Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Leicester has been identified as the cheapest UK city for students to live in, according to a survey Unidays., external

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The student network surveyed 3,000 of its network and asked them about the top 10 weekly essentials they purchase every month.

The items included, external a pint of lager, a spin class and a spray tan.

The cost of all ten items in Leicester was £50.11, followed by Birmingham at £50.94, with the most expensive city being London at £91.90.

A cycling magazine says an "idiotic" caption appeared next to a photo of a female rider.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

A female cyclist from Hinckley whose photo in Cycling Weekly was accompanied by the caption "token attractive woman" says she's upset about the mistake.

Image source, Cycling Weekly

Hannah Noel, a member of Hinckley CRC, posted on Facebook: "So today I made it into Cycling Weekly, it seems not for my ability as a female cyclist but as a "Token attractive woman" I'm absolutely gutted and disappointed in the magazine."

The magazine has apologised and said the caption was idiotic and not funny.

BBC Sport

Leicester City say they're confident they will complete the signing of Portugal midfielder Adrien Silva from Sporting Lisbon for £22m.

A deal was struck with the Portuguese club, and with the 28-year-old, before Thursday's 23:00 BST transfer deadline.

However, Leicester are still waiting for international clearance.

Image source, Getty Images

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

A nuisance caller who phoned 101 to demand officers open a fraud investigation after they were given the wrong pizza topping has been criticised by Derbyshire Police.

Image source, PA

Ch Supt Graham McLaughlin, who highlighted the call on Twitter, external, said: “Every time someone misuses the 101 they are wasting valuable police time and resources.

“It can delay the speed of response to genuine victims of crime, or to members of the public who might be contacting us with important intelligence around crime prevention, detection and missing persons.

“This is especially true when we receive a large number of nuisance calls, which can significantly impact upon on how quickly other calls are answered.”

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Here's former JLS star JB Gill posing with members of the Dzhigitovka! Cossack Warrior stunt riders at the Chatsworth Country Fair.

The ex-chart star now runs his own farm in Kent and was chosen as president of the three-day event, external in recognition of his work educating young children about healthy eating.

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Notts Outlaws beat Birmingham Bears by 22 runs to win the T20 Blast - relive Finals Day as it happened.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Two men have been charged, external with causing a crash in Bramcote last year that left two people dead.

Kyle O'Connor and Gurdip Singh Kareer (pictured) were both killed when two cars and a lorry collided in Derby Road on 25 November.

Image source, Nottinghamshire Police

A 23-year-old man from Strelley has now been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, failing to stop following a road traffic collision and failing to report a road traffic collision.

Another Strelley man, aged 25, has been charged with aiding and abetting causing death by dangerous driving. The pair will appear before magistrates on 21 September.

Mike O'Sullivan
Reporter, East Midlands Today

Shopkeepers in Derby are calling for people who cause problems in the city centre to be banned from it altogether.

The area has been plagued by antisocial behaviour in recent months - much of it caused by people acting in a zombie-like way after taking formerly legal highs such as Spice and Mamba.

Now more than 100 local businesses have written to the city council calling for it to ban persistent offenders outright.

The letter said: "There is a huge amount of pick pocketing, mugging, abusive language, people on drugs who either run around half naked or if on the drug spice are like complete zombies. Also openly for all to see drug dealing.

"This is not a nice place to visit or work. Neither does the city feel safe."

The council says it'll meet business leaders to discuss their concerns.

Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham commentator

The temptation was there just to copy last year's Finals Day preview, when Notts Outlaws were again tipped to break their hoodoo and lift their first domestic T20 crown.

Image source, Getty Images

As we now know, events in 2016 ran along similar campaigns from the past, with the Outlaws hotly-tipped to lift the crown yet back on the coach before mid-afternoon., external

Things are different this year. For a start, they play in the second semi-final - but most importantly there is an inner belief that has been missing in previous years.

Under Peter Moores - and especially after clinching the Royal London Cup in July - there is a hardened edge to their cricket.

