Summary

  • Four boys held in Leicester murder probe

  • Murder arrests after Chesterfield death

  • Lord Nelson letters to be auctioned in Derbyshire

  • Nottingham car park demolition started by poetry winner

  • 'Suspicious device' found in Loughborough was replica grenade

  • Live updates for Monday 18 September 2017

  1. Leicester City 2-0 Liverpoolpublished at 23:08 BST 19 September 2017

    Islam Slimani and Shinji Okazaki score as Leicester beat Liverpool to reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

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  2. Gray 'close to new Leicester deal'published at 22:37 BST 18 September 2017

    Demarai Gray is close to signing a new contract at Leicester and boss Craig Shakespeare says the winger should use Cristiano Ronaldo as inspiration.

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  3. Three boys charged in murder inquirypublished at 20:55 BST 18 September 2017

    Two 14-year-olds and a 15-year-old will appear before Leicester Youth Court on Tuesday.

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  4. Our live coverage has endedpublished at 18:00 BST 18 September 2017

    Regular live coverage on this page has ended for the day, but breaking news, sport and travel updates will continue appear through the night.

    East Midlands Live returns from 08:00 tomorrow morning.

  5. Lib Dem boss reveals childhood sniper practicepublished at 17:50 BST 18 September 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    The leader of the Liberal Democrats has told BBC Radio Leicester the naughtiest thing he's ever done was shooting an air rifle out of his window while pretending to be a sniper.

    Vince CableImage source, Getty Images

    Vince Cable said: "An episode occurred in my childhood when I discovered an air riffle in my dad's wardrobe and I brought round a friend and we discovered how it worked. I started practicing being a war time sniper against my neighbour's windows.

    "Eventually it was reported and a policemen duly appeared on my doorstep and I was marched off to the police station and I got a bit of a dressing down, nothing more."

  6. Regional mayor talks collapsepublished at 17:46 BST 18 September 2017

    Press Association

    Talks to create an elected metro mayor for Sheffield - to include parts of north Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire - have collapsed.

    The meeting of South Yorkshire councils in Rotherham earlier failed to reach any agreement on the stalled process to give Sheffield, South Yorkshire and parts of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire similar devolved powers to Manchester and the West Midlands.

    The plan appears to be in severe doubt after Doncaster and Barnsley again said they favoured a pan-Yorkshire proposal.

    The government said it was "very disappointing" adding that it put £1bn of investment in jeopardy.

  7. Bye, bye Broadmarsh (car park and bus station)published at 17:35 BST 18 September 2017

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Demolition of Nottingham's Broadmarsh car park and bus station began earlier today.

  8. Rugby: Tigers coach leavingpublished at 17:33 BST 18 September 2017

    BBC Leicester Sport

    Richard Blaze has resigned from his position as Leicester Tigers forwards coach for personal reasons.

    Richard BlazeImage source, Getty Images

    He joined Tigers as a second-row forward in 2007 before moving into coaching.

    Head coach Matt O'Connor has said: “We’re sorry to lose him and we wish him well for the future.”

  9. Two men jailed in connection with more than 50 burglariespublished at 17:18 BST 18 September 2017

    Two men from Leicester have been jailed for a total of 13 years after admitting a series of more than 50 burglaries across seven counties, including Suffolk and Norfolk.

    Lee Heane and Matthew BryanImage source, Suffolk Police

    Lee Heane, 27, pictured left, of Radford Drive and Matthew Bryan, 25, of Glenhills Boulevard were sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court for seven years and six years respectively.

    The burglaries took place between November 2016 and February 2017. The locations in the East of England were:

    • Lavenham, Pakenham and Hadleigh in Suffollk
    • Hingham, Costessey and Thetford (x2) in Norfolk

    Thousands of pounds-worth of jewellery and a large quantity of cash were stolen during the burglaries, as well as three shotguns and cartridges from the Hadleigh property.

  10. Solidarity run organised after recent attackspublished at 17:10 BST 18 September 2017

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC Local Live

    Joggers in Derby are being encouraged to run in groups or join running clubs after a number of attacks in recent months.

    Mickleover Running Club organised a solidarity run yesterday close to where a female runner was robbed.

    Run

    She was punched to the ground and kicked, before a small amount of money was stolen earlier this month.

    The club hopes the attacks won't stop people running.

    About 40 people took part in the run which started in the Meadows area.

