Summary

  • Teenage girl dies after being hit by a bus

  • Doctor warns against cuts to stop smoking services

  • Met Office issue weather warning for snow and ice

  • Schoolgirl wants Disney princesses to wear glasses

  • Leicester College staff strike over pay

  • 'Fantastic response' to city farm appeal

  • Wollaton Hall to upgrade Natural History Museum

  • Updates for Tuesday 29 January

  1. Hardy apologises for 'accidental' nude tweetpublished at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2019

    Natalie Jackson
    BBC East Midlands sports editor

    If you missed this last night, Alan Hardy, the owner and chairman of Notts County, told BBC East Midlands Today he is "mortified" and "devastated" after including a nude image in a tweet.

    "I've apologised to my family, friends and work colleagues. Clearly it was an accident and I'm devastated by it."

  2. Wollaton Hall's museum set for major upgradepublished at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2019

    East Midlands Today

    More than £1m is to be spent transforming the Natural History Museum at Wollaton Hall over the next four years.

    Staff who work at the Elizabethan mansion unveiled their plans to update and enhance the visitor experience yesterday.

    Bird room

    The bird room will be redeveloped to make it "much more engaging and accessible" and the fish gallery space will have "digital immersive activity" added.

    The team believe the changes can help to make the Nottingham landmark the "most significant natural history museum outside London".

  3. Flowers left after bus crash deathpublished at 08:26 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2019

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    The first flowers have been left at the scene of a fatal crash in Coalville.

    The pedestrian died after being hit by a bus on Meadow Lane at about 15:30.

    Flowers
  4. Rams discover next FA Cup opponentpublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2019

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Derby County will travel away to either Brighton or West Brom in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

    The draw took place on The One Show last night.

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    The match will be played on Saturday, 16 February.

  5. Pedestrian killed in bus crashpublished at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2019

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    A pedestrian has died after being hit by a bus in Coalville yesterday afternoon.

    Police, East Midlands Ambulance Service and the air ambulance were called to the crash on Meadow Lane but the person was pronounced dead at the scene. The bus driver was uninjured.

    Road closure after bus crash on Meadow Lane in Coalville

    The road was closed between the junctions of Abbots Oak Drive and Warren Hills Road until about 22:00 last night but it has since reopened.

    No details about the person have been released.

    Leicestershire Police are asking for anyone with information about the crash to contact them.

  6. Met Office issues snow and ice weather warningpublished at 08:08 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2019

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice across the East Midlands between 21:00 tonight and midday tomorrow.

    Weather warningImage source, Met Office

    During this time it's forecast to snow, possibly heavy at times, and it is expected to turn icy.

    The Met Office is warning of travel delays on roads, power cuts and a chance of injuries from slips and falls.

  7. Teenager missing from homepublished at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2019

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Have you seen this missing teenager? Aksa Ejaz was reported missing from the Nottingham city centre area yesterday.

    The 16-year-old was last seen wearing black trainers, skinny blue jeans, a green coat and a black shoulder bag.

    Aksa EjazImage source, Nottinghamshire Police
  8. Watch: East Midlands weather forecastpublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2019

    Alex Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    Get ready the snow is coming. It's expected to fall across Leicester, Derby and Nottingham - here's the full forecast.

  9. Good morning: Join us for today's live updatespublished at 08:00

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Good morning East Midlands and welcome to Tuesday - a day likely to be all about Brexit and snow.

    I'll be looking after your live page today along with Gavin Bevis.

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