Two charged with murder of man, 26published at 14:50 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Gregory Kelly was hit by a car and then assaulted on Manor Road, Atherstone.
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Updates for Friday 7 April 2017
Man who faked cricket contract jailed for beating wife
Mother bailed after abduction arrest
Two teenagers charged for Dunkirk disruption
Policeman's funeral at Leicester Cathedral
Suspected cat poisoning in Croft
Morgan injury could affect Champions League line-up
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Two charged with murder of man, 26published at 14:50 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Man found dead in Bulwellpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
A man was found dead at a Nottingham home, external this morning and neighbouring homes were evacuated over a possible gas leak.
Fracking protesters target drilling firmpublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Eleven people are arrested after activists chain themselves to the gates of a Chesterfield company.
Read MoreRock festival announces plan to minimise mudpublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Gavin Bevis
BBC Local LiveOrganisers of the Download Festival say they have spent half a million pounds to try to make sure this year's event isn't as muddy as last year , external .
Heavy rain transformed the Donington Park rock festival into a mudbath last summer but 3,000 metres of extra drainage is being installed at the site this time around to try to head off similar problems.
A stage has also been moved, traffic routes into the site altered and extra workers taken on to deal with any issues.
Media question Shakespeare ahead of Everton matchpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
BBC Leicester SportMore from Craig Shakespeare now following his pre-Everton press conference.
No need to worry about Riyad Mahrez and his mosquito bite - apparently he's now "fine".
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Foxes boss also spoke about Wilfred Ndidi who yesterday tweeted about rumours he was looking to leave Leicester City - he said "I'm 200% with Leicester".
Shakespeare said he showed maturity in the way he approached it.
Image source, Getty ImagesThere was also talk of Ahmed Musa following several reports that he'd been arrested.
Shakespeare said he'd spoken with the striker who assured him "there wasn't a lot in it" and that it was a police matter that had been cleared up.
When it comes to the team he'll pick for the match on Sunday, he said he'll choose players that can win the game and that he'll not be thinking about the upcoming Champions League game.
Eleven jailed over "cash for crash" scampublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Liam Barnes
BBC News OnlineEleven people who made hundreds of thousands of pounds from in a "cash for crash" scam have been jailed for fraud offences.
At least 41 crashes were staged in 2011 and 2013 across Derbyshire, with gang members acting as drivers, passengers, witnesses and in other roles.
Nottingham Crown Court heard one victim missed a funeral as a result of a crash, with an elderly woman too shaken to drive again after one incident.
Derbyshire Police welcomed the sentences.
Image source, PoliceFracking protesters target drilling firmpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveAnti-fracking activists have chained themselves to a deep drilling company's gates "in solidarity" with campaigners opposed to fracking in Lancashire.
Image source, Reclaim the PowerReclaim the Power said it targeted Marriott Drilling in Chesterfield as it had links to a company behind the UK's first horizontal fracking site.
The pressure group also said the action was "in solidarity" with campaigners opposed to fracking in Lancashire .
Ten people have been arrested in connection with the demonstration.
This protest is the latest in a fortnight of action, external against companies Reclaim the Power believes has links to the fracking industry.
Cigarette smuggler tracked down in pubpublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporterA lorry driver who was jailed in his absence for trying to smuggle nearly six million cigarettes through Dover is behind bars.
Richard Curtis, who's 57 and from Bawtry in South Yorkshire, was sentenced to three years and nine months at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday, but failed to appear.
He was found in a pub in Jacksdale near Nottingham, when a member of the public spotted him following a media appeal.
The illicit cigarettes, which were found hidden in a load of frozen food, would have cost the exchequer £1.3m in lost duty.
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Image source, UK Border ForceTrent Barton cuts bus service in Derbyshirepublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Khia Lewis-Todd
BBC Local LiveResidents living in Egginton are unhappy about cuts to their local bus service.
From the end of May, the Trent Barton buses will be changing their routes and won't stop in Egginton. Locals say they'll have to walk miles to their nearest route.
Image source, GoogleTrent Barton said changes have been made due to low customer numbers, and as a result other services would be more frequent and punctual.
Wanted cigarette smuggler found in pubpublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Lorry driver Richard Curtis is spotted by a member of the public after going on the run.
Read MoreBenefit centre staff protest against closure planpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Peter Saull
BBC Radio Nottingham political reporterA protest is being staged this lunchtime by staff at a Nottinghamshire benefits office facing closure.
Around 130 jobs are at risk after the Department for Work and Pensions decided the base in Annesley is no longer needed.
Leicestershire v Nottinghamshirepublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Listen to BBC Radio Leicester commentary from the opening day of the County Championship as Leicestershire host Nottinghamshire.
Read MorePolice 'farewell' to PC Jacksonpublished at 13:12 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThe chief constable of Leicestershire police has just tweeted following the funeral of a "great colleague"...
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End of twitter postMorgan injury could affect Champions League line-uppublished at 13:12 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Ian Stringer
BBC Radio Leicester Foxes commentatorCraig Shakespeare has confirmed Captain Wes Morgan will not be available for Sunday's clash with Everton and suggested he may miss the Champions League game with Atletico Madrid.
Bashir 'wasn't listening' in courtpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Judith Moritz
BBC North of England CorrespondentAfter admitting to beating his wife with a cricket bat and forcing bleach into her mouth Mustafa Bashir had been spared jail.
It's after he told the court he'd lose a professional cricketing contract with Leicestershire.
At Manchester Crown Court today we heard how Bashir played local league cricket in Bolton and previously for Islamabad. He had a "net session" at Leicestershire but there was no pending contract.
A sports agent had written to court to say Bashir had a "very bright future ahead of him" as he'd been selected for Leicestershire. The new defence said the probation officer and previous defence had the "wrong end of the stick" and that the sports agent "mistyped" the letter to court.
The sports agent has since been spoken to by police.
Bashir's defence said he didn't have any intention of misleading the court and that he "wasn't listening" when his barrister spoke about the professional cricket contract.
Man on the run from prison found in Nottingham pubpublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveA lorry driver who was missing from court when jailed in January has been found in a Nottinghamshire pub.
Richard David Curtis from Bawtry in South Yorkshire was given a three-year and nine-month sentence for his involvement in a £1.3m illicit tobacco plot.
Image source, HM Revenue & CustomsThe 57-year-old smuggled 5.7 million cigarettes into the Port of Dover. They had been hidden under boxes of frozen chips inside his HGV.
Image source, HM Revenue & CustomsCurtis had said he was unaware of the illicit cigarettes but was found guilty by a jury. He is now behind bars.
Listen: Leics v Nottspublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham commentatorEarly action from Grace Road where Leics are taking on Notts on the first day of the new County Championship season. Live commentary here .
Drilling firm protesters arrestedpublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Gavin Bevis
BBC Local LiveThe anti-fracking protest at PR Marriott in Chesterfield has now come to an end.
Derbyshire Police said 11 people were arrested on suspicion of public order related offences.
Image source, Reclaim The PowerSuspected cat poisoning in Croftpublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThree cats in Croft, near Hinckley, are believed to have died from suspected antifreeze poisoning.
The animal charity RSPCA was contacted by one cat owner after her pet died on Thursday last week (30 March).
The animal was examined by a vet and is believed to have ingested the toxic substance near to their home on Hill Street.
Quote MessageThis is a very upsetting incident which has resulted in the deaths of a much-loved family pet. The cat’s owner has also been made aware of two other cats in the area which have also died as a result of suspected antifreeze poisoning, which is a huge concern. At this stage we do not know if these were accidental incidents or deliberate."
Allison North, RSPCA inspector
Tigers name team to face Bathpublished at 12:34 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
BBC Leicester SportLeicester Tigers have named an unchanged starting 15 for match against Bath at Twickenham tomorrow...
This will be Ben Youngs' 200th appearance in a Tigers shirt and Freddie Burns 50th Premiership appearance for the club.
