Wycombe sign Notts midfielder Thompsonpublished at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Wycombe Wanderers sign midfielder Curtis Thompson on loan from League Two rivals Notts County until the end of the season.
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Victim in jewellery shop murder probe named
Ryanair flight diverts to East Midlands
Man rescued from hotel utility shaft
Leicester clothes shop to shut after 50 years
Concern over laughing gas in city suburb
Dead snakes found under hedge
Updates on Friday 26 January 2018
Wycombe sign Notts midfielder Thompsonpublished at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Transport secretary visits Mansfieldpublished at 11:51 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Tony Roe
BBC East Midlands political editorTransport secretary Chris Grayling has been visiting Mansfield.
Mr Grayling met local MP Ben Bradley and spoke to him about roads and the Robin Hood railway line, which connects Worksop, Nottingham and Mansfield.
Watch: The women subjected to unwanted harassmentpublished at 11:43 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsWomen in Nottingham have been speaking to the BBC about their experiences of unwanted sexual attention.
They were asked for their stories after it was announced an inquiry into the issue, called #StreetHarassment, had been launched.
The inquiry has taken on a new urgency with a growing challenge to outdated casual assumptions that sexual harassment is nothing more than a "bit of banter" , or even worse, "fun".
The scandal that has enveloped the Presidents Club fundraiser at the Dorchester Hotel this week shows how cultural norms are shifting.
Magpies midfielder heads out on loanpublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsNotts County midfielder Curtis Thompson has joined fellow League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on loan until the end of the season, external.
The 24-year-old, who has made four appearances this season, will not be eligible to play against the Magpies when the two sides meet at Meadow Lane on 30 March.
Image source, Getty ImagesTigers sign Wasps forwardpublished at 11:21 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsLeicester Tigers have signed flanker Guy Thompson on a deal from the start of next season.
Image source, Getty ImagesThompson, 30, joins Tigers from Wasps.
He told the club's official website:, external "Playing at Welford Road has been one of my favourite away venues.
"It's loud, it's fierce and the crowd are right there for every hit. I'm looking forward to running out there as a home player".
Person hit by train near Newarkpublished at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsEast Midlands Trains tweets...
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End of twitter postMore big chains hit by recall at Derby meat supplierpublished at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsMore major firms have been affected by a food scare at a Derby-based meat supplier.
Hilton Hotels and shopping channel QVC both say they've disposed of products made by Russell Hume.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe firm is the subject of an investigation by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and has recalled some of its products, although it says none have caused illness and the recall was a "precautionary measure because of mislabelling".
Wetherspoon pubs, Jamie's Italian restaurants and Butlin's have also been affected.
Drug and alcohol unit to close in Maypublished at 10:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsA decision has been made to close a unit that treats drug and alcohol dependency in Nottingham.
NHS managers claim the 15-bed Woodlands Unit, based at Highbury Hospital in Bulwell, is running at a loss.
The unit will close at the end of May.
Man rescued from hotel utility shaftpublished at 10:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsThis was the scene at the Britannia Hotel in Nottingham as firefighters worked to rescue a man who had fallen and become tangled up in a utility shaft.
Emergency crews were called to the building in Maid Marian Way just before 09:00 and the road was partially closed during the operation.
Notts Fire Service said the man had been freed and was now being cared for by the ambulance service. The road has reopened.
Tigers legend joins BBC Six Nations teampublished at 10:41 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsFormer Leicester Tigers and England captain Martin Johnson will be part of the BBC's Six Nations coverage, the corporation has announced.
Image source, Getty ImagesJohnson, who has stayed out of the media spotlight after quitting as England head coach in 2011, will offer his expert view on BBC TV.
"I'm really looking forward to being part of the BBC team," he said.
"The Six Nations is a tournament very close to my heart and has provided me with some incredible memories during my rugby career".
The tournament kicks off on Saturday 3 February, with the BBC having live television rights for England's matches with Scotland and France.
Mason exits New Road for Leics rolepublished at 10:41 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Matt Mason leaves Worcestershire after 16 years to join Leicestershire as the club's new head bowling coach.
Read MoreClothes shop to shut after 50 yearspublished at 10:37 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsA shop that has been open since the 1960s will close its doors for the final time this weekend.
