Summary

  • House fire death 'not suspicious'

  • Teenager arrested after 15-year-old boy stabbed

  • Man stabbed during Bulwell crash row

  • Suffragette statue unveiled in Leicester

  • Bird flu identified in Rutland

  • Updates on Monday 5 February 2018

  1. Swansea City 8-1 Notts Countypublished at 23:07 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2018

    Swansea City ruthlessly demolish League Two Notts County to seal their passage to the fifth round of the FA Cup in emphatic fashion.

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  2. Mahrez acting like 'big baby' - Suttonpublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2018

    Leicester's Riyad Mahrez has been acting like a "big baby" since failing to secure a move in January, says ex-England striker Chris Sutton.

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  3. Remove hard Brexiteers, Soubry tells PMpublished at 01:57 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2018

    Ex-business minister says she would be willing to quit the party if Johnson and Rees-Mogg take over.

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  4. Man in court over jeweller deathpublished at 19:49 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    A 22-year-old woman has also been arrested over the death of Ramniklal Jogiya.

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  5. Woman arrested over fire death releasedpublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Police say a 30-year-old man died after being rescued from the property in Hinckley.

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  6. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00

    That's all from East Midlands Live. Some stories may still appear on this page but live updates won't resume until 08:00 on Tuesday.

  7. Weather: Yellow warning for ice and snowpublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Rich Davis
    BBC Weather presenter

    There is a yellow warning for ice and snow in Derbyshire overnight as temperatures fall away. This could lead to some slippery and tricky conditions and travel disruption first thing.

    weather

    It will be a very cold night with lows of -2C (28F) and some frost in the morning.

    A frosty and cold start to the day with cloud building through the day. There’s a chance of a few wintry showers through the afternoon. Another cold day with highs of 2C (36F)

  8. Ninth arrest in jeweller murder investigationpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Detectives investigating the death of 74-year-old Ramniklal Jogiya have arrested a 21-year-old woman.

    She was detained earlier today on suspicion of conspiring to kidnap and murder.

    Mr Jogiya was found dead in Gaulby Lane, Stoughton, last month after disappearing from his shop in Belgrave Road, Leicester.

    Ramniklal JogiyaImage source, Leicestershire police

    Four men aged 19, 20, 23 and 29 have been charged with the kidnap and robbery of Mr Jogiya and have appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court.

    A total of nine people have been arrested in connection with Mr Jogiya's death.

    Two men, aged 22 and 18, have been released pending further investigations and two arrested men, aged 20 and 21, have been released with no further action.

  9. Attempted murder arrest after stabbingpublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in Beeston.

    Turnpike Lane, BeestonImage source, Google

    Police were called to a property in Turnpike Lane just before 18:00 last night where a 22-year-old was wounded.

    He was taken to hospital but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

  10. Pair who rejected Dragon's Den deal 'have £2.6m firm'published at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC News

    Two entrepreneurs, who turned down the offer of investment on TV show Dragon's Den, are celebrating their latest sales figures.

    Alex Somervell and Jonny Pryn

    Alex Somervell and Jonny Pryn, a University of Nottingham graduate, rejected Peter Jones' offer of £60,000 for a 20% stake of their foreign language books company.

    The pair were only willing to give away 7.5% of their business.

    Peter Jones

    Since turning down the offer, the pair claim their company is worth £2.6m.

    Assisted by £80,000 investment from the University of Nottingham, the duo also exceeded their 2017 sales targets by 30%.

  11. Motorway lanes reopen after crashpublished at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Traffic was stopped for a short time on the M1 at J25 but the section of road has now reopened.

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  12. Forest sign ex-Watford midfielder Watsonpublished at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Nottingham Forest sign midfielder Ben Watson on a two-and-a-half-year deal after his release by Watford.

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  13. Trent flooding procedure to be testedpublished at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    A "major exercise" is taking place this week to test how organisations respond to a large flood along the whole of the River Trent.

    River Trent in NottinghamImage source, Getty Images

    The exercise will test the Environment Agency, emergency services, councils, government departments, utility companies, the Met Office and the military exchange information.

    Those involved will pretend the area has suffered an intense storm, which caused significant flooding.

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    We don’t get second chances during a major flooding incident so it is essential that we test our response through exercises like this one, to make sure every organisation can work together to do everything possible for communities when we are faced with the real thing."

    Paul Lockhart, Environment Agency

  14. Protests against fracking at Marsh Lanepublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    People campaigning against plans for a potential fracking site on the Yorkshire/Derbyshire border have been protesting at a Derbyshire County Council meeting today.

    Eckington Against Fracking don't want INEOS to carry out exploratory drilling at a site at Marsh Lane, between Sheffield and Chesterfield; INEOS also want to do something similar at Misson near Doncaster.

    The protesters were out this lunchtime:

    The BBC is awaiting a response from INEOS and the final decision on the site will be made by central government and not Derbyshire County Council.

  15. Teen stabbing prompts police patrolspublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    The 15-year-old boy was treated in hospital after being injured in a park.

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  16. Overturned vehicle closes slip roadpublished at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    This might caused some delays getting on the A50 this afternoon.

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  17. House fire death 'not suspicious'published at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Police investigating the death of a man in a house fire in Hinckley are treating it as "non-suspicious".

    Trinity Lane in HinckleyImage source, Google

    The blaze was at a property on Trinity Lane yesterday morning. A 30-year-old man was rescued but later died.

    A woman was arrested in connection with the investigation but she has since been released with no further action.

  18. Man appears in court over murderpublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Tairu JallowImage source, Northants Police

    A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man at his home in Kettering.

    Tairu Jallow, 29, was fatally stabbed at the property in Havelock Street on 14 January.

    Clever Makande, 23, of Brandwood Crescent, Kings Norton, Birmingham, was remanded in custody after appearing at Northampton Magistrates' Court on Monday.

    He will next appear at Leicester Crown Court on Tuesday.

    A 29-year-old man from Birmingham and a 31-year-old man from Nottingham remain in custody on suspicion of murder.

  19. Bird flu identified in Rutlandpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Nine birds have been found with bird flu in Rutland.

    It's the sixth case of avian influenza to be recorded in England this winter prompting Defra to enforce its bird flu prevention zone across the whole country, external.

    The birds infected near Oakham were wild mallards and moorhens.

    Mallard duckImage source, Getty Images

    Rutland County Council is referring those with concerns to the helpline set up by Defra.

    Public Health England said the risk to public health, external from avian influenza is very low.

  20. New life for former BHS storepublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    It looks like the future of the old BHS store in Leicester has been decided.

    The shop on Gallowtree Gate seems to be getting split into at least four new outlets - Sports Direct, USC, Everlast Fitness Club and Flannels.

    Former BHS store in Leicester
    Former BHS store in Leicester