Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online

• Department store John Lewis has been closed today after a heating pipe burst and flooded the store
• An art sculpture by Wolfgang Buttress has been unveiled in London's Kew Gardens today
• Notts County have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Adam Collin from Rotherham United

Nottingham Post

More than 200 homes and businesses in Netherfield town centre were hit by a power cut , externalyesterday, which has still been affecting people today.

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Some of you have been commenting on our Facebook post , externalabout John Lewis being closed today.

Tasha Wallis wrote: "I'm more bothered about anyone being in the building before reading the story" and a few others of you have asked too.

The leaking pipe was discovered around 22:40 when the store was closed so fortunately no-one has been hurt.

Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham commentator

Here's the view from the commentary box as Nottinghamshire get ready to take on Durham.

It's a grey, mizzly sort of afternoon at Chester-le-Street.

It's expected to be mainly dry but we're not anticipating any sun here.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

The risk of heavy and thundery showers this afternoon continues so there is a yellow weather warning in forcefrom the Met Office advising of the risks of flash flooding and tricky driving conditions.

Highs of 18C (64F)    

Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online

Wolfgang Buttress, who is based in West Bridgford, represented the UK with his hive artwork at the Universal Expo in Milan last year.

The artist linked his sculpture to a real beehive and said his work was a "symphony" between bees and humans.

Kevin Stanley
Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham

John Lewis is one of the Victoria Centre’s iconic stores. It was there when the centre opened in 1972 – though then it was known as Jessops.

It was the first John Lewis Partnership store to be built as part of a shopping centre, and Jessops took on the corporate name in 2002.

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The John Lewis business model is pretty special – every employee is effectively a “partner” in the company, and many who work there call it their own family.  

Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online

A tree has fallen on Adbolton Lane, Holme Pierrepont and hit a car.

The tree is blocking access to the National Watersports Centre.

Image source, Helen Bowen

Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online

• John Lewis has been forced to close after a burst heating pipe burst and flooded the store
• A Hive sculpture by Nottingham artsist Wolfgang Buttress has been unveiled in London
• Nottinghamshire take on Durham in their One-Day Cup game this afternoon

Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online

A spokeswoman for John Lewis said the shopping centres owners, Intu, had been "amazingly supportive".

She said they were helping out last night and had sent down equipment to help with the clean up today.

John Lewis says it is starting to clear up today after the burst water pipe.

One firefighter told BBC Radio Nottingham: "We were struggling to find the source of the leak.

"Crews were deployed to salvage stock, [but staff] are going to be busy for a number of days."  

Geeta Pendse
Arts reporter, BBC East Midlands Today

Here's the first look at Nottinghamshire artist Wolfgang Buttress's hive sculpture. 

It's now been installed at the Kew Gardens in London.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online

The heavy rain also caused a lot of problems yesterday.

A ceiling came down at the Morrisons supermarket in Netherfield and Newark Orchard School in Balderton, Newark is also closed to pupils today after a part of the ceiling was brought down by the rain.

Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News Online

If anyone is trying to picture how much water 80,000 litres is, it’s approximately 297 of these John Lewis paddling pools.  

Image source, John Lewis

Klara Lethbridge
Newsreader, BBC Radio Nottingham

Here's what John Lewis had to say about last night's flooding:

"Our Nottingham branch was seriously flooded last night and will remain closed today as there is no power or lighting. 

"We are assessing the damage and have already started the clean up operation which will continue as our partners arrive for work this morning."

BBC Nottingham Sport

Nottinghamshire are in action in the One-Day Cup today against Durham.

Weather permitting, there will be ball-by-ball commentary online.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online

From the outside you wouldn't know there were any problems inside the John Lewis store, but as you can imagine, it will be shut today.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online

Here are your top stories this morning:

• John Lewis in the Victoria Centre is shut today after 80,000 litres of hot water leaked into the store when a heating pipe burst
• A Nottinghamshire school is closed today after heavy rain caused a ceiling to come down 
• Four Nottingham-based athletes have been named in the GB para-canoe team for this year's Paralympics

David Jackson
BBC Radio Nottingham Sport

Four Nottingham-based athletes are part of the first ever para-canoe GB team for this year's Paralympics.

Emma Wiggs (pictured), Nick Beighton, Ian Marsden and Rob Oliver are all included.

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This will be Emma's second Paralympics after representing GB at sitting volleyball at London 2012.

She explained her decision to switch sports four years ago: "I really wanted to experience a sport that's able to take my body and physical limits to new levels."    

Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online

There's a massive clear up going on at John Lewis at the Victoria Centre in Nottingham today.

Firefighters told BBC Radio Nottingham the worst damage was on third floor of the department store where the ceiling "was falling away".

Water was then said to have cascaded through the rest of the store.