Leics gain upper hand against Middlesexpublished at 19:02 BST 22 June 2018
Ben Raine strikes twice for Leicestershire to leave Middlesex struggling on 82-3 as they chase a victory target of 381.
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Shopkeeper jailed for having sex with girls as young as 13
Council consults families about half term holidays
Babington Hospital to close
Council calls for rethink on electrification of Midland Mainline
Leicester sixth fastest growing city centre
Man in 'tangle' sends police a thank-you note
Seven shops and businesses targeted in ram-raids
Latest updates Friday 22 June
Leics gain upper hand against Middlesexpublished at 19:02 BST 22 June 2018
Listen: Leicestershire v Middlesex - day fourpublished at 18:54 BST 22 June 2018
Leicestershire face Middlesex in the County Championship - listen to BBC local radio commentary.
Read MoreListen: Glamorgan v Derbyshire - day fourpublished at 18:52 BST 22 June 2018
Glamorgan face Derbyshire in the County Championship - listen to BBC local radio commentary.
Read MoreListen: Essex v Nottinghamshire - day fourpublished at 18:48 BST 22 June 2018
Essex face Nottinghamshire in the County Championship - listen to BBC local radio commentary.
Read MoreGlamorgan battle back against Derbyshirepublished at 18:46 BST 22 June 2018
Glamorgan battle back against Derbyshire at St Helens to set up an intriguing final day.
Read MoreNotts on course for victory over Essexpublished at 18:40 BST 22 June 2018
Essex reach 88-4, chasing a victory target of 441 against Notts, at the end of day three in Championship Division One.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 BST 22 June 2018
Today's updates have now finished but some breaking news, sport and travel will continue over the weekend. We'll be back with more news, sport, travel and weather updates at 08:00 on Monday.
Weather: Plenty of sunshine in store over the weekendpublished at 17:59 BST 22 June 2018
It's going to stay sunny this evening but will turn fairly cool again later with a minimum temperature of 7 to 10°C (45 to 50°F)
We have another fine day ahead tomorrow with some long spells of hazy sunshine and it'll get warmer on Sunday too.
Tory councillor switches to Lib Dems over council tax rowpublished at 17:58 BST 22 June 2018
BBC Radio LeicesterA former Conservative councillor in Harborough, who was deselected by the party, has confirmed he's joined the Liberal Democrats.
Mark Graves was a Tory for 26 years in Broughton Astley but told the Local Democracy Reporter Service he's had a "number of disagreements recently" with the party, particularly over discrepancies with this year's council tax rates.
The party said Mr Graves should understand there can be variations in council tax settings as he was part of the process for years.
The chairman of the local group Neil Bannister refused to reveal why he had been deselected but said they were happy to discuss it with Mr Graves. He was not asked to leave the Conservatives, Mr Bannister added.
Magnificent Musa strikes twicepublished at 17:41 BST 22 June 2018
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsIt's currently Leicester 2 - Iceland 0 in this afternoon's World Cup fixture as Fox's forward Ahmed Musa scores two cracking goals for Nigeria.
Here's his first goal.
Hull City sign Lichaj from Forestpublished at 17:38 BST 22 June 2018
Hull City sign United States defender Eric Lichaj from fellow Championship side Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee.
Read MoreSpate of village burglaries investigatedpublished at 17:11 BST 22 June 2018
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsPolice in Tideswelll, Derbyshire are investigating three burglaries and a theft in the area within three days.
A set of car keys and a Nissan Leaf were stolen from outside a house in Alma Road some time between midnight and 05.00 last Saturday, then in the same night another set of keys and a car were stolen.
Then on Monday, between 01.00 and 02.30 a garage and a car on Park Road were targeted but nothing was stolen.
Around the same time a house in Sherwood Road was broken into and a safe, set of keys and a ceramic pot were stolen.
Image source, GoogleOfficers from Derbyshire Constabulary are investigating and say they're not sure if all the burglaries are linked.
In a statement they said they want to speak to anyone who may have seen three people running from Sherwood Road, in the direction of Old Manchester Road, at around 02.15 on Monday 18 June.
Cats found dumped in cardboard boxpublished at 16:30 BST 22 June 2018
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsThe RSPCA is trying to trace where two cats came from after they were found dumped in a cardboard box in woods near Coalville.
