Latest updates: East Midlands Live Friday 9 February

Summary

Duke of Cambridge to visit Leicestershire
Man admits 'brutal' killing
Further death at prison confirmed
Snow-covered car permit fine cancelled
Bus stop murderer's sentence cut
Mahrez to return to Leicester training
Updates on Friday 9 February 2018

Live Reporting

Chris Fawcett and Amy Woodfield

Witnesses to car theft soughtpublished at 10:47 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
Two men who may have witnessed a car theft are being sought by police, external.
Officers have released a photo of the men whom they believe may have seen a man in his late 20s push an 80-year-old woman to the ground before taking her car keys as she left the Co-op in Chapel Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, on 27 January at around 07:35.
The suspect is described as white, in his late 20s and around 5ft 6ins tall.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Police
A 32-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident and released under investigation.
Police investigate suspected illegal killing of a foxpublished at 10:27 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Melton Times
Police have begun an investigation after reports that a fox was killed illegally in Melton Country Park, external.
Dead fish found after cyanide spillagepublished at 10:15 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
Paul Reeves from the Environment Agency has tweeted this morning...
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Portable toilet blaze investigatedpublished at 10:13 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
Emergency services say they are investigating the cause of a blaze on at Lowmoor Industrial Estate last night that took place in several portable toilets, a shipping container and an LGV trailer.
Five crews spent several hours tackling the fire, which is believed to have started at 22.23.
Your pictures: A dusting of snowpublished at 10:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
BBC Weather Watchers
There's been a smattering of snow across the region, and our BBC Weather Watchers have been busy uploading images of it.
Les at Large took this in Wolverhampton.
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This is the scene in Ludlow, Shropshire taken by Foggy.
Image source, Foggy
Peter Steggles took this in Longnor, Shropshire.
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Living in 'a piece of heaven' since 1928published at 10:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Olive Harvey's story is part of the latest series of The Real Peak Practice.
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Commuters warned of tram delayspublished at 09:40 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
Worth noting if you are heading to catch the tram this morning.
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Speed-skaters get startedpublished at 09:31 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
BBC Sport
Nottingham-based short-track speed skaters will be among the first competitors as the Winter Olympics gets under way in South Korea.
Elise Christie and Charlotte Gilmartin take part in qualifying for the 500m tomorrow morning.
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The rest of the team, Kathryn Thompson, Farrell Treacy and Mapperley's Josh Cheetham, all begin their bids for medals next week.
Performance director Stewart Laing said the city was central to the skaters' success.
"Nottingham is one of only two cities in Britain that has two elite training centres for world-class programmes," he said.
Knee injury ends season for Winnallpublished at 09:18 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Derby County's on-loan Sheffield Wednesday striker Sam Winnall is ruled out for the season with a knee ligament injury.
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Man is fighting to have five-stone hernia removedpublished at 09:16 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Nottingham Post
A devastated doorman is fighting to have a five stone hernia removed, external after being told it cannot be operated on despite him losing weight.
Man due before magistrates over Victoria Centre fightpublished at 09:16 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Lewis Scrimshaw
BBC Radio Nottingham
A teenager is due before magistrates later after a fight involving masked gangs in Nottingham.
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The police were called to a group of 10 to 15 people in and around the Victoria Centre car park on Wednesday evening.
A 19-year-old from Bulwell is charged with possession of an offensive weapon.
A 17-year-old boy thought to have been injured in the incident has been released from hospital.
Derby County's on-loan striker suffers season-ending injurypublished at 08:56 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
Sam Winnall will play no further part in Derby County's promotion push after suffering a cruciate ligament injury.
He announced, external his season is over on Instagram after having an operation on Thursday.
The striker, on-loan from Sheffield Wednesday, said: "Unfortunately I have torn my ACL and will be missing for the rest of the season and beyond - I'd like to personally thank Derby County on how amazing they've treated me through the process."
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Regional paper owner buys Express titles for £126mpublished at 08:53 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
BBC Business News
Trinity Mirror, the newspaper group which owns titles including the Nottingham Post, the Derby Telegraph and the Leicester Mercury, as well as the Daily Mirror, has agreed to buy another publishing company.
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The group is to pay £126.7m for the publishing assets of Northern & Shell, the company behind titles including the Daily Express, the Daily Star and magazines such as OK!
Derbyshire nursery has licence suspendedpublished at 08:37 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Sally Swinfen
BBC Radio Derby newsreader
A children's nursery in Derbyshire has had its licence suspended by Ofsted because children may be placed at risk of harm.
Ofsted says it intends to cancel the registration of Darcy Bunnie Creative Arts Nursery on Main Street in Hilton meaning it can no longer provide childcare.
It says it no longer believes the nursery can meet the "prescribed requirements for registration", but can't give any more details at this stage.
At the nursery's last inspection, external - in January 2017 - it was rated "good" in all areas.
Living in 'a piece of heaven' since 1928published at 08:27 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
BBC Inside Out
Health professionals have spoken of their love of a "very independent" and "feisty" woman who lived on the same farm since the 1920s.
Olive Harvey was at Stocking Farm in Derbyshire - described as "a piece of heaven" - since 1928.
Traffic delays across the regionpublished at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
- The M1 heading northbound between J21A, A46 (Leicester North) and J22 is backed up due to a lane closure.
- There's heavy congestion on the A50 (Shardlow) towards the M1 due to roadworks just before J24.
- Markeaton Island, Derby is backed up heading southbound on the A38.
- Temporary traffic lights on the A6 at Kibworth, Leicestershire are causing delays in the area.
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Watch: East Midlands weather forecastpublished at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
A cold and wet start to the day with a chance of some snow over higher ground later.
Join us for our live coveragepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2018
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
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