Summary

  • Teenager detained for attempted rape of 62-year-old woman

  • Mum 'experiments' with private cancer treatment

  • Council uses camera-fitted car to fine motorists over parking

  • Nottinghamshire emergency services help east coast tidal surge response

  • Clipstone council tax rise pays for community centre

  • Updates for Friday 13 January 2017

  1. Nottingham training pays off for Evanspublished at 13:40 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    British number three Dan Evans, who trains at the Nottingham Tennis Centre, has reached his first ATP tour final. 

    He beat Russian Andrey Kuznetsov 6-2 3-6 6-3.

    Dan EvansImage source, Getty Images

    Evans will now play world number 34 Gilles Muler in the final tomorrow.

  2. Changing room is readypublished at 13:27 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    BBC Nottingham Sport

    Not long until face-off in Ritten, Italy and the Panthers' locker room is ready for the players to arrive.

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  3. MP hoping to 'negotiate US trade deals'published at 13:02 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    We haven't managed to get hold of Mr Jenrick yet, but he told the Newark Advertiser, external that while Mr Trump might not be everyone's first choice as president, "we have to work with his administration". 

    He added: "I hope to persuade Mr Lighthizer that the UK should be at the front of the queue for a free trade deal rather than at the back of it as President Obama threatened on the eve of the (Brexit) referendum."

  4. 'Horrifying and disgusting' say Twitter userspublished at 12:29 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Ben Truslove
    BBC News Online

    Mr Jenrick tweeted , externalhe will also be meeting trade representative, Bob Lighthizer "to push for a UK-US free trade deal."

    Jenrick TwitterImage source, Twitter

    Twitter user Zapsi replied: "it's honestly disgusting that you think the best way to represent your constituents is to cosy up to trump and pence."

    While Mr Smith wrote: "i think the word you require is 'horrifying' not 'fascinating'."

  5. Criticism for Jenrick over Trump inaugurationpublished at 12:05 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Ben Truslove
    BBC News Online

    Newark MP Robert Jenrick has been criticised after announcing he'll be attending the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President.

    The Conservative MP said it will be "fascinating" to be in Washington DC as Mr Trump becomes the 45th US President.

    Robert Jenrick and Donald TrumpImage source, Getty Images
  6. Panthers hoping to make historypublished at 11:47 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    BBC Sport

    Nottingham Panthers coach Corey Neilson says the team are "excited" about their Continental Cup Final

    In their bid to make history they face Odense of Denmark tonight, Beibarys Atyrau of Kazakhstan tomorrow and hosts Ritten on Sunday.

    Corey Neilson

    If they succeed, the Panthers will become the first British ice hockey team to win the equivalent of football's Europa League.     

  7. Cold causes airport delayspublished at 11:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Quite a few delays for passengers at East Midlands Airport this morning...

    Departures at East Midlands AirportImage source, East Midlands Airport

    I'm told this was because the aircraft needed to be de-iced and that flights are running on time now.

  8. Council getting requests for parking helppublished at 11:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    The council started using the car fitted with CCTV in March last year and since then has issued 612 fines to people.

    The authority said they were now getting requests from schools across the county asking them to help with parking issues.

    You can read more about the scheme by the council here, external

  9. Council using CCTV car as deterrentpublished at 10:53 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    Nottinghamshire County Council's enforcement manager, Gareth Johnson, told BBC Radio Nottingham this morning, it was not just about making money.

    He said it was also about making people aware of what they're doing wrong.

    parkingImage source, Nottinghamshire County Council

    He said: "We don't just want to catch people with the car, we want to stop them doing it full stop."

  10. Motorists fined for parkingpublished at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    BBC Radio Nottingham

    If parking really gets you riled, you might like to hear more than 600 fines have been handed out to drivers in Nottinghamshire for parking on school markings and bus stops in the past 11 months. 

    The county council has been using a car specially fitted with a roof mounted cameras to catch motorists.   

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  11. Traffic expected for rugby tonightpublished at 09:48 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

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  12. Tennis player makes basketball switchpublished at 09:48 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

      And here's a video on Joshua's switch in sports...  

  13. From one court to another...published at 09:48 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    The former junior Grand Slam winner once had one of the biggest serves in junior tennis - recorded at 133mph.

    But after enrolling at Loughborough University last year to study sports science and management, it led to him getting a deal with the Leicester Riders basketball team. 

    Josh Ward-HibbertImage source, Hoopsfix.com
  14. Swapping big serves for slam dunkspublished at 09:48 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    BBC Sport

    Nottingham's very own young tennis star, Joshua Ward-Hibbert, is hanging up his racquet and swapping it for a basketball.

    And BBC Sport has been having a chat with him about the move.

    Joshua Ward-HibbertImage source, Getty Images
  15. Treatment costs £5,000 a sessionpublished at 09:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    Mrs Sheppard said she has a session every two weeks, costing £5,000 each time.

    The money was raised through fundraising events and crowdfunding and she said she had been "humbled by everyone's kindness".

    Liz Sheppard fundraisingImage source, Liz Sheppard

    The 36-year-old said there was enough money left for another six sessions and then she'd have to consider her next step.

    "I don't have the money to keep funding it," she said. "I don't know anybody who has £10,000 a month at their disposal - it's not realistic."

  16. Mum says private cancer treatment changed herpublished at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    The NHS hasn't approved the use of immunotherapy for treating the type of rare cancer that Mrs Sheppard has.

    But the mum-of-three says a "golf ball-sized" tumour on her neck shrank by 50% after just four sessions of treatments.

    Liz Sheppard before and afterImage source, Liz Sheppard

    "The pictures speak for themselves... you can see the change in me," she told BBC Nottingham this morning.

    "I couldn't even physically get out of bed when I was on the palliative treatment."

  17. Mum 'experiments' with cancer treatmentpublished at 09:12 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    A mum who was given just months to live in 2015 has told the BBC she is responding well to cancer treatment after paying privately to "experiment" on herself.  

    Liz Sheppard from Mansfield Woodhouse has fundraised money for the immunotherapy in London to treat a rare form of stomach cancer which has spread.   

    Liz SheppardImage source, Liz Sheppard