Calum McKenzie
BBC News

A Blue Peter Time capsule, which was dug up accidentally by construction workers, is set to visit Leicester as part of a nationwide tour.

The Millennium Time Capsule was buried under the Millennium Dome, now the O2 Arena, in 1998.

Filled with viewers' mementos of the time, it was not supposed to be unearthed until 2050.

The capsule includes a set of Tellytubby dolls, a photograph of Diana, Princess of Wales, viewers’ letters about how life was at the time and a France 98 World Cup football.

People will be able to view the contents at BBC Radio Leicester between Saturday 30 June and Sunday 8 July.

Calum McKenzie
BBC News

Leicester quartet George Ford, Ellis Genge, Jonny May and Ben Youngs have been called up to the England squad for the summer tour to South Africa.

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Prop Dan Cole and centre Manu Tuilagi have not been included, with head coach Eddie Jones including them on a list of players not considered for selection.

Meanwhile, George McGuigan, who will join Newcastle Falcons from Tigers for next season, has been included in a 31-man squad for the match against the Barbarians.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Former Mansfield Town forward Arthur Fitzsimons has died at the age of 88, the club has said, external.

The "talented" Republic of Ireland international scored 25 goals in 62 appearances for the Stags between 1959 and 1961.

His other clubs included Middlesbrough, where he played alongside Brian Clough, and Lincoln City.

Image source, Mansfield Town

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Something to be aware of if you'd been planning to head south on the A1.

Leicester Mercury

Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson has visited HMP Leicester for the first time since his 18-month spell inside in the early 1970s, external.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

A lorry that jack-knifed and overturned in the centre of Codnor has now been removed, police have said.

Nobody was hurt in the crash in Market Place shortly before 07:00, but it led to traffic problems in the area.

BBC Radio Nottingham

Nottinghamshire's police and crime commissioner has said classing misogyny as a hate crime is making a difference, despite only one person being charged with a crime as of this January.

The force was the first in the country to class unwanted sexual advances, wolf-whistling, verbal abuse or taking pictures without consent as hate crimes.

Paddy Tipping said: "I'm delighted that over two years we've had almost 170 incidents reported. There has been one successful prosecution but there have been three arrests.

"I just think over a period of time, it'll change attitudes and behaviour."

Amelia Womack, deputy leader of the Green Party, said she supported Nottinghamshire Police's approach.

She said 97% of the women who were asked said they were happy with the results of what they reported.

"It's about changing behaviour and making sure there's responsibility taken by people who are acting out these behaviours," she said.

"That's what we want to achieve, first and foremost."

Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online

Two Jersey parishes are paying for a Jersey man who died in the UK after surviving Nazi concentration camps to be repatriated.

Frank Le Villio, who was 19 when he died, is buried in a paupers' grave - along with six other people - in Nottingham.

His family want to bring him home to Jersey, but were initially told no taxpayers' money was available to help them.

His home parishes of St Saviour and St Helier have now been given the green light to spend the £7,000 that is needed to repatriate him.

BBC Sport

Claude Puel refused to comment on his future at Leicester City after seeing his side pick up their first Premier League win against Arsenal since 1994.

Kelechi Iheanacho, Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez all scored as the Foxes ran out 3-1 winners in front of a crowd of 32,095 at the King Power Stadium.

Asked whether the result had eased the pressure on him, Puel said: "No comment; it's not my concern".

Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy Reporter

A massive quarry near Chesterfield is set to be extended further to mine another 4.7m tonnes of valuable minerals.

Owners Tarmac have been given planning permission by Derbyshire County Council to extend the 472-acre Whitwell Quarry in four areas to the north, north-east, east and south-east.

To enable further excavations a tunnel that carries the Robin Hood railway line, which runs between Nottingham and Worksop through the northern part of the site, will have to be re-routed to the south.

Image source, Google

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Police say they're concerned about a 70-year-old woman from Broxtowe who's gone missing, external.

Janet Gurr was last seen yesterday at about 09:30. Call 101 if you've seen her.

Image source, Nottinghamshire Police

BBC News

An early feminist who pioneered women's football and predicted the UK would have a female prime minister before 1999 is being honoured with a plaque.

Lady Florence Dixie was president of the British Ladies' Football Club when it formed in 1895 - despite medical professionals calling for women and girls to be banned from playing.

She was also a strong supporter of the suffragette movement.

The plaque has been installed at Bosworth Hall Hotel in Leicestershire, where she lived between 1875 and 1883.

Image source, Alamy

The Market Bosworth Society nominated her to be honoured. Chairman Nigel Palmer described her as "a woman ahead of her time".

"She explored Patagonia at the age of 23, which was quite a trip in those days, and wrote a book about her travels, which was probably unheard of for a young lady of that age," he said.

"She wrote a book called 'Gloriana, or the Revolution of 1900' which correctly predicted there would be a female prime minister before 1999.

"She also reported on the Boer War for the Morning Post, and the aftermath of the Zulu War."

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

An overturned lorry is causing traffic problems in Codnor this morning.

Derbyshire Police said the vehicle jack-knifed on Market Place shortly before 07:00.

Nobody was injured and a recovery crew is working to remove the lorry.

Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

Plans to build 144 homes on the former site of Coalville's Snibston Discovery Museum have been approved.

Councillors on North West Leicestershire District Council's planning committee voted in favour of the county council development yesterday.

The visitor attraction was closed in 2015 by Leicestershire County Council to save cash, despite campaigners fighting to keep it open.

The museum was then demolished to make way for new homes.

Image source, Google

The land will now be sold to a developer, although the former colliery's historic pithead buildings will remain on the site to form part of a heritage trail.

The county council's plans also include extending the popular Century Theatre to create a new café and visitor centre for the nearby Snibston Country Park.

It has also submitted a separate planning application for a new pedestrian and cycle route along the former mineral railway line that served the pit.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

A photo of a six-year-old boy who died from brain cancer has been added to the side of a bin lorry in his memory.

During his short life, Ari Rainford, from Derby, was crazy about waste refusal vehicles so the city council has agreed to dedicate one to him.

His father, Vance Rainford, said: "Bin lorries would come down the street and he'd stand at the window waiting for them to come. He'd wave to the bin men and they'd wave back.

"It became a bit of an obsession with him - everyone would buy him little bin lorries and bins for his birthday and Christmas."

Image source, Family photo

Derby City Council agreed to the bin lorry tribute after being approached by Ari's family following his death in 2015.

His father said: "It warms my heart. It'll be nice to see it on the streets, just a lovely little reminder that he's still with us."

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Hundreds of mourners have attended a service held in memory of an Egyptian student who died after being attacked while waiting for a bus in Nottingham.

Image source, Mariam Moustafa

Mariam Moustafa was left in a coma after an assault on 20 February, and died three weeks later.

The body of the 18-year-old, who was studying engineering at Nottingham College, is set to be flown back to Egypt for burial on Friday.

Her father Mohamed said the family is still coming to terms with her death.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Dry with some sunny spells but not as warm as the last few days.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Hi everyone and welcome to today's news, sport, travel and weather updates for the East Midlands.