Latest updates: East Midlands Livepublished at 08:04 British Summer Time 8 April 2019
The latest news, sport, travel and weather for the East Midlands.
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Updates for Friday 5 April
Scientists discover world's tallest tropical tree
Teens released after M1 fuel tanker crash
Five sentenced over summer street shooting
Crews battle overnight house fire
City expressway plans 'could devastate countryside'
Force records rise in violent crime
Adrian Mole musical heads to West End
Five-day festival to celebrate city's caves
Pet rabbits found dumped in lay-by
Live Reporting
Gavin Bevis, Amy Woodfield and Sandish Shoker
Latest updates: East Midlands Livepublished at 08:04 British Summer Time 8 April 2019
Derbyshire set Durham 361 to winpublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 7 April 2019
19:26 BST 7 April 2019Durham's openers survive until the close of play with the visitors chasing 361 to beat Derbyshire.
Read MoreClarke on brink of another Notts centurypublished at 19:08 British Summer Time 7 April 2019
19:08 BST 7 April 2019Joe Clarke closes in on a second consecutive century for Nottinghamshire who build a huge lead over Yorkshire.
Read MoreLeicestershire well on top at Hovepublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 7 April 2019
18:14 BST 7 April 2019Leicestershire need another 131 runs with nine wickets remaining to beat Sussex at Hove in their County Championship opener.
Read MoreMan dies in ground floor flat blazepublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 7 April 2019
15:16 BST 7 April 2019Firefighters found the body of the victim after entering the property, in Hadfield, Derbyshire.
Read MoreOff-roader suffers serious injuriespublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 7 April 2019
14:43 BST 7 April 2019The man, aged in his 40s, crashed into a tree at a 4x4 event in Rutland.
Read MoreWhy are university students catching mumps?published at 09:27 British Summer Time 7 April 2019
09:27 BST 7 April 2019A poor vaccine uptake worldwide has led to an increase in mumps outbreaks, according to experts.
Read MoreForce defends widest gender pay gappublished at 01:23 British Summer Time 7 April 2019
01:23 BST 7 April 2019Leicestershire's chief constable says newly-recruited female staff are still on low pay grades.
Read MoreWhere are England's pongiest places?published at 01:08 British Summer Time 7 April 2019
01:08 BST 7 April 2019From warm dog food to cannabis - the curious odours that plague England's towns and cities.
Read MoreVardy brace in routine Leicester winpublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
19:59 BST 6 April 2019Jamie Vardy scores twice as Leicester City record a fourth consecutive Premier League victory under Brendan Rodgers.
Read MoreDerby held in thrilling draw with Beespublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
19:14 BST 6 April 2019Brentford hit back on three occasions to earn a draw which keeps Derby outside the Championship play-off places.
Read MoreLeicester's Youngs gives England scarepublished at 19:13 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
19:13 BST 6 April 2019Leicester scrum-half Ben Youngs hands England a World Cup scare as a shoulder injury rules him out for the rest of 2018-19.
Read MoreRuthless Chiefs punish 14-man Tigerspublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
18:59 BST 6 April 2019Exeter rack up 50 points against Premiership strugglers Leicester, who have captain Tom Youngs sent off at Welford Road.
Read MoreMansfield Town 1-0 Cambridge Unitedpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
18:50 BST 6 April 2019Tyler Walker fires Mansfield back into the League Two automatic promotion places with a nervy 1-0 win at home to struggling Cambridge.
Read MoreNotts County 2-2 Northampton Townpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
18:47 BST 6 April 2019Battling 10-man Notts County remain in the League Two relegation zone despite rescuing a 2-2 draw at home to Northampton.
Read MoreDerbyshire lead after Reece five-forpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
18:33 BST 6 April 2019All-rounder Luis Reece takes 5-47 as Derbyshire build a 133-run lead over Durham on day two of their Championship game.
Read MoreRoot makes fifty in Yorkshire replypublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
18:29 BST 6 April 2019England Test captain Joe Root is dropped twice on his way to 56 not out for Yorkshire against Nottinghamshire.
Read MoreSussex reply well after Leics forge leadpublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
18:20 BST 6 April 2019Leicestershire take a first-innings lead of 79 runs but Sussex fight back well in their second innings at Hove.
Read MoreMillers battle to vital win over Forestpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
18:08 BST 6 April 2019Rotherham boost their Championship survival hopes with a gutsy victory over play-off chasing Nottingham Forest.
Read MoreDover Athletic 0-0 Chesterfieldpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 6 April 2019
17:50 BST 6 April 2019Dover edge a point closer to safety following an uninspiring goalless National League draw with Chesterfield.
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