threatening to burn a family's house down.
Shahib Asan was originally sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years after being found guilty of harassment and perverting the course of justice.
The 23-year-old from Birstall sent threatening letters and text messages to former family friends and threatened to burn down their house. He was also caught on camera throwing paint stripper over their car.
He's now been given an immediate custodial sentence of four years and nine months after the Solicitor General appealed the original decision.
Quote MessageThe original sentence handed down was, in my view, unduly lenient. I hope the offender’s immediate imprisonment gives some comfort to the family who were harassed and lived under the threat of violence for a sustained period.”
Robert Buckland QC MP, Solicitor General
Man admits killing two in M62 crashpublished at 16:00 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
Taryl Moxam caused the deaths of friends Adam Afsar and Jason Wilby in April 2018.
Read MoreWarning about online holiday bookingpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
BBC Radio LeicesterA pensioner from Billesdon has spoken to the BBC about the horror she felt when she thought she'd lost thousands of pounds on flights to New Zealand.
Chris Jeffery was planning to travel to the other side of the world to celebrate her 80th birthday but ahead of her trip she spotted an error in her travel itinerary. This was followed by an even nastier shock.
She told the BBC: "I rang the travel company and there was no reply, and then I rang the next day and there was no reply.
"So I looked on their website and was absolutely horrified to find a whole lot of comments by people that said 'don't book with this company'."
The company, based in Kent, had closed and is now being investigated by the police.
Image source, Getty ImagesThankfully, Ms Jeffery managed to get her money back from her bank and took her trip to New Zealand. But Trading Standards have said this is a widespread problem.
They've had over 600 reports of holiday fraud in the East Midlands in the last year and are advising people to check online reviews before booking, book with a credit card and if the price looks too good to be true - it probably is.
A38 partial closures for litter pickingpublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsLitter pickers will be out in force along the A38 in Derby later for the first of five nightly clean-ups.
The city council is warning there will be some partial road closures between 20:00 and 05:00 while rubbish is collected.
Image source, Derby City CouncilStreet cleansing teams will make their way along the verges starting at the A516 and Kingsway, working towards Little Eaton island.
Traffic management measures will be in place tonight and tomorrow this week and again from Tuesday 23 April for a further three nights.
Councillors restart membership of NHS bodypublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
Hugh Casswell
Political reporter, BBC Radio NottinghamNottingham City Councillors have agreed to restart its formal role in the city and county integrated care system (ICS).
Image source, ThinkstockThe ICS is intended to improve co-operation between the NHS and social care teams.
The authority had previously suspended its involvement for up to six months so they could get assurances about having greater accountability in the way decisions would be made about future arrangements.
Nazi accused sent 'kill, kill, kill' textpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
Alice Cutter was texting her partner Mark Jones in 2016, Birmingham Crown Court hears.
Read MoreRise in demand for specialist prison squadpublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
The National Tactical Response Group was called-out to 640 incidents in 2018, data obtained by the BBC shows.
Read MoreWheelbarrow pushing man sought by policepublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsPolice investigating a burglary in Alfreton are trying to find a man who was seen pushing a wheelbarrow in the area.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceA safe containing a large quantity of cash was stolen from a business on Limes Avenue in the early hours of Sunday 31 March.
Derbyshire Police have said the man was seen shortly after 03:30 walking down Limes Avenue towards Bishop Street.
The empty safe was later found in Swanwick.
A38 crash: Woman freed from carpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 16 April 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineThe A38 is now fully open following a five-vehicle crash this afternoon.
A woman had to be freed following the crash, which happened near the East Midlands Designer Outlet and J28 of the M1.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
