More than 200 jobs have been lost at a shopfitting and interiors company.

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The Alan Nuttall Partnership currently employs more than 500 people at premises in Dudley and Hinckley.

Blaming the growth of online retail, and confidence at a "worrying level" as the country heads towards Brexit, the managing director said it needed to be done so the company could live to fight another day.

The firm also made a number of redundancies earlier in the year.

PD Axle was injured while assisting police during a domestic incident in a Derbyshire town.

The Dutch national is given a 10-year sentence after being found with drugs worth £1.5m.

People were seen climbing on bus stops, while others damaged a taxi in Market Square, Nottingham.

A Warwickshire fishery said it's lost about 150 fish after Koi herpesvirus (KHV) was found at the site, external, along with three other places in the country.

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One of the owners of Parkers Fishery, in Wolvey, Sam Mulholland said they had taken the decision to close the lake for two weeks after the discovery in May by the government's Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas).

All fish affected have been incinerated, she said.

Dip nets are now being used at the site, as a disease control measure, and the fishery will be working closely with Cefas for the next year, which will be carrying out regular inspections.

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BBC News

Remember the Leicester coffee shop that created their own Vardy-cino when Leicester City won the Premier League in 2016?

Well their creative baristas have been at it again!

This time they've created a Harry-cino, inspired by the England captain Harry Kane.

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BBC News

Great news - police dog Axle is "back on his paws" after being stabbed several times while responding to a "domestic incident" with officers in Riddings last week.

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The seven-year-old dog has spent the last few days getting treatment at vets in Derby but he's now been discharged and is back with his handler PC Dean Allen.

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The force has said he's now beginning a period of rest and recuperation.

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BBC News

When eight-year-old Mitchell Taylor's mum started was having a stroke at their home in Chesterfield he called her an ambulance - here's what happened.

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East Midlands Ambualnce Service is surprising him today with a medal and Laverick Award for his "incredible bravery".

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The search for a missing Hinckley man has switched to the West Country after he was seen on CCTV cameras at Birmingham New Street railway station.

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Stephen Grinstead is believed to have a connection to Wiltshire. The 62-year-old was last seen in Hinckley at about 06:00 yesterday.

Police have said he has never been reported missing before and it is believed he could be in a "distressed state".

They've said he has a medical condition which requires daily treatment and enquiries to date suggest he is feeling depressed.

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Leicestershire Police are in contact with the forces in the West Midlands and Wiltshire. They would like to hear from anyone with information as to Stephen’s whereabouts.

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BBC News

A man from Leicester, who is know for his "extreme commuting", has set himself a new challenge to become the voice of Arriva buses.

Adham Fisher is a transport fanatic and holds the world record for the fastest time to travel to all of the Berlin U-Bahn metro stations.

He said his online petition to voice the names of approaching bus stops was set up to "make fun of the current petitioning culture" but he's already got the backing of 48 people.

He's practising for the role so if you use the bus, you could soon be hearing a lot more from Adham.

Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy Reporter

Nottingham City Council says it will seek to expand its borders if the county councils goes ahead with plans to scrap district and borough councils this week.

The county council is debating proposals on Thursday to create a "super council" by dissolving all seven district and borough councils.

Now the city council leader, Jon Collins, has said if plans are approved he would look to expand the city boundaries to include Beeston, Stapleford, Toton, Arnold, Carlton, Gedling, Hucknall and West Bridgford.

He said: "It obviously makes sense for the city council to deliver services across the whole conurbation and not just inner city Nottingham."

Leader of the county council, Kay Cutts, favours a plan to scrap district councils "as soon as possible" in order to make savings, but she has declined to comment on the upcoming vote.

However, critics of the plan say it would remove local decision making.

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BBC News

The fire service has said the crash on Park Road in Newhall involved a motorcyclist and that an injured person has been taken to hospital in an air ambulance.

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BBC News

Andrew Bridgen claims the Prime Minister's Brexit strategy is "completely untenable" and believes she'll be in "serious trouble" if she doesn't do a u-turn.

His comments comes after two of Theresa May's cabinet members, David Davis and Boris Johnson, resigned from their positions when a plan for the future relationship between the EU and UK was revealed.

The MP for North West Leicestershire led the Leave Campaign for the East Midlands.

Mr Bridgen said: "I have no confidence in that policy. If that is maintained by the Prime Minister as her policy, then I would have no confidence in the Prime Minister."

Sarah Teale
Reporter, East Midlands Today

A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced to 18 months youth detention for stabbing a fellow pupil near the Nottingham Academy.

He had previously pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, causing grievous bodily harm and possession of a knife and possession of cannabis.

The victim, also 16, was attacked near Coppice Park, in Ransom Road, St Ann's. He was treated in hospital but later discharged.

The court heard the attack happened because the pair had fallen out and the defendant claimed he'd been carrying the knife for "protection" after being bullied in the past.

Judge Gregory Dickinson said there was "public concern about the number of knife related incidents taking place".

He said the 16-year-old had already "made the worst decision of his life" by carrying out the attack and had he been an adult he would have faced seven years in prison.

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BBC News

Detectives say they would like to speak to this man about a sexual assault in the Alvaston area of Derby earlier this year.

The force said the attack happened in the early hours of Saturday 17 February and the CCTV image shows the man in Derby city centre between 01.00 and 03.30 on that day.

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BBC News

A man reported missing in Chesterfield yesterday has been found.

Police have said 71-year-old Graham Bedford was found "safe and well".

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BBC News

One to avoid if you're in the Newhall area.

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BBC News

The car fire on the M1 is now out and all lanes on the southbound carriageway have reopened.

One lane was closed between junctions 23a and 23 (Lougborough) after firefighters were called just before 07.30 this morning.

The vehicle is now waiting for recovery on the hard shoulder.

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Leicester City's Jamie Vardy is involved in England training this morning in preparation for tomorrow's World Cup semi-final against Croatia.

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Vardy was an unused substitute in the quarter-final win over Sweden following a groin injury he picked up against Colombia.

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England Women face New Zealand in their second one-day international match at the 3a County Ground in Derby today.

Play starts from 13.00.

England won their game at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday and are leading the three match series one-nil.

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