Latest updates: East Midlands Live Tuesday 19 February

Summary

Throat-slit birthday killer jailed
Man suffers serious injuries in A46 crash
Police officer hurt arresting Wetherspoon break-in suspect
Shorthand diary from 1915 transcribed
'Rare' 14th Century gold coin found in secret drawer
Updates for Tuesday 19 February

Live Reporting

Nick Smith, Amy Woodfield and David Pittam

MP says Israel 'possibly' supporting breakaway Labour grouppublished at 14:46 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
Chris Doidge
BBC Radio Derby, political reporter
A Labour MP has said it's "possible" The Independent Group of MPs, which broke away from Labour yesterday, is supported by Israel.
Ruth George, who represents High Peak, made the comments on Facebook after being asked to join in a debate.
Image source, UK Parliament
Ruth George wrote: "Support from the State of Israel, which supports both Conservative and Labour 'Friends of Israel', of which Luciana [Berger] was chair, is possible and I would not condemn those who suggest it, especially when the group's financial backers are not being revealed.
"It's important for democracy to know the financial backers for any political group or policy."
The MP has not yet responded to the BBC's request for comment.
M1 closure: 12 people found in back of lorrypublished at 14:12 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
David Pittam
BBC News Online
A Hungarian man has been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences after 12 people were found in the back of a lorry he was driving.
Police closed two lanes of the M1 northbound this morning to deal with it, causing long tailbacks from J20 shortly before 10:00.
The air ambulance was also called and both sides of the motorway were closed to allow it to land. Police have now handed the investigation over to immigration services.
Image source, Highways England
Police re-appeal to find man who breached parolepublished at 13:56 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
David Pittam
BBC News Online
Police have released an image of a man who has been wanted for recall to prison for over two years.
Scott Harris, 43, has been off Derbyshire Police's radar since 3 February 2017, when he broke the terms of his parole by missing appointments.
A police spokeswoman said he was originally imprisoned for assault.
He is described as white, approximately 6ft tall and tattooed.
He is from Castle Gresley, Derbyshire, but has connections to Humberside, North Lincolnshire and Cleethorpes. Anyone who sees him should call police on 101.
Image source, Derbyshire Constabulary
'Very busy couple of days' for Notts County salepublished at 13:04 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
David Pittam
BBC News Online
Notts County owner Alan Hardy says interest has "flooded in" from potential buyers of the club.
Hardy, who put Notts up for sale in January, says he has held positive talks with interested parties.
He has also announced the resignation of director Paul Mace "to help with the takeover process."
Image source, Getty Images
"It's been a very busy couple of days, with several meetings taking place in London between myself and potential buyers," Hardy said in a statement.
Notts are currently bottom of the League Two table, two points from safety.
Taxi hit-and-run caught on cyclist headcampublished at 12:59 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
A cab driver loses his licence after cutting a corner and hitting a cyclist in Leicestershire.
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Man's death in Mansfield Woodhouse 'not suspicious'published at 12:46 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
David Pittam
BBC News Online
The death of a man whose body was found at a property in Mansfield Woodhouse is not being treated as suspicious, police have said.
The man's body was found in Slant Lane on Sunday morning.
His death was initially treated as unexplained but Nottinghamshire Police have confirmed that is no longer the case.
A spokesman added a file is being prepared for the coroner.
Image source, Google
A38 closed due to vehicle firepublished at 12:34 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
David Pittam
BBC News Online
A vehicle fire has closed the A38 southbound between Toyota and Clay Mills.
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance with Derbyshire Police, who said no-one has been injured.
Drivers have been told to expect heavy delays.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
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Interest in Notts takeover 'floods in'published at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
Owner Alan Hardy says interest had 'flooded in' from potential buyers for League Two strugglers Notts County.
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Police officer hurt arresting Wetherspoon break-in suspectpublished at 12:21 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
An officer was injured and two force vehicles were damaged after police chased down three men following a burglary at a Wetherspoon pub in Sherwood, external.
Nottinghamshire Police said one car was rammed and another was attacked with a sledgehammer as officers detained the trio following a break-in at The Samuel Hall in Mansfield Road shortly after 04:00 this morning.
Image source, Google
The men, aged 33, 37 and 50, were arrested on suspicion of burglary.
