Latest updates: East Midlands Live Friday 19 January 2018

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

Live Reporting

Chris Fawcett, Gavin Bevis and Maryam Qaiser

Two lanes closed on M1 after crashpublished at 13:17 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Might be a good idea to set off a little earlier or consider an alternative route if you're due to head north on the M1 this afternoon.
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Nottingham road reopenspublished at 13:17 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
London Road towards Nottingham city centre has now reopened.
It was closed because of a "police incident".
Nottinghamshire Police, paramedics and an air ambulance are still at the scene and we have contacted the force for more information.
Murderer jailed for wrong man stabbingpublished at 13:11 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
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Liam Barnes
BBC News
A murderer who apologised to the man he wrongly killed before chasing and stabbing his intended target around a shop has been jailed for life.
Reuben Morris-Laing, 21, was found outside the store on Robin Hood Street, in Nottingham, on 22 March, 2017, and later died in hospital.
Remee Jarrett (below), 30, of Kelvedon Gardens, has been sentenced to a minimum term of 23 years. He pleaded guilty last month to three charges, including murder.
Jarrett was also sentenced for attempted grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon at Nottingham Crown Court.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Police
Nottingham road shut due to 'police incident'published at 13:07 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
London Road towards Nottingham city centre is currently closed due to a "police incident".
There are also reports of an air ambulance landing nearby.
We'll bring you more on this as we get it.
Obese girl could be taken from motherpublished at 12:53 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
The girl has been placed into foster care during family court proceedings.
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Residents donate tonnes of items for the homelesspublished at 12:43 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
More than ten tonnes of donations were left out with the bins in a charity drive for the homeless.
Residents in Rushcliffe were asked to leave non-perishable food, clothing and toiletries out next to their bins earlier this month.
They were picked up by refuse collectors and taken to The Friary charity in West Bridgford.
This is the second year Rushcliffe Borough Council has run the scheme but donations have trebled this year.
Dave Banks, the council's neighbourhood manager, said: "Originally we set out to provide dry goods, toiletries that kind of thing, that is what The Friary had originally requested.
"But residents have taken it on a stage and provided all sorts of clothing and blankets, I know The Friary will put it to good use."
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Teenage cancer patient dreaming of trip to Japanpublished at 12:40 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Jo Healey
East Midlands Today
A teenager with terminal bowel cancer is hoping for a "dream trip" in the time she has left.
Witness appeal over arson attackpublished at 12:32 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
Officers are re-appealing for information about an arson and burglary which caused "extensive damage" to a house in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
The elderly occupants of the property in Dalestorth Road were not at home when it happened.
Image source, Google
The fire service was called at 04:40 but Nottinghamshire Police said, external someone had broken in between 02:30 and 04:30 on 3 October.
Officers have spoken to a 30-year-old in connection with this incident but they are no longer a subject of the inquiry.
M1 cleared in Leicestershirepublished at 12:26 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
An update for those heading north on the motorway.
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Terror attack survivor 'still haunted to this day'published at 12:25 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
A teenager who survived the 2015 Tunisian terror attack, has been talking about her life since the ordeal.
Millie Twells, 18 and from Ilkeston, was holidaying with her parents when a gunman attacked the beach resort in June, 2015, killing 38 people.
She took refuge with other people in an office while attacker stalked the corridors.
She said: "The room we hid in contained little children, people were banging on the doors to be let in, but we couldn't risk their lives."
Image source, Millie Twells
In the time since, she missed months of school and still suffers panic attacks and flashbacks to this day.
Earlier this week, she told the Nottingham Post, external about her hopes to turn her life around by studying abroad.
Memorial balloon-find goes viralpublished at 12:19 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Discovery of the balloon released in memory of the boys' grandfather was shared more than 1,400 times.
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Cycling ban will 'stop kids getting active'published at 11:27 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
A campaign group has criticised a headteacher for banning pupils from cycling to and from school until they have completed their safety training.
Ellis Guilford School in Basford has written to parents saying "too many students are not cycling responsibly and causing a danger to others".
But Cycling UK says the move will stop kids getting active.
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Duncan Dollimore from the group said: "That is just a message that will leave the kids thinking, 'well I can't be bothered with doing this, I'm being singled out...I'll just get in the car and get dropped off'."
Image source, Ellis Guilford
Headteacher Sally Coulton says she is fed up of pupils cycling dangerously around the school.
She said: "There are people driving cars, normal road users and people coming to collect their children...we have got a high volume of students walking to school...we are trying to manage all that situation."
Is my sat nav breaking the law?published at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
There's been a fair bit of discussion in the news recently over where on the windscreen drivers should avoid sticking their satellite navigation systems.
BBC Radio Derby asked Derbyshire Police for a definitive answer and were sent this helpful diagram. They said the only illegal position was the green zone.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
Fallen tree 'could have killed someone'published at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Laurie Dyche
Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham
A 30ft tree which came down in high winds at Nottingham's Victoria Embankment could have killed someone, an expert said.
James Shallcross, tree service manager at Nottingham City Council, said it was lucky the London plane "landed in open space" when it was brought down in strong winds on Wednesday night.
He said: "The wind came from the north and blew it down to the south towards the river.
"This meant it didn't fall on any property...if it landed on somebody or on a car, it would have flattened them and caused fatalities without a shadow of a doubt."
The tree, planted about 150 years ago, was removed yesterday afternoon and will now be burnt as bio-mass at a power station.
Traffic stopped on M1 after crashpublished at 10:51 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Traffic is currently being held on the M1 northbound just after junction 21a following a crash involving one car.
Highways England says its staff are clearing debris from the road, external.
New daughter for East Midlands MEPpublished at 10:36 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Rory Palmer, Labour MEP for the East Midlands, has been sharing some happy news on Twitter.
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Your photos: Winter in Derbyshirepublished at 10:32 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
BBC Weather Watchers
It's turning out to be a lovely crisp winter's day in Derbyshire. Stoneyford View took this photo in Heanor at 08:45.
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Leics sign Pakistan's Abbas & Sohailpublished at 10:09 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Leicestershire sign Pakistan bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Sohail Khan to share the main overseas role for the 2018 season.
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Tigers must shut out 'noise' - O'Connorpublished at 10:00 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Leicester Tigers boss Matt O'Connor says his struggling side need to keep their belief and shut out the criticism.
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Council to purchase land for new Leicester roadpublished at 09:56 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2018
Leicester Mercury
Council officials have started the process of forcing the owners of a car park to sell up so they can build a link road, external.