Missing doctor tip off and UUP loathingpublished at 07:28 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2019
A UUP member survey, flight delays and revelations on the O'Flaherty case all make headlines.
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Kegworth air disaster remembered 30 years on
Plane crashed on the M1 killing 47 people on 8 January 1989
Survivors and victims' families attend memorial service
Wreath laid at memorial to victims of plane crash
Updates for Tuesday 8 January 2018
Missing doctor tip off and UUP loathingpublished at 07:28 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2019
Third man charged over shooting near barpublished at 21:17 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
They have been charged with attempted murder and remanded in custody.
Read MoreEstate agent claimed rival going bustpublished at 20:01 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
Nottingham's Haart says it had apologised unreservedly to online agent Purplebricks.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
Today's updates have finished. We'll be back with more news, sport, travel and weather for the East Midlands at 08:00 tomorrow.
Weather: Mostly dry and clear with chance of showerspublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
Tonight is expected to be largely dry with clear periods and patchy cloud cover.
There is the small chance of an isolated shower though, and temperatures are expected to be chilly.
Tomorrow will be breezy and cold with some sunny intervals, but there will be a good deal of cloud around at times too.
Woman hit by bikepublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineA woman in her 70s has been taken to hospital after being hit by a cyclist in a Nottinghamshire village, police have said.
The extent of her injuries are not yet known but officers have closed Mansfield Road in Selston in both directions. The male cyclist was taken to hospital as a precaution.
The fire and ambulance services are also on the scene of the crash which happened shortly before 15:00.
The fire service previously reported it was a two car crash.
Image source, GoogleShop owner not sure of future after firepublished at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester reporterThe owner of a shop hit by a commercial centre fire says he does not what the future of his business is.
Raken Chudasama, who owns Jeram Music Centre, said he found out something was wrong after his alarm system was activated.
“People started ringing me saying there was a fire in Mirch Masala and that scared me even more as I’m right next door," he said.
On what will happen to the music store, he added: "My shop is completely damaged and until I look inside I do not know."
The blaze at the Belgrave Commercial Centre in Leicester, which started on Sunday night, is being treated as arson.
Work is under way to pull down parts of the precinct.
Man absconds from prisonpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlinePolice are looking to trace Michael Booth, who absconded from Sudbury prison on Sunday.
Booth, 27, was jailed for three years and nine months after being convicted for burglary, theft and driving offences at Derby Crown Court in April 2018.
Image source, Derbyshire PolicePolice tell robbery suspects to 'get a job'published at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineArmed police rushed to an Asda in Chesterfield after reports of a robbery at the store.
Two men, aged 23 and 31, near the shop in Sheffield Road and recovered weapons. The men remain in police custody.
The 23-year-old was arrested on suspicion of robbery and the 31-year-old on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a robbery. The investigation continues.
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End of twitter postNotts County sign midfielder O'Brienpublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
Notts County sign experienced midfielder Jim O'Brien after his short-term deal with Bradford City finishes.
Read MoreDoctor who stole drugs from hospital gets licence backpublished at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy ReporterA doctor who was convicted of stealing hundreds of pills has had his licence to practice medicine reinstated.
On December 17, 2015, police found a total of 551 tablets of tramadol - a Class C painkiller - at the home of Dr Ashley Wilkinson.
Dr Wilkinson confessed he had stolen the drugs while working at Chesterfield Royal Hospital where he was in his first year of training.
Image source, GoogleHe was convicted in 2016 at Lincoln Magistrates' Court and given a 12 month jail sentence, suspended for two years, and had his licence suspended for a year in 2017.
A tribunal held late last year ruled that his licence to practice medicine should be returned under strict conditions, accepting he had learnt from what he did and was unlikely to re-offend.
Crash in Nottinghamshire villagepublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineFirefighters are warning the public to avoid a road in Selston after a crash this afternoon.
The extent of the injuries is not yet clear but the ambulance and police are on scene.
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End of twitter postFatal crash van driver remains in hospitalpublished at 15:57 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineThe driver of a van involved in a fatal crash yesterday remains in hospital.
A 19-year-old woman died at the scene in Station Road, Stoney Stanton, yesterday after the Fiat 500 she was driving was involved in a collision with a Citroen Nemo van.
The van driver was taken to hospital in Coventry where he is undergoing treatment for injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening.
Leicestershire Police are looking for witnesses to the crash, external.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceConcern growing for missing manpublished at 15:37 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineConcern is growing for Stephen Beasley, who went missing from Chesterfield on Monday, external.
Stephen, 49, is believed to have travelled to the Chatsworth Road area of the town and has links to Sheffield and Worksop
Police say he is known to visit Linacre Reservoir, Somersall Park and Walton Dam.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceYour comments: Memories of Rock City dancefloorpublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
FacebookNews of the 39-year-old dancefloor at Rock City being ripped up and sold has got a lot of you commenting on our Facebook page with your own memories of dancing there.
Rachel Lowe was one of them who wrote: "My first concert was in rock city in 1991 loved going there I even turned 18 in rock city."
While Anthony Molyneux joked about the famously sticky floor: "I'm surprised they could actually lift that floor given the amount of various fluids on there."
Image source, Rock CityWreaths laid for Kegworth air crash deadpublished at 15:26 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
Survivors and the families of the 47 people killed in the crash gathered to remember the dead.
Read MorePhotos show damage following Belgrave blazepublished at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineCharred remains of tables and chairs from restaurants and businesses can be seen dumped outside Belgrave Commercial Centre after it was gutted by fire.
Work is underway to demolish part of the building, which was severely damaged by the blaze which started at 22:00 on Sunday and is being treated as arson.
BBC Radio Leicester's Tim Parker said: "Smoke traveled right along the roof of the precinct during the blaze," and smoke damage can clearly be seen outside a number of stores.
Research clue in young women heart attack mysterypublished at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
Rob Sissons
East Midlands Today ReporterExperts in the East Midlands trying to discover why some young and middle aged women suffer heart attacks linked to a condition called SCAD (spontaneous coronary artery dissection) say they've solved part of the mystery.
The University of Leicester team based at the Glenfield Hospital has identified a common gene, which plays a role in causing the mysterious illness, almost exclusively in young women.
Dr David Adlam from the university called the find a "really exciting and important insight".
Becks Breslin from Melton Mowbray had a heart attack five years ago, aged 34, and inspired the research.
She called the find "a piece of the puzzle" and said the research has been moving fast.
What's been discovered is just one piece of the jigsaw and research is now continuing.
Kegworth survivor: Fear will 'never go away'published at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
East Midlands TodayA man who survived the Kegworth air disaster has said whenever he gets on a plane the "fear is there", 30 years on from the crash.
Leslie Bloomer was on his way home having visited the boat show in London with two of his friends, Rodney and Jean Burrows, who both died in the crash.
'You think it would never happen to you'published at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2019
Mervyn Finlay was on the plane which crashed 30 years ago in what became known as the Kegworth air disaster.
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