Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Here's a pic of a nice looking beach in Portugal's Algarve. 

Image source, AP/Armando Franca

Hopefully Nigel gives the players an afternoon off allowing them to have a couple of games of bat and ball there. 

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

The meeting, even though Mike Ashley isn't going to attend, will question representatives from the Unite union. 

It will also hear from the employment agencies who provide workers to the Shirebrook Sports Direct warehouse. 

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Here is your summer holiday Rams fans...

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Mike Ashley said he will not be at next week's session because the legal representative who he wishes to accompany him is unavailable. 

Image source, Getty Images

Mr Ashley had been issued with a summons in March after he failed to commit to a date to appear before the Committee. 

The request to attend followed allegations concerning the working practices at Sports Direct's Shirebrook warehouse in Derbyshire.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Strong words from the Business Select Committee Chairman, Iain Wright, following confirmation that Sports Direct's Mike Ashley will not be attending the committee hearing on Tuesday. 

Image source, PA

"Business leaders regularly come before the Committee and answer our questions. Sir Philip Green, for example, has agreed to attend as part of our joint inquiry into BHS. 

"Does Mr Ashley, owning and operating a business in a parliamentary democracy, see himself as being beyond such public scrutiny? What has he got to be frightened of? 

"The Committee will decide on the next steps when it meets next week."

Chris Doidge
BBC Radio Derby political reporter

School support staff in Derby have voted to take strike action over the city council's equal pay review. 

A new pay scale was introduced on Tuesday, after years of preparations. 

Around 2,000 staff have seen their pay cut as a result of it. The union Unison says 87% of its members backed industrial action. 

Lucy Martin
BBC Weather

A bit of patchy light rain at lunchtime, followed by a cloudy and largely dry afternoon.     

Brightening up slightly in the evening but there's still a risk of some light patchy rain. 

Feeling cool with highs of 16C (61F). 

The Colin Bloomfield sun meter was officially unveiled by John Williams (pictured with his wife Linda) who says the coverage of the former presenter's illness helped save his life by ensuring his own melanoma was diagnosed at an early stage.

A new sun meter has just been unveiled at Markeaton Park - paid for by the Colin Bloomfield Melanoma Appeal.

The former BBC Radio Derby presenter set up the fundraising appeal prior to his death last year from skin cancer.

The meter - the first to be installed in a public space in the UK - advises people what action to take depending on the strength of the sun.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Here's a nice pic from Allestree - thanks to BBC Weather Watcher LindafromBelper for taking it. 

Image source, LindafromBelper

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Since last Friday, 12 lorry loads of the fly-infested rubbish have been removed.

It's estimated that it will take over 200 lorry trips to a landfill site in Nottingham before the rubbish is completely gone.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Fed up with those flies?

Image source, Jill Knight

Well unfortunately they are going to be around for a while yet. 

It is because the Environment Agency have given Shows Waste Management over a month to clear all the rubbish from the site.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Here's what's happening across Derbyshire and East Staffordshire: 

• Derby City Council is writing to 36 ineligible voters who have been sent EU polling cards by mistake 
• The fly problem in Derby could take a month to sort out
• Derbyshire wicketkeeper Tom Poynton wants to put on a "good show" for their home fans against Leicestershire tonight  

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

I've got a sneaky feeling it might be white...

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Derbyshire Falcons wicketkeeper Tom Poynton has been looking ahead to tonight's big East Midlands derby against Leicestershire. 

Image source, Getty Images

"We've obviously played two away games up to now, won one and lost one" he told BBC Radio Derby. 

"Hopefully we can put on a good show for the home crowd and get a second win."   

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

It's time to dig out a pound for the meter and power up the floodlights as Derbyshire prepare to face Leicestershire in the T20 Blast this evening. 

Image source, Tony Marshall/Getty Images

The Falcons have named an unchanged squad for the game against their East Midlands rivals and "noisy neighbours." 

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

This UV sun meter that is going to be unveiled in later in Markeaton Park later sounds like a rather impressive piece of kit. 

Apparently, it advises people on what action to take depending on the strength of the sun, such as going into the shade or putting on sun cream, via a series of coloured lights. 

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher bitchilly for this nice pic of some sheep grazing in the shadow of Chatsworth House.

Image source, bitchilly

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Here is what Derby City Council have had to say about these EU polling cards: 

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

The Electoral Commission have sought to reassure people that the ineligible voters won't be able to go to the polls: 

Image source, Getty Images