Nottinghamshire

Two men have died after a light aircraft crashed into a field near the M1 in Nottinghamshire.

A Nottinghamshire Police spokeswoman said: "Two men have died after a plane, in which they were travelling, came down in a field.

"Inspectors from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch have been deployed to the scene to commence an investigation."

Read: Eyewitness saw the plane 'lose control and nosedive' into field

A light aircraft has crashed in a field in Nottinghamshire near the M1.

Police said there were two casualties in the crash at around 1.30pm today.

An eyewitness told ITV Central that he saw the plane "lose control and nosedive" into the field near junction 26 of the M1.

Air accident investigators have launched an inquiry into the incident.

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Tim Sperry, who manages a bingo hall on Hucknall High Street, said his customers told him there was a man in the nearby snooker club with a gun:

Mr Sperry described the scene:

"We're fine in here, although it's a little bit surreal," he added.

Nottinghamshire Police have warned residents to stay inside amid reports of an armed man holed up inside a snooker club in Hucknall town centre:

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Police have closed off a town centre in Nottinghamshire amid reports of an armed man holed up in a snooker hall.

Nottinghamshire Police said they were maintaining a cordon after responding to reports of "a man acting suspiciously" in the Spot On snooker club in Vine Terrace in Hucknall at about 2.40pm today.

People working in nearby businesses have been told to lock their doors and stay inside.

A pensioner is in a critical condition after being pulled from a river by a passer-by.

The man was airlifted to a hospital in Lincoln after being rescued from the River Trent near Newark Castle at about 5.30pm today.

Nottinghamshire Police are carrying out inquiries into the circumstances surrounding how the man came to be in the water and are appealing for witnesses to contact officers on 101.

Remains found in the garden of a house in a quiet cul-de-sac have the same distinctive feature that an elderly woman who used to live at the property had, police said.

The bodies of two people found buried in the garden are believed to be William Wycherley, who would now be 100, and his wife Patricia, 79.

The couple moved in to the semi-detached house in 2 Blenheim Close, Forest Town, Mansfield in 1987 but there has been no trace of them since 1998.

Patricia's maiden name was Moore it is believed she was born in Fulham, police said.

Nottinghamshire Police say they are confident the remains of two bodies found buried in a back garden are those of Patricia and William Wycherley who lived at the property in Forest Town, Mansfield, during the 1990s.

Read: Murder inquiry launched following discovery of two bodies.

Nottinghamshire Police have confirmed they have now launched a double murder inquiry following the discovery of human remains found buried in a back garden at Forest Town, Mansfield.

Police officers are continuing investigations at a Mansfield home where human remains have been found.

Police were called to the house in Blenheim Close, Forest Town, Mansfield, on Friday after receiving a tip-off about a possible incident in the 1990s.

A couple who previously lived in the house, William and Patricia Wycherley, disappeared at around that time - but neighbours have said they simply thought the pair had emigrated.

Police believe the remains may hold the answer to the mystery of what exactly happened to the elderly couple, but say it could take weeks to formally identify the bodies.