Summary

  • East Midlands Railway to have purple colour scheme

  • Woman charged with multiple shop thefts

  • Mouse problem at city council HQ

  • Live updates for Friday 21 June

  1. Man 'robbed while sitting in car'published at 08:35 British Summer Time 17 June 2019

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    A man has been arrested, external after another man was allegedly attacked and robbed while sitting in his car in Heanor at the weekend.

    The victim told police he was sitting in his vehicle in Marshall Street at about 00:10 yesterday when three men wearing hoodies and gloves opened the door, assaulted him and took his wallet.

    Police said a 29-year-old man was in custody after being arrested on suspicion of robbery.

    Marshall StreetImage source, Google
  2. Thousands of offences 'dealt with informally'published at 08:34 British Summer Time 17 June 2019

    East Midlands Today

    Police forces in the East Midlands have dealt with about 30,000 crimes since 2014 using an out-of-court process that doesn't count as a conviction.

    Community resolutions do not appear on criminal records but can be given out for a range of offences, including antisocial behaviour and assault.

    Derbyshire Police headquarters

    Derbyshire Police has resolved 6% of its recorded crimes in this way over the past five years - the highest proportion in the region.

    The force said they had only been used when deemed "the right thing to do".

  3. Derbys and Notts crews fight floods in Lincolnshirepublished at 08:12 British Summer Time 17 June 2019

    East Midlands Today

    Fire crews from Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire have been helping to pump water from a flood-hit town in Lincolnshire.

    More than 580 homes were evacuated in Wainfleet after two months' worth of rain fell in two days and the River Steeping broke its banks.

    High volume pumps are being used to bring water levels down so people can return home.

    Flooding in WainfleetImage source, PA
  4. Muddy Download punters head homepublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 17 June 2019

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    Tens of thousands of rock fans are due to head home from the mud-hit Download Festival at Donington Park today.

    Heavy rain before and during the event created mudbath conditions at the festival site - prompting some to leave before a riff had even been played.

    The festival was brought to a close last night by Tool following headline performances by Def Leppard on Friday and Slipknot on Saturday.

    Muddy DownloadImage source, Getty Images
  5. Watch: Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 17 June 2019

    Alex Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    There's plenty of cloud around this morning but this should thin out as the day goes on with sunny spells and showers possible later.