Latest updates: East Midlands Live Thursday 8 March

Summary

Arrests over racist chants at university
Corpse sex fetish man has 'extraordinarily low IQ'
Half of parking fines cancelled
Police shake-up planned after city centre violence
Snow warning for drivers in High Peak
Cricket: Notts sign Ross Taylor
Updates on Thursday 8 March 2018

Live Reporting

Gavin Bevis and Calum McKenzie

Fire at Nottingham hotelpublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Dave Wade
BBC News
Firefighters are at the scene of a small fire at the Jury's Inn near Nottingham railway station.
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It's believed to be a small blaze in the Station Street hotel's kitchen.
University sorry for delayed response to 'racist chants'published at 14:58 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Nottingham Trent University has apologised for delays in responding to alleged racist abuse aimed at student Rufaro Chisango (pictured).
It said: "We are shocked and appalled by this video. This vile behaviour will not be tolerated at NTU.
"The suspected perpetrators have been suspended immediately and we have begun an investigation.
"We are also cooperating fully with the police, who have launched a criminal investigation and have made arrests.
Image source, Rufaro Chisango
"It’s clear that there have been delays in dealing with this incident, and that is completely unacceptable.
"We will work with our accommodation partner to review our processes to ensure this never happens again."
Rail operator solves signal faultpublished at 14:43 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
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Building to be lit up for International Women's Daypublished at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
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Lorry breaks down on M1published at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
This lorry is currently broken down on the M1 northbound near junction 24.
It doesn't appear to be causing too much disruption and a recovery vehicle is at the scene.
Image source, Highways England
Hospitals not hitting A&E waiting time targetspublished at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
BBC Radio Nottingham
Nottinghamshire's hospitals are still failing to meet waiting time targets in their accident and emergency departments.
Image source, PA
Under guidelines 95% of patients are meant to be seen within four hours.
At the Queen's Medical Centre, the figure for February was just over 70%.
For the same period at King's Mill and Newark hospitals, it was 89%.
High Peak snow problems melting awaypublished at 14:21 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Some welcome news for drivers in north Derbyshire.
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Should it be Womansfield Town FC?published at 13:52 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Manchester City have renamed themselves Womanchester City today to mark International Women's Day.
They're among several organisations from the city who have tweaked their names, external for the occasion.
Perhaps Mansfield Town should follow suit...?
Image source, Womanchester City/Twitter
Badger cull could come to Derbyshirepublished at 13:51 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Derbyshire is among nine counties where land owners have applied for licences to cull badgers in a bid to curb bovine TB.
Natural England, which issues the licences, said applications and expressions of interest had come from areas of "high risk" or those nearby.
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Culling is part of the government's 25-year strategy to eradicate the disease in cattle, but opponents say there is no evidence it works.
The licences allow badgers to be killed every year between 1 June and 31 January.
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, which started vaccinating badgers on its nature reserves as an alternative to culling in 2014, said it remained "steadfast that vaccinating badgers is the alternative to a badger cull".
It added if the cull came to Derbyshire it "would not be allowed" on its land.
'Leicester set standard for forwards'published at 13:36 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
New Leicester Tigers forwards coach Mark Bakewell says Welford Road is the spiritual home of English pack play.
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Video shows 'we hate blacks' chantpublished at 13:24 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Two 18-year-old men have been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order offences.
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Greggs uses 'bouncers' to prevent late-night troublepublished at 13:19 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Nottingham Post
Greggs in Nottingham is employing 'bouncers' to keep late-night revellers in check, external.
Ireland call-up for Rams defenderpublished at 13:18 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
BBC Derby Sport
Derby County defender Alex Pearce has been named in Republic of Ireland's provisional squad for a friendly against Turkey.
Manager Martin O'Neill has called up 30 players for the match later this month. If he plays, it will be Pearce's 10th international cap.
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Girl, 11, dies after being struck by loose wheelpublished at 13:17 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
An 11-year-old girl who was hit by a wheel that came off a passing car has died at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.
It is believed Amelia Wood was walking alongside a road in Manby, Lincolnshire, on Tuesday morning when a wheel fell off a Land Rover Discovery.
Police said they were still investigating how the wheel came off.
Image source, Lincolnshire Police
Only Fools and Horses' Boycie gets panto rolepublished at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Only Fools and Horses star John Challis will be coming to Nottingham later this year for a pantomime role.
Image source, Theatre Royal
Challis, known to millions as Boycie, will be be Captain Hook in the Theatre Royal's Christmas panto, Peter Pan.
He will be joined by comedian Joe Pasquale.
Peter Pan at the Theatre Royal is set to run from Saturday 8 December to Sunday 13 January 2019.
Signalling fault causes rail delayspublished at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
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'No place for racism in our city' says MPpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Labour MP Alex Norris has described apparent racist chanting at Nottingham Trent University as "horrendous".
Rufaro Chisango tweeted the video of the alleged abuse while locked in her room at her halls of residence on Wednesday.
Two men, both aged 18,have since been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order offences.
Mr Norris, the MP for Nottingham North, added that there was "no place" for racism "in our city - or anywhere else".
Forest players help pay for fan displayspublished at 12:14 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Nottingham Forest's players and staff have decided to contribute to upcoming supporter displays, according to captain Ben Watson.
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Watson, 32, said the club wanted to help make the City Ground "a fortress", external after fans battled wintry weather to make it to the game against Birmingham City last weekend.
Forest's next match is against local rivals Derby County on Sunday.
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Despite the difficult weather conditions over the past week, you came out in force last Saturday when I am sure it would have been easier to stay at home. With that in mind myself, the staff and the rest of the players have made a contribution towards various upcoming supporter displays.
Ben Watson, Forest captain
Badger cull may expand to nine new areaspublished at 12:04 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Applications to join the scheme are from areas at "high risk" of bovine TB, Natural England says.
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Tributes paid to teacher and former Derby footballerpublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2018
Derby Telegraph
Tributes have been paid, external to head of PE at Mackworth School and former Rams centre-forward Ray Wilkins.