Irish, or Irish Menswear as it used to be known, on Leicester's High Street, will shut tomorrow with the loss of 15 jobs.
The company said it had taken the decision to close because of "too much competition" from out of town shopping centres.
Homeless charity 'unsurprised' at rise in rough sleeperspublished at 10:34 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsThe chief executive of one of Derby's homeless charities says government reforms played a part in a sharp rise in the number of rough sleepers in the city.
Government figures showed there were 37 people sleeping rough in autumn - up from 21 the previous year.
Larry Waller, from the Padley Group, said: "We shouldn't be surprised we're sitting where we are. We've had funding changes, mixed messages coming from central government and the welfare system has changed significantly.
"in 2010, we (Padley) had 12 full-time equivalent members of staff. Now we have six. We're doing the same but with 50% less people. It's a really challenging environment for everyone to be in."
The government has said it is providing £1bn in funding to help achieve its aim of halving rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating it by 2027.
Watch: Equine surprise for 100th birthdaypublished at 10:26 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Chris Waring and Liam Barnes
BBC NewsNine horse riders from the Defence Animal Training Regiment paid a surprise visit to Joan Hart on her 100th birthday.
The horses and their riders pass her home in Melton Mowbray every day as part of their exercises, and as she always tries to catch a glimpse they made a special stop to mark her milestone.
Emergency at hotel in Nottingham city centrepublished at 10:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsThis must have been a scary experience for the person involved.
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End of twitter postCCTV released in Worksop sexual assault probepublished at 09:50 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
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BBC NewsPolice have released this CCTV footage in order to try to find the person who allegedly sexually assaulted a 55-year-old woman.
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End of youtube videoThe attack is reported to have happened in the Bridge Place area of Worksop in the early hours of Sunday 10 September 2017.
Nottinghamshire Police said they wanted to speak to the people on the bikes.
Det Insp Clare Dean added: "This is a particularly nasty incident that we are treating as a potential stranger attack.
"We want to do everything we can to catch the person responsible".
Williamson: Groping claims 'say a lot about country'published at 09:35 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsAn MP has slammed what he calls an "sense of entitlement" among some attendees at a charity gala where hostesses were subject to groping and lewd comments.
Charities are refusing donations from the men-only Presidents Club Charity Dinner, at London's Dorchester Hotel.
Speaking on BBC Question Time, external, Derby North MP Chris Williamson, said: "There are very rich, powerful people in this country who still think they have a sense of entitlement to abuse and exploit people at their whim.
"What kind of country do we want when a great institution like Great Ormond Street is reliant on charity from these types of individuals".
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday she was "appalled" by the reports that women had been groped.
The Presidents Club also said it was closing and would no longer hold events.
Four pen new deals with Green and Whitespublished at 09:12 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsFour players have signed contract extensions with Nottingham.
Image source, Nottingham RugbyBen Morris, Tom Holmes and Murray McConnell have all committed their future to the Lady Bay-based side for the next two seasons.
Lock Danny Qualter has signed a one-year extension to his contact.
Head coach Ian Costello said: Ben, "Tom, Murray and Danny are quality players and more importantly, exactly the type of people to take the club forward".
Crash causing delays in Hinckleypublished at 08:56 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsEmergency services are dealing with a crash in Hinckley.
Image source, Lee PenfoldThe two-vehicle collision happened earlier this morning at the Derby Road and Upper Bond Street junction in the town.
The road is still closed and it could be some time before traffic gets back to normal while debris is cleared away.
Leicestershire Police added that it did not know the full extent of any injuries resulting from the crash.
Concern over laughing gas in city suburbpublished at 08:50 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2018
BBC Radio DerbyResidents in a suburb of Derby are calling on the police to do more to tackle the number of people using laughing gas as a recreational drug.
People living in Mickleover have reported a number of discarded gas canisters nicknamed "silver bullets" littering their neighbourhood.
One woman, who lives in the area, said: "It is a concern, from what I understand it just gives them a high, but it is an anesthetic agent at the end of the day so it is scary.
"It has the potential to kill".
The BBC has contacted Derbyshire Police for a response but the force said no one was available for comment.