Derbyshire establish a 86-run second-innings lead over Gloucestershire after having the better of day three at Derby.

Durham will look to close out victory after enforcing Leicestershire to follow-on on day three.

Yorkshire finish day three at Scarborough still needing a further six wickets to beat Division One bottom club Nottinghamshire.

Jo Healey
East Midlands Today

Sick children are benefiting from the legacy of an inspirational 12-year-old.

Lilya Coleman Jones was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer in November last year but spent her final months campaigning for bone marrow donors.

She died at the end of June.

When she was in hospital she struggled with the noise on the children's ward.

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Now her friends have begun the "care to wear" campaign to make hospital stays more peaceful for patients, particularly those, like her, who have autism, by buying hundreds of headphones.

Matt McGrath
Environment correspondent, BBC News

Scientists at the University of Nottingham and the British Geological Survey have developed a new method for analysing the gas content of shale, which they believe gives them a more accurate estimate of the overall potential.

Previous projections of the potential amount of shale gas underneath the UK may have been significantly overestimated, according to a new study.

Instead of 50 years of gas at the current rate of consumption, new research, external suggests there are just five to seven years' supply.

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Nottingham Forest are not taking risks with Joao Carvalho, but boss Sabri Lamouchi wants him back before the international break.

An investigation concludes a police pursuit prior to a fatal crash was "carried out appropriately".

Liam Barnes
BBC News

A bomb disposal unit was sent to deal with "suspicious items" in Stapleford this morning.

Nottinghamshire Police said they received a report from a concerned member of the public, and arrived at a house on Moorbridge Road at about 10:25 this morning.

After unnamed chemicals were found, a police cordon was set up around the house.

Insp John Lees said it's not believed to be terrorism-related, but inquiries are ongoing.

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Alex Regan
BBC News

Union staff at Greene King's distribution centre in Eastwood are seeking assurances on job security after the brewery was taken over by an Asian conglomerate.

The chain is reported to have been bought for £4.6bn by Hong Kong-based CK Asset Holdings.

Unite represents 250 Greene King employees at its Bury St Edmunds headquarters, and its distribution centres in Oxfordshire and Nottinghamshire.

Regional officer Mark Jaina said: "This is a major takeover of a well-known British company with a long history in brewing and pub ownership built up over 220 years.

"It could have major ramifications for this sector, given the magnitude of the takeover.

"Our first priority is to seek reassurances for our members on future job security, and pay and employment conditions."

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East Midlands Today

More than £1m is to be spent on creating a new community park in Nottinghamshire.

If approved by planners, an 11-acre area of land known as Bramcote Ridge, off Thoresby Road in Bramcote, could soon be transformed with seven acres donated back to public use.

Eleven homes are included within the plans, including two in the Broxtowe area, which will fund the park's creation.

Last month, one of the private landowners Andrew Rutherford told BBC Radio Nottingham they had noticed the land up for sale and "recognised the opportunity to do something great" with it.

"Our plan is to have a wide community park that is cemented for the future and can't be nibbled away at, and it is one continuous parkland," he said.

Liam Barnes
BBC News

A man has been charged with driving offences after a cyclist was left with life-threatening injuries.

Leicestershire Police said officers were responding to reports of a burglary at a property on Coleman Road in Leicester at about 08.15 on Sunday when a suspect fled the scene.

The vehicle then hit a cyclist on Smith Dorrien Road.

The 30-year-old has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, driving with no insurance, failing to stop for police, attempted burglary and aggravated vehicle taking.

A mandatory referral has also been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) because police were responding to an incident before the crash occurred.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

Severn Trent say they're dealing with about 1,000 blockages a month at a Nottingham water treatment works because of things that shouldn't be flushed down toilets or put down kitchen sinks.

"The wet wipes and fat are the curse of the sewer," said Steve Briggs, from the works at Stoke Bardolph.

"The wet wipes don't dissolve and get stuck and gather together and then fat congeals it all together and that's when you get the fatbergs."

BBC Radio Derby

A Dutch cycling enthusiast has reunited a Derby man with a bicycle he bought 50 years ago.

Dutchman Rob Vousten (left) bought the bike frame and noticed an inscription in the metal.

"When I got the bike it was in pretty bad shape but there was an inscription at the top of the frame, and I could decipher the name Ken Orpe," he said.

"If you Google the name Ken Orpe, there's only one."

Ken Orpe, a butterfly expert from Allestree, said: "If my name had been Smith it would've been a problem. But Orpe certainly narrows the field."

Mr Orpe didn't have long with the bike though, as Mr Vousten left to continue his cycling holiday on two wheels.

Police say they will investigate the "deliberate ramming" after criticism from the TV naturalist.

The packages thrown over the wall at HMP Nottingham included two lock knives and 20 mobile phones.

Russell Cowan's family say they do not believe his death in 2016 was an accident.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

Public Health England (PHE) has said it is currently aware of 10 cases of measles across the East Midlands, including a confirmed case in Loughborough yesterday.

The statistics come as it was revealed 7,000 young children in the region are not fully up-to-date with routine immunisations.

In the UK, the first dose of the MMR, external vaccine, which protects against Measles, Mumps and Rubella, is given to infants at 12 months and a second dose before school at three years old, which is needed for children to be considered fully protected.

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PHE said 2,000 five-year-olds in the region still needed their first dose of the MMR vaccine, leaving them "significantly more at risk" than other pupils.

Meanwhile, thousands more still need their second dose or pre-school booster.

Dr Vanessa MacGregor, from PHE East Midlands, said: "It's a real concern so many young children in our region could be starting school without the full protection that the NHS offers for free."

She said they had particular concerns about children not being protected against measles which had seen outbreaks in the East Midlands in the past year.

Press Association

Courtrooms are sitting empty while thousands of criminal cases are being delayed, lawyers have claimed.

According to research carried out by barristers, 127 rooms out of 260 in 34 crown courts across the country were "sat idle" on Monday morning.

Jonathan Dunne, a criminal barrister at the Nottingham and Leicester-based KCH Garden Square Chambers, compiled a list of rooms "doing absolutely nothing" with just two crown courts being "fully utilised" - Chester and Southampton.

"There are thousands of cases backed up, relisted and delayed. Action has got to start matching the spin," he wrote on Twitter.

Richard Atkins QC, chairman of the Bar Council, said: "This latest news will come as a devastating blow to those victims of crime who are waiting for their cases to come to court or who are waiting for justice to be done to those who have admitted committing crimes against them.

"Justice delayed is justice denied, for all those involved in the criminal justice process. Courts should not be sitting idle but should be dispensing justice."

A Courts and Tribunals spokeswoman said there was no shortage of judges in the courts and waiting times are reviewed throughout the year.

She said, according to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), waiting times for cases are the shortest since 2014.

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

Part of New Walk has been cordoned off this morning following "an allegation of serious sexual assault", police have said.

Leicestershire Police said a woman was approached near the junction of the promenade and De Montfort Street at about 03:30 by a man who assaulted her.

Officers are currently investigating, looking through CCTV and visiting houses in the area for information.

The force would not give further details on the nature of the assault at this stage.

Derby coach Liam Rosenior says greater diversity among managers will benefit players and improve English football.