Summary

  • Governor: Nottingham Prison still unsafe

  • 'Witches' marks' found in cave network

  • Green light for new tower block in Derby

  • Schoolchildren to stage climate change protest

  • Updates for Friday 15 February

  1. Driver dies as car rolls down embankmentpublished at 14:12 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2019

    Two cars collided on a slip road and one rolled down a grass embankment on to a busy dual carriageway.

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  2. Flybmi collapse leaves passengers strandedpublished at 13:28 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2019

    Travellers tell the BBC they cannot get home after the UK regional airline went into administration.

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  3. Protesters fight bid to axe treespublished at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2019

    Campaigners say the mature trees are "irreplaceable".

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  4. The craziest finish ever - and other EFL storiespublished at 19:06 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2019

    Dramatic finishes, broken records and derby delight are among the stories from the EFL you may have missed.

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  5. AFC Fylde 0-1 Chesterfieldpublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2019

    Revitalised Chesterfield pull off the best win of their recent seven-match unbeaten league run as they triumphed at AFC Fylde.

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  6. Preston and Forest share stalematepublished at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2019

    Nottingham Forest's Joe Lolley has a goal disallowed as Preston stretch their unbeaten run to seven games with a goalless draw.

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  7. Saracens back on top as Leicester foldpublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2019

    Saracens come from behind against Leicester and grab a late bonus-point win to regain top spot in the Premiership.

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  8. Brighton beat Derby to reach last eightpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2019

    Brighton reach the FA Cup quarter-finals with victory over Derby, despite Ashley Cole's first competitive goal in English football for six and a half years.

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  9. Notts County 1-0 Mansfield Townpublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2019

    Notts County achieve back-to-back wins for the first time since October as Craig Mackail-Smith's goal beats Mansfield.

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  10. Police seal park after body foundpublished at 13:18 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2019

    An area of the park has been cordoned off and police have made an appeal for information.

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  11. Cyclists strip for safety protestpublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2019

    The undressing is symbolic of the stripping away of cyclists' safety, campaigners say.

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  12. Thousands of fish released into riverspublished at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2019

    Breeds including barbel, bream and roach have been released at sites across the region.

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  13. Trees used for 'natural' flood defencespublished at 11:03 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2019

    Seventeen-hundred trees are being planted near two villages which have faced repeated flood problems.

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  14. Taxi attack 'changed my entire life'published at 00:12 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2019

    Driver Faisal Raja was given a 10% chance of survival after being attacked by several men.

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  15. Moore seeks consistency after Gayle banpublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2019

    West Brom boss Darren Moore says Dwight Gayle's ban for diving does not take into account the speed and emotion of football.

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  16. 'Missed opportunities' to help hanged girlpublished at 18:07 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2019

    Eleven occasions when authorities could have provided more support for Amber were identified, the inquest heard.

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  17. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2019

    David Pittam
    BBC News Online

    East Midlands Live has now finished for the day but some updates may still appear throughout the weekend.

    We'll be back on Monday with all the latest news, sports and weather.

  18. A mild weekend beckonspublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2019

    David Pittam
    BBC News Online

    It's a warmer night than yesterday taking us into what could be a mild and, at times, sunny weekend.

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  19. Large grass fire may have been deliberatepublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2019

    David Pittam
    BBC News Online

    Fire crews tackled a blaze which covered 200 sq metres of grass in Chesterfield.

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  20. Stuck bus blocks tramspublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2019

    David Pittam
    BBC News Online

    A bus is stuck on the tram tracks near Nottingham Trent University.

    This means there is currently no service between Old Market Square and The Forest but you can use your tickets on Yellow Line buses.

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