Latest updates: East Midlands Live Thursday 22 February

Summary

Pair jailed for UK Christmas attack plan
Ponds 'safe' after chemical spill
Girl, 6, named in police death probe
Man in court over robbery of 12-year-old
Clumber Park set for High Court fracking battle
Rams held at home by Leeds
Updates on Thursday 22 February 2018

Live Reporting

Calum McKenzie and Amy Woodfield

'Vanishing stream' causing fish deathspublished at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Environment Agency's Paul Reeves tweets...
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Future of Foxes' defender Huth unclearpublished at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Mike McCarthy
BBC Radio Leicester Sport
Leicester City boss Claude Puel has refused to be drawn on the future of defender Robert Huth.
Image source, ALLSPORT/Getty Images
Huth, 33, hasn't featured for the first team this season after starting the campaign with an ankle problem.
His contract, along with that of goalkeeper Ben Hamer, is due to expire this summer.
Puel said: "He [Huth] has not had a lot of game time in this moment.
"I understand it is difficult for him. We will see at the end of the season what will happen with Robert."
More photos released of police dog puppiespublished at 15:04 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Cute alert...
Leicestershire Police has released more photos of their police dog puppies.
Image source, Leicestershire Police
Police dog Orla gave birth to five puppies on Saturday. The three girls and two boys arrived three days before their due date.
She's said to be "incredibly protective" of her puppies and "won’t let anyone near them".
It's the first time the force has bred a litter of police puppies.
Image source, Leicestershire Police
Orla had been about to become a fully licensed police dog when she injured her front leg.
When her plaster cast was removed it revealed she wasn't able to work as an operational police dog.
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When it was decided that she was unable to return to operational duties, that’s when I thought about breeding from her. She has a fantastic pedigree and with the right stud dog I knew she could produce some incredible future police dogs.”
Leigh, Retired Police Dog Handler
'Matthews Final' football sells at auctionpublished at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
The football used in the 1953 FA Cup Final, made famous by the performance of Stanley Matthews, has sold at auction.
Image source, Mark Laban/Hansons
The 18-panel ball fetched £5,250 at Hansons Auctioneers in Etwall, Derbyshire.
The buyer, an anonymous Blackpool supporter, said he would be happy to loan the item to football museums.
Woman hit by car in Hucknallpublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman suffered "serious injuries" as she was hit by a car in Hucknall.
Image source, Google
The 37-year-old, was crossing the road in Papplewick Lane on Thursday 1 February, when she was struck by a black BMW.
Police added that the car was heading towards Hucknall railway station.
The pedestrian had surgery at the Queen's Medical Centre for her injuries and is currently in a stable condition.
Girl, 6, named in police death probepublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Daisy Dymyd was airlifted to hospital after being found unresponsive at home.
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Funding boost for air ambulancepublished at 14:51 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Nottinghamshire's air ambulance service has received a significant funding boost from a famous motor racing circuit.
Image source, Cadwell Park
Staff at Cadwell Park, in Lincolnshire, have handed over £2,400 to the Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance following a number of fundraisers.
Gemma Shaw, from the air ambulance, said: "Each donation puts us one step closer to our goal of being able to fund our service 24 hours a day.
"Flying for more hours means we can help more people.
"Every time our crew is dispatched, I picture the patient's family’s relief, knowing they are going to get the best pre-hospital critical care available to them."
New homes for former quarry approvedpublished at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Permission has been granted for 75 homes and a retail unit at the former Cawdor Quarry in Matlock.
It’s the first phase of a much bigger future development.
Image source, Google
The Matlock Civic Association has said it supports the re-use of Cawdor Quarry but claims it needs to be done well if it is to be successful and to link properly to the town.
Moeen backs Hales' white ball callpublished at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
BBC Sport
Alex Hales has made a "good decision" to focus solely on limited-overs cricket, according to England all-rounder Moeen Ali.
Image source, Getty Images/AFP/Paul Ellis
Hales, 29, has signed a new two-year limited overs deal with Nottinghamshire.
"It will be great for England long-term," Moeen told Test Match Special.
"We're going to have real specialists and it's something a lot of players will probably do further down the line."
Six-year-old who died in hospital namedpublished at 13:56 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
A six-year-old girl who was found unresponsive in a Nottinghamshire village before later dying has been named as Daisy Dymyd.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Police/Dymyd Family
Daisy was found in Tuxford on Monday afternoon, before being airlifted to Sheffield Children's Hospital where she passed away.
In a statement via Nottinghamshire Police, Daisy's family said: "Our beautiful daughter was the centre of our world and we can’t believe she’s gone.
"She will be so missed by everyone that knew her. She was a such a happy little girl who lit up our lives and made the world brighter."
Police added that no arrests have been made and a file has been passed to the coroner.
