Summary

  • Man convicted of raping and murdering 72-year-old Jane Hings

  • Derbyshire schools targeted in bomb hoax

  • Man jailed after attack on girl, 12, caught on camera

  • Thousands visit moon in Leicester Cathedral

  • Italy opens investigation into death of Mariam Moustafa

  • Vigil to be held for student who died after assault

  • Man charged over attempted rape of girl

  • Leicester City knocked out of FA Cup

  • Updates on Monday 19 March 2018

  1. Rest will do Forest good - Karankapublished at 08:58 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2018

    Nottingham Forest manager Aitor Karanka says the international break has come at the right time for his squad.

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  2. Technical fault causes tram delayspublished at 08:40 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2018

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC News

    Engineers are still working on a technical fault in Bulwell.

    There has been no tram service between Bulwell and Bulwell Forest for almost three hours this morning.

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  3. City centre lane closure for water workspublished at 08:40 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2018

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC News

    Worth noting if you are heading into Nottingham city centre this morning.

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  4. Two lorry crash causes delayspublished at 08:26 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2018

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC News

    Traffic is building up on the A46 southbound near the Newark Showground because of an accident involving two lorries.

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  5. Derbyshire school closurepublished at 08:24 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2018

    Hartshorne CE Primary School is closed this morning because there is no heating.

  6. Watch: Yellow warning for ice in the East Midlandspublished at 08:21 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2018

    Mel Coles
    BBC Weather presenter

    It will get warmer later but the Met Office's yellow warning for ice remains in place this morning.

  7. Bus stop duck becomes face of greeting cardpublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2018

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC News

    Remember the duck which was ruffling feathers in Arnold earlier this year?

    The black and white muscovy duck, normally native to Mexico and South America, became a social media sensation after she kept turning up at a bus stop on Mansfield Road.

    She is now the face of a greeting card.

    Arnold duckImage source, Melanie Harris

    Mark Blake is the wildlife photographer who took her picture for the card.

    He said: "There was snow on the ground so the reflection was really good and I am mad on light, so I took quite a few shots of her."

  8. Latest school closures for Nottinghamshirepublished at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2018

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC News

    Although the snow is clearing, three schools are closed in Nottinghamshire.

    • Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
    • Brierley Forest Primary And Nursery School
    • Brierley Forest Primary And Nursery School (primary unit)
  9. Mariam Moustafa death: Rome prosecutor opens investigationpublished at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2018

    Samantha Fisher
    BBC News Online

    Prosecutors in Rome have opened an investigation into the death of an 18-year-old student in Nottingham.

    Mariam Moustafa, an Egyptian national who was born in Rome, died on Wednesday after she was assaulted by a group of women on 20 February.

    The Rome prosecutor has asked the UK authorities to share details of the investigation, Italian media reported.

    Mariam Moustafa,Image source, Facebook

    The Italian foreign ministry said the ambassador to the UK was closely following the investigation.

    A post-mortem examination into Miss Moustafa's death was inconclusive.

    UK police said more tests would take place to establish if there was a link between the assault and her death.

  10. Join us for our live coveragepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2018

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC News

    Good morning Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

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