Gavin Bevis
BBC News
An investigation is under way after suspected drugs were found inside two packages due to be delivered to separate addresses in the Coalville area.
Leicestershire Police said they were alerted to the envelopes this morning and further tests are due to be carried out.
One contained packaging with the words "cannabis flower" on it.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceThe granite statue was gifted to the son of travel pioneer Thomas Cook in the late 19th Century.
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Alex Regan
BBC News
A man who had about 8,000 indecent images of children has been given a two-year community order.
Jason Myrtle, 47, was also goes by Jason White, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on 16 July.
The court heard how between October 2018 and July 2019, he distributed and made 7,888 images and videos of children aged between eight and 14.
Three computers were seized as part of a Nottinghamshire Police investigation.
Myrtle, of Thompson Crescent, Sutton-in-Ashfield, has been banned from working with children.
He has been placed on the sex offenders register for five years, and will have to complete rehabilitation activities for 30 days.
Chief Insp Peter Quinn said: "Every image is a record of a child being abused and viewing such material victimises that child many times over.”
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Ethan Connolly-Forster
BBC News
A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault following a street fight on London Road, Nottingham.
Police said they were called to the scene at about 14:30 yesterday.
Officers said it's believed the men knew each other.
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Neil Heath
BBC News Online
The East Midlands has been "ignored", the region's police and crime commissioners have claimed, because the area missed out on getting an emergency "Nightingale court" to help clear a backlog in cases.
Ten areas in England and Wales will get the temporary courts to ensure the "wheels of justice keep turning".
However, despite outstanding court cases in the East Midlands "rocketing", no such courts will be set up in the area.
Image source, GoogleLord Willy Bach, Leicestershire PCC and Chair of the East Midlands Criminal Justice Board, said it was "absolutely astonishing" the region was overlooked.
He said vulnerable victims are being denied justice simply because of "where they live".
"The pandemic has exacerbated an existing crisis and it will take much more than 10 extra courts to undo the damage," he added.
There are about 1,800 cases waiting to be heard at crown courts in Derby, Leicester and Nottingham.
There are also about 24,000 outstanding cases at the region's magistrates' courts.
A HM Courts and Tribunals Service spokesperson said work was ongoing to identify more potential locations as part of its wider courts recovery plans.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Mountain rescue teams and an air ambulance rushed to Edale yesterday after a group of walkers on the Mam Tor ridge reported seeing a paraglider falling through the air and landing out of sight.
After a lengthy search, the only thing found was a large pink party balloon.
Image source, Edale MRTEdale Mountain Rescue Team said, external: "It looks like this was a well-intentioned false alarm but it does highlight the fact that not only can these helium balloons create problems for our wildlife, they can also cause a lot of expense and time wasted for the emergency services."
A petition, signed by 85,000 people, had called for it to be removed from Ashbourne's main street.
Read MoreAlex Regan
BBC News
Claims a bouncer was assaulted in Nottingham on the evening many pubs in England reopened after lockdown have prompted a police appeal.
Officers said the member of door staff was attacked at about 22:00 on 4 July in St James's Street, on what was being referred to as "Super Saturday".
Nottinghamshire Police said a lock baton may have also been used in the assault.
The force has released CCTV of a man they want to talk to in connection with the assault.
Insp Hayley Crawford said: "Violence on our streets is never acceptable, but this is especially the case as we all start to venture back out to our pubs and clubs."
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceA woman says she is "absolutely gutted" the statue was taken from the garden of her home.
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Not a cold start, but not that bright this morning with quite a lot of cloud around.
There's a small chance of showers with highs of 21C, and lows of 13C.
Hassan Jama, 19, died after he was stabbed in the Highfields area of Leicester.
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Liam Barnes
BBC News
Courts in the East Midlands aren't being given enough help to clear a backlog of cases made worse by the coronavirus crisis, the region's police and crime commissioners (PCCs) have said.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced 10 new temporary courts will be created to help clear a queue of hearings, but none of them will be in Derbyshire, Leicestershire or Nottinghamshire.
Lord Willy Bach, PCC for Leicestershire and chairman of the East Midlands Criminal Justice Board, said it was "absolutely astonishing" the region had been "ignored completely", adding the pandemic "has exacerbated an existing crisis" in the wider court system.
The MoJ said there was "ongoing work to identify more potential locations" for additional temporary courts.
Quote MessageThe legal system is bursting at the seams. Locally, we have just as big a backlog per capita as anywhere else yet again we are left to fend for ourselves. What kind of message does this send vulnerable victims' who are being denied justice simply because of where they live?
Lord Willy Bach, Police and crime commissioner for Leicestershire
Liam Barnes
BBC News
A 41-year-old man's been arrested on suspicion of burglary after entering a house and eating fruit.
Nottinghamshire Police said they were called to Norman Avenue in Sutton-in-Ashfield at about 17:45 yesterday after an unknown man reportedly came into the house from the conservatory doors, sat down at the dinner table and began to eat grapes and drink orange juice.
A spokesman for the force said the occupant alerted a neighbour who helped to escort him out of the house, and police arriving on the scene shortly afterwards arrested a suspect on Station Road.
Image source, GoogleQuote MessageThe arrested man had no permission to be there or to eat the victim's food. I'm sure the occupants was shocked to see the man enter their house and then sit at their table and start eating.
Det Sgt Andy Hall, Nottinghamshire Police
Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy Reporter
More than 150 jobs are set to be cut by Nottingham City Council as it deals with the economic cost of coronavirus.
A total of 154 jobs are set to go, with the authority saying voluntary redundancies, a recruitment freeze and deleting vacant posts will be used where possible in place of compulsory redundancies.
About £12.5m in cuts have been proposed today, but a further £51m in savings will have to be found before April unless further government support is made available.
The authority estimates the economic cost of coronavirus - both from increased demand for services and decreased income from the likes of car parking, leisure centres and commercial property ownership - will be £87.9m by April next year.
In an outline of potential cuts, which will be subject to consultation, one day centre for people with disabilities and some "underused" play areas are due to close.
A charge of £25 for households requesting a third residents parking permit could also be introduced.
Quote MessageWe are having to put forward some extremely difficult proposals today, but we've been determined to protect universal free services for our residents where possible and we've prioritised those services upon which our most vulnerable residents rely, including care services for older people and employment support for young people who find themselves out of work."
Councillor Sam Webster, Portfolio holder for finance, Nottingham City Council
Liam Barnes
BBC News
Motorists in Derby are being advised to expect delays after a lorry shed its load on the A38 near the Kingsway roundabout.
Derbyshire Police said drivers should take alternative routes "as clearing up the wood and metal will take a number of hours".
Image source, @DerbyshireRPUSir Peter Soulsby says a "sledgehammer" was used by the government when targeted action was needed.
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