Summary

  • Live updates for Wednesday 23 August 2017

  • Man jailed over Leicester stabbing

  • MP mocked over women-only carriages

  • FA to investigate Foxes 'homophobic chants'

  • Christmas cards on sale in summer

  • Gold brooch linked to Richard III fetches £20k

  1. Glamorgan make light work of Leicestershirepublished at 21:29 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Glamorgan's bowlers make light work of Leicestershire during their comprehensive nine-wicket victory in the T20 Blast quarter-final at Cardiff.

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  2. Glamorgan stroll into T20 Blast Finalspublished at 21:06 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Glamorgan reach their first T20 Finals Day since 2004 with a comprehensive nine-wicket win against Leicestershire.

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  3. Man jailed for station knife killingpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Police originally believed Dilovan Mohammed had been the victim of a hit-and-run.

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  4. Spending spree after car fire purse theftpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    A student thought her purse "went up in flames" in a car fire but later found out it had been stolen.

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  5. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Regular live coverage on this page has ended for the day, but breaking news, sport and travel updates will continue to appear through the night.

    East Midlands Live returns from 08:00 on Wednesday morning.

  6. East Midlands weather update: A sunny end to the daypublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Anna Church
    Weather Presenter, BBC East Midlands Today

    The cloud will slowly thin and break to allow for some bright or sunny spells to end the day.

    weather

    It will remain dry overnight with long clear spells and light winds. Some mist or fog forming. A less humid night.

  7. Clumber Lake clean-up continuespublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    A large diesel spill on the River Poulter in Nottinghamshire is "out of the emergency phase", nine days after it was spotted.

    poulterImage source, Environment Agency

    Paul Reeves, from the Environment Agency, tweeted, external that a private contractor was taking over to finish the clean-up.

    The river flows into the lake at Clumber Park.

    Last week, the agency said the spill was believed to have come from an oil tank.

    It said it was considering legal action against those responsible.

    poulter spillImage source, Environment Agency
  8. Will The League of Gentlemen return to Derbyshire?published at 16:59 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    Can you believe it's been 20 years since The League of Gentleman first aired?

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    Today it's been announced that the series - shot largely in Hadfield, Derbyshire, and its surroundings - is returning for three episodes later this year.

    But will they be returning to Derbyshire?

  9. Man jailed for stabbing man to death in Leicesterpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    A man has been jailed for life for stabbing a man to death in Leicester city centre.

    Dilovan MohammedImage source, Leicestershire Police

    Dilovan Mohammed, 30 (pictured above), was initially thought to have been the victim of a hit-and-run when he was found near the train station in March.

    He died in hospital, but a post-mortem examination revealed he had died from a stab wound.

    A trial at Nottingham Crown Court heard Mr Mohammed had been in a fight with Rajesh Khunti, 30, in Arnhem Street.

    After Khunti stabbed him, he staggered to London Road where he was found.

    Rajesh KhuntiImage source, Leicestershire Police

    Today, Khunti, of Kinley Road, Leicester, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to life in prison.

    He'll serve a minimum of five years before being considered for release.

  10. Tweet mocks MP over women-only carriagespublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    The sign appeared on Chris Williamson's door mocking his women-only train carriages proposal.

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  11. Fan takes unexpected ferry detour to away gamepublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    A Walsall fan's unexpected ferry ride to Fratton Park and other things you may have missed in Saturday's EFL games.

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  12. Richard III linked brooch makes £20,000published at 16:34 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    A global bidding battle saw the golden, heart-shaped pendant make three times its estimate.

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  13. Can you help police find this wanted man?published at 16:28 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Samantha Fisher
    BBC News Online

    Police are re-appealing for the public's help to trace a man who is wanted in connection with two alleged offences.

    Craig ShawImage source, Derbyshire Constabulary

    Officers are trying to find Craig Shaw, 26, from Derby, to speak to him about an alleged burglary in Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, and an alleged drugs offence.

    Mr Shaw is also wanted for recall to prison. He is thought to be in the Derby area.

    If you have seen him, call police on 101.

  14. Waterfall's fencing off criticisedpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Samantha Fisher
    BBC News Online

    The fencing off of the waterfall's platform in Derby's market place has been met with a barrage of criticism online, with people calling it "stupid" and "embarrassing".

