Live updates for Thursday 16 November 2017
Two men jailed for stab revenge murder
Pair 'knew girl on backseat was dead'
Lord Blunkett 'heartbroken' by guide dog Cosby's death
Facebook post leads to home and job for homeless man
Photos by Nottingham homeless 'tell their stories'
Regular live coverage on this page has ended for the day, but breaking news, sport and travel updates will continue to appear throughout the night.
East Midlands Live returns from 08:00 tomorrow morning.
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Two men accused of letting a girl die on the backseat of a car "must have known she was dead", a court heard.
Megan Bannister, 16, was found "lifeless" in a car after a crash, but did not suffer fatal injuries in the collision.
She possibly died from strangulation or a drug overdose, a jury was told.
Jason Burder, of Braunstone Avenue, Leicester, and Adam King, of Waltham Avenue, both 28, deny manslaughter by gross negligence.
Image source, Family handoutStaff nurse Natalie Kent, who stopped at the crash scene in Enderby, Leicestershire, on May 14 along with several others, said the men were sitting in the car while CPR was being performed on Megan nearby.
Miss Kent also said the girl appeared to be dead but had no obvious crash injuries, describing her as being "the colour of death".
In her statement read to Birmingham Crown Court, she said: "They must have known she was dead but they didn't seem affected by that, whatsoever."
The car's driver, Mr Burder and passenger Mr King are accused of the girl's manslaughter by gross negligence by supplying her with MDMA, strangling her and then neglecting her life-threatening condition.
The trial continues.
Marsha Ramroop
BBC Radio Leicester
BBC Radio Leicester is legally required to send a copy of the new Children in Need cookbook to the British Library - so off it goes.
Public sales start tomorrow.
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Two men have been jailed for life for the murder of a 20-year-old who was stabbed in a revenge killing.
Reuben Stretton, 21, of no fixed address, and Devan Garner, 20, from Octon Close in Leicester, stabbed Isaac Williams after forcing him into a car in April last year.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceThe former amateur boxer was found lying on the pavement in Cropthorne Avenue in the Humberstone area of the city. He managed to call for an ambulance and was taken to hospital but died three days later.
Stretton and Garner were both sentenced at Leicester Crown Court to life with a minimum term of 19 years.
BBC Nottingham Sport
A number of Nottingham Forest players have returned to the club today after international duty and manager Mark Warburton says there are no major injury concerns.
Image source, SNSWarburton says he will be assessing the physical and emotional impact of the last two weeks on his international players though, especially Daryl Murphy and Jamie Ward, who missed out on World Cup qualification with the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland respectively.
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
A road closure will remain in place until Monday so engineers can repair a burst water main in Humber Road in Beeston, Severn Trent Water has confirmed.
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Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
An elderly woman that runs a jewellery stall at Ashby Indoor Market is said to be "devastated" after jewellery worth more than £40,000 was stolen during a burglary.
It happened sometime between the evening of Saturday, November 11 and the morning of Monday, November 13.
Police believe thieves smashed a glass panel on the roof of the building in Market Street to get inside.
Items stolen include four gold chains with a combined value of £1,400.
Image source, GoogleThe 75-year-old victim has said she put her life savings into the business and may now have to close.
Police are asking the public to be wary of anyone offering items of jewellery for sale in and around Ashby.
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
There are currently some bus delays in Beeston because of a burst water main in Humber Road.
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Anna Church
Weather Presenter, BBC East Midlands Today
Any cloud will clear this evening to leave a dry night with clear skies but it will feel much colder with a widespread frost.
Tomorrow will be a nice dry day with plenty of sunshine and light winds.
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
The government is warning it could take over the running of housing policy across a number of councils, including in North East Derbyshire, Bolsover and Mansfield.
It's after they failed to produce a Local Plan to deal with the need for more homes.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has said 70 local authorities still haven't adopted a plan, and he's intervening in 15 cases.
It could mean Whitehall writing a Local Plan for them, or a third party stepping in to do it.
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
A violent teenager from Newark has been given a 12-month criminal behaviour order after more than 40 incidents of anti-social behaviour - including breaking a police officer's thumb.
The order bans him from all parks in the town as well as some supermarkets and a Subway, Newark and Sherwood District Council said., external
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is also banned from being in groups of more than three people without supervision.
Image source, GoogleHe has been warned that if his behaviour doesn't improve, he could end up with a prison sentence.
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
More than 100 photographs dating back to the Boer War almost 120 years ago have been discovered at a house in Retford.
The album, which is set to go under the hammer, shows what camp life was like for British soldiers during the conflict in South Africa.
The pictures feature handwritten captions mentioning "HRH", indicating a member of royalty may have visited the troops.
Image source, Hansons Auctioneers LtdMichelle Pepper, who found the album at her house, said: “They were passed down through my mother’s side of the family.
“I don’t know if the album belonged to an ancestor who fought in the war.”
The album is expected to fetch between £400 to £600 at Hansons Auctioneers in Etwall, Derbyshire, on 29 November.
Image source, Hansons Auctioneers LtdAmy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
A man charged with raping two teenagers in Derbyshire has appeared in court.
Image source, Getty ImagesJohn Storer, from Mablethorpe in Lincolnshire, is accused of raping two 17-year-old girls - one in 1975 in Littleover and in 1984 in Allestree.
The 76-year-old has been released on police bail and will appear at Derby Crown Court on 14 December.
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
There are delays of about 20 minutes on the M1 in South Leicestershire.
Traffic has been stopped on the southbound carriageway between junction 19 and junction 18 because of a crash involving four cars.
Image source, Highways EnglandAmy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
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Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
A row has broken out over Derby and Nottingham's plans to work more closely together.
The cities are looking to share their economic resources along with the surrounding councils acting as a "unified metropolitan economic area".
It's thought this could boost the economies of both cities but Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire county councils are unhappy they've not been consulted.
Kay Cutts, leader of Nottingham County Council, said: “It has absolutely come as a bombshell. I am gobsmacked.”
The leader of Derbyshire County Council, Barry Lewis, said: "No common courtesy has been given to any of us, really, to have our input into that, which makes the whole document immediately divisive.”
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
More than 900 vans have been broken into across Leicestershire and Rutland over the last six months, according to the police.
Officers say it has been a particular problem in Hinckley, Blaby, Harborough and Loughborough.
Image source, Getty ImagesInsp Simon Preston said: "It is a significant amount but they are happening randomly across the whole of Leicestershire.
"So it is very difficult for us to predict exactly when the next one will happen or the area that is going to be targeted."
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
All lanes have reopened following the crash on the M1 at junction 28 near Alfreton.
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Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
Ashbourne could lose its Thursday market over a fall in the number of stalls and customers.
Derbyshire Dales District Council moved it from the Market Place to the Civic Square in April but say it failed to pick up.
District councillors will discuss the proposal tonight and will also consider moving the Saturday market to Civic Square as well.
Image source, GoogleIf more traders don't come forward, the authority says it will shut next summer.
Stallholder Nick Dalmon said: "I think it is a tradition we need to keep going because otherwise it is going to be another tradition which has died."
Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live
Highways England are clearing the fuel spillage following an accident on the M1 near junction 28 for Alfreton.
It happened at about 12:00 but traffic is still slow.
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