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Fire damage shuts ticket office at Nottingham station
Murder arrest after man dies in Loughborough
Collapsing Carillion lost East Midlands contracts
Attempted murder charge after car hits pedestrian
Man charged after Nottingham knifepoint robbery
Updates on Monday 15 January 2018
Leicestershire and Rutland: Your questionspublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 20 June 2018
Leicester City 2-0 Fleetwood Townpublished at 22:00 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2018
Kelechi Iheanacho becomes the first player to score a goal awarded by a video referee in English football as Leicester beat Fleetwood.
Read MoreMansfield Town 1-4 Cardiff Citypublished at 21:37 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2018
Cardiff City can look forward to entertaining Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in the FA Cup fourth round after overcoming a stubborn Mansfield Town.
Read MoreArmed robber chased away with wasp spraypublished at 22:34 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
The shop owner said she wanted to "scare" the robber who pointed a gun at her and demanded money.
Read MoreMurder probe after fatal stabbingpublished at 22:20 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
Mark Swinhoe died at the scene while being treated by paramedics and a woman suffered minor injuries.
Read MoreFoxes' Mahrez 'could cost over £100m'published at 19:56 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
Leicester boss Claude Puel says Riyad Mahrez could be worth more than £100m, but insists the forward is "enjoying his football" with the Foxes.
Read MoreOur live coverage has endedpublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
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 tomorrow morning.
Met Office issues warning for ice and snowpublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
Alexandra Hamilton
BBC weather presenterThe Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for ice and snow for some parts of the East Midlands.
The warning is in place from 04:00 tomorrow through to 11:00 on Wednesday.
A mixture of rain, sleet, snow and hail is likely to cause icy conditions and tricky driving conditions.
This evening will turn cold and increasingly windy with a mixture of clear spells and heavy showers, which could be wintry over higher ground.
Expect icy patches with lows of 0C (32F).
Man charged after knifepoint robberypublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
One man was taken to hospital after being Tasered and a police officer was injured.
Read MorePrimary schools to expand because of 'demand for places'published at 17:47 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC NewsThree primary schools in Nottingham will expand to create 480 new places because there is a shortage, Nottingham City Council said.
The local authority said there was a "demand for school places" because Nottingham is growing economically and homes are being built.
Glade Hill Primary School in Bestwood has been given a £1.8m investment by Nottingham City Council to create 210 new places.
A total of 26 nursery places will also be created by September 2019.
Image source, Nottingham City CouncilMiddleton Primary School in Wollaton will also have 210 new places by December 2019 following investment of £4.1m.
Westbury Special School in Bilborough will have £4.75m investment and will create 60 primary and secondary places.
Photo released of missing Derby teenagerpublished at 17:44 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC NewsPolice have released an updated photo of missing teenager Sophie Waldram.
The 17-year-old was last seen in London Road, Derby on 9 January.
Officers had previously released a photo of Sophie with pink hair but it is actually blonde.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceCouncillor aims to read to 2,018 children in one monthpublished at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC NewsThe man in charge of education for under fives in Nottingham has set himself a challenge to read to at least 2,018 children by the end of January.
Councillor David Mellen is asking people to sponsor him to visit schools, children’s centres, libraries, hospitals and nurseries across all 20 wards in the city.
Mr Mellen wants to encourage more young people to read and recently visited Blue Bell Hill in St Ann's on his quest.
He is hoping to raise £2,018 though sponsorship which will go towards the Dolly Parton Imagination Library which delivers a free book every month to children up to the age of five.
Mr Mellen said: "We would like to get books into loads of homes in Nottingham, books are quite expensive and loads of people are on low incomes, so books might not be a priority."
Midfielder Joe Ledley 'fit for next match'published at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
BBC Derby SportDerby boss Gary Rowett remains hopeful midfielder Joe Ledley will be fit for Friday's clash with Bristol City at Pride Park.
The Welsh international hasn't played since coming off late in the Boxing Day game against Hull City.
Image source, Getty ImagesNew device could help farmers detect if sheep are lamepublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
Giles Taylor
BBC East Midlands Today reporterNew technology has been developed in Nottingham which could help farmers automatically detect if their sheep are lame.
Lameness, which can cause huge welfare and economical problems in flock, costs the farming sector an estimated £80m a year.
The tracking device being trialled by the University of Nottingham aims to reduce that.
Leicestershire farmer Charles Sercombe, who is the chairman of the National Farmer's Union's national livestock, said: "What I would like to see is trials and results.
"I would like to possibly try it on my own farm and compare it to what we do on an everyday basis.
"If it can be used as a really early warning device to give us an earlier notice than we would detect, then I think it would be really beneficial."
Two arrested after 'man injured by knife'published at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC NewsTwo people have been arrested following a fight between two groups of people in Hyson Green.
Nottinghamshire Police said, external the fight started just before 15:00 when a group of men attacked another group in Gregory Boulevard.
A man is believed to have been injured by a knife in the fight, the force added. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Image source, GoogleShop worker chases away armed robberpublished at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
Steve Beech
Reporter, BBC Radio NottinghamA robber armed with a suspected gun was chased out of a shop by a member of staff.
The man pointed the weapon and demanded cash at the Beeston Mini Market in Chilwell Road, Nottinghamshire Police said.
But a female worker chased him out of the shop and the man ran towards Imperial Road.
Judy Sleath, who was just a couple of doors down when it happened, said: "Armed police arrived with machine guns and it was all a bit frightening... you don't expect this sort of thing on Chilwell Road."
It happened at about 11:00 today.
Snow on its way for East Midlandspublished at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsThe Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow and ice, external in the East Midlands from 04:00 tomorrow to 11:00 on Wednesday.
It says sleet, snow and hail will hit the north of England tonight and then move down through the Midlands with 2-6cm accumulations possible on higher ground.
The warning covers Derby, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire but not Nottingham, Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland.
Image source, HeatherbellHistorian relieved station fire damage wasn't worsepublished at 15:17 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA local historian says he's glad the heritage aspects of Nottingham railway station appear to have avoided being damaged by the fire on Friday.
However Dr John Beckett, part of history group The Thoroton Society, said he's concerned at how such a major fire was able to erupt in a building that had only recently been refurbished.
He said: "What about the sprinklers and all those kind of things that we expect in modern constructs?"
Image source, West Bridgford WireAn investigation into the cause of the fire is still ongoing.
Findern fly-tipper ordered to pay £2,500published at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsThe man responsible for dumping this waste in Findern last May has been ordered by a court to pay more than £2,500, external.
The 32-year-old was tracked down by South Derbyshire District Council after surveillance cameras caught him dropping a mixture of household and building waste on land near Staker Lane.
Image source, South Derbyshire District CouncilHe was fined £1,000, ordered to pay a £100 victim surcharge and handed a bill for £1,457 in legal costs, along with a six-month driving ban.
Woman robbed at knifepoint in Derby city centrepublished at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA 20-year-old woman had her handbag stolen after being threatened with a knife in Derby city centre.
Police said a man in a dark tracksuit demanded the bag after confronting her in Nuns Street on Thursday night.
The man was white and believed to be in his late 20s or early 30s.
Image source, Google