Missing teenager foundpublished at 10:06 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Police say 15-year-old Shannon Kirby, who was reported missing from her home in Lenton on Monday, has been found safe and well.
Summary
Cat dies after being shot in face with airgun
Hate crime campaign after uni rape message
Man clings to car bonnet trying to stop thieves
Sheku Kanneh-Mason up for Classic Brit Award
Man charged over post office armed robbery
Nottinghamshire cricket legend diagnosed with cancer
Ex-Rams defender dies
Latest updates for Wednesday 13 June 2018
Missing teenager foundpublished at 10:06 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
Listen: Nottinghamshire v Kentpublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
Nottinghamshire host Kent in the One-Day Cup quarter-finals - listen to BBC local radio commentary.
Read MoreCouncil intervenes to keep library openpublished at 09:42 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA community library in Leicestershire that was facing closure is now set to stay open.
Four years ago, Leicestershire County Council handed control of Braunstone Town Library to a charity group who subsequently left after struggling to recruit enough volunteers to run it.
Now Braunstone Town Council has agreed to look after the admin side of the library and plans to work with campaigners to turn it into a community hub.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason up for Classic Brit Awardpublished at 09:34 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
East Midlands TodayTopping off a performance at the Royal Wedding, Nottingham cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is up for a Classic Brit Award tonight.
The Mapperley musician captured the world's attention in Windsor last month and his album Inspiration has been a hit on both sides of the Atlantic.
The former winner of the BBC's Young Musician competition is nominated for male artist of the year, up against Alexander Armstrong, Jonas Kaufman, Max Richter and Tokio Myers.
Image source, ReutersWatch: Lampard and Lineker's World Cup predictionspublished at 09:14 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
BBC SportOn the eve of the start of the world cup, BBC Sport's pundits have gone on record with their predictions for the tournament.
The video round-up includes contributions from Derby County boss Frank Lampard and Leicester's Gary Lineker.
More than 20 children hurt on East Mids roads 'every week'published at 09:00 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsAbout 5,000 school pupils from across the East Midlands are to take part in a national walk today aimed at raising awareness about the number of children hurt in road accidents.
Latest Department for Transport figures showed 1,199 children were killed or injured on the region's roads in 2016 - the equivalent of 23 every week.
Nottinghamshire had the highest number of road casualties for that period (212) while Rutland had the fewest (seven).
The national walk has been organised by road safety charity Brake to draw attention to the issue and will involve about 100,000 children from across the UK.
The charity wants to see more footpaths, cycle paths, safe places to cross and measures to slow down traffic and reduce harmful emissions.
Ex-Rams defender diespublished at 08:37 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
Ed Dawes
BBC Radio Derby SportFormer Derby County defender Justin Phillips has died aged 46.
Local lad Phillips made three appearances for the Rams during the relegation season of 1990/91 and scored against Southampton in a 6-2 win at the Baseball Ground.
Image source, Getty ImagesWoman 'high on cocaine while driving with children'published at 08:32 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsPolice in Chesterfield have arrested a woman on suspicion of driving under the influence of cocaine - with a three-month-old baby and two-year-old child in the car.
The woman also allegedly had no insurance. Officers said safeguarding referrals have been made for the children.
Tweeting about the incident, external, the force's roads policing unit said: "As adults we make choices in life. However the three-month-old and two-year-old children didn’t have a choice."
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceMissing 82-year-old foundpublished at 08:22 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
An 82-year-old reported missing from his Littleover home yesterday has been found safe and well, police said.
Officers thanked the public for their help in locating Trevor Abbey.
Nottinghamshire cricket legend diagnosed with cancerpublished at 08:11 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
BBC SportFormer New Zealand and Nottinghamshire fast bowler Sir Richard Hadlee has been diagnosed with bowel cancer.
A statement released by New Zealand Cricket on behalf of Hadlee's wife Lady Dianne said the 66-year-old has had surgery to remove a tumour.
Hadlee is widely regarded as one of the best cricketers to ever play for Nottinghamshire.
Image source, Getty ImagesLatest updates: East Midlands Livepublished at 08:08 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
The latest news, sport, travel and weather for the East Midlands.
Read MoreUniversity to announce hate crime blitz after rape messagepublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
East Midlands TodayThe University of Nottingham is to introduce measures to tackle hate crime, misogyny and harassment after an offensive message was left on a bathroom floor in a student hall of residence.
The message, which read "uni girls love rape" and was written using toilet paper, was widely condemned after being shared on social media.
The university will today announce a range of measures including working with student groups to tackle the issue.
Image source, GoogleThe university is also reviewing night patrols and lighting around the campus to provide "the safest possible environment" for staff and students.
Watch: Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
Alex Hamilton
BBC WeatherPlenty of dry weather today but we could see some showers this afternoon.
Good morning: Join us for today's live updatespublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsHello everyone and welcome to Wednesday. It's going to be myself and Calum McKenzie bringing you today's latest news, sport, travel and weather updates.