If Alex Hales doesn't get you, then Riki Wessels will. If not him, then look out for Samit Patel, or Dan Christian, or Jake Ball, or Harry Gurney or any one of a side full of match-winners - and all equally desperate to be the one to lead them home.

This is their time.

Image source, Getty Images

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Derby County's newest recruit charms the fans with a cute ram emoji.

East Midlands Today

A Nottinghamshire landowner has been given until midnight to clear tonnes of rubbish from his land.

The bales of plastic in Cotgrave were first reported to the authorities last October.

Last month fire crews were called to the field just off the A46 after the rubbish went up in flames.

An Enforcement Notice to clear the site was issued by the county council back in June.

BBC Weather Watchers

It may be September - but we have still got glorious weather. Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher mogjo for this pic from Birstall.

Image source, mogjo/BBC Weather Watchers

There was some early morning mist as well - as this pic from Mike Swain at the Chatsworth Country Fair shows.

Image source, Mike Swain/BBC Weather Watchers

There was a similar scene at just after 07:00 at Gunthorpe on the River Trent too.

Image source, David e/BBC Weather Watchers

Facebook

A suggestion by Derby North's MP that Parliament could relocate to the Midlands has received quite a positive response on Facebook, external.

Steve Howitt opined: "Yes and have said it for years. The intial outlay will be expensive but maintinence savings will soon outweigh that. Also more mps would not need a second home and those that do will cost the tax payer a lot less."

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Gregory Martin said: "I believe the European parliament has 2 venues (Brussels & Strasbourg). So why not the UK as well (NEC or GMEX) while the palace of Westminster is properly repaired."

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Looks like the White Helmets have arrived at the Chatsworth Country Fair.

It's one of the final displays for the Royal Signals motorcycle display team, external before they disband later this month after 90 years.

Image source, Reuters

Martin Ballard
BBC Radio Leicester

Five of Leicester Tigers' summer signings have been named in the XV for Sunday's Premiership opener with Bath.

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George Ford makes his first appearance for the club since the 2013 Premiership final and he is joined by Jonny May, Nick Malouf, Dominic Ryan and Sione Kalamafoni.

Another summer recruit, Joe Ford - brother of George - is named among the replacements.

Internationals Manu Tuilagi and Matt Toomua are named at centre.

"We got everything that we wanted into pre-season," Tigers head coach Matt O'Connor said.

"There’s a good vibe in the group and fit bodies, which is important."

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Lock Danny Qualter and full-back Sean Scanlon will make their competitive debuts for Nottingham this Sunday in the season opener at Rotherham.

Image source, Nottingham Rugby

Fellow summer signings Aniseko Sio and Rory Burke are named on the bench.

The full side can be viewed here., external

BBC News Travel

Replacement bus services are in operation in Lincolnshire because of a railway workers strike.

The RMT union says the strikes are over safety concerns and driver-only trains. Buses will serving the routes between Lincoln and Retford instead.

The strikes are set to continue on Monday so a similar replacement service will still be in effect.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Stephanie Slater, the estate agent who was kidnapped and held captive in Nottinghamshire for eight days in 1992, has died of cancer aged 50.

Ms Slater was held in a "cramped wooden coffin" after being kidnapped by Michael Sams during a house viewing in Birmingham.

Image source, West Midlands Police

She was freed from his workshop in Newark when her employer paid a £175,000 ransom. Sams was tracked down and jailed the following year.

Ms Slater moved to the Isle of Wight and went on to help kidnap victims.

BBC World Service

A former professional cricketer, who was jailed for drug smuggling in 2009, has said he is slowly getting his life back on track after being released from prison.

Chris Lewis, the former Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire all-rounder, has told the BBC World Service's Stumped programme has said he is "getting used to the world again."

Lewis, 49, who last played professionally in 2008, is now working for a construction firm and doing some cricket coaching.

He served half of a 13-year sentence before being released.