Updates for Monday 13 June 2016
Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online
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The M1 remains closed as a man is refusing to come down from a sign gantry, external. He climbed up about 13:00 on Sunday and police are trying to coax him down.
Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online
Extra doctors have been drafted in to three GP surgeries in Carlton and Netherfield after the sudden closure of the Willows Medical Practice.
The surgery was closed indefinitely on Friday after an inspection by The Care Quality Commission but we haven't been told yet the reasons for the closure.
Quote MessagePeople talk about red tape and quite often they are talking about peoples' rights at work. The right to work in a safe environment, the right to four weeks paid holiday, the right for part time workers to be treated the same as full time workers
Glenis Willmott, Labour MEP, Remain
Ben Truslove
BBC News Online
If - like me - all this chat from the opposing sides of the debate is beginning to fog your mind, check the BBC's crucial piece on everything you need to know about the referendum.
Image source, AFPBen Truslove
BBC News Online
Multinational companies benefit from the EU because it makes the market less competitive according to North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen.
“Large companies like regulation they can cope with it. The relative cost to an [small to medium sized business]... is ten times the cost to a large company of implementing any form of regulation," he said.
BBC Radio Nottingham
Almost 4,000 patients at the Willows Medical Centre in Carlton are being told to use alternative doctors surgeries this morning.
It was closed indefinitely by health officials at The Care Quality Commission on Friday night.
Image source, GooglePatients affected by the closure are being told to contact three other surgeries in Carlton and Netherfield for appointments.
This is the congestion on the M1 heading south from Nottinghamshire.
People leaving the Download festival at Donington Park are being advised to follow the signposted diversions out of the site and not to use their sat navs.
Image source, Highways England
Colin Fray
BBC Radio Nottingham Sport
Notts County are set to sign the former Rotherham United goalkeeper Adam Collin.
Terms have been agreed between the Magpies and the 31-year-old, who was released by the Millers at the end of the season.
Image source, Getty ImagesCollin, who previously played for Carlisle United, is expected for a medical, prior to completing his move to the Meadow Lane club.
Entrepreneur and Remain campaigner Madi Sharma said being in the EU gave her access to a market of 500 million customers.
"98% of the economy is small to medium sized enterprise economy [not large multinationals]. We are mainly locally based, employing local people," she said.
"BMW, Mercedes and Aldi will be kicking down the door of the European Commission saying we need that British business", so said UKIP MEP Roger Helmer.
He said the UK is the biggest customer in the world of European exports and it is in the EU's interest to keep a free trade agreement in the event of Brexit.
Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online
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Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online
Police are still questioning two people who were arrested yesterday, external following a disturbance outside the Stadium pub in Basford in the early hours.
A 29-year-old man suffered "non-life threatening injuries" and was taken to the QMC for treatment.
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
The man on the bridge has been there since midday yesterday.
Leicestershire Police say their the decision to close the motorway has not been taken lightly.
Trained police officers are communicating with the man to try and reach a safe conclusion., external
Ben Truslove
BBC News Online
In a lively debate on the EU referendum, former Chancellor Ken Clarke accused the Vote Leave campaign of "Donald Trump type nonsense" and trying to scare voters over immigration.
Image source, APBut leave campaigner MP Andrew Bridgen said wages in the UK were a huge draw for Eastern European migrants, particular with the introduction of the national living wage
BBC Travel
If you're travelling towards Leicester this morning you should be aware the police have closed a section of the M1.
The motorway is CLOSED southbound between J24 and J22 southbound because there's a man on a bridge.
Drivers are being diverted off the motorway and along other routes.
Ben Truslove
BBC News Online
The panel at last night's lively debate on the EU referendum was made up of four politicians and businesswomen evenly split between the leave and remain camp.
Topics covered included immigration, jobs, trade and more.
If you haven't made your mind up which way to vote next week - or even if you have - Better In or Out: A BBC East Midlands Today referendum special is a good watch.
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
There is a yellow warning in place for heavy showers today.
The rain could lead to tricky driving conditions and localised flooding is a possibility.
BBC Travel
There's some delays on the A60 Mansfield Road in Ravenshead this morning.
