Latest updates: East Midlands Live Thursday 31 January

Summary

Rescue boat docks at Sicilian port
Murder arrests over 'assault' death
Man behind ibuprofen drug dies
Corbyn visit over bus cuts
'Significant doubt' over future of Nottingham trams
Derby to showcase low-emission transport
Foxes draw against league leaders
Updates for Thursday 31 January

Live Reporting

Amy Woodfield and Gavin Bevis

Rescue boat carrying migrants docks at Sicilian portpublished at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
Sandish Shoker
BBC News
A rescue boat carrying four British crew, including two from the East Midlands, and 47 migrants has docked after almost two weeks.
Sea-Watch 3 was prevented from leaving or sailing into Italian waters after picking up the men and boys in the Mediterranean on 19 January.
The crew claimed they were "hostages" and called for international help as they faced legal threats from Italy's far-right interior minister Matteo Salvini who said they were aiding illegal immigration.
Image source, Reuters
On Wednesday, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said they could disembark after the European Court of Human Rights intervened and six countries - France, Germany, Malta, Portugal, Romania and Luxembourg - agreed to take the migrants in.
This morning, the migrants and crew cheered and hugged as they sailed into the Sicilian port of Catania, the AFP news agency reported.
Corbyn visits Kirk Hallam to discuss bus service cutspublished at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Jeremy Corbyn is visiting the East Midlands today to talk about buses.
The Labour leader is meeting residents at Kirk Hallam Community Hall to discuss their concerns over cuts to bus services.
Image source, PA
Many residents are unhappy about plans to cut the number of buses that run between Heanor, the Queen's Medical Centre and Nottingham.
Tuilagi to start in Six Nations openerpublished at 12:41 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
BBC Sport
Leicester Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi is to make his first Six Nations appearance since 2013 when England face defending champions Ireland on Saturday.
The 27-year-old, who has suffered a string of injuries over the past few seasons, starts at 12 in the absence of injured Ben Te'o.
Fellow Tigers Jonny May and Ben Youngs will also start in the opening fixture.
Image source, ALLSPORT/Getty Images
Murder arrests over 'assault' deathpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
A relative told police the man had been assaulted at an address in Tatlow Road on 22 January.
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Second arrest in murder investigationpublished at 12:22 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Police investigating the death of a man, six days after he's thought to have been assaulted, have arrested a second person on suspicion of murder.
The man died in hospital in Nottingham yesterday. He's thought to have been assaulted at a property on Tatlow Road in Leicester last week.
His death is being treated as suspicious and police are questioning a 50-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man on suspicion of murder.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place.
Man behind ibuprofen drug diespublished at 12:06 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
The man who helped discover the painkiller ibuprofen while working in Nottingham has died aged 95.
Dr Stewart Adams studied pharmacy at Nottingham University before joining the research department at Boots Pure Drug Company Ltd in 1952.
Image source, Samuel Kirby/Boots UK
After 10 years of trials ibuprofen was patented and approved as a prescription drug seven years later.
In 2015 he told the BBC he knew he'd found a potential painkiller when the drug cured his hangover ahead of an important speech.
'No change to backstop will create hard border'published at 11:29 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
An East Midlands MEP has echoed concerns by the Conservative European Parliament leader about the Irish backstop.
Image source, AFP
In a debate Ashley Fox warned that far from preventing a hard border post Brexit, it might create one if not amended.
Rupert Matthews agreed stating that a failure to budge on the backstop will mean it's "more likely we will leave without a deal and more likely have a hard border".
Royal band visit school pupilspublished at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
One of the most famous bands in the country, the Grenadier Guards, has been at Trent College in Long Eaton.
Image source, Trent College
The musicians are usually involved in musical displays for royal occasions like the Queen's birthday and Remembrance Day parades.
But yesterday they were teaching some of the students how to march and play instruments.
Image source, Trent College
Director of Music at Trent College, Chris Foster, said it gave students hope of a career in music.
He said: "It's very clear to our students that being a musician is a viable career option, whether it's going into the military or otherwise."
Tape used to 'manipulate car registration'published at 10:25 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A North West Leicestershire PC was patroling in Ashby when he spotted tape had apparently been used to manipulate a car registration plate making a D look like a B.
Image source, Leicestershire Police
Checks on the vehicle showed it to have no insurance. Police posted on Facebook that the car was seized and the driver was reported.
Image source, Leicestershire Police
