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We've had lots of Facebook , externalcomments on the upcoming closure of House of Fraser in Nottingham.

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Ann Williams said: "Feel sorry for the staff especially coming up to Christmas, what a present."

Eva Webster Iacovou said: "Extremely sad for the wonderful and loyal staff there."

Paul Bancroft said: "Awful. Sad times for our city centre and the people that work at HoF."

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Earlier we learned Leicester City legend Claudio Ranieri is returning to English football as Fulham boss.

In case you were wondering when he will bringing his new team to the King Power Stadium I've just had a look and the game is scheduled for Saturday 9 March (though surely a candidate to be moved for live TV coverage).

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

A collection of 12 board games said to be worth a fortune, external have been stolen from a convention in Derby.

Derbyshire Police said the games were taken from the Hallmark Hotel in Midland Road on Saturday 3 November.

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They've released CCTV images of a cyclist who was spotted at the venue with a large holdall at about 21:00.

East Midlands Today

The centenary of the armistice may be over but work has just begun on a memorial, which will name everyone from Nottinghamshire, external who died during World War One.

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Councillors from the city and county attended this morning's ground breaking ceremony at Victoria Embankment in Nottingham.

It will honour nearly 14,000 service personnel and civilians, and is thought to be the first tribute of its kind in the country.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Police in Westhouses have had an unusual find - two "very large" stray pigs.

They're appealing to find the owner.

BBC Radio Nottingham

Nottingham hospitals will be introducing extended visiting times from Monday.

The visiting hours at both the City and Queen's Medical Centre hospitals will be from 11:00 to 20:30.

In addition to this if patients want to see a visitor outside of these times they can make arrangements with staff on their wards.

The Hospitals' Trust says it has made the change as a result of feedback from patients and visitors.

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Nick Smith
BBC News Online

The University of Nottingham's student union has passed a motion to provide kits to test what's in recreational drugs.

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A spokesman said there remains a "zero-tolerance policy towards drugs on campus".

"Of course, simply promoting abstinence does not always keep students safe - education on the dangers of drugs is equally important," he said.

The Nottingham union isn't the first to do something like this - the University of Sheffield also publishes information on how to take drugs.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Flowers have been left at the scene of a crash in Loughborough where a 12-year-old boy died.

The child was hit by a car on Meadow Lane last night. He was taken to hospital but later died.

A woman living nearby told the BBC: "It's just terrible".

She said the road needs speed bumps to stop drivers "flying" over the bridge.

Another person said: "There's been quite a few crashes here over the years where cars have come too fast over there [the bridge]."

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Police have issued photos of a man they want to speak to after a "large number" of festive pullovers were stolen from a shop.

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The Christmas jumpers, for children, were taken from the Peacocks store in Ripley over two days, external, 5 and 6 November.

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

Two people have been taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary following a crash on the A6 near Rothley this afternoon.

The two-vehicle crash happened just after 12:20 today between Rothley and Mountsorrel.

One lane of the road remains closed following the crash.

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Gavin Bevis
BBC News

House of Fraser in Nottingham is to close next year, it's been confirmed.

Intu Victoria Centre said it had failed to reach an agreement with the department store's new owner, Sports Direct, which is leading a review of its national portfolio of outlets.

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Nigel Wheatley, general manager at intu Victoria Centre, said: "We have had a number of meetings with Sports Direct to try to agree terms.

"While we cannot discuss the detail, we have been unable to reach an agreement."

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

The A6 has been closed going northbound following a crash, near Rothley.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

A Jeep ended up on its roof following a crash on the M1 in Leicestershire this morning.

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Leicestershire Police said it happened on the northbound carriageway near Ratby at about 10:45.

Thankfully no-one was injured and no other vehicles were involved but it did lead to major delays.

Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News Online

Five people were killed in a massive explosion which was started as part of a plot to make £300,000 from an insurance claim, a court has heard.

The explosion, which happened shortly after 19:00 on Sunday 25 February on Leicester's Hinckley Road, destroyed a supermarket and the flat above it.

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It is alleged that shopkeeper Aram Kurd, Hawkar Hassan and Arkan Ali conspired together with Viktorija Ijevleva, who was herself killed in the explosion.

The blast also killed Mary Ragoobeer, her sons Shane and Sean Ragoobeer, and Shane’s girlfriend Leah Reek.

David Herbert QC, prosecuting, said the explosion, footage of which was shown to jurors, was “so massive that some in the neighbourhood thought that it was a bomb exploding".

He said the blast was "caused by many, many litres of petrol" and was "part of a plan to profit from a false insurance claim for loss of stock, contents and future loss of business from the shop that was on the ground floor".

He said the claim, if successful. would have been for around £300,000.

Mr Herbert said the youngest of the family’s three boys, Scotty, survived after he was pulled from the rubble.

The boys’ father also lived in the flat but was not there at the time of the explosion.

Mr Kurd, Mr Hassan and Mr Ali deny murder, manslaughter, and conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation.

The trial at Leicester Crown Court continues.

Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died in the crash alongside four others.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

If you're hoping to see Sandi Toksvig's adaption of Treasure Island on stage in Leicester you should see a familiar face.

Gary Lineker, a friend of Sandi's, has been cast as Captain Flint.

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If you're wondering how he'll juggle it with his current TV commitments the answer is - he won't.

His part has already been filmed and will be projected onto the stage.

The show will be on at the Haymarket Theatre from 13 December.

BBC Derby Sport

Derby County boss Frank Lampard has described the injuries to Craig Forsyth and Mason Bennettt as "incredibly disappointing news for both players."

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Forysth is set for a lengthy period on the sidelines after suffering his third anterior cruciate ligament injury in two years.

Mason Bennett has again been sidelined by a hamstring problem.

Alex Smith
BBC News Online

The helicopter which crashed outside Leicester City's stadium killing five people did not respond to the pilot's command shortly after take-off, investigators said.

In an interim report, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said the helicopter "entered an increasing right yaw contrary to the pilot's left pedal command".

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of his staff, Kaveporn Punpare and Nusara Suknamai, pilot Eric Swaffer and passenger Izabela Roza Lechowicz all died when the helicopter crashed after a match on 27 October.

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The cause of the loss of control has "yet to be determined" but an investigation into the tail rotor system is being carried out as a priority, the AAIB said.

Chris Doidge
BBC Radio Derby, political reporter

Derbyshire Community Health Services has revealed halfway through the financial year that the current budget is still up in the air with the situation "worsening".

Next year could be even tougher as it is being asked to plan for budget cuts of 5%.

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The trust has said it, along with other NHS providers, have given "robust feedback" to the commissioners, arguing a 5% budget cut is too risky.

Rehab beds and specialist nursing for people with conditions like diabetes and Parkinson's are expected to be reviewed to see if savings can be made.

Derbyshire's health commissioners have said: "We work very hard with providers to achieve the highest quality services while making the best use of available public money."

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

There's some travel disruption on the M1 northbound near J21A.