Latest updates: East Midlands Live

Here's how it is looking on the region's roads:

• There are delays of about 30 minutes on the A38 southbound towards Derby because of a broken-down vehicle after the A610 junction near Ripley.
• Delays on the M1 southbound because of the roadworks at junction 25 (Nottingham/Derby).
• Slash Lane in Sileby remains closed due to flooding between Mountsorrel Lane and Sileby Road.

Today's updates have now finished. Our live coverage will resume at 08:00 on Thursday.

The unsettled weather we had to start the day has now cleared to the southeast.

It will be largely dry overnight with clear spells and lighter winds than the daytime. A colder night than of late. Lows of 4C (39F).

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A school in Ripley has been targeted by vandals for the third time in four years.

This time 12 trees in a field at St John's Church of England Primary School were cut down over the weekend.

School bosses said they were "really upset" it had happened. Derbyshire Police said it was investigating.

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Justice Secretary David Gauke has responded after a group of legal experts and academics wrote to the governor of Nottingham Prison, calling for a change in the way it treats inmates who self harm.

The letter was sent days after the government was ordered to deliver immediate improvements at the prison, described by the chief inspector as being in a "dangerous state".

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Mr Gauke repeated his pledge last week to publish an action plan within the next four weeks detailing how things will be improved.

He said: "We have been clear that we should be held to account for the state of our prisons and that is why we introduced this urgent notification process.

“The Chief Inspector has rightly identified the very difficult challenges and circumstances staff at HMP Nottingham are facing and it is clear they need support to help deliver a safer establishment for staff and offenders."

A "nasty" child rapist has been jailed for 15 years.

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David Timmins, 66, of Beeston, sexually abused two girls in the 1990s.

Following an 11-day trial at Nottingham Crown Court, Timmins was found guilty of two counts of rape, four counts of indecent assault and one count of gross indecency with a child.

Det Con Greg Evans, from Nottinghamshire Police, said: "We are pleased with the sentence, Timmins is a nasty individual who needed to be held to account for his actions two decades ago."

As well as being sent to jail, Timmins was told he will go on the sex offenders register for life and be subject to an order that prevents him from living with anyone under the age of 18.

A man has been charged following reports a shot was fired in Top Valley last week.

Nottinghamshire Police say it happened in Whitcombe Gardens at about 18:45 on Wednesday 17 January.

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The 20-year-old was charged with attempted kidnap and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

He's been remanded in custody to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 21 February.

Lycra-clad fitness icon Mr Motivator was stretching those glutes this morning.

He's been leading mass work-outs for business owners and commuters as well as classes for students at Nottingham Trent University.

Mr Motivator said he first came to Nottingham to the ice arena "in his Boy's Brigade days" and it's changed a lot since.

The Home Office says it is "determined" to tackle knife crime, in response to an earlier article about how Scotland has managed to significantly reduce violent deaths.

A spokesman added: "We are collaborating with a number of partners including social services, schools, the police, and the voluntary sector, as well as local councils to address the root cause of the problem.

"Last month alone we provided £765,000 to local projects supporting communities in tackling knife crime.

"We also fund young people's advocates who work directly with women affected by gangs to ensure they get the support they need to break the cycle of violence.

The Home Office insists it has "good links with the VRU in Scotland and share good practice about what works."

It also says it supports a London-based charity called Redthread, which engages with you victims of assault and exploitation when they are taken to A&E departments.

The spokesman added: "Its youth Violence Intervention Programme focuses on what's called the "Teachable Moment” when young vulnerable people coming through hospital doors question what behaviour and choices may have led them to that point.

"The organisation is well established in London and with support from the Home Office they are now expanding to Nottingham and Birmingham.

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Protecting "our beautiful world" was at the heart of Sir David Attenborough's National Television Awards acceptance speech last night as he and the team behind Blue Planet II picked up the Impact Award.

The BBC One series has been credited with changing people's perceptions towards plastics and influencing UK government environmental policy.