Rodgers watches as Leicester beat Brightonpublished at 23:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
New Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers watches from the stands as the Foxes beat struggling Brighton in the Premier League.
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Parents face £70k fee for daughter's inquest
Man, 80, dies in hospital after crash
Brendan Rodgers expected to join Leicester City
Man jailed for hammer attack and shotgun threat
Arrest after attack on elderly woman
Four arrests at Forest v Derby match
Updates for Tuesday 26 February
Rodgers watches as Leicester beat Brightonpublished at 23:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Barnet 0-2 Chesterfieldpublished at 22:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Chesterfield move five points clear of the National League relegation places with victory at Barnet.
Read MoreLeicester appoint Rodgers as managerpublished at 22:26 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Brendan Rodgers is appointed Leicester City's new manager after leaving his job at Celtic.
Read MoreHomeless man 'saves' family in house firepublished at 19:03 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Chris Tollerson is described as a "hero" after he woke the family in the middle of the night.
Read More'New hope' for balcony fall woman's familypublished at 18:28 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Evidence that Kirsty Maxwell fell from a balcony rather than jumped is to be heard by a Spanish judge.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsToday's news, sport, travel and weather updates have finished. We'll be back at 08:00 on Wednesday.
Tonight's weather: Starry skies before mist descendspublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Tonight will remain dry with predominantly clear starry skies. However, some patchy mist and fog is likely to develop during the early hours. Turning chilly again.
Walking and cycling game set to launchpublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsIf you're around the Blaby district of Leicestershire you might have seen these Beat the Street boxes cropping up.
They're part of a new exercise campaign starting tomorrow., external The challenge is to score as many points as possible for you and your team by walking and cycling around your area for six weeks.
There are even prizes up for grabs - schools can win vouchers for sports equipment, books or crafts. Communities can win vouchers for sports and fitness equipment and workplaces can win £100 to donate to a chosen charity.
The scheme is being funded by The National Lottery through Sport England, Blaby District Council and DEFRA.
Beat the Street will also start in Leicester, external next month.
Lennon to take charge at Celtic if Foxes appoint Rodgerspublished at 17:51 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
BBC SportNeil Lennon has agreed to return to Celtic as interim manager, assuming Brendan Rodgers completes his move to Leicester City.
Lennon - himself a former Foxes player - will take charge until the end of the season, but is a strong candidate to take the role permanently.
Image source, PAHe could be in the dugout for Wednesday's Scottish Premiership game against Hearts at Tynecastle.
"We're still waiting on hearing back from Leicester," Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell told reporters.
Shopper's lucky escape after car hits supermarketpublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA man has been recalling how he was "clipped" by a car that crashed into a supermarket in Carlton earlier.
Reuben Mayall, 41, said he felt lucky not to have been seriously injured or killed when the vehicle smashed into the front of Tesco in Carlton Hill at about 12:30.
He said: "I'm still shaking now. I heard this revving, turned round and a car was heading towards the building.
Image source, Tim Arnold"I jumped out of the way and got clipped on the legs. I've got a few cuts and bruises and it's exacerbated a back injury I already had but otherwise I'm OK.
"The driver was a woman in her forties and she seemed absolutely fine. I don't know what could have made the car speed forward like that."
East Midlands Ambulance Service said a woman was treated at the scene but did not require hospital treatment.
Weapons found in car searchpublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsPolice made quite a discovery when they searched a car in Leicester after the driver failed to stop.
A large bladed knife was found along with a police-style baton, drugs, cash and two mobile phones.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceThe driver was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop, possession of two offensive weapons and possession with intent to supply Class B drugs.
He has been released while the investigation continues.
Stand-off over car dumping sitepublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
East Midlands TodayThere's been a tense stand-off in Nottingham as council workers tried to remove abandoned cars from a site in the Bobber's Mill area.
There are about 20 vehicles on the land off Darley Road, which has been used as a dumping ground for two years.
Fines and warnings have been issued by the city council but the area deteriorated and the tenant was evicted.
Image source, Google/BBCThe new land owner wanted the site clearing but the authority's community protection team was stopped by the previous tenant who returned and blocked the entrance.
The council workers were forced to go leaving the land owner and the evicted tenant to discuss a way forward.
Forest boss 'delighted' with players' effortspublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
BBC Nottingham SportMartin O'Neill said he felt the pressure of yesterday's derby match against Derby County but said "it's great to win".
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End of twitter postMan arrested over attack on elderly womanpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsPolice investigating a "vicious attack" on an elderly woman in Ibstock have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of theft and burglary.
Image source, GoogleThe woman was at her home on Ashby Road on Sunday evening when three men broke in. She was punched causing "multiple fractures to her face" and remains in hospital.
It's not known if anything was stolen.
The arrested man is in police custody and is due to be questioned by detectives.
Man jailed for hammer attack and shotgun threatpublished at 16:36 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineA man has been jailed for attacking a man with a hammer and threatening another man with an imitation firearm.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PolicePolice said Matthew Harverye threatened the occupant of a house in Newark with the shotgun on 18 March 2018 and in a separate incident on 26 August 2018, attacked a man with a hammer in the Sneinton Dale area.
Harverye, 28, of Halifax Place, Nottingham, was found guilty of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, assault causing actual bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon.
He was jailed for seven years and 10 months at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday.
Leona Bailey, 24, of Byron Court, Newark, was also convicted of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence relating to the Newark incident and received a two year suspended sentence.
Rugby: Achilles injury forces Tait retirementpublished at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsLeicester Tigers Mathew Tait has announced his retirement after 15 years in professional rugby.
The 33-year-old has made the decision on medical advice due to an Achilles injury.
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End of twitter postHe said: “It isn’t how I planned to finish up but ultimately, this ongoing problem has caught up with me.
“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time at Tigers over the past eight years. Having played against Leicester before arriving at the club, it was a dream to be able to call Welford Road home and I leave having enjoyed many special memories with a lot of special people over my time here."
Woman knocked to floor by handbag robberpublished at 16:09 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA woman in her 60s was allegedly hit on the head and knocked to the floor during a handbag robbery in Mapperley Park, external.
Police said the woman suffered minor injuries when she was targeted in Tavistock Drive at about 19:15 on Sunday.
Her attacker, described as an Asian man in his mid-20s, ran off in the direction of Lucknow Avenue.
Image source, Google'Serious collision' on A14/M6 link roadpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThere are big problems around the Catthorpe Interchange that might affect some of you in the far south of the region.
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End of twitter postTesco crash: Woman not seriously hurtpublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA short update on the car that crashed into Tesco in Carlton earlier this afternoon.
The fire service told us they rescued one woman from the car. We've now heard from the ambulance service she was treated at the scene and did not need to go to hospital.
Image source, Callum FarmerWatch: Celtic fans 'disgusted' with managerpublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019
BBC Sport ScotlandBrendan Rodgers' expected move to Leicester City hasn't gone down very well at Celtic.
