Barwell woman crushed to death between lorry and loaderpublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
A skip hire company has been fined £60,000 after a tipper truck driver was fatally crushed between two vehicles, external.
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
Barwell woman crushed to death between lorry and loaderpublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Five cars and a caravan set on fire in Kimberleypublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA 21-year-old man's been arrested on suspicion of arson, external after several vehicles were set on fire in Kimberley last night.
Notts Police said five cars and a caravan were damaged in Hardy Street just before 22:00.
Image source, GoogleStaff return to redundancy threat firmpublished at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Up to 270 workers are expecting to find out whether their jobs are safe.
Read MoreBus stop duck may have 'flown home'published at 14:46 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
The Muscovy duck has become an online celebrity after spending weeks near a bus stop.
Read MoreDozens of Leicester homes hit by power cutpublished at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA power cut is affecting 77 homes and businesses in the Glenfield area of Leicester.
Western Power Distribution says it hopes to have things resolved by about 17:00.
Image source, Western Power Distribution/GoogleCampers living at city beauty spot moved on by councilpublished at 14:29 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
A group of people who set up camp in a Nottingham park have been moved on after a year, external, according to the association which looks after it.
Nottingham teenager breaks chart recordpublished at 14:29 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsMapperley cello sensation Sheku Kanneh-Mason currently sits at number 18 on the UK Album Chart - sandwiched between Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the 18-year-old is also the youngest ever cellist to make the countdown.
Here he is performing Bob Marley's No Woman No Cry on BBC Radio 3 last week.
Developer's gypsy threat to residentspublished at 14:05 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Locals were also offered £250 to support the plans, but the offer was later withdrawn.
Read MoreNottingham station fire: Woman released after arrestpublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA 33-year-woman arrested last week on suspicion of starting a major fire at Nottingham railway station has been released while investigations continue, British Transport Police have said.
The blaze, on 12 January, caused widespread disruption and major damage to the building.
The woman was detained in Derby on Friday morning.
Image source, British Transport PoliceRugby: Tigers players take on Italy for Englandpublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsEngland's Six Nations match against Italy yesterday featured some highs and lows for the Leicester Tigers players in the national side.
This was the moment George Ford scored one of England's seven tries.
It wasn't a good start to the competition for Ben Youngs though - the scrum-half left the pitch after just nine minutes of play with a knee injury.
The England head coach, Eddie Jones, has said Youngs will have an examination today but is unlikely to be available for the Wales game next weekend.
Image source, Getty ImagesAfternoon weather updatepublished at 13:08 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Alex Hamilton
BBC WeatherIt’ll be cold with the chance of a few wintry showers. There’ll be some sunny spells where the cloud thins and breaks.
Highs of 4C (39F).
M1 lorry fire recovery continuespublished at 13:08 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsTwo lanes are still closed on the M1 in Leicestershire after a lorry carrying paper caught fire.
It happened between J20-21 at about 08:30.
Image source, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue ServiceLeicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said each one-tonne bale of paper is being removed so they can extinguish the fire away from the motorway and allow the lanes to reopen.
Harrogate attempted murder charge following knife incidentpublished at 12:52 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
A man's been charged with attempted murder in Harrogate.
Image source, GoogleIt follows a disturbance in the town in the Unity Road area (pictured) last October, in which three people suffered knife wounds.
Another had a substance sprayed into his eyes.
Several people have been arrested and now police have charged a man from Leicester with attempted murder, wounding and assault.
He's due before Harrogate Magistrates today.
Another man, also from Leicester, has previously been charged with the same offences and is currently awaiting trail.
Not long left to get involvedpublished at 12:26 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
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Burton Joyce teenager goes missingpublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsPolice are hunting for a 14-year-old girl, external who's gone missing from the Burton Joyce area.
Grace Stacey hasn't been seen since yesterday. Call 101 if you can help.
Image source, Notts Police/FamilyRutland in 'digital wilderness' with 4G coveragepublished at 12:14 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsIt's claimed Rutland has the worst indoor 4G mobile phone service in England , external
The Country Land Association (CLA) has said just 3.42% of the county can access 4G on all host networks. Melton is the sixth worse place, where that figure is 13.76%.
The CLA is calling for EE, O2, Vodafone and Three to deliver 4G coverage to 95% of the UK on all networks by 2022.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageThese figures lay bare the extent to which those living and working in rural areas are cast out into the digital wilderness.
Tim Breitmeyer, CLA President
Snow warning for Derbyshirepublished at 12:04 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsThe Met Office has put out a yellow warning for snow and ice, external in Derbyshire from 20:00 tonight to 15:00 tomorrow.
The organisation's chief forecaster said there's a chance of accumulations of up to 3cm on lower ground and 5cm in the hills.
However, the warning only covers the north-west tip of the county.
Image source, Met OfficeYour photos: Snow in Derbyshirepublished at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
It's looking very wintry in Castleton today. Thanks to bevins87 for this picture.
Image source, bevins87Watch: Arnold the Daybrook Duckpublished at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsWhy was the duck at a bus stop?
No this isn't a joke - this duck has actually set up home at a bus stop on Mansfield Road.
A fan page has been set up for "Arnold the Daybrook Duck" on Facebook.
Protruding poles land driver in hot waterpublished at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA VW driver picked up three penalty points and a fine, external after police spotted this crazy set-up in Derby at the weekend.
The creative approach to ferrying awkward items across town was classed as "using a vehicle in a dangerous condition".
Image source, Derbyshire Police
Image source, Derbyshire Police
Image source, Derbyshire Police
