Summary

  • Updates for Tuesday 24 May 2016

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 Wednesday

  1. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00

    Live updates for Nottinghamshire have finished for the day but we'll be back at 08:00 tomorrow with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

  2. Weather: Clear evening but getting colderpublished at 17:54 BST 24 May 2016

    Sara Blizzard
    BBC Weather

    Clear spells through the early part of the evening but cloud will start to increase from the east overnight.

    Minimum temperature: 7C (45F).

    weather
  3. Clements signs new deal with Stagspublished at 17:48 BST 24 May 2016

    BBC Nottingham Sport

    Mansfield midfielder Chris Clements has signed a new deal with the club.

    Chris ClementsImage source, Getty Images
  4. Farage likens himself to Robin Hoodpublished at 17:38 BST 24 May 2016

    Pip Watts
    Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham

    The UKIP leader, Nigel Farage, has been in Nottingham accusing David Cameron and George Osborne of trying to bully the British people into voting to remain inside the European Union.

    Speaking on an open-top bus in Bulwell Market, Mr Farage likened himself to Robin Hood and the Prime Minister to the Sheriff of Nottingham. 

    Alan Johnson came to Nottingham with Labour's vote to remain bus earlier in May.

  5. Latest headlines for Nottinghamshirepublished at 17:30 BST 24 May 2016

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    Here are your final headlines for today:

  6. Your photos: Blue skies over Mistertonpublished at 17:21 BST 24 May 2016

    BBC Weather Watchers

    It's been a pleasant, sunny day in Misterton today.

    Thanks to our Weather Watcher Buster9 

    Misterton weatherImage source, Buster9
  7. Doncaster sign Stags winger Blairpublished at 17:11 BST 24 May 2016

    BBC Sport

    Winger Matty Blair has signed a two-year deal with Doncaster after rejecting a new contract to stay with Mansfield Town.

    He's been with the side since January last year.

  8. Beggar fined hundreds by magistratespublished at 17:00 BST 24 May 2016

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    He's a prolific beggar in the city centre but magistrates have fined him £654 and he risks jail if he's caught begging again.

    Martyn Marshall, 34, from The Meadows has been given a two year Criminal Behaviour Order.

    The city council says he's regularly seen approaching people standing at bus shelters or sitting outside bars and cafes and asking them for cash, and he's already had six convictions for begging since last year.

  9. No eggs for Farage this timepublished at 16:46 BST 24 May 2016

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  10. Woman 'devastated' by benefits cutpublished at 16:23 BST 24 May 2016

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    Disabled woman Ann Forster says she's "devastated" a key benefit for her is being stopped.

    She's been getting the Personal Independence Payments for a special mobility car for two years.

    Talking about her disabilities and illnesses, she said: "I didn't ask for this, it's not my fault."

  11. Farage's next stop is Beestonpublished at 15:47 BST 24 May 2016

    Nigel Farage and the UKIP bus are now heading to Beeston. The BBC's political correspondent Eleanor Garnier is following them today.

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  12. UKIP exit bus rolls into Bulwellpublished at 15:30 BST 24 May 2016

    Nigel Farage is in Nottingham today with UKIP's campaign to exit the EU. He started at Bulwell where he played this tune ahead of his speech.

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    Michael Gove launched the Consveratives Brexit campaign in Nottingham back in April while Labour's Remain in the EU campaign bus came into the city earlier this month.

  13. DWP reviewing benefits decisionpublished at 14:59 BST 24 May 2016

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    Ann Forster from Kirkby-in-Ashfield receives £220 a month, which pays for a mobility car, but following a review the Department for Work and Pensions decided she could stand and move more than 200m - so no longer needed the money.

    Her husband Geoff said during the review meeting she had only left the sofa to stand up and bend down.

    Ann Forster

    In a statement the DWP said the decision had been made after a face-to-face assessment and consideration of medical evidence, and they were now reviewing their decision.

  14. Taxi rank meeting postponedpublished at 14:41 BST 24 May 2016

    Sandish Shoker
    BBC News Online

    Looks like taxi drivers in Nottingham will have to wait a bit longer to find out what will happen to the taxi rank at Nottingham railway station.

    A meeting between them and Nottingham City Council has been postponed until next week.

    It had been scheduled for this evening but the council said it wanted to meet different groups affected by the rank's new location separately in order to find a solution.

  15. Nottinghamshire man goes on the runpublished at 14:33 BST 24 May 2016

    A man who has connections to the Carlton area has gone on the run from Sudbury prison in Derbyshire, external.

    Shawn Anthony Khera, 27, absconded between Saturday night and early Sunday.

    Shawn KheraImage source, Nottinghamshire Police

    Khera had been six months into a four year sentence for conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to supply.

  16. Your views: Little support for frackingpublished at 14:18 BST 24 May 2016

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    You've been giving your thoughts to the story that fracking in Harworth could be approved thanks to a North Yorkshire decision.

    On our Facebook page, external Helena Brumpton wrote: "Well I won't be supporting it!"

    Alan Cassidy-Bishop said: "The Tories want it (not in their own back yards) so we'll be getting it regardless of public opinion."

  17. Notts all out for 189published at 14:02 BST 24 May 2016

    BBC Nottingham Sport

    The players are back out at the Aegas Bowl after lunch.

    Hampshire start their second innings after Nottinghamshire went all out for 189 earlier.