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Read MoreA man says his wife would still be alive if officials had heeded warnings about a convicted murderer.
Read MoreDedicated live coverage on this page has now ended for Thursday, but some news, sport and travel will continue to be posted automatically overnight.
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Amy Woodfield
BBC News
An investigation into a cyanide spillage that leaked into a pond in Heanor has found no sign of major pollution or impact to wildlife.
Some of the chemical leaked into Adam's Pond at Shipley Country Park in February.
Image source, Environment AgencyThe Environment Agency has said it used a dye to trace the source of the pollutant - this has turned some of the water green.
Visitors are being told not to be alarmed by the colour as it poses no risk to visitors or wildlife.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A 28-year-old man is due in court tomorrow after being charged with attempted robbery and GBH in Nottingham.
It follows an assault on Shakespeare Street in the city on Tuesday. A second man who was also arrested has been released under investigation.
Jeremy Ball
Social affairs correspondent, BBC East Midlands Today
A new key-cloning scam has led to a spike in car thefts in Leicestershire.
Police have said dozens of cars have been stolen in the county by criminals breaking into the vehicle's computer system.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceOther thieves are using scanners to access key fobs in people's homes.
Leicestershire Police said it is "extremely concerned". The force believes some vehicles are being "stolen to order" while others are taken just for "joy riding".
Lisa Teanby
Newsreader, BBC Radio Derby
Derbyshire Police, the fire and rescue service and an ambulance are all at the scene of a crash on the A38 at Little Eaton Island.
We've been told it involves a single vehicle but there is no news on any injuries.
The southbound carriageway is closed from Markeaton to Kingsway. It is also closed from Little Eaton Island, including the slip roads coming on to it at Palm Court and Queensway from Kedleston Road.
This is what delays are looking like in the city centre.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Police have posted this message for motorists following a crash on the A38 southbound near Little Eaton.
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Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Ammunition, drugs and cash have been found at a property in Nottingham.
Police raided three properties yesterday morning following recent firearm discharges in the Bestwood area.
The suspicious items were found in Wendling Gardens. A 21-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of possessing ammunition, cannabis and criminal property.
Both have since been released.
Christian Hill
BBC Radio Leicester Reporter
Four researchers from Loughborough University are flying to Greenland to set up a series of dust traps.
The team wants to measure the impact of dust on Arctic ecosystems.
They'll fly to Kangerlussuaq and live in a nearby research station for a fortnight while they install the traps.
Image source, Loughborough UniversitySome of the dust has been trapped in the ice for centuries, but has recently been released by the melting west Greenland ice sheet.
Project leader Professor Joanna Bullard said: "The aim is to learn just how much dust there is, what it’s made of and where it gets deposited.
“There is now considerable evidence that dust stimulates microbiological activity on the surface of the Greenland ice sheet."
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
A conman, who posed as a private investigator claiming he could find the facts about loved ones' deaths abroad, has had his jail term lowered.
Simon Delow, 49, of Gloucester, was jailed for 10 years for fraud last year, but a judge at the Court of Appeal has cut the sentence to six years.
Delow targeted the family of Claire Martin, who died of stab wounds in Italy in 2012. The local authorities decided it was suicide.
Her parents Ray and Pat, from Sutton-in-Ashfield, rejected this claim and told the BBC they were contacted by Delow, who called himself Simon D'Gresser.
The Martins could not afford to pay Delow, but others handed over thousands, to end up with nothing more than a report of fabricated leads.
Notts County manager Kevin Nolan wants to sign former Newcastle team-mate Joey Barton in the summer.
Read MoreSohbia Tabasim Khan was found dead inside her home in the Normanton area of Derby.
Read MoreAmy Woodfield
BBC News
This 15-year old girl has been reported missing from her home in Derby.
Derbyshire Police say Sophie Tunnicliffe was last seen leaving the Bemrose School on Uttoxeter New Road at the end of the school day on Tuesday.
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BBC News
This crash could cause some delays around Derby this afternoon.
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BBC Sport
Nottinghamshire head coach Peter Moores believes there is not much to separate the eight counties in Division One of the County Championship.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Trent Bridge-based outfit begin the 2018 season on Friday against Lancashire, having won promotion from Division Two last season.
"All the teams in Division One are very strong," Moores told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"Only eight [sides] in the first division means that, even if you're playing well, it's hard to get in a position of safety right until the end.
"You're targeting to be in the top three or four going into the second half of the season, so you can have a real push at trying to win it.
"To do that, I think the first five games are big, it's important to get some wins in that and we are going to have to play some good cricket."
Owynn Palmer-Atkin
BBC Radio Leicester Sport
Leicester Lions are hopeful of completing their first full meeting of the season tonight, when they travel to face Swindon.
Despite the season starting three weeks ago, the Lions still haven't been able to finish a fixtures.
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The first two meetings were postponed due to the weather, and last nigh'ts race with Rye House was abandoned after eight heats because of the poor conditions.
The Lions will be at full strength with the inclusion of Michael Palm Toft for their trip to Swindon tonight. The first heat starts at 19:30.
Hayden Pott
BBC Radio Leicester Producer
One of the first plogging events in Leicestershire this week was a "huge success". Plogging, which is popular in Scandinavia, is the term for picking up litter whilst jogging.
Chemistry lecturer Nicola Jennings from Loughborough University organised the event around the town after taking part in previous events in Staffordshire. During the two mile run, the group collected four bags of rubbish.
Image source, Nicola JenningsQuote MessageIt's suitable for any pace and ability. It makes you feel good."
Nicola Jennings, Plogger
Image source, Nicola JenningsFollowing on from her first plog, Nicola is hoping to set up further events across the county in May, when she hopes the weather will be better.
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Police have released this CCTV picture of a woman they would like to speak to after jewellery was taken from a shop.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceDerbyshire Police said a bracelet was taken from a stand at Hurst's of Ripley at around 09:25 on Tuesday 3 April.
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a woman whose body was found at a house in Derby.
Image source, Family handoutSobhia Tabasim Khan, 37, was found dead inside her home in Pear Tree Crescent, Normanton, last May.
The trial of Atual Mustafa, 36, is due to begin at Derby Crown Court on Friday.