Lying about fertility is not rape, say judgespublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 23 July 2020
Court of Appeal judges have quashed the convictions of a rapist who lied about having a vasectomy.
Read MoreLying about fertility is not rape, say judgespublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 23 July 2020
Taser used to arrest man after police officer 'assaulted'published at 14:07 British Summer Time 23 July 2020
Alex Regan
BBC NewsA Taser was used to arrest a man who allegedly assaulted a police officer in Retford, Nottinghamshire Police said.
The force was called to Kirke Street at about 20:30 last night to reports a man was damaging windows and doors at a block of flats.
Police said more officers attended the scene and were forced to use a Taser to arrest the suspect, who allegedly spat at officers after he was detained.
The arrested man, 44, is being held on suspicion of criminal damage and assaulting a police officer.
Image source, GoogleOne arrested and two in hospital after Coalville crashpublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 23 July 2020
Alex Regan
BBC NewsTwo people have been taken to hospital and a 19-year-old man has been arrested after a crash in Coalville last night.
Leicestershire Police were called at about 22:55 to Greenhill Road where a red Volkswagen Lupo was found overturned.
A man and a woman were taken to the Queen's Medical Centre where they remain with serious injuries, police said.
Image source, GoogleAnother passenger sustained minor injuries but did not require hospital treatment.
A fourth occupant was arrested on suspicion of driving while being unfit through drink or drugs, and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He remains in custody.
Map shows new pop-up cycle network in Leicesterpublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 23 July 2020
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA map showing a new network of pop-up cycle routes in Leicester has been released by the city council.
In May, the authority pledged to create a mile of new cycling and walking routes each week to encourage people to leave their cars at home.
So far, 11 have been created including lanes between the centre and Belgrave, Clarendon Park, Oadby Racecourse and Aylestone Village.
Image source, Leicester City CouncilAdam Clarke, deputy mayor for environment and transportation, said: "In creating more safe cycling and walking routes we want to encourage people to make that change and take the opportunities that the lockdown has presented, to make more sustainable transport choices."
Leicestershire County Council is also looking to expand its cycling routes, with a pop-up cycle lane due to be installed on the A6 Loughborough Road in Birstall over the next few weeks, external.
Lamouchi stunned by play-off failurepublished at 09:44 British Summer Time 23 July 2020
Boss Sabri Lamouchi struggles to explain Nottingham Forest's "disaster" in missing out on a Championship play-off spot.
Read MoreGovernment 'too slow to help at-risk arts'published at 08:46 British Summer Time 23 July 2020
A committee of MPs says Covid-19 risks causing "a cataclysm in the arts and cultural space".
Read MoreToday's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 23 July 2020
Anna Church
Weather Presenter, BBC East Midlands TodayThe best of the sunshine will be first thing, as we expect it to cloud over with a few outbreaks of rain going into the afternoon.
There will still be some brightness around, with highs of 19C and lows of 12C.
Meet the coronavirus-killing robotspublished at 01:23 British Summer Time 23 July 2020
The UV-C emitting robots disinfect wards in a matter of minutes, the maker says.
Read MoreLoss sees Forest miss out on play-offspublished at 22:26 British Summer Time 22 July 2020
Nottingham Forest miss out on a play-off place thanks to a heavy home defeat by Stoke, coupled with Swansea's big win at Reading.
Read MoreDerby end season with win at Birminghampublished at 22:15 British Summer Time 22 July 2020
Derby County score two late goals to end their season with victory at Birmingham City, who avoid relegation despite the defeat.
Read MoreLeicester textile firms face enforcement actionpublished at 20:37 British Summer Time 22 July 2020
A number of factories have been found committing "health and safety breaches" since lockdown.
Read MoreThree arrests after car crashes into treepublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 22 July 2020
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsThree people have been arrested after a car being chased by police crashed into a tree.
Nottinghamshire Police said officers spotted the car being driven "erratically" in the Beeston area at about 03:30 this morning, and after being followed through Chilwell and Stapleford it was brought to a halt on Queens Road East.
