Summary

  • False alarms cost fire service almost £1m

  • Prisoner escaped after fooling guards with dummy

  • Reservoir death boy 'the perfect pupil'

  • Drone used in search for missing man

  • Two die in flat fire

  • Prince Charles bakes bread in Asda

  • Long-serving Rutland councillor dies

  • Bridge to be repaired following death crash

  • Updates for Monday 26 November 2018

  1. 'You're not just hot, your bones are hot'published at 02:36 GMT 27 November 2018

    Cardiac nurse Nicky Williams says she wants to break the taboo over the menopause.

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  2. Escapee fooled prison guards with dummypublished at 20:06 GMT 26 November 2018

    Ross Gallagher made off in a stolen car, and was later seen "hopping gardens", a court hears.

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  3. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:02 GMT 26 November 2018

    Today's updates have now finished but we'll be back with more news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Tuesday.

  4. Tonight's weather: Cold but drypublished at 18:01 GMT 26 November 2018

    BBC Weather

    Tonight will be a cold night with mostly dry with some clear spells, but areas of low cloud, mist and fog will develop in the light winds. There could also be the odd isolated shower around.

    Weather map
  5. Town centre Christmas tree vandalisedpublished at 17:48 GMT 26 November 2018

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    Vandals have damaged the Christmas tree in Hucknall town centre over the weekend.

    Ashfield District Council said its officers will be attempting to repair the mess ahead of the official Christmas lights switch-on next week.

    Damaged Christmas treeImage source, Ashfield District Council
  6. Police officer charged with assaulting football fanpublished at 17:29 GMT 26 November 2018

    BBC News

    A police officer has been charged with assaulting a teenage football fan.

    PC Liam Stewart is accused of assaulting the 18-year-old man before a local derby League Cup tie between Sheffield Wednesday and Chesterfield at Hillsborough.

    HillsboroughImage source, PA

    The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said the teenager was arrested and was treated for injuries to his face following the incident on 8 August 2017.

    PC Stewart is due to appear at Barnsley Magistrates' Court on 28 November.

    The IOPC said the South Yorkshire Police officer will also be the subject of a misconduct hearing.

  7. Police searching for missing teenagerpublished at 17:20 GMT 26 November 2018

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    Police have asked for the public's help in finding a 16-year-old girl who's gone missing from Derby, external.

    Shannon Serra vanished from the Rose Hill area of the city at about 17:45 yesterday.

    She was wearing blue jeggings and a grey T-shirt when she disappeared. Call 101 if you can help.

    Shannon SerraImage source, Derbyshire Police
  8. Prisoner escaped after fooling guards with dummypublished at 16:51 GMT 26 November 2018

    Press Association

    An inmate escaped an open prison after fooling guards by putting a dummy made up of clothes and a protein powder container in his bed.

    Ross Gallagher was spotted "hopping gardens" after absconding from HMP Sudbury in Derbyshire on 19 October before falling through a shed roof.

    The 32-year-old was "finally flushed out" by police dogs after stingers were used to try to stop a stolen Peugeot 308 he was driving at Rothwell Services on the A14 in Northamptonshire.

    Ross GallagherImage source, Northamptonshire Police

    Leicester Crown Court heard how the dummy he used "suggested someone was still in the bed" when officers peered through his cell window.

    The court was told Gallagher had 80 "substantive" previous convictions but was transferred to HMP Sudbury from a closed prison on 25 April.

    Gallagher, originally of Corby, Northamptonshire, pleaded guilty to escaping from prison, dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking, driving while disqualified and criminal damage.

    He was jailed for 27 months to run consecutively with an eight-year sentence he is currently serving.

    Amar Mehta, defending, said: "He was going to come back in the morning – he simply wanted to see his father."

  9. Boy, 5, found dead with mum 'was perfect'published at 16:26 GMT 26 November 2018

    Five-year-old Jenson Spellman was a "dinosaur expert" and "kind and caring", his head teacher said.

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  10. Reservoir death boy 'the perfect pupil'published at 16:17 GMT 26 November 2018

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    The headteacher of the school attended by Jenson Spellman has paid tribute to the five-year-old following official confirmation he and his mother died at Valehouse reservoir last week.

    Debbie Greaves, from Simmondley Primary School, said: "The whole school was devastated to hear the very sad news about our pupil Jenson and his mum Emma and our thoughts are with their family and friends.

    Tributes outside Simmondley Primary School

    "Jenson had been at the school for just over a year and was a bundle of energy. He constantly had a beaming infectious smile and was kind and caring.

    "He loved running around outside and playing on the bikes with his friends. There was nothing he didn't know about dinosaurs, as he was an expert.

    "The perfect child to have in your class, and he will be very much missed.”

