Latest updates: East Midlands Livepublished at 07:57 British Summer Time 4 April 2019
The latest news, sport, travel and weather for the East Midlands.
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Arts Council pledges £4m for art centre expansion
Girl, 12, in search for lifesaving bone marrow donor
Special school bus axe challenged
Plaque to mark spot Nottingham Forest founded
Man, 70, spat at mosque
M69 crash causes traffic chaos
Boots store review 'worrying' for union
Updates for Wednesday 3 April
Latest updates: East Midlands Livepublished at 07:57 British Summer Time 4 April 2019
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsToday's live page updates have now finished. Our service will resume at 08:00 on Thursday.
Your photos: Leicester hit by hailstormpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Leicester was treated to quite an impressive hail storm a short time ago. These photos were sent in by Cup Cake Steve and Annie's Patch.
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Image source, Cup Cake SteveTonight's weather: Showers expectedpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
We should see clear spells and increasingly well-scattered showers this evening.
Some lengthier clear periods possible later in the night but there will still be a chance of an isolated shower.
Chesterfield teenager reported missingpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsPolice have appealed for help finding a 14-year-old girl who's gone missing from Chesterfield.
Jessica Price was last seen walking towards the West Bars area at 19:15 yesterday wearing jeans, a black puffer-style coat and a backpack.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceStar Wars toys to be Han Solo-dpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
The vintage toys - some dating from the first film in 1977 - are still in their original packaging.
Read MoreNew menopause-friendly policy gets green lightpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceNew workplace policies to help women going through the menopause are being introduced by Gedling Borough Council.
Prompted by a suggestion box response, the Labour-run authority will offer more flexible working hours, more lee-way on work clothing and personal-issue fans.
The new policy was unanimously approved by the authority today.
One councillor said the changes were "long overdue in some ways" and the council was "breaking new ground".
Yet another car gets stuck in notorious fordpublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsFirefighters have had to pull another car from the water at a notorious ford in Leicestershire this afternoon.
Thurlaston's Watery Gate Lane has one of the highest rates of breakdowns of all UK fords.
Image source, Leicestershire Fire and RescueLeicestershire Fire and Rescue Service's Hinckley Station told motorists, external once again to stop going through the water and to just take the two minute diversion.
College students and staff take real firefighter testpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Elise Chamberlain
East Midlands Today reporterLeicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has joined with Loughborough College in a bid to encourage more people to apply for jobs.
Staff and students were given a taster of what's involved as they took the exact entry test potential firefighters would take, which the fire service said was the first time it had been done.
Up to 20 people took part in the first session last week learning how to go through confined spaces, how to take care of casualties, and taking a dexterity test.
Firefighter Craig Hallam said: "This is giving people the opportunity to do the point of entry selection test that every firefighter that joins the fire service has to do.
"This is just going to give them a taster of what to expect".
The fire service has launched a recruitment drive for April and said they are keen to see more women and people from black and Asian backgrounds joining them, and are also looking to recruit more on-call firefighters.
CCTV image released after Leicester burglarypublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsPolice say they want to speak to this man about an aggravated burglary at a flat in Leicester.
The force said three men walked into the flat in Western House on Western Road at about 23:30 on Monday 18 March and threatened the occupant before stealing cash.
Det Con Emma Kunne said the victim was not injured but was left shaken by what happened, and appealed for anyone who recognises this man to get in touch.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceCricket: Hales 'confident' for year aheadpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
BBC Nottingham SportNotts and England batsman Alex Hales has been speaking about the lessons he's learnt and his hopes for the new cricket season.
Travel: Water works cause delayspublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
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End of twitter postFire crews called again to rescue stuck motoristpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsLeicestershire Fire and Rescue have been called yet again to a car stuck in the ford at Watery Gate Lane in Thurlaston.
They're losing track of how many times it's happened this year.
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End of twitter postScooter rider dies in crashpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA scooter rider has died in a head-on crash, external with two other vehicles near Oakham.
Police said the rider died at the scene following the collision in Melton Road between Oakham and Burton Lazars at about 13:30.
Witnesses and dashcam footage are now being sought.
Woman being freed after city centre crashpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsThis could cause a few delays as we move towards rush hour.
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End of twitter postGunman gets 25 years for attempted murderpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineA man who fired a gun three times in a Leicester street has been jailed for 25 years for attempted murder.
Ahmed Hussein, 23, fired the gun at another man in York Street in the early hours of 8 July last year.
Image source, Leicestershire PolicePolice said Hussein was spotted at 02:10 walking towards a white BMW on York Street, the occupant of which had been involved in a confrontation with him earlier.
Hussein then walked up York Street and fired three times at the victim before fleeing on a motorbike.
Nobody was hurt in the incident but passers-by said they had to hide behind a car during the shooting.
An extensive CCTV investigation followed and, on Thursday, Hussein was found guilty of attempted murder, possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition without a certificate following a trial at Stafford Crown Court.
Cancer self-testing kit 'saved my life'published at 15:04 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Doctors say the test is easier and cheaper than a colonoscopy but it is not available everywhere yet.
Read MoreBroken boiler leaves homeless shelter with no hot waterpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA day centre that supports homeless and vulnerable adults in Nottingham says it needs to raise £23,000 to pay for a new boiler.
The existing boiler at Emmanuel House, in Goose Gate, was condemned last week, leaving the centre without any heating or hot water for its kitchen and bathroom facilities.
Image source, Emmanuel HouseA spokesperson said: "In a place where people are welcomed to keep warm, have a meal and a shower, the implications of this are catastrophic.
"For our service users a shower can be transformational - a chance to feel clean and fresh. The boiler is also crucial for the operation of our kitchen."
A fundraising appeal set up to raise the £23,000 bill for the replacement boiler has so far reached £904.
Water supply interruptions following burst pipepublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsSevern Trent has said teams are on the scene working to get water supplies back on again.
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End of twitter post'Cannabis smell' driver was on his way to workpublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 3 April 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA driver stopped in Hilton earlier on suspicion of having an expired MOT landed himself in more hot water when he staggered out of the car stinking of cannabis, police said.
After a positive drug wipe result, officers learned he had been on his way to work as a supervisor responsible for the safety of others.
The man was subsequently arrested and ordered to provide a blood sample, external.
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