Summary

  • Latest updates Thursday 21 June

  • Prince William visits £300m Nottinghamshire centre

  • Man injured by falling shop sign

  • Derbyshire cancer nurse tracked down by 1989 patient

  • Nottingham attraction named 'best picnic spot'

  • Shopping centre stabbing suspect image released

  • Celebrity portraits made from train tickets

  • England flag painted on roundabout

  • Leader eager to abolish councils

  1. EFL newcomers start away in League Twopublished at 09:00 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    Macclesfield and Tranmere will start the League Two season with away fixtures after winning promotion back to the EFL.

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  2. Lampard's Derby start season at Readingpublished at 09:00 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    Derby will travel to Reading in Frank Lampard's first game in charge when the Championship season starts on 3 August.

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  3. Famous face portraits made from train ticketspublished at 08:55 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    Samantha Fisher
    BBC News Online

    Gary Lineker and the Attenborough brothers are among the celebrities who have had their portraits created out of discarded train tickets.

    They were among the 10 "greatest East Midlanders" voted for in a poll by East Midlands Trains.

    Gary Lineker portraitImage source, East Midlands Trains

    Artist Ed Chapman, 47, spent more than 280 hours making the portraits.

    Richard AttenboroughImage source, East Midlands Trains
    Robin HoodImage source, East Midlands Trains
  4. Shopping centre stabbing suspect image releasedpublished at 08:35 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    Dave Wade
    BBC News

    Do you recognise this man?

    Police want to speak to him in connection with a stabbing in Nottingham's Victoria Centre at the weekend.

    victoria centre stab suspectImage source, Nottinghamshire Police

    The suspect has been described as mixed race, late teens to early 20s, with a small amount of facial hair. He was wearing a dark-coloured hat or hood and camouflage jacket.

    A 19-year-old man, who suffered a stab wound to his leg on Sunday afternoon, has been discharged from hospital.

  5. The farm for 'special needs animals'published at 08:32 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    Samantha Fisher
    BBC News Online

    A Nottinghamshire farm believes it has provided a sanctuary for 172 animals with different ailments and disabilities.

    The animals at Manor Farm, in Bilsthorpe, include a one-legged duck, a sheep with a peculiar set of teeth and a blind mallard.

    The owners say that without their help, many of the creatures would have been homeless and some would have been put down.

  6. Weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    Alex Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    It's the longest day and it's set to be a hot one.

  7. Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    Samantha Fisher
    BBC News Online

    Good morning!

    I'll be looking after your live page on this sunny day along with Sandish Shoker. We'll have all the latest news, sport, weather and travel from across the region.

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