  11. Man rips fake £20 notes after 'prank'published at 15:49 GMT 26 November 2018

    Arif Voraji said if the cash was real, it could have bought numerous items for the homeless.

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  12. Bollard crash death driver namedpublished at 15:34 GMT 26 November 2018

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    A driver who died when his car hit a bollard in Earl Shilton last week has been named, external.

    Ronald James, 32, from Nuneaton, was killed when his Rover Metro crashed in Wood Street at about 23:00 on 17 November.

    It happened ten minutes after he had called police to report his car being damaged in a nearby car park.

    Crash scene

    Two men aged 19 and 32, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and released while further investigations are carried out.

    Police are still appealing for witnesses.

  13. 'Angry' charity worker rips up fake twentiespublished at 15:33 GMT 26 November 2018

    David Pittam
    BBC News Online

    This founder of a homeless charity was delighted to find two £20 notes in a donation tin for the first time in more than a year.

    But when Arif Voraji, founder of Leicester's Help the Homeless charity, went to pull them out he found they were pink on the edges and made of thin paper.

    He believes he has been the victim of a prank and was so angry at the trickery he filmed himself tearing them up on Facebook.

    The 39-year-old told the BBC if they were real the cash could have bought a sleeping bag for a homeless person or gloves for 40.

    "They are clearly fake," he added. "I'm hurt and angry. They probably thought it was just a prank but I don't find it funny."

    But he said since he posted the video the charity has made £160 through people donating real £20 notes.

  14. Bodies of mother and son formally identifiedpublished at 15:31 GMT 26 November 2018

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    The bodies of Emma Sillett, 41, and her son Jenson Spellman, 5, have been formally identified.

    Emma and Jenson, from Dinting, Glossop, were reported missing at around 23:35 on Tuesday 20 November, having last been seen at a McDonald's in Hattersley, Tameside.

    Following searches her car was found in Tintwhistle on Thursday, with two bodies recovered from Valehouse Reservoir later that day.

    Emma Sillett and Jenson SpellmanImage source, Derbyshire Police
  15. Residents told not to flush their loos after 22:00published at 15:04 GMT 26 November 2018

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    Residents in parts of Derbyshire have been advised not to turn on taps, flush their toilets or have a shower after 22:00 all this week due to maintenance work on the water network.

    The Derby Telegraph said 1,000 residents in the Oakwood area were affected, external, along with homes in Heanor and Ilkeston.

    Severn Trent said the work to flush out its pipes in the area was standard practice and takes place all-year-round in different areas. The firm added all affected customers had been written to.

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  16. Man arrested over double fatal crashpublished at 14:48 GMT 26 November 2018

    A 25-year-old man is arrested over the crash which left two dead and two seriously hurt.

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  17. Get your skates on in Mansfieldpublished at 14:23 GMT 26 November 2018

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Mansfield's ice skating rink is nearly ready. The council has said it will open on Friday with a "stunning Christmas themed show".

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  18. Cat found dead in carrier bag 'may have been dumped alive'published at 14:23 GMT 26 November 2018

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    A cat found dead in a carrier bag in a Derbyshire park may have still been alive when it was dumped, the RSPCA has said.

    A dog walker made the grim discovery in Riddings Community Park in Riddings at about 08:00 yesterday.

    Dumped catImage source, RSPCA

    RSPCA inspector Kristy Ludlam said: "It is not completely clear at this stage if the cat was alive when it was dumped but there were some holes in the bag which may have suggested it was scratching to get out and rigor mortis had not set in."

    The young cat was not microchipped and had no obvious signs of injury. Anyone with information on who dumped the cat has been asked to call the charity on 0300 123 8018.

  19. Driver charged after police spot cracked windscreenpublished at 14:22 GMT 26 November 2018

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    A driver was stopped in Derby last night when police noticed the shocking state of this windscreen.

    Police said the driver was subsequently found to be over the drink-drive limit and faces a trip to court, external.

    Cracked windscreenImage source, Derbyshire Police
  20. Teen jailed for stabbing man at partypublished at 13:33 GMT 26 November 2018

    David Pittam
    BBC News Online

    An 18-year-old who left his victim fighting for his life has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.

    Earl Obi, of Ardenleigh in Birmingham, stabbed a 30-year-old man seven times in the stomach while at a party in Kirkby-in-Ashfield last year.

    His victim, a passerby, had to be rushed to hospital and spent several days in a coma, according to police, who described his wounds as "life-altering".

    Earl ObiImage source, Nottinghamshire Police

    Detective Sergeant Mark Dickson said Obi "showed no mercy" in the attack and was "clearly capable of violence on an extreme level".

    Obi was handed a seven-year prison sentence with a four-year extension at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm.