Updates for Tuesday 18 April 2017
Spanish football fans head to Leicester for Champions League quarter-final
Reaction from MPs to general election
Hannah Bladon stabbing: 'Attacker attempted suicide'
Man in court over Mapperly Park fatal stabbing
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 Wednesday
Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online
Theresa May has announced an early General Election in a statement at Downing Street this morning - it'll take place on 8 June.
Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online
In Leicestershire nine out of 10 pupils have secured a place at their first choice primary school.
The county council said 6,624 (91.3%) have been offered their preferred option, 361 (4.9%) have received their second choice and 76 (1%) their third.
In Leicester, the city council said more children than ever had been offered a place at one of their preferred schools.
This breaks down to 4,057 (89.1%) children being given their first choice, 265 (5.8%) their second preference and 52 (1.1%) their third choice.
Peter Spencer
Reporter, BBC Radio Derby
The owners of a Peak District pub say they won't stop selling foie gras, despite receiving what they've called "fake reviews and hateful messages" from animal rights protesters.
The luxury food, which is made from the liver of ducks or geese that are often force-fed, is currently on the menu at the Bridge Inn at Calver.
Around 40 protesters gathered outside the pub on Easter Sunday.
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live
The Champions League fan zone is back in Leicester's Jubilee Square.
It's being set up this morning for Atletico Madrid fans to gather in ahead of tonight's quarter-final match against Leicester City.
More than 1,000 of them are expected in the city for the second leg.
Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online
Parents across the East Midlands will find out today whether their children have been allocated their first choice primary school places.
In Nottinghamshire, it follows a u-turn on a controversial admissions policy which saw some siblings being split up and sent to different schools.
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BBC News Online
A 22-year-old man was found with minor injuries on 11 April in Overdale Road, Old Basford after the suspected shooting.
Over the weekend a 24-year-old was charged with affray and possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court next month.
Officers were called to reports of a disturbance in a Nottingham residential street.
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People across the East Midlands have on average a longer working week than they did eight years ago.
Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) , externalshow the average working week in our region - including part-time work - is now 31 hours.
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BBC News Online
Some businesses in Leicester are getting into the spirit of tonight's Champions League game too.
Oscar and Rosie's has created a special pizza, with ricotta cheese dyed blue, and Delilah has created a football-themed cheese tier.
Image source, Leicester City Council
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Khia Lewis-Todd
BBC Local Live
Over the weekend Derby County held a minute's silence for Hannah Bladon, 20, who was killed on Good Friday.
Ms Bladon, a Rams fan, was honoured ahead of the game against Huddersfield Town.
The club expressed their sincerest sympathies , externalto the Baldon family.
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BBC Local Live
Israeli authorities have said they're moving away from treating the death of a Burton woman as an act of terrorism.
Hannah Bladon, 20, was stabbed and killed on a tram in Jerusalem on Good Friday.
According to the Jerusalem Post, external, Jamil Tamimi, 57, attacked the 20-year-old student as part of a failed suicide attempt.
Tamimi is due to undergo psychiatric evaluation.
Image source, PAMs Bladon was studying at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem at the time of her death and had been taking part in an archaeological dig that morning.
Khia Lewis-Todd
BBC Local Live
There were delays on the M1 southbound this morning between junction 26 and junction 25 due to a stranded HGV which has now been moved...
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Portsmouth seal promotion to League One as Jamal Lowe scores twice in their victory at Notts County.
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BBC News Online
Thirteen-year-old McKinley Chambers was robbed after he fell into a diabetic coma and collapsed.
The Notts County fan had been at football practice and was on his way home in the Meadows.
After hearing about his ordeal, the Magpies invited him for a VIP day out yesterday and his dreams came true as he scored a goal at Meadow Lane.
Sandish Shoker
BBC News Online
More than 1,000 Atletico Madrid fans are set to make the trip to Leicester today, as the Foxes host the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final draw.
Away fans are being encouraged to gather in the fan zone on Jubilee Square.
Image source, ReutersReaction and analysis as Leicester go out 2-1 on aggregate, plus updates as Real's tie with Bayern goes to extra time.
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A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing in Mapperley Park.
Eighteen-year-old Matthew Rothery (pictured) died in hospital after he was found by police on Woodborough Road early on Friday.
Nathan Towsey of Braunton Crescent has been charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place - and is due before magistrates this morning.
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It's a bit busy if you're heading to Newark and Nottingham.
There's heavy traffic on the A46 Southbound at the Newark Showground turn-off so give yourself some extra time if your journey takes you through there.