Forest sign Pele on loanpublished at 10:20 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
No, it's not the Brazilian legend but Nottingham Forest have signed Judilson Mamadu Tuncará Gomes, known as Pele, from French side AS Monaco.
The 27-year-old midfielder has had joined the Reds on loan until the end of the season.
Image source, Nottingham Forest
Cars 'disappearing into fog' on A46published at 09:58 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
There's a warning about fog on the A46 in Nottinghamshire.
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Travel: Severe congestion caused by burst pipepublished at 09:49 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A burst water pipe is causing problems near Fosse Park in Leicester.
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Your photos: Frosty morningpublished at 09:43 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
BBC Weather Watchers
It might be cold outside but that hasn't stopped our Weather Watchers taking some stunning photographs across the East Midlands.
This is what the Longshaw Estate near Hathersage in Derbyshire looked like at sunrise.
Image source, David e
This clear blue sky and frosty white grass was in Rutland's Edith Weston.
Image source, RutlandGirl
There was a hint of pink to the sky in Kirkby in Ashfield in Nottinghamshire.
Image source, Shell G
Derby showcases low-emission transportpublished at 09:31 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
BBC Radio Derby
Derby City Council will showcase its plans for more low-emission vehicles to the Transport Secretary later.
The authority has already expanded its network of electric bikes and is introducing electric buses too.
During a visit by Chris Grayling it'll also unveil its plans for new black electric taxis to replace the city's ageing fleet.
Students to help police tackle shoplifterspublished at 09:08 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Nottinghamshire Police are to use students, external to help fight retail crime in the county.
The force has announced a partnership with the University of Derby that will see young people from its Policing and Investigations course based at stores to act as go-betweens between business owners and the police.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Police
Police bosses said the "meet and greet" scheme would provide extra support for shops and give the students useful experience of policing.
Charity delivers food aid to Yemenpublished at 09:03 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
East Midlands Today
A Nottingham charity has spent two weeks handing out £50,000 worth of food aid in war-torn Yemen.
Image source, Muslim Hands
Volunteers with Muslim Hands have, for the first time, managed to distribute supplies to hundreds of families following years of civil war.
The situation there has been described by the UN as the "world's worst famine in 100 years". The charity says it now has more work planned.
'Significant doubt' over future of Nottingham tramspublished at 08:47 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
East Midlands Today
Auditors for the company operating Nottingham's trams have expressed "significant doubt" about its ability to continue.
New figures show Tramlink Nottingham reported losses of £18m in the last financial year and in the previous year it lost almost a million pounds a week.
Auditors warn the company has defaulted on some loan terms and could struggle. Tramlink has admitted it has missed targets, but said it had agreed "revised financial arrangements".
Broken-down lorry causing M1 delayspublished at 08:39 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
A broken-down lorry has caused one lane of the M1 southbound to close this morning.
The lanes, between junctions 25 and 24a, have been closed while the vehicle is recovered.
Two lanes were previously closed and there is a lot of congestion on approach.
Image source, Highways England
Amber Peat inquest: GP had raised concerns about teenpublished at 08:35 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
Giles Taylor
BBC East Midlands Today reporter
An inquest into the death of a 13-year-old girl who was found hanged after going missing in Mansfield has heard from the multi-agency team that had been supporting her prior to her move from Tibshelf.
Amber Peat had been referred to the team by her GP, who raised concerns about the teenager after she had run away from home.
The coroner heard she was seeing a youth worker once a week but no proper assessment had been carried out into the family as a whole.
Her mother had a history of depression and her step-father also experienced mental health problems that were known to the team.
Image source, Family photo
When concerns were eventually raised in April it was too late as the family was already planning to move to Nottinghamshire.
The manager of the multi-action team told the hearing the threshold "simply hadn't been met" for greater intervention and the files could not be handed over to their counterparts across the border without the family's permission due to data protection issues.
It was also revealed that Amber had once run away to her school at night following an argument.
When her parents were contacted in the morning, they told teachers they were worried about Amber but couldn't come to collect her as the family dog was in labour.
Derby must bolster defence - Lampardpublished at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2019
Signing a centre-back is "key" to keeping Derby County's promotion push on track, says manager Frank Lampard.
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