Summary

  • Murderer jailed for wrong man stabbing

  • Person 'fell from city centre building'

  • Obese girl could be taken from mother

  • Memorial balloon find goes viral

  • Woman jailed over Rutland Water suicide pact death

  • Family's shock at backpacker's death in Sydney

  • Updates on Friday January 2018

  1. Leicester City 2-0 Watfordpublished at 18:05 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2018

    Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez both score to give Leicester victory over struggling Watford.

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  2. Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Nottingham Forestpublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2018

    Championship leaders Wolves see their 13-match unbeaten league run end as Aitor Karanka secures his first win as Nottingham Forest boss.

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  3. Murderer jailed for wrong man stabbingpublished at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Remee Jarrett said "soz bro" to his victim after he realised he had stabbed the wrong man.

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  4. Our live coverage has endedpublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

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

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

  5. New speed limit 'could reduce accidents' near schoolpublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC News

    A new 20mph zone, which will cost £90,000 to implement, will be introduced on residential streets around a school in Hamilton.

    Leicester City Council impose the speed limit around Kestrels’ Field Primary School so it can reduce accidents and encourage more cycling and walking.

    Kestrels’ Field PrimaryImage source, Google

    The scheme, which follows a public consultation, will be paid for by housing firm Redrow Homes as part of the planning conditions on a nearby development.

  6. Weather: Cold and frosty night aheadpublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    BBC Weather

    It will be a cold and dry night with some frost at first and some wintry showers throughout the evening.

    There will be some clouds later in the far south with rain possible towards dawn.

    Weather outlook

    Tomorrow will be a dull and cloudy start but the cloud should thin to allow for some brighter weather in the afternoon.

    Temperatures will reach highs of 5C (41F).

  7. Teen hacked US intelligence chiefspublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Jeremy Ball
    Social affairs correspondent, BBC East Midlands Today

    A 15-year-old gained access to the accounts of some of the world's most powerful intelligence chiefs from his bedroom in Coalville, the Old Bailey has heard.

    Kane Gamble, now 18, targetted high-profile figures including the director of the CIA, the FBI and the US Department of Justice.

    He took control of people's email addresses and phone lines, released details of thousands of security agents and a 47-page application for top-secret security clearance.

    Kane GambleImage source, PA

    His barrister told the sentencing hearing that he is on the autistic spectrum and was 15 at the time.

    Last October, Gamble, of Linford Crescent, Coalville, pleaded guilty at Leicester Crown Court to eight charges of performing a function with intent to secure unauthorised access to computers and two charges of unauthorised modification of computer material.

    He will be sentenced at the Old Bailey when the hearing resumes at a later date.

  8. Mayhem in shop after fatal stabbingpublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Murderer Remee Jarrett attacked his intended target after fatally stabbing the wrong man.

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  9. UK terrorism memorial set for dedication in Maypublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    A memorial dedicated to UK victims of terrorism overseas is going to be officially dedicated at the National Memorial Arboretum in May., external

    Still Water memorialImage source, Angus Mills/UK Government

    The sculpture, called Still Water, has been installed at the Staffordshire site and the government says it commemorates all UK citizens who have been killed in terrorist attacks overseas.

    Defence minister Tobias Ellwood's said today that the dedication will be on 17 May and the families of victims are being invited to apply to attend the dedication., external

  10. Watch: PCSO's piano playing pleases pensionerpublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Ben Truslove
    BBC News Online

    Isn't this just lovely - when Nottinghamshire police visited a 93-year-old victim of theft, one PCSO "made his day" by playing one of the man's favourite pieces.

    A nocturne by Chopin, if you were wondering.

  11. Investigations continue into fatal crashpublished at 17:05 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC News

    Officers are appealing for information after a motorcyclist died in a crash near Mansfield.

    Ralph Weller, 56, of Sutton-in-Ashfield was killed on the A617 on Thursday last week after the collision involving the motorbike and a car near the junction with Water Lane.

    A617 at the junction with Water LaneImage source, Google

    Nottinghamshire Police , externalsaid a 38-year-old woman who was a passenger on the bike suffered serious injuries and the car driver was also injured.

    Officers want to speak to the drivers of three cars, a silver Mini, a white Ford Kuga and a silver Volkswagen Beetle, who might have seen what happened.

  12. Tory MP Ben Bradley admits his language was 'inappropriate'published at 16:44 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Chris Mason
    Political Correspondent

    A Conservative MP who suggested in a 2012 blog post that benefit claimants should have vasectomies has said some of the language he used was "inappropriate".

    Ben Bradley, who was made Tory vice-chairman for youth in last week's reshuffle, hit out at what he called a "vast sea of unemployed wasters".

    Ben Bradley

    In a statement issued by the Conservative office on behalf of Mr Bradley, he said: "I wrote a number of posts when I was in my early 20s and I accept some of the language I used was inappropriate and I apologise for that.

    "They were written at a different time of my life, getting married, becoming a father and now being an MP have changed my outlook."

  13. 'Suicide pact' woman jailed over deathpublished at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Natasha Gordon was described as a "suicide advocate" who encouraged a postman to end his life.

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  14. Rapist guilty of second 1992 attackpublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Media coverage of the first case prompted a second victim attacked a month earlier to come forward.

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  15. Fallen tree blocks Melton Mowbray brookpublished at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    Environment Agency staff have been clearing a tree from the Scalford Brook in Melton Mowbray this afternoon following stormy weather on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

    They also removed other bits of debris that were clogging up the waterway to prevent flooding.

    Scalford Brook clearanceImage source, Environment Agency Midlands
  16. Forest loan Ariyibi to Northampton Townpublished at 16:08 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Northampton Town sign Nottingham Forest winger Gboly Ariyibi on loan for the rest of the season.

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  17. Nottingham station fire: Police cordon off alleywaypublished at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC News

    An alleyway has been cordoned off so searches can be carried out as part of the investigation into the blaze at Nottingham's railway station.

    British Transport Police have closed the alleyway in Station Street so forensic officers can search the area.

    Alleyway

    The fire at the station burned for 12 hours after a new section of the station caught fire on 12 January.

    Scene of the fireImage source, British Transport Police
  18. Man who fell from city centre building has diedpublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC News

    A man who fell from a building in Nottingham has died, the charity Framework said.

    London Road was closed temporarily when emergency services, including an air ambulance, were called to the Framework hostel at about 12:15.

    The man was a resident at the hostel.

    Framework

    Dave Smith, director for the charity, said: "This tragic incident has been very traumatic for residents and for staff who attempted to give first aid at the scene."

  19. 'Items' found in station arson probepublished at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Police hope to speak to witnesses at Nottingham railway station a week on from the blaze.

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  20. CCTV shows chaotic moments in shop after murderpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018

    Chris Fawcett
    BBC News

    This video shows the moments after the fatal stabbing of Reuben Morris-Laing.

    Remee Jarrett, 30, killed Mr Morris-Laing thinking he was someone else, before chasing his intended target around a shop last March.

    He's been sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court to life in prison with a minimum of 23 years.