A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop for police, theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, criminal damage and burglary, while a 28-year-old man and a 26-year old woman were arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft of a motor vehicle.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceBlackpool sign Mansfield's Hamiltonpublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 22 July 2020
Blackpool sign winger CJ Hamilton from Mansfield Town on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Read MoreCCTV appeal on theft from pregnant NHS worker's carpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 22 July 2020
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsPolice have released CCTV footage in a bid to trace a suspect who broke into a pregnant NHS worker's car.
Wellwishers offered to pay for repairs after Becky Jones, a clinical biochemist, returned from work to find her car damaged in the Brook Street car park in Nottingham on 12 July.
About £300 worth of items were taken, including maternity dresses and other clothes, and Nottinghamshire Police are hoping anyone with information will come forward to help their investigation.
A 22-year-old man who was previously arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle in connection with the incident has released without charge.
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End of youtube videoPolice appeal after JCB theftpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 22 July 2020
Ethan Connolly-Forster
BBC NewsTwo JCB vehicles worth about £20,000 have been stolen from a building site in Keyworth.
Nottinghamshire Police believe thieves forced their way onto the site by breaking the lock between Friday 10 July and Monday 13 July..
The force believe the suspects may have used other vehicles to transport the mini digger and ride-on-roller from the site on Platt Lane.
Image source, GoogleAttacks on Co-op staff condemned as 'shocking'published at 17:42 British Summer Time 22 July 2020
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineTwo "shocking" attacks on workers in Leicestershire Co-Ops have been condemned by the firm.
Earlier today a staff member at the Anson Road Food Store, Shepshed, was pushed and hit by a customer - who then brandished a wrench - after asking for ID.
This came after another worker was attacked and then robbed while he lay injured on the floor at the Markfield store on 10 July.
Image source, GoogleThe latest victim was not seriously hurt but the earlier attack left the worker needing an overnight stay in hospital.
Craig Goldie, from Central England Co-op, said: "Everyone at Central England Co-op was shocked and appalled at the unacceptable attack on a colleague.
"We strongly condemn any form of abuse of violence towards our colleagues who are just doing their job."
The company said assaults on staff across its 240 sites had jumped by 100% since the start of the year, with threats and intimidation rising by 25% and verbal abuse by 175% - including more than 100 incidents of people using Covid-19 as a threat.
Three stabbed after brick thrown at car windowpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 22 July 2020
Alex Regan
BBC NewsThree people have been stabbed in an attack in Leicester which saw a brick thrown at a car window.
Police were called at 16:15 BST to Gwendolen Road on Tuesday afternoon where two men in their 20s had been sitting in a car near the junction with Evington Valley Road when a brick was thrown at their vehicle.
The victims were then assaulted by a group of men and suffered stab wounds.
Image source, GoogleOne man was taken to hospital with minor injuries, and another left the scene.
At 16:42 police received reports of another man, in his 20s, who had sustained stab wounds in Gwendolen Road.
The third victim remains in hospital in a serious, but stable condition.
Police are looking for four men who left the scene on foot, making their way to Drinkstone Road and then St Saviours Road.
Footballer death accused 'was looking for a fight'published at 17:01 British Summer Time 22 July 2020
Kai Denovan "lost his head" after being rejected by a woman in a pub, a court hears.
Read MoreRestaurant uses 'creepy' mannequins for distancingpublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 22 July 2020
The mannequins are dressed to look like customers wearing shirts and sunglasses and holding drinks.
Read MoreHistorical locomotive to undergo overhaulpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 22 July 2020
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsA historical locomotive is set to return to steam after a new agreement to fund work on its engine was reached.
No. 777 Sir Lamiel - named after Sir Lamiel of Cardiff, who was briefly named in Le Morte D'Arthur - first entered service in 1925, and is the sole-surviving member of the Southern Railway’s N15 King Arthur Class.
The locomotive - on loan to the Great Central Railway in Loughborough - will be based there while the work is carried out, with the renovations set to be completed in 2023.
The 5305 Locomotive Association will fund initial work on the engine, with a public fundraising campaign seeking to raise £80,000 for the rest of the project.
Image source, National Railway Museum