    It has been shut by Derby City Council for safety reasons as people have been seen leaning over the edge.

    Steps to the waterfall's platform in Derby's market place

    On Facebook Glen Mgf said: "It's a waterfall with no water, stairs that no-one can climb and a bridge that no-one is allowed to cross! Where is the point! When we had friends visiting from Australia I was too embarrassed to show then around Derby!"

    Wayne Taylor said: "This is not a good decision it's just a stupid idea."

    However, some people did express concerns about safety.

    Karen O'Donnell said: "I've seen kids run up and down it narrowly missing the steps which could have had a bad outcome."

  15. Derby man convicted in police drugs plotpublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Samantha Fisher
    BBC News Online

    A Derby man has been convicted for his part in a plot by two police officers to steal and sell drugs for profit.

    Birmingham-based West Midlands Police constables Wahid Husman, 48, and Tahsib Majid, 36, used their roles to conspire to steal quantities of Class A and B drugs.

    From L-R Wahid Husman and Tahsib MajidImage source, West Midlands Police

    Imran Rehman, of Talbot Street in Derby - who is unemployed - has admitted conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office, two counts of conspiracy to steal, conspiracy to possess class A drugs with intent to supply, and conspiracy to possess class B drugs with intent to supply.

    Rehman, 42, the two officers, and four other men, will be sentenced in October.

  16. FA to investigate reports of Leicester fans' homophobic chantingpublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Jonathan Lampon
    BBC Radio Leicester Presenter

    The Football Association is to investigate last weekend's Leicester City home game against Brighton after complaints of homophobic chanting from Leicester fans.

    The FA has told BBC Radio Leicester it will be reviewing observations of the game and have asked LCFC for their response. The football governing body says it will take time before reaching a verdict.

    One man was charged after the game last Saturday with chanting indecently.

    King Power StadiumImage source, Getty Images
  17. Can you help police identify these men?published at 15:43 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Samantha Fisher
    BBC News Online

    Derbyshire Constabulary has released CCTV images of two men officers would like to speak to after a bank card was stolen in Chesterfield.

    A 66-year-old man went to use the cash machine inside Lloyds Bank, on Rose Hill, at around 11:10 BST on Thursday 27 July.

    A spokesman for the force said it is believed he was watched by a man while entering his PIN number. This man then allegedly approached the victim while at the machine and distracted him, pressing cancel on the ATM and taking the card as it came out.

    A second man is thought to have distracted a woman who had been waiting behind to use the machine.

    The card was then used in a cash machine outside the bank to withdraw cash.

    Call police on 101 if you can help identify these men.

    A man police want identifyImage source, Derbyshire Constabulary
    A man police want identifyImage source, Derbyshire Constabulary
  18. Gold brooch with Richard III links sells for £20kpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    A heart-shaped piece of gold jewellery, found in a Leicestershire castle, has fetched £20,800 at auction - far exceeding the guide price.

    broochImage source, Hanson's

    The brooch, from the 15th Century, might have been a gift from nobleman William Hastings to his wife Katherine, before he was executed by RIchard III.

    At Hanson's Auctioneers in Derbyshire, seven phone lines were booked by prospective buyers from around the world.

    The brooch, inscribed with the medieval French "honor et ioie" (honour and joy), was found near Kirby Muxloe Castle by a metal detectorist in 2016.

    It had a guide price of between £6,000 and £8,000 and was sold to a private UK buyer.

  19. On the hashtag's 10th birthday we remember #EdBallsDaypublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Dave Wade
    BBC Local Live

    Many happy returns to the hashtag.

    The ability to tag tweets was invented 10 years ago and now the # symbol is used to tag tweets 125 million times a day.

    There's even a hashtag to mark the milestone (#Hashtag10).

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    BBC Newsbeat has looked back at some of the biggest ever hashtags.

    That list includes one of my favourites - one that commemorates the time former Nottinghamshire schoolboy, Ed Balls, accidentally tweeted his own name.

    The then-MP was out shopping in 2011 when he made the social media faux-pas.

    Now every 28 April the internet marks the occasion by using the hashtag.

    Ed Balls
  20. Christmas cards on sale in summerpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    The cards have been on sale since the middle of August - more than four months before Christmas.

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