BBC Sport

Nottingham's Michael Holt says previous snooker World Championship "nightmares" have not dulled the sense of excitement that comes with playing at the Crucible.

He faces world number four Neil Robertson on Tuesday.  

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Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

Nottinghamshire County Council has said more than 90% of parents have secured a place at their first preferred primary school for their children in September.

The authority's contacted 9,275 parents to let them know which school their son or daughter is to attend. 

It said 98% of parents got a place at one of their preferred schools – an increase on last year.

However, 207 parents have been offered a place at a school they didn’t state on their application.

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You've been having your say on Facebook , externalabout the homelessness posters that the council has reworded in Nottingham.

Christine Nahirny said she thinks the new ones are "worse": "Sure not everyone on the street has a drink or drug problem!"

Yvonne Wright asked: "How much does all this cost...of our money...?"

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

East Midlands Trains said the thefts were "really frustrating".

“Anybody who has been disrupted on our services may be entitled to compensation for the inconvenience caused, and information on our Delay Repay compensation scheme can be found at eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/information/delay-repay," said acting customer experience director, Andrew Conroy.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

The cable thefts, external which caused delay misery for passengers and cost Network Rail nearly £120,000 happened:

• West of Nottingham city centre on 12 March, 18 March and 16 April
• At Long Eaton on 19 March and 23 March 
• And near Netherfield station on 24 March and 28 March

British Transport Police said extra patrols are being carried out across the area in a bid to catch and deter criminals.  

BBC Nottingham Sport

Forest coach Andy Reid says Britt Assombalonga will be involved in some capacity tomorrow against Blackburn Rovers.

The striker hasn't played for the first team since injuring his knee last year.

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BBC Travel

There's a lane closed on the M1 southbound between junctions 29 and 28 because of a broken down vehicle.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

Rail bosses in Nottinghamshire have made a fresh appeal to find cable thieves after lines were struck seven times in recent weeks, causing considerable delays for passengers. 

The latest was this weekend leading to travel misery for thousands of passengers caught up in delays and cancellations.

Network Rail says in the last month:

• 331 passenger services and 27 freight/engineering trains were delayed or cancelled
• There were 2,654 minutes of disruption for passengers
• And a cost to the railway of £119,165

Retford Times

People are being urged to reject tradesmen who turn up unannounced after a villager near Retford handed over a large amount of cash to a rogue roofer., external

BBC Nottingham Sport

Nottinghamshire-based snooker player Shaun Murphy is out of the World Championship after a shock 10-8 defeat by qualifier Anthony McGill.

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Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

Here are the top stories this morning:

• "Demonising" begging posters in Nottingham have been reworded after a public outcry
• A Notts theme park is closed today after a young child became ill and later died in hospital
• Cricket: Nottinghamshire make 242 in first innings of the County Championship match against Lancashire at Old Trafford

BBC Travel

If you're heading into Derbyshire, look out for an accident on Birchwood Lane, South Normanton, which has blocked the road in both directions between Clover Nook Road and Cockshutt Lane.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

A bit surprising, maybe? Andrew Redfern from the Nottingham homelessness charity, Framework, doesn't think the posters needed to be changed.

"What it's basically saying is there are better ways of helping than by giving to people who beg and I think that's entirely right," he said.

Punk band The King Blues said they received thousands of likes on Facebook , externalwhen they said the council was using money saved from closing hostels to "demonise the homeless".

"These posters... aren't saying here are homeless shelters you can donate to or some food banks where you can buy extra tins - they are just vilifying," lead singer Itch, said.

BBC Travel

Not sure whether this is connected to the earlier accident but the A60 is blocked southbound just before the A614 junction because of a broken down vehicle.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

The Give Smart campaign, led by the city council and the police, is aimed at stopping problem begging in Nottingham. 

The first wave of adverts, which had captions like "Begging: Watch your money go up in smoke", caused controversy after critics said they demonised the homeless.

Thousands of people signed a petition against the posters and dozens were torn down or defaced.

The new campaign features altered wording and urges donations to charity, saying things like "people who beg often have serious drug or alcohol problems".

BBC Nottingham Sport

An even first day at Old Trafford saw Nottinghamshire make 242 in their first innings of the County Championship match against Lancashire. 

Chris Read made 52 and Stuart Broad 43, and then Jake Ball took a late wicket as Lancashire closed on 25 for 1.

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They resume the match at Lancashire later this morning.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

Remember the storm over posters in Nottingham city centre about homelessness?

The city council came under fire for the original adverts, which warned shoppers money given to beggars would "go up in smoke".  

Well the council has been out replacing the old ones (pictured left) with new ones that have a different wording (pictured right).

The council said it's taken on board the reaction to the posters and altered the message, although the first batch remain on bins across the city.

BBC Travel

There's been an accident on the A60 Mansfield Road at the A614 Ollerton Road junction, just north of Arnold.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

There's a message on the theme park's website, external that says the park is closed "as a mark of respect".

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BBC Weather

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