Liam Barnes
BBC News

An inmate at HMP Nottingham who was found in his cell died from hanging, an inquest has heard.

Ben Ireson's body was discovered in his single-occupancy cell on 13 December 2018.

An inquest into the 31-year-old's death was resumed at Nottingham Coroner's Court on Wednesday.

A jury has been sworn in, and they heard Mr Ireson - who was born in Luton - had been held on remand in the prison since 16 October that year.

They heard staff had been concerned about the risk he posed to himself, and that he had "a number of cell moves" during his time there.

A post-mortem examination found a mark caused by a ligature around his neck, and a medical cause of death was given as hanging.

The inquest continues, and is expected to conclude next week.

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28,000 individual rough sleepers were recorded by councils across the UK in a single year.

Neil Heath
BBC News Online

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice across the East Midlands on Thursday.

From midnight, until 12:00 tomorrow, sleet and snow are expected to fall causing some travel disruption.

"Icy stretches" could also lead to longer journey times by road, bus and train, the weather service added.

Image source, Met Office

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

A tattooist to the stars is struggling to work after his studio and equipment was destroyed in floods after Storm Dennis.

Kevin Paul's home in Breedon on the Hill was flooded more than a week ago, and he's been left staying with his mother in her two-bedroom flat with his pregnant wife and two children.

"We've lost a £1,200 pushchair that we'd just bought for the new baby, brand new furniture put in six months ago, all the kids' memories and their Christmas presents," he said.

Mr Paul, who has tattooed the likes of Ed Sheeran and Harry Styles, is expecting the arrival of their baby in eight weeks and says the family are effectively homeless while they find somewhere else to stay

And meanwhile, the flood has left him unable to work.

"It's messed everything up," he said. "I need to work to make money to sort these problems, but I can't because the stuff is damaged.

"It's like we're in a black hole at the minute."

Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

A mental health nurse who gave a patient an extra dose of prescription medicine without checking their chart has been sanctioned.

Craig Mavunga was handed an 18-month conditions of practice order at the end of a recent Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) hearing.

During the hearing, the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust employee was described as "having a tendency to deflect accountability on to colleagues".

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It was also claimed he demonstrated a "lack of competency" in some areas of his work.

The NMC panel heard "a number of concerns" were raised in relation to Mr Mavunga's practice while he was working at Stewart House, an inpatient mental health rehabilitation facility in Enderby.

There was an incident when Mr Mavunga gave a patient a fourth dose of a medication, when he was only supposed to have three doses in a 24-hour period.

The panel's report concluded his clinical ability was inadequate as he was unable to operate efficiently without a heavy degree of supervision.

He told the NMC that he did not want to make excuses but that there was not "adequate support" at Stewart House and that the facility was "understaffed".

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

All this plastic was found in just under an hour in part of a Nottinghamshire's nature reserve, staff have said.

Heavy rain lead to the Attenborough Nature Reserve's nature centre being closed for two days last week.

Image source, Attenborough Nature Reserve

Image source, Attenborough Nature Reserve

More than 1,000 small pieces of rubbish were collected from just a small area of path this morning.

This included hundreds of plastic cotton bud sticks, bottle tops and cigarette lighters, all which could get into the food chain if animals eat them.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

All lanes have reopened on the northbound M1 after a crash just before 08:00.

Long queues were reported after the accident near junction 21A in Leicestershire.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

A crash near the northbound slip road from Leicester Forest East services is causing traffic problems on the M1 near junction 21.

Ambulance and police are on the scene but it is unclear how many vehicles were involved or if anyone has been seriously injured.

One lane has been closed with tailbacks stretching several miles, including on to the M69.

Image source, Highways England

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Amber Valley Borough Council is facing an "extremely serious" financial crunch which could see it effectively run out of money in two years.

The authority's chief finance officer said "urgent action" was required to plug a budget gap equivalent to a fifth of the council's annual revenue spending.

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The council is forecast to spend millions of pounds more in a year than it brings in, despite major savings over the past few years.

It leaves the council needing to find further spending cuts or a way to significantly boost its income.

BBC Radio Derby

It was advantage Up'Ards on the first day of Royal Shrovetide Football in Ashbourne.

The ball was pushed into the fields towards Sturston and spent most of the day heading in that direction.

Despite the boggy ground, snowfall and freezing temperatures, the ball was finally goaled just after 20:00 by Tom Leighton, from Kniveton.

The match is set to finish later today.

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Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

A mixture of conditions, with some showers in the morning before it turns drier and brighter during the day.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Here are a couple of snowy shots of Curbar and Matlock, courtesy of our BBC Weather Watchers.

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Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Police in Derbyshire have advised drivers venturing out on to snowy roads in the county to make sure they have a fully charged phone and emergency supplies.

This was the scene on the A617 in Pleasley in the early hours, courtesy of the force's roads policing unit.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Drivers have been warned to expect major disruption on roads in Derbyshire following heavy snow overnight.

Two Peak District roads are currently closed - the A53 Leek Road and the A6024 Holme Moss - while work is ongoing to clear a crashed lorry from the A515 in Pomeroy.

Image source, Derbyshire Police

The county council said: "Other main routes in the Peak District are currently passable but motorists are advised to take care.

"Elsewhere in the county, ice may be an issue on some routes due to the amount of rain overnight."

Alex Smith
BBC News Online

A person has been hit by a train between Leicester and Market Harborough, East Midlands Railway has said.

The train company said this is disrupting trains but added passengers can use their tickets on other services.

Simon and Lawrence spent some time sleeping rough and said it could happen to anybody.

Ilias Chair scores seconds after coming off the bench to earn Queens Park Rangers victory over Derby County at Loftus Road.

Nottingham Forest moved to within three points of the automatic promotion places thanks to a notable 1-0 victory at Cardiff City.

AFC Fylde's National League clash with Notts County is postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at Mill Farm.

East Midlands Today

Choristers and clergy at Nottinghamshire's Southwell Minster charged up and down the nave earlier as they took part in their first ever pancake race.