A Taser was used to arrest the 37-year-old and the 50-year-old was also detained on suspicion of dangerous driving.
Nottinghamshire Police said the police officer suffered minor injuries.
Teenage group questioned over burglarypublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Four teenagers have been arrested, external following a burglary in Nottingham.
A car, jewellery and bank cards were taken during the raid in Cedar Road, Forest Fields, on Sunday.
Police said an 18-year-old man, two girls aged 17 and 14, and a 14-year-old boy were detained on suspicion of burglary after a vehicle failed to stop in the Clifton area yesterday.
Image source, Google
'Frightened' otter cub found in town centre shop doorwaypublished at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
An otter cub has been found huddled in a shop doorway in Mansfield.
A passerby discovered the frightened four-month-old in Church Street on Wednesday.
The female cub is now in the care of the RSPCA and is likely to stay with the charity for eight months before being released back into the wild.
Image source, RSPCA
Inspector Deborah Scotcher said: "We can only assume that she was moving with her mum along the River Maun when they got separated, and somehow the cub ended up amongst all the shops.
"There is so much traffic and it’s such a built-up area, she is very lucky to not have been hit by a car."
M1 northbound back openpublished at 11:48 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Good news for M1 fans - all lanes have reopened after being closed for a while on the northbound side near junction 20 while police dealt with an undisclosed incident.
Highways England have warned there are still delays stretching back to junction 19, external.
Boy stabbed in leg during altercationpublished at 11:32 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the leg, external during an altercation at a house in Alvaston last night.
It happened in Holtlands Drive at about 23:30.
Police said the wound was minor but the teenager remains in hospital. The force has appealed for witnesses.
Image source, Google
M1 northbound lanes closed due to 'incident'published at 10:50 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
Two lanes of the M1 northbound are closed following an incident at M1 junction 20, near Lutterworth.
Leicester Area Traffic Control tweeted that delays are expected on the approach and also on the M1 southbound past the scene.
Image source, Highways England
Problems with pre-paid rail ticketspublished at 10:36 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
BBC News
Some rail firms are reporting problems with pre-paid ticket collections at stations across the country.
Paul Herbert tweeted that he was unable to collect his tickets from a machine at Loughborough station this morning.
Image source, @Jazz_Police
East Midlands Trains have since tweeted that their machines have been fixed.
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Burglary suspects arrested at McDonald'spublished at 10:27 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
Two men were arrested at a McDonald's in Derby last night in connection with a burglary which happened earlier that evening.
Police were called to reports of a burglary at a commerical premises in Luke Lane, Brailsford, at 21:15, and later spotted a vehicle linked to the break-in parked at the fast food outlet in Markeaton.
Officers pulled the vehicle over after it left the car park at 21:48 and two men were arrested on suspicion of burglary.
Image source, Google
'Rare' gold coin found in secret drawerpublished at 10:02 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
The 14th Century coin was discovered inside one of three hidden drawers in a wooden bureau.
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Bid for cash to preserve Nottingham's parkspublished at 09:31 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
Nottingham City Council has bid for £1m to help secure the long-term future of public parks and open spaces.
The city's made it onto a shortlist of 11 places looking for a share of £10m in the Future Parks Accelerator scheme run by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the National Trust.
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Man suffers serious injuries in A46 crashpublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on the A46 this morning.
Police were called to the crash involving a van and a lorry near Colston Bassett at 05:30 this morning.
One man was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre by ambulance.
The road was reopened at 07:50.
Image source, Google
Union seeks talk with Flybmi administratorspublished at 08:41 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
A union says it's still unclear if members will keep their jobs following the collapse of the East Midlands-based airline Flybmi.
The airline cancelled flights and called in administrators BDO over the weekend.
Image source, Getty Images
Paresh Patel, from Unite, said: "We don't know if our members are going to get paid as a result of this, we don't know if they're going to have jobs in the long term,
"So for us it's a serious issue and we want to get around the table with the administrators to address those issues and understand what we're dealing with."
Tony Nygate, BDO's business restructuring partner, said: "We are taking all necessary steps to ensure customers, staff and suppliers are supported through the administration process.