Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

A light aircraft crashed with a van shortly after taking off from Lambley Airstrip at about 12:40, police have said.

The fire service said one man is being treated by paramedics but is not thought to be seriously hurt.

Crews from Arnold, Carlton and Highfields attended the scene near Green Lane.

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“A cordon is in place around the aircraft and Green Lane is closed to traffic while the area is examined," a police spokesman said.

“The Civil Aviation Authority has been informed."

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

A light aircraft has crashed near Lambley airstrip.

Police say they don't believe there are any injuries.

It is thought to have come down shortly after take-off within the last hour.

BBC Travel

People slowing down on the northbound side of the M1 to look at a caravan that's overturned on the other side are causing delays.

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Nottingham boxer Leigh Wood says he doesn't really like the man he's fighting this Saturday , externalfor the vacant Midlands Featherweight title... 

Wood faces Lee Glover in Sheffield this weekend.

The pair have met once before in the amateurs when Glover came out on top. 

BBC Travel

One lane of Maid Marian Way is blocked because of a broken-down bus at the A610 Tollhouse Hill roundabout.

BBC Travel

Three lanes are closed on the M1 southbound between Tibshelf services and junction 28 because of an overturned caravan.

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Little Mix fans were treated to a spot of true romance during the band's Nottingham leg of the Get Weird tour on Wednesday night, when a couple got engaged, external during the support act.

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One out for Notts County on loan deadline day... 

Kevin Stanley
BBC Radio Nottingham

Network Rail has just revealed its plan for the East Midlands for the next 30 years, and it doesn’t look like good news if you use the Robin Hood Line. 

The report , externalacknowledges overcrowding on the route between Nottingham, Mansfield and Worksop but says there’s no valid “value for money” business case for providing additional carriages on services.

BBC Travel

Roadworks are causing slow traffic on the A617 in Kirklington between Southwell Road and Eakring Lane.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

It just keeps getting later... 

East Midlands Trains are now saying it'll be 12:00 before stolen signalling cables are replaced.

The line remains closed between Nottingham and Grantham and a replacement bus service is running.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

Here's the full wording of the apology to victims of child abuse in Nottinghamshire and Nottingham:

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If the text is too small to read on your device, click here., external

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

Here are the top stories this morning:

• The search for Nottingham man David Dixon who went missing after the Brussels bomb attacks continues into a third day
• Ex-Forest player Colin Barrett says he's boycotting the club's 150th anniversary dinner because of "scandalous" ticket prices
• Travel: The railway line between Nottingham and Grantham is closed because of cable thefts at Bingham, external

Sarah Teale
Reporter, East Midlands Today

Notts County Council leader Alan Rhodes has just apologised to the victims of historic child abuse in the city and county.

He was speaking at a full council meeting at County Hall.

It comes after the sentencing of Andris Logins yesterday for 17 sexual offences at the former Beechwood care home in the 1980s.  

Charlie Slater
BBC Radio Nottingham sports reporter

Colin Barrett, who's boycotting Forest's 150th anniversary dinner said the ticket prices have "wiped out 99.9% of supporters from going to it".

He added: "The club have to realise it's not all about money."

He went on to admit that he'd not yet been invited and joked that "maybe I won't be invited anyway".

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Charlie Slater
BBC Radio Nottingham sports reporter

Nottingham Forest European cup winner, Colin Barrett, says he won’t be attending the club's 150th Anniversary Gala Dinner because the ticket prices are too expensive for fans. 

The event will be held on Monday 2 May and the club is charging up to £2,400 for a table of 10, with the cheapest table of 10 starting at £1,000 plus VAT. 

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Barrett said: "I just think it's a scandalous price...they should've started the prices lower down." 

He went on to say that the prices have "wiped out 99.9% of supporters from going to it".

We've asked Forest for a comment but they haven't responded.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

East Midlands Trains says it's now expecting the line between Nottingham and Grantham to fully reopen at about 11:00., external

A replacement bus service is running in both directions between the two stations.

It's been caused by cable thefts at Bingham.

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A retired policeman stumbled across a huge stash of cannabis , externalworth almost £90,000 on a holiday resort beach.