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Teen convicted of park attempted murder
Mansfield MP wins beard of the year contest
Car fire causes delays
Buy-out 'shouldn't affect' Broadmarsh plans
Nottingham recovers from tram crash chaos
Memorial to remember explosion victims
Live updates on Thursday 7 December 2017
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Storm Caroline: Snow falls overnight on higher groundpublished at 06:02 GMT 8 December 2017
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End of X postWhat happened to the fivers 'worth £50,000'?published at 01:08 GMT 8 December 2017
A year has passed since the four micro-engraved notes went into circulation but what happened to them?
Read MoreOn the road with the gritterspublished at 00:50 GMT 8 December 2017
One council in Nottinghamshire gave BBC News an in-depth look at how it grits its roads.
Read MoreMum with baby not breathing asked to waitpublished at 18:57 GMT 7 December 2017
Daveanah Cowie said she had to run past a receptionist and grab a doctor as "I didn't want my baby to die".
Read MoreCCTV shows rapist on night of murder bidpublished at 18:52 GMT 7 December 2017
Charlie Pearce admitted rape and was later found guilty of attempted murder.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 GMT 7 December 2017
Our live updates have finished for the day and will resume on Friday morning.
Snow warning issuedpublished at 17:57 GMT 7 December 2017
Anna Church
Weather Presenter, BBC East Midlands TodayA yellow warning of snow has been issued from 00:05 on Friday to 18:00 on Saturday for Derby, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.
During Friday, increasingly frequent snow showers already affecting parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England will extend across many other northern and western parts of the UK.
Between 2-5cm of snow is likely in places in our region.
Icy surfaces are also likely to be an additional hazard, especially overnight.
Image source, PAThere's a yellow warning for the whole East Midlands from 04:00 to 23:35 on Sunday.
This could lead to road, rail and air travel delays, with the potential for vehicles to become stranded or public transport to be cancelled.
Rural communities with limited access routes could become cut off.
Pensioner's bag stolenpublished at 17:53 GMT 7 December 2017
Dave Wade
BBC NewsDo you recognise these women?
Image source, Derbyshire PolicePolice want to speak to them after an 86-year-old woman's bag was stolen in Chesterfield.
The bag, which contained cash and a mobile phone, was stolen from the victim's walking aid, police believe, while she was shopping in Boots in Low Pavement on Tuesday 21 November.
She might have been followed from a nearby branch of Santander.
Cannabis plants worth £27k foundpublished at 17:44 GMT 7 December 2017
Maryam Qaiser
BBC NewsCannabis plants with a street value of £27,000 were discovered at a property in Harworth today.
Nottinghamshire Police said, external the front shutter to the unit at the insecure property was believed to have been damaged during an attempted ram raid earlier.
Officers carried out searches and found 30 plants with a street value of about £27,000.
A 32-year-old man was later arrested and remains in police custody.
Beard winner defends face furpublished at 17:27 GMT 7 December 2017
Dave Wade
BBC NewsMansfield's MP has responded to claims his beard isn't quite up to the standard of previous winners of the auspicious Parliamentary Beard of the Year competition...
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End of X postBBC Political Reporter, Peter Saull has tweeted, external that Mr Bradley's win is a "huge swing" from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Travel: Delays in city centrepublished at 17:26 GMT 7 December 2017
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End of X postWatch: Swerving mobile phone driver bannedpublished at 17:26 GMT 7 December 2017
Dave Wade
BBC NewsShocking dashcam footage has captured the moment a swerving lorry crashed into a car on the A1 in Nottinghamshire.
The driver, Craig Barlow, from Bridge Court in Newark, had been using his mobile phone.
The 34-year-old clipped the front of a lorry, causing him to swerve and hit a barrier, before crashing into the side of a 46-year-old woman’s car on 8 August.
No-one was seriously hurt, police said.
He must under take 180 hours of unpaid work after being found guilty of dangerous driving at a trial at Nottingham Crown Court.
He also been disqualified from driving for 12 months and ordered to pay a total of £1,085 in fines and will also need to pass an extended driving test when he is allowed to drive again.
WWII mortar bombs found by building companypublished at 17:16 GMT 7 December 2017
Maryam Qaiser
BBC NewsSix Second World War mortar bombs have been found in Costock.
The items were uncovered by a building company in land off the A60 this afternoon.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceNottinghamshire Police attended along with the bomb disposal unit to make sure the area was safe and the devices were safely removed.
It's thought the bombs, which were 15in long, were filled with sand and would have been used in training.
Beard of the Year winner 'unlikely to play Santa'published at 17:06 GMT 7 December 2017
Dave Wade
BBC NewsNow you might think Mr Bradley's beard is nothing more than a bit of stubble.
Image source, PABut the organisers of the contest - the Beard Liberation Front - have said the win ushers in a new era for political face fur.
"Neither MP has anything like a full organic beard and is unlikely to be in demand to play Santa," organisers, the Beard Liberation Front said.
"However both do represent a new generation of Parliamentary beard wearers."
Mansfield MP wins beard of the yearpublished at 17:05 GMT 7 December 2017
Dave Wade
BBC NewsIt's official. The East Midlands is home to the first Conservative winner of the Parliamentary Beard of the Year competition.
Mansfield's Ben Bradley received just under 50% of the online poll, beating Edinburgh South Labour MP Ian Murray, who got 45%.
Former Tory MP John Randall shared the award with Jeremy Corbyn (a seven-time champion) in 2012 but no Tory MP has been the outright winner.
Mr Bradley and Mr Murray had swapped the lead several times in recent days but the 27-year-old MP - Mansfield's first ever Tory MP clinched it at the last minute.
Warburton keen to trim Forest squadpublished at 17:00 GMT 7 December 2017
Nottingham Forest manager Mark Warburton says he is keen to trim the Championship club's first-team squad.
Read MorePanel to check council contracts offer good valuepublished at 16:39 GMT 7 December 2017
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsDerbyshire County Council is to set up a board to make sure it's getting value for money from its various contractors.
The authority, which spent £200m last year handing out more than 250 deals to third party organisations, wants the panel of business leaders and voluntary sector representatives to scrutinise the deals on a quarterly basis.
Barrow sign Forest forward Walterspublished at 16:20 GMT 7 December 2017
National League side Barrow sign forward Lewis Walters on loan from Championship club Nottingham Forest.
Read MoreCuddly toy monkey left in hospitalpublished at 15:44 GMT 7 December 2017
Dave Wade
BBC NewsLet's get this monkey re-united with its owner.
Nurse, Matt Tinsley, posted a picture on Facebook of this cuddly toy after it was found in the resuscitation department at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre on Tuesday.
Image source, Matt TinsleyThe post , externalhas since been shared more than 2,500 times.
He wrote: "Please share so this little monkey can find its way home!"
