Sandish Shoker
BBC News

Shopkeeper 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.

Martin Ballard
BBC Radio Leicester

There's been an incredible turnout in Cosby today to celebrate the life of an incredible gentleman in every sense.

It's the funeral of 89-year-old Tudor Thomas (left), the former first-team secretary and club president, who died earlier this month.

He was also well known to supporters as the announcer on match days at Welford Road.

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Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

Plans for a new 15 bed inpatient unit in Leicestershire for children with severe mental health issues have been submitted - making it the first of its kind in the county.

The unit will sit near to the Bradgate Mental Health Unit on the Glenfield Hospital site and is set to cost around £8m.

It will provide inpatient care for patients being treated by the Children Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) and specialise in supporting young people with eating disorders, rather than them having to go outside the county for help.

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Peter Miller, chief executive at the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, said: "It forms a significant part of our transformation plan for improving access to and support for our children and adolescent mental health services.

"Most importantly we will be able to offer local specialised inpatient eating disorder care for young people in the East Midlands."

If the plans are approved it is hoped work will be completed by March 2020.

A 20-year-old admits robbery and kidnap of a jewellery shop owner but denies murder or manslaughter.

Dave Wade
BBC News

Two men and a woman have been arrested after reports of a man carrying what looked like a shotgun in a bag in Nottingham.

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It happened in the Jacklin Gardens area of Rise Park at about 18:55 yesterday, Nottinghamshire Police said.

The men, aged 29 and 33, were arrested at the scene, and the woman, 29, a short time later. All three are in police custody.

It's not believed to be connected to the shots fired in Old Basford earlier in the day

Giles Taylor
BBC East Midlands Today reporter

Shopkeeper Dilan Amin, 28, of Pear Tree Road in Normanton has been sentenced to a total of 12 years in prison for a string of sexual offences involving girls as young as 13.

The charges also included an unrelated robbery.

Amin, who ran a shop called the Famous Shop on Pear Tree Road, had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a child and two counts of sexual assault.

Samantha Fisher
BBC News Online

A 17-year-old girl's photograph of Thornton Reservoir, in Leicestershire, has been shortlisted for an international award.

Kathyrn York, who has Down's syndrome, just loves photography.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

A teenage boy has been left with serious head injuries after being stabbed with a screwdriver in West Bridgford.

Police said the 16-year-old was in South Road at about 22.30 last night when a car pulled up with four people inside.

Two men got out and attacked him, hitting him over the head with a baseball bat and stabbing him in the head with a screwdriver. They then fled in the car.

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The boy was taken to the QMC for treatment and has since been discharged.

Nottinghamshire Police said the suspects are described as black and were wearing parka jackets with fur around the hood.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

A third man has admitted taking part in the kidnap and robbery of Leicester jeweller, Ramniklal Jogiya who was later found dead.

Charles Ward, 20, of Gooding Avenue, appeared at Birmingham Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to the kidnap and robbery of the 74-year-old in January.

Ward is also charged with the murder and manslaughter of the jeweller but he denied this.

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Mr Jogiya was reported missing by his family when he failed to return home having locked up his shop in Belgrave Road. His body was found the next morning in Gaulby Lane, Stoughton.

Previously, Thomas Jervis, 24, of Enderby Road, Whetstone, Leicester, and Callan Reeve, 20, of Biddle Road, Leicester, admitted charges of kidnap and robbery but denied the murder and manslaughter charges.

Javon Roach, 30, of Norwich Road, Leicester, pleaded not guilty to all four charges and all four defendants face trial next month.

Samantha Fisher
BBC News Online

These pooches seem to be enjoying their day at work...

Samantha Fisher
BBC News Online

Cross Country Trains is asking people to have their say on the planned work taking place at Derby Railway Station this summer.

From 22 July to 7 October the track and signalling in and around Derby Railway Station is being improved and replaced.

The station will remain open throughout the work but customers travelling to, through and from Derby will experience some disruption and changes to their journey.

There are plans for a new platform, opposite existing Platform 6, which will be used primarily by services heading to London. This will include two new lifts and a First Class lounge. This work is already underway and will finish in early July.

Cross Country Trains said a new track layout will remove a bottleneck on the approach to Derby station from the south. To have your say on the plansclick here, external.

Derbyshire look set for a first innings lead over Glamorgan thanks to half centuries from Hughes and Slater.

Rob Sissons
East Midlands Today Reporter

Emma Ockwell is raising money for the University of Nottingham brain tumour centre.

The facility has been collecting samples of children’s brain tumours for more than 10 years as part of its research to find treatments.

The centre has also launched its charity HeadSmart to raise national awareness of the symptoms of brain tumours in children and to help them get a quicker diagnosis.

Leicestershire dominate day two, bowling out Middlesex for 233 to take a first-innings lead of 194.

BBC Nottingham Sport

Eric Lichaj's move to Hull City has been confirmed for an undisclosed fee.

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Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy Reporter

Plans to build nearly 500 houses and flats on the site of a disused quarry in Matlock have been recommended for approval.

The proposal, proposed by Groveholt Ltd, would see the former Cawdor Quarry renamed Matlock Spa.

It would include 388 houses, 94 flats, 2,800 sq m of business space and a shop and cafe.

Access to the site, which has been disused since the 1950s, would be off Matlock Spa Road, near the existing Sainsbury's.

A final decision on the plans will be made by Derbyshire Dales District Council's planning committee on Thursday 28 June.

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Sandish Shoker
BBC News

A mother who has a severe fear of falling will be doing a skydive today to raise money for the University of Nottingham's Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre.

Emma Ockwell from Lincoln is raising money for the centre after her teenage daughter, Ellie, had a cancerous tumour removed there just 15 months ago.

She said the tandem skydive was a way of recognising her daughter's courage.

"I have a severe fear of falling," said Ms Ockwell. "I don't even go in the loft because I have a panic attack trying to get back down.

"Ellie has been remarkable facing her fear and I thought I would face mine and try and raise some money for brain tumour research."

Dave Wade
BBC News

RAC staff are holding a minute's silence today at 11:00 in memory of a Derby recovery worker who died after being hit by a car while repairing a vehicle.

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David Stokes, 33, died at the scene on the A617 in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire last Friday.

RAC chief executive said Mr Stokes, from Chellaston, was "a dedicated, much loved and valued member of our team".

Workers across the firm's three sites in Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol and roadside workers have been asked to hold the minute's silence if it's safe to do so.

The 24-year-old was arrested after armed police raided a number of houses on Friday morning.