BBC Local Live: Nottinghamshire

Staying mostly dry with some clear spells into the evening and the first half of the night but the cloud will thicken up later and there will be some light rain heading in by the end of the night. 

Lows of 4C (39F).

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A jury has retired to consider verdicts in the case of a mother and stepfather accused of stamping a toddler to death at the family home.

Matthew Rigby, 22, from Nottingham, denies murdering 21-month-old Ayeeshia Jane Smith at their home in Staffordshire in May 2014.

Ayeeshia's mother, Kathryn Smith, also denies murder.

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Green's Windmill in Sneinton has seen 24,000 visitors in the year since its sails began turning again.

Skip to 7m 08s to see what Notts TV found out...

You've been having your say about the news that East Midlands Ambulance Service has overspent by nearly £12m, resulting in staff being unable to take scheduled breaks.

Jane Osborne wrote on Facebook: "The ambulance drivers do a fantastic job and receive such negative comments when people do not see the bigger picture. Something needs to change at the handover points at the hospitals."

While on Twitter:

The top stories this afternoon:

• The family of a man killed by cattle in a Nottinghamshire field in 2010 have been awarded
• East Midlands Ambulance Service has overspent by £12m with staff reported to be under pressure and unable to take breaks
• Cricket: At the tea break, Notts are 362-4 (67 overs) against Cambridge MCCU

At the tea break Notts are 362-4 (67 overs)

Prolific session for the county side, adding 219 runs since lunch in 34 overs.

Men pretending to be builders stole cash from an elderly man in Arnold, police have said.

The men went to his home in Langford Road, using ladders to get in.

Friends of the family who suffered the devastating loss of their "cheeky" little girl are banding together to raise money for the tot's funeral.

The money awarded to Glenis Freeman and her family after her husband Roger was killed in a cattle field in 2010 is a "significant sum" her solicitors have said.

The owner of the cattle was found not guilty of manslaughter after a trial in Nottingham in 2014.

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Lisa Preece, from Nelson's Solicitors, said: "Farmers should think very carefully about the livestock that they intend to graze in a field with public access. 

"If they could pose a danger, then they should be grazed elsewhere.”

A file of evidence linking the serial killer Robert Black to the 1978 murder of Genette Tate has been handed to prosecutors by Devon and Cornwall police. 

Officers said they had been weeks away from charging Black when he died in prison in Northern Ireland earlier this year.

In 1994, Black was found guilty of three child murders in the 1980s, as well as a failed abduction bid in Nottingham in 1988.

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Very slow traffic on the A57 through Worksop at the A60 junction because of roadworks.

Nottingham-born former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton says the appointment of Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge doesn't make sense. 

The Italian will replace Guus Hiddink, who's not lost in 15 league games, on a three-year deal this summer.

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One of our Weather Watchers was up early enough in Bulcote.

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A man is still in a serious condition, nearly a month after he was found unconscious in a Nottingham street with a head injury.

Police said the 31-year-old was found in Noel Street on 10 March at about 17:40.

He was taken to Queen’s Medical Centre, where doctors found he had a serious head injury.

Police want to hear from anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious.

Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga has cause for a double celebration following his return to football - after announcing he is going to be a dad.

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A £1.6m tourism hub that links two of Newark’s top attractions has been officially launched.