National Trust fracking row to go to courtpublished at 13:44 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
The charity refused a fracking firm access to Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire to carry out tests
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Charity seeks homes for 200 henspublished at 13:23 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Homes are needed for 200 ex-commercial laying hens in Ashbourne.
The "lovely ladies" face being slaughtered if they can't be rehomed by 3 March.
Image source, Dan Mart Photography
Ashbourne Animal Welfare took the animals in a few weeks ago and is urging anyone interested in saving them to register with the British Hen Welfare Trust.
LED streetlight scheme nears completionpublished at 13:11 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
East Midlands Today
A multi-million pound scheme to replace 68,000 street lights across Leicestershire is almost complete.
The last 600 streetlights are now having their bulbs replaced with energy-saving LED ones.
The £25m replacement programme has been carried out by the county council to cut carbon emissions and maintenance costs.
Olympic failures don't define me - Christiepublished at 12:48 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Britain's Elise Christie says her Winter Olympic failures do not "define" her and she will come back stronger at the next Games in Beijing.
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M1 Newport Pagnell crash death trial: Jury sworn inpublished at 12:40 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
A jury has been sworn in for the trial of two men charged in connection with a crash on the M1 which killed eight people in a minibus.
Ryszard Masierak, 31, of Evesham, Worcestershire, and David Wagstaff, 53, of Stoke-on-Trent, were both driving lorries on the southbound carriageway near Newport Pagnell when the crash happened in the early hours of 26 August.
The minibus was travelling from Nottingham to London when its driver and seven passengers were killed.
Image source, South Beds News Agency
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David Wagstaff (left) and Ryszard Masierak (right)
Both men face eight counts of causing death by dangerous driving and four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Mr Masierak is also facing drink driving charges.
Judge Francis Sheridan told the 12-person jury to ignore anything they've read, heard or seen about the case.
"You must decide the case on the evidence given in this courtroom and only on that evidence," he said.
Council gives parts of Broadmarsh project green lightpublished at 12:40 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
BBC Radio Nottingham
Plans have been unanimously approved for a new bus station at Nottingham's Broadmarsh Centre and a new multi-million pound college campus in the city.
Image source, Nottingham City Council
Councillors signed off the plans on Wednesday as part of the proposed £250m redevelopment of the whole Broadmarsh area., external
Nottingham College said its new £58m hub would bring "something truly special" to the city.
It will be built on land off Canal Street which is currently being used as a temporary car park and work is due to start this summer.
Image source, Nottingham City Council
National Trust 'disappointed' by fracking court callpublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
The National Trust has said it has "no wish" for its land at Clumber Park to be the subject of a fracking survey.
Image source, PA
Petrochemical firm Ineos announced earlier its bid to find shale gas on the Grade I listed park near Worksop had been referred to the High Court by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).
"We have no wish for our land to play any part in extracting gas or oil," a spokesperson for the National Trust said.
"We are already seeing the impacts of climate change at many of our places, and we have launched a programme to dramatically cut our own fossil fuel usage at our properties.
"We’re disappointed by the OGA’s decision but due to the legal status of the case we can’t comment any further at this stage."
New ultrasound technique to predict racehorse returnpublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A Rutland veterinary hospital has begun using a new ultrasound technique to predict a racehorse’s likelihood of a return to racing after a tendon injury.
The treatment at Oakham Veterinary Hospital has been developed by researchers at the University of Nottingham, Oakham Equine Hospital and the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
A scoring system has been created to grade tendon injuries and has been used in a large study to determine which ultrasound features will predict whether or not the horse will successfully race again.
It's claimed this new system will significantly improve racehorse welfare by helping vets and racehorse trainers to make an informed decision on a horse’s future.
Your photos: Blue sky over East Midlandspublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
BBC Weather Watchers
Several of our Weather Watchers have been enjoying blue sky in the East Midlands this morning.
This was taken at the River Idle at Misterton earlier.
Image source, mistywalker
This was the scene in Loughborough just a few hours ago.
Image source, scrappy
In Wingerworth it was the perfect weather for a morning walk.
Image source, Village Tales
Man in court over robbery of 12-year-oldpublished at 11:42 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
A man has been remanded into custody after appearing in court charged in connection with the robbery of a 12-year-old girl in Derby.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
Patrik Gunar, 22, of Normanton, Derby, appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court this morning.
He is due to appear before Derby Crown Court on Thursday 15 March.