Derby sign ex-Liverpool forward Duncanpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Derby County have signed former Liverpool youngster Bobby Duncan from Italian side Fiorentina on a three-year deal.
Read MoreDerby sign ex-Liverpool forward Duncanpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Seamer Palladino leaves Derbyshirepublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Veteran seamer Tony Palladino leaves Derbyshire after 10 years with the county.
Read MoreKittens rescued after 'heartless' roadside dumpingpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineVolunteers are searching for two more kittens dumped by a busy Leicestershire road, after two were rescued.
The tiny animals, thought to be only five weeks old, were spotted on a verge near Barwell on Thursday.
Image source, Carol RabaiottiCarol Rabaiotti, from the Cats Action Trust, said: "That bit of road can be like a racetrack so we had to move fast.
"We spent five hours in the rain, crawling through a hedge, and managed to get two.
"Two more are still there but we couldn't get to them - but we haven't given up.
"It's shocking and heartless these cats, clearly domesticated, can be left in the cold and wind."
The rescued kittens are doing well but Ms Rabaiotti said: "They should all be together."
They asked no one else come to the area as more people might scare the other animals away.
Forest sign Cyprus defender Ioannoupublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Nottingham Forest sign Cyprus international defender Nicholas Ioannou for an undisclosed fee from APOEL.
Read MoreVintage tractor stolen from farmpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineA vintage tractor has been stolen from a Leicestershire farm.
It was taken from The Mere, on the outskirts of Wymondham, at around 19:30 on Monday.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceThe vehicle is an International Harvester 276 from 1968, registration WWY242G.
Officers said they believed it was loaded on to a trailer which was being towed by a white or silver four-door pickup.
Warning after water tank found on M1published at 15:08 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Motorists are being warned to keep bulky items secure in their cars after a water tank was found obstructing traffic on the M1 in Nottinghamshire.
Highways England said traffic officers were alerted to reports of an obstruction on the carriageway near Junction 27 at about 18:00 on Thursday.
The tank was empty "and could be quickly dragged to the side of the road", a spokesman said, but with more than 46,000 items found on England’s motorways and major A-roads in a 10-month spell - including a washing machine, a double-glazed door, garden sheds and a ship’s mast - drivers are being advised to check their loads are properly secure before setting off.
Image source, Highways EnglandQuote MessageFortunately nobody was injured in this incident but the tank could have caused a distraction for drivers and forced vehicles to swerve out of the way.
Malcolm Metcalfe, Operations manager, Highways England
Ndidi to have surgery and miss 12 weekspublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Leicester's Wilfred Ndidi is to have surgery on the adductor injury he sustained in Sunday's Premier League win over Burnley.
Read MoreDozens arrested in county lines operationpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsMore than 60 people have been arrested after police in the East Midlands moved to tackle 'county lines' drugs operations.
The East Midlands Special Operations Unit said it worked alongside local police forces as part of a "nationally co-ordinated intensification", which also saw 73 vulnerable people identified and offered help.
Knives, a stun gun, three cars and quantities of cash and Class A drugs were seized by officers.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageThese weeks of action offer a snap shot into the work we do around the clock, all year long, with our partners to protect vulnerable people, in particular children, against the harmful influence of county lines gangs.
Stuart Jones, Regional vulnerabilities co-ordinator, East Midlands Special Operations Unit
Colourful crossings replace two-tone zebras in Leicesterpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineStripes are so last season!
Specially commissioned artwork has been used to create two colourful pedestrian crossings in Leicester.
Image source, Leicester City CouncilThe city council said the aim was to brighten up the crossings on Charles Street, near its junctions with Halford Street and Rutland Street.
The £23,500 installations highlight pedestrian routes from the city centre to venues in the cultural quarter, including Curve and the Phoenix cinema.
Image source, Radio LeicesterReview finds Boohoo supply chain 'failings'published at 11:28 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
It capitalised from lockdown but took no responsibility for those making its clothes, a report says.
Read MoreDrill thrown at police car during chasepublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA police car has been damaged after a drill and a pole were thrown from a moving vehicle during a pursuit in Derby.
Officers investigating a report of a catalytic converter theft in Chain Lane just after 00:00 began following a car but the driver failed to stop.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceOne of the missiles hit the windscreen of the police car, according to Derbyshire Police.
Three men, aged 30, 32 and 23, were eventually arrested after the car crashed.
Officers said they found several catalytic converters and tools inside.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceBells ring out in tribute to young actorpublished at 09:20 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Lewis Sewell received messages from the cream of the theatre world before he died in August.
Read MoreArrest after man takes crossbow and knife into the streetpublished at 09:00 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA 37-year-old man has been arrested after police received a report of a man in the street with a crossbow and knife.
Armed officers were called to Beckingham Court, Mansfield, just before 14:30 on Thursday.
The man was arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and possession of an offensive weapon.
The force said no one was injured and the man remains in custody.
Weather forecast for the East Midlandspublished at 08:59 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Rather cool and windy today, with brisk north-westerly winds.
It will be largely dry with patchy cloud and sunny spells, although the odd shower is still possible.
Winds will ease overnight but it will remain chilly with lows of 4°C (39°F).
Image source, Shell GMidwives 'dismissed' concerns before baby's deathpublished at 20:54 British Summer Time 24 September 2020
Sarah Andrews says midwives had 'dismissed' the pain she was in days prior to her daughter's death.
Read MoreMan with dementia 'told to leave Asda' in mask rowpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 24 September 2020
Amanda Jeffrey says her 76-year-old partner was left 'confused and agitated' after the confrontation.
Read MoreArrests after Superdrug ram-raidpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 24 September 2020
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineTwo men have been arrested after a car smashed into the front of a shop in Wigston.
Police were called at about 23:00 on Tuesday to Superdrug in Bell Street, where a grey Nissan had been used in the ram-raid to steal perfume and aftershave.
Two men, aged 20 and 41, both of Leicester, were arrested on suspicion of burglary yesterday.
They were also arrested in connection with a series of unrelated matters, police said.
Both have since been released on police bail.
Image source, Leicester MercuryTiny 'teapot' found in garage sells for £390kpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 24 September 2020
The 18th Century Chinese wine ewer found in a lockdown clearout was nearly given to a charity shop.
Read MoreNadia Whittome sacking 'was inevitable'published at 16:13 British Summer Time 24 September 2020
Tony Roe
BBC East Midlands political editorWhen Nadia Whittome won the Nottingham East seat in last December’s General Election she stood very much behind her leader Jeremy Corbyn.
But Labour, as their new slogan goes, is under new leadership.
So when she went through the voting lobby with Jeremy Corbyn and the other 16 Labour MPs in defiance of their party whip, it was inevitable her position on the first step towards the Labour front bench would be sacrificed.
She had been the parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth and was sacked in a phone call from Sir Keir Starmer’s office.
Nadia Whittome voted against the Overseas Operations Bill she says because it would make it harder for veterans to take legal action against the Government or for war crimes to be investigated.
MPs, she argues, should be able to vote with their conscience.
The whole issue of military veterans is one politicians are very sensitive about. Labour abstained in the vote because they believe although it’s flawed there is a chance of amending it later on.
Image source, Getty Images'I just want to see my mum'published at 15:02 British Summer Time 24 September 2020
How is Leicester coping with life under the UK's longest-running coronavirus lockdown?
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