Concern over child killer's 'unsupervised days out'
Leicester woman 'joked about being killed'
Woman calls 999 over broken egg
Row over 'ethnic discount' for Labour rally
Video appeal over rape and attempted murder
Escort for brewery vessels through region
Chelsea's 'interest in Slimani surprising'
Updates on Tuesday 23 January 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Police are investigating a late night assault on a woman in Derby.
Image source, GoogleThe woman was walking along a path off Duke Street (pictured) last Thursday when she was assaulted by a man who then ran off towards Darley Park.
Police said the attack took place between 22:00-23:00.
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Princess Anne will be visiting Melton Mowbray in March to open a new building at the cattle market.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Princess Royal will be given a tour of the £5.5m building, meet dignitaries and then unveil a plaque.
Councillor Joe Orson, leader of Melton Borough Council, admitted he was "delighted" Princess Anne had agreed to come.
Other calls to East Midlands Ambulance Service included one about a broken toenail.
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An MP has raised concerns over the release from prison of double child killer Colin Pitchfork.
Image source, Leicestershire PolicePitchfork, who raped and murdered 15-year-old schoolgirls Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth in 1983 and 1986 in Leicestershire, has been allowed out of prison under escort.
He's also been pictured on an unsupervised visit to Bristol.
Alberto Costa, MP for South Leicestershire, said he wanted assurances from the Ministry of Justice that his constituents were safe.
In response, justice secretary David Gauke told the Commons that the victim's families had been consulted.
BBC Sport
Chris Sutton has admitted he is "surprised" with the forwards his old club Chelsea have been linked with, including Leicester's Islam Slimani, as they step up their search for a target man.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 29-year-old Algerian international, external is among a host of names, including Peter Crouch and Ashley Barnes, to have been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge.
"I have got to say I am surprised with the names that have been mentioned," Sutton told BBC Sport.
Slimani, Leicester's club-record signing, has struggled to hold down a regular first team place since joining from Sporting Lisbon in 2016.
Listen: Woman calls 999 over broken eggs in fridge
Simon Ward
East Midlands Today reporter at Leicester Crown Court
A woman joked about her former husband killing her a week before she died, a court has heard.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceAshwin Daudia, 51, is on trial for the murder of his ex-wife, 46-year-old Kiran Daudia (pictured), in January last year.
It is claimed that Mr Daudia, who denies murder, put Mrs Daudia's body in a suitcase and left it in an alleyway.
This morning, Leicester Crown Court heard from the pair's son, Shivam Daudia, 18, who said his mother had laughed and said: "What if he [Ashwin Daudia] ends up killing me?"
The 18-year-old also said he'd seen his father take a suitcase out of the attic.
The trial continues.
Liam Barnes
BBC News
You may have seen that Ben Bradley, the 28-year-old Mansfield MP, was under some pressure last week after a series of controversial blog posts came to light.
After turning down several offers for interview from BBC Radio Nottingham, he repeated his apology for his comments in a Facebook video, external, and said he hopes to get back to focusing on his job.
Addressing the benefits blog specifically, in which he suggested benefits claimants should have vasectomies, he said his comments about limiting the number of children people could have was a way of articulating how "people find it frustrating when a very small minority of people appear to take advantage of the benefits system".
He pointed to the benefits cap and the two-child limit on extra payments as a way of dealing with the issues raised, and "language aside", said he stands by the point he was trying to make.
Quote MessageI was a young guy wanting to be a journalist, trying to write a blog that people might read, so it was maybe deliberately provocative and some of it doesn't represent my views then, never mind my views now.
Ben Bradley, Mansfield MP
Mr Bradley also called for more tolerance for mistakes younger people who have grown up online make, saying "normal people cock things up" and receiving "hundreds of death threats" for comments made years ago would dissuade people from entering public life.
Mother-of-two Sarah West, who has breast cancer, has written a book for children about her condition.
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Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Derbyshire Police have concluded their escort of two brewery vessels from Swadlincote to junction 28 of the M1. The operation took about four hours.
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The two brewing vessels have now reached Ripley as they make their way to junction 28 of the M1.
Derbyshire Police said the convoy was "making good time".
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Dog walkers in the New Whittington area are being asked by police for help after a 15-year-old girl reported being sexually assaulted earlier this month.
Derbyshire Police said the girl told officers she was walking with an older boy she knew through Brearley Park when he assaulted her on the morning of 15 January.
A force spokesman said a 17-year-old boy has been "voluntarily interviewed" in connection with the report.
The girl said a man and a woman were walking a dog in the area at the time, and officers are looking for them to come forward and help them with their investigation.
Image source, GoogleTwo men went on a crime spree after stealing alcohol from a Leicester nightclub, external.
Remeel Wright and Kyle Page targeted Venom in Belgrave Gate, threatening staff before getting away with stock.
Hayley Compton
Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham
There was some respite last night from the recent bitter temperatures, but it's been a tough cold winter for rough sleepers in the city.
At the weekend Nottingham's main fire station was opened up as a temporary homeless shelter.
The city council and British Red Cross have partnered with Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue to use the building on London Road when temperatures plummet, which has been welcomed by homeless people.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
There has been a slight delay in moving the large brewery vessels (see 09:26) to Alfreton.
Having come off the A38 at Kedleston Road, they could not get past this traffic light.
However, a swift adjustment and they were back on the way again, bound for Alfreton.
Sandish Shoker
BBC Radio Nottingham
It's a shopping area that has been described as Newark's 'Jewel in the Crown', but shop-owners at The Arcade off Market Square are worried about a string of vandalism to local businesses.
Image source, Richard PearsonThe area houses several independent shops, including an art gallery, a mobile phone shop, a dressmakers and a barbers, but since December they have been broken into several times.
One computer games shop was completely cleared out, and others have had their shopfronts vandalised.
A spokesman for Newark and Sherwood District Council says they are aware of the issues, and there have been some arrests. But shop-keepers say they're worried who will be next, and have launched a petition to have gates put up at either side of the arcade.
Image source, Richard PearsonQuote MessageBeing independent small businesses we can't afford the break-ins, seven out of 10 people have been hit in here... It's very frustrating and disheartening, but hopefully with the gates we can put an end to it all."
Richard Pearson, Newark shop-keeper
Zoe Dixon, 18, is an award-winning composer and learns all the pieces she plays by heart.
Read MoreThe fire station will open to rough sleepers when temperatures drop below freezing.
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BBC Radio Derby
A council has issued a warning about a number of places that are serving desserts with twice the recommended daily sugar intake in them.
Derbyshire County Council said the public would be "shocked" if they knew how much sugar was in a "Freakshake" - a milkshake topped with extras including doughnuts and biscuits.
John Stewart, from the authority's trading standards department, added: "These aren't a drink, these are something to be consumed very rarely rather than frequently".
The NHS advice is that sugar should not make up more than 5% of someone's calorie intake each day, this, it believes is about 30g.
Managers should have power to use video assisted refereeing to challenge decisions, says Notts County boss Kevin Nolan.
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