The pair were spotted by walkers in Whitwick Woods without food or water, and one had a skin condition believed to be dermatitis.
Inspector Alison North, said: “These cats were just left in a cardboard box in the woods and it was fortunate that a passerby came across them.
"They were obviously dumped intentionally which is so callous."
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Image source, RSPCAThe pair were found last Wednesday and were not microchipped.
The RSPCA is asking for anyone with information about where they've come from to come forward. They will get further treatments before a new home is found.
NHS decides to close rehab hospitalpublished at 16:29 BST 22 June 2018
BBC Radio DerbyThe future of the Babington Hospital in Belper has been decided.
Despite a petition with almost 6,000 signatures against the changes, the Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group has confirmed all services at the rehabilitation hospital will be moved to a new facility on Derwent Street.
The multi-million pound site won't have "nurse-led inpatient beds" but will instead have a new model of care.
Frustration as travellers return to Bulwell Hall Parkpublished at 16:06 BST 22 June 2018
A city councillor has said it is 'frustrating' how much money is spent dealing with travellers, after a group pitched up at Bulwell Hall Park, external.
Town walls transformed in art festivalpublished at 15:58 BST 22 June 2018
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsYou might have noticed that areas of Beeston look a little different this week.
As part of the town's first street art festival, more than 12 walls have been painted and transformed by different artists. Here's just a selection of them....
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Image source, Tracy WhitefootCouncil consults families about half term holidayspublished at 15:41 BST 22 June 2018
Samantha Fisher
BBC News OnlineLeicester City Council is asking people to have their say on whether the city’s October half-term break 2019 should be changed to bring it in line with the county.
Schools under local authority control in Leicester are currently due to close for half term from Monday 21 October 2019. County schools' half term will be the week of Monday 14 October.
Deputy city mayor Cllr Sarah Russell said: “We recognise the difficulties faced by parents, teachers and children when city and county schools have different term times and holiday dates."
The online questionnaire – which goes live on Monday 25 June and will run for 12 weeks – can be found here, external.
Shopkeeper groomed girls before making sexual advancespublished at 15:34 BST 22 June 2018
Samantha Fisher
BBC News OnlineShopkeeper Dilan Amin would groom teenage girls and offer them drugs or alcohol before making sexual advances, Derby Crown Court heard.
Amin has been jailed for 12 years for sexual offences relating to five girls aged from 13 to 17. The court heard that the majority of abuse happened between 2012 and 2016 in or above The Famous Shop, which Amin ran in Pear Tree Road, Derby.
In one case Amin admitted having sex with a girl as young as 13, claiming it was consensual. Another girl shaved her head because of the shame it brought to the family, the court heard.
Det Insp Andy Jones, from Derbyshire Constabulary praised the bravery of all the girls involved in the case.
Image source, Derbyshire ConstabularyJudge Jonathan Bennett described Amin as a "dangerous offender".
The court heard how the Iraqi Kurdish immigrant came to Britain 10 years ago as a failed asylum seeker, but had never been granted leave to remain. After he has served his sentence it will be up to the Home Office whether he will be deported.
Shopkeeper jailed for sex with childrenpublished at 15:16 BST 22 June 2018
Dilan Amin, 28, is jailed for 12 years for "preying on young girls" who visited his shop in Derby.
Read MoreShopkeeper 'preyed' on girls then 'discarded them'published at 14:18 BST 22 June 2018
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsShopkeeper Dilan Amin - who has been jailed for having sex with girls as young as 13 - was described by the judge as a "sexual predator".
In April he admitted four charges of sexual activity with a child with penetration, sexual assault of a child and sexual assault.
In September last year he was found guilty by a jury of three charges which were causing/inciting prostitution for gain, paying for sexual services of a girl between 13-15 years-old and the sexual assault of a child.
The judge who sentenced him at Derby Crown Court earlier said he was a sexual predator who "used the girls as objects before discarding them".
Derby charity Safe and Sound said it had been supporting Amin's victims throughout the case.
Senior crown prosecutor, Rebecca Edwards said Amin "exploited" the vulnerability of the girls and "manipulated them to do what he wanted".
She said the CPS's decision to pursue a retrial after the jury failed to return a verdict in Amin's first trial was made on the risk he posed to other children and young people.
