Summary

  • Parking fine for snow covered car

  • Mayor 'to overturn' Christmas Day bus stop fine

  • Woman released in jeweller murder investigation

  • Leicester Comedy festival celebrates 25th anniversary

  • Updates on Wednesday 7 February 2018

Live Reporting

Chris Fawcett and Gavin Bevis

  1. Mayor to 'overturn' Christmas Day homeless helper fine

    Chris Fawcett
    BBC News

    Leicester's City Mayor has said he will do everything he can to cancel a fine for a charity worker who stopped in a bus lane to help a rough sleeper on Christmas Day.

    Bus lane photoLeicester City Council

    Lee Williamson was issued with a £70 fine after giving food and clothes to the man outside Leicester railway station.

    Sir Peter Soulsby, speaking to BBC Radio Leicester this morning, said: "To punish him for doing a good deed on Christmas day is crazy, rules can be taken to an extreme - we should do everything we can to make sure Lee isn't punished and the fine is cancelled."

  2. Watch: Trishaw bikes get older people in the saddle

    East Midlands Today

    These innovative bikes allow less mobile people to experience the thrill of a ride.

  3. Parking fine is 'snow joke'

    Chris Fawcett
    BBC News

    A driver said he was handed a parking fine because his permit was obscured by snow.

    Car with ticket

    Ollie Claxton, from Chester Green, had been away working in London and returned to find a letter informing him of the offence on 12 December.

    He said: "I thought it was odd because if I wasn't displaying my parking permit, I'd have got a parking fine every day while I was away.

    "When I saw the photo of the car covered in snow, I just laughed. It's ridiculous - the permit has been displayed every day for the last two years."

    Ollie is now challenging the fine. Derby City Council said it could not comment on individual cases but it will respond to the complaint.

  4. Woman released over jeweller death

    Four men aged 19, 20, 23 and 29 have been charged with the kidnap and robbery of Mr Jogiya.

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  5. Watch: East Midlands weather forecast

    Rich Davis
    BBC Weather presenter

    A chilly start but it should be a bright and clear day.

  6. Crash causing delays on A52

    Chris Fawcett
    BBC News

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  7. Delays across the East Midlands

    Chris Fawcett
    BBC News

    M69Highways England

    - Emergency services are dealing with a collision on the M69, which is causing queues of traffic back on to the southbound M1 near Fosse Park roundabout.

    - Two lanes are blocked on the M1 northbound at Junction 26 (Eastwood) - emergency services are at the scene.

    - The inside lane heading northbound on the M1 at J30 is blocked, traffic is moving but congestion is building.

    - The A52 at Ockbrook (Victoria avenue junction) is heavily congested.

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    Chris Fawcett
    BBC News

    Good morning, hope you're wrapped up warm - it's a chilly one out there.

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