Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
That's all from the East Midlands live page - updates will start again on Wednesday at 08:00.
Summary
Updates for Tuesday 9 May 2017
School girl dies after falling from theme park ride
Why man spent six days with wife's body
Teenager jailed over car ambush knife killing
Sharp rise in self-harm hospital admissions
Historian discovers 'lost' cycle lanes
Tarantula abandoned on Leicester street
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 Wednesday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Drayton Manor death: Live coverage continuespublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Live coverage following the death of an 11-year-old girl at Drayton Manor Park will continue this evening.
The youngster, believed to be from the Leicester area, was on a school trip to the Staffordshire theme park.
Image source, Tom GoodwinGirl who fell from Drayton Manor Park ride has diedpublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
BreakingThe 11-year-old girl who fell from a ride at Drayton Manor Park has died, Staffordshire Police have confirmed.
The girl, believed to be from Leicester, was on a school trip, police have said.
Shop assistant to spend days in a glass boxpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThis 31-year-old woman from Leicester is preparing to spend 50 hours locked in glass box to raise awareness of autism.
Image source, Caudwell ChildrenElena Turland from Netherhall works at the local Tesco store in Hamilton - that's where the box will be.
She'll go inside at midday on Thursday and will not leave until 14:00 on Saturday.
Quote MessageI’ll definitely do it. I’m going in with my eyes wide open and I’ll take it as it comes. I’ll do plenty of reading in the box and I’ve also lined up some entertainment to keep me occupied."
Elena Turland
Men wanted following early morning 'disturbance'published at 17:20 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveDo you recognise any of these men? Police want to talk to them about a "disturbance" in Derby last month.
It happened on Sadler Gate at around 04:00 on 1 April near the entrance to an alley leading to the Blue Note Club.
Image source, Derbyshire Constabulary'Massive' tarantula dumped on city streetpublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
The man who discovered the spider said he was "nearly in tears" and "froze on the spot".
Read MorePolice find handgun in Nottingham housepublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveA man from Nottingham has appeared in court after being charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition.
The 25-year-old from Nottingham Road in the city was arrested after police found a handgun at a house in Basford on Friday.
He was remanded into custody and is due at Nottingham Crown Court on 5 June 2017.
Weather: Sunny and warm Wednesdaypublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Alex Hamilton
BBC WeatherCloud will steadily clear overnight leaving clear spells. There’s the chance of a touch of frost in sheltered rural spots.
Lows of 4C (39F) in towns and cities.
The weather’s looking fine and dry Wednesday with plenty of sunshine and some scattered cloud.
Highs of 17C (63F).
'Inseparable' sheepdog and lamb go on runpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Spring lamb Bella and Border Collie Blake became close companions after they were introduced.
Read MoreYoung girl falls from water ridepublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
BreakingAmy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveA ride at Drayton Manor theme park has been closed following a major incident involving a child believed to be from the Leicester area.
Image source, DAVID CHARLESStaffordshire Police were called just before 14:30 to reports that a young girl had fallen from a water ride at the park.
The girl, thought to be 11 years old, has been airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Man who found hand-sized tarantula 'afraid of spiders'published at 16:19 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveMichael Fields has been showing the BBC where he discovered the abandoned tarantula on Narborough Road in Leicester...
I want to call him "spider man" now - but he's actually very scared of them.
He said finding the creature was his "worst fear".
Warburton wants smaller Forest squadpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Nottingham Forest manager Mark Warburton says he wants a much smaller squad in the Championship next season.
Read MoreCathedral asked to 'urgently' relocate Richard III performancepublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LivePlans for Leicester Cathedral to host performances of Shakespeare's Richard III this summer have been criticised by the group who led the project to find the remains of the former king.
The Looking For Richard Project has said it was with "great shock and deep disappointment" they found out about the performance where King Richard now lies at rest.
The group has said their hope in finding the remains was to be able to give the king the "respect and human dignity so conspicuously denied in 1485" when he was killed on the field of battle.
They've accused Leicester Cathedral of using their connections with the last Plantagenet monarch as a "commercial and promotional venture".
The Dean of Leicester, Revd David Monteith, explains their decision to host the performance...
Along with the Richard III Society, Looking For Richard Project are urgently calling for the performances to be relocated to an alternative venue.
Council pays the price of fly tipping increasepublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
BBC Radio NottinghamThere's been a big increase in the number of fly tipping cases in Mansfield.
Image source, Mansfield District CouncilThe district council recorded a rise of 18% over the past year, which it said cost it an extra £12,000 to clear up.
The authority has used CCTV cameras to try to catch offenders, though the number of prosecutions fell from 11 to nine.
Leicestershire's 'bionic woman' reveals next challengepublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveGood luck, Claire...
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End of twitter postNotts County votes for academies to play in EFL Trophy - despite fan surveypublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
BBC Nottingham SportNotts County has voted for "category one" academies and B teams to play in the EFL Trophy next season and in the 2018-19 campaign, external - despite 94% of Magpies fans voting against their inclusion.
In fact, almost half of those surveyed wanted the competition scrapped completely.
Image source, EmpicsNotts County owner Alan Hardy has been defending the club's stance on Twitter...
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End of twitter postWatch: Scene of Passchendaele battlepublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Ben Jackson
BBC Radio Leicester presenterThis is Polygon Wood in Ypres in Belgium - it's where 600 soldiers from the Leicestershire Regiment lost their lives in 1917...
Notts County owner tweets displeasure after being hit with parking finepublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Alex Smith
BBC News OnlineIt looks like yesterday wasn't a great day for Notts County owner Alan Hardy...
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End of twitter postRushcliffe Borough Council replied to Mr Hardy on Twitter, saying: "Tickets are available in half hour increments (50p per 30 mins) for this reason.
"However, if you think the fine was issued unfairly you can challenge it."
General election: Thoughts from Cossingtonpublished at 13:23 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester political reporterInteresting chat this morning with staff at RH Commercial Vehicles in Cossington in the first of my series about what Leicestershire folk think of the election and politics in general.
Some staff here stopped talking about Brexit at work when the discussions started getting too heated.
Sarah and Steve who work on maintaining the firm's lorries told me they won't vote this time.
Sarah said "it's too complicated" and has "more important things to do" like bringing up her children.
Steve said he's already voted and told politicians at the last election what he wanted, so why do it again?
"They should just be getting on with it," he told me.
Watch: How to tackle a speed bumppublished at 13:17 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
Dominic Johnson
BBC Radio Nottingham reporterSpeed bumps, road humps, sleeping policemen, speed cushions - they have all sorts of names.
Some here in Nottingham could soon disappear under new government plans to cut air pollution.
While they're still here I've been out with former driving instructor John Burnett to find out the best way to tackle them...