  11. Two arrested in murder investigationpublished at 17:08 BST 18 September 2017

    A man and a woman are questioned after a body was found in Chesterfield on Sunday.

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  12. Robber threatened shop staff with knifepublished at 17:02 BST 18 September 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Police have released this CCTV image of a man they want to speak to following an armed robbery in Derby.

    CCTV image of wanted manImage source, Derbyshire Police

    A man went into Select Convenience in the Riverlights around 4.40 today and pretended to be a member of staff.

    He threatened two workers with a knife and took money from the till before leaving. He then walked along Morledge pulling a small wheeled suitcase.

  13. In limbo Silva returns to Portugalpublished at 16:59 BST 18 September 2017

    Adrien Silva returns to Portugal as Leicester City prepare an appeal after Fifa rejected the club's application to register the midfielder.

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  14. 'Spinning van' killed crash survivorspublished at 16:47 BST 18 September 2017

    Engaged couple Shana Sutaria and Shabhaz Bhim were hit by a van on a flooded road.

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  15. Man found dead in Chesterfield formally identifiedpublished at 16:47 BST 18 September 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    The body of a man found at a house in Chesterfield has been formally identified as 32-year-old Leon Pirdue.

    He was found by paramedics at a house in Chiltern Close yesterday morning.

    A 25-year-old woman and 32-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of Mr Pirdue's murder and remain in police custody.

  16. East Midlands weather update: Cloudy with clear spellspublished at 16:37 BST 18 September 2017

    Alexandra Hamilton
    BBC weather presenter

    Showery rain will clear in the first half of tonight, but afterwards it will be cloudy with occasional clear spells and lows of7C (45F).

    Patches of mist or fog are likely to develop in the early hours of tomorrow and these may linger for some time in the morning.

    After these have cleared, there’ll be variable amounts of cloud with some bright spells and highs of 17C (63F).

  17. Crash survivors 'killed by spinning van'published at 16:23 BST 18 September 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    A young couple who survived crashing their car on a flooded road were killed by a van after they got out of their vehicle, an inquest heard.

    Shabhaz Bhim and his fiancé Shana Sutaria, both from Leicester, survived the initial crash on the A46 near Widmerpool but were then hit by a van which was "spinning and rolling" on the flooded road.

    The crash happened in December 2015 when they were returning home in "horrendous" weather conditions.

    Shana Sutaria and Shabhaz Bhim

    At the hearing, the van driver Joe Dennis described the water on the road as "like hitting a lake".

    During the five-day inquest Highways England will be questioned regarding the maintenance of the road.

    The inquest, at Nottingham Coroners' Court, is due to last all week.

  18. Huge increase in burglaries in 'golden triangle'published at 16:02 BST 18 September 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Crimestoppers is launching a new campaign in Loughborough to get more people to share information about burglaries or anyone dealing in stolen property.

    Burglary posterImage source, Crimestoppers

    The charity claims there was more than a 100% increase in burglaries in the "golden triangle" area in the last four months of the year between 2014 and 2016.

    This is the area that's especially popular for student accommodation.

    The campaign is focusing on the hashtags #Dontletthemin and #Leaveyourlightson on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

  19. Your Questions: Lakes not as deep as expectedpublished at 15:53 BST 18 September 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Earlier I answered one of Your Questions about the depth of the lakes at Sence Valley Forest Park.

    The man behind the question has since got back in touch with a response to my answer.

    Sence Valley Forest Park

    "Thanks so much for delving 'deep' into the answer bank and coming up with a result for my 'in depth' question, you really seem to have 'plumbed the depths' of local knowledge.

    "I must say I was surprised that the lakes are really quite shallow considering the size of the quarry and the amount that was extracted. I was expecting them to be a lot deeper than they actually are. Just goes to show that things aren't always as they seem but even though I now know the real depth I still won't be going for a snorkel to see what's lurking in the gloom."

    Stephen Jardine

    If you have a question you'd like us to answer please get in touch here.

  20. Bus passenger racially abusedpublished at 15:51 BST 18 September 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    A woman has reported being racially abused by two drunk men on a bus travelling from Alfreton to Derby.

    CCTV of wanted menImage source, Derbyshire Police

    The men got on the 9.3 bus on Friday 4 August at Ripley Market Place at about 22:50.

    It's claimed they sat near a 27-year-old woman and made comments directed to her before getting off at Prospect Street in Alfreton.

    Police are asking for anyone who recognises the men in this CCTV image to get in touch with them.