Gran surprised with post-lockdown dinosaur outfitpublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 16 July 2021
Samuel Hutchinson took his grandmother on a trip to the supermarket dressed as a dinosaur
Read MoreGran surprised with post-lockdown dinosaur outfitpublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 16 July 2021
Driver showed 'staggering disregard' for safetypublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 16 July 2021
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineAn 18-year-old who showed a "staggering disregard" for public safety in two high speed pursuits with police in the same night has been detained.
Dion Mayall, of no fixed address, was seen driving a Mercedes in Newark, Nottinghamshire on 8 June.
Officers recognised the 18-year-old as having no licence and ordered him to stop but he drove away at speeds of up to 80 mph, police said.
The pursuit was abandoned for safety reasons but Mayall was seen again hours later in a car park.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceHe again drove at speed towards the A1 but abandoned the car in the Fernwood area. He was arrested soon after.
On 9 July at Nottingham Crown Court Mayall admitted two offences of dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, and two offences of fraudulently using a registration document.
He was sentenced to 15 months detention in a young offenders' institution and disqualified from driving for three years and seven months.
PC Stuart Howe said: “Mayall showed a staggering disregard not only for the police officers who pursued him, but also for the safety of other road users who he placed at intolerable risk.
"His driving was of such a poor and reckless standard that it really is just a matter of good fortune that nobody was killed or seriously injured."
Vials of adrenaline found after appealpublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 16 July 2021
Heather Burman
BBC NewsTwo vials of adrenaline which were thought to have been stolen from outside a property in Loughborough have been found.
The vials were being collected from a property in Beacon Road on Wednesday and were accidentally left on the pavement by the person collecting them, who then drove off.
After realising what had happened the driver returned but found they had gone and it was then reported to police.
However, after an appeal, officers have now said the vials were taken in by a resident for safekeeping.
Image source, GoogleToday's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 07:52 British Summer Time 16 July 2021
A dry and mostly sunny day as high pressure remains in control over the weather.
Some patchy cloud may develop around the middle of the day, and it will continue to be warm.
Image source, Bob 181Fire forces evacuation of apartment blockpublished at 07:51 British Summer Time 16 July 2021
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineA fire has forced the evacuation of a large apartment block in Nottingham city centre.
Crews were called to Marco Island on Huntingdon Street at about 05:30 to reports of a blaze on the 11th floor.
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said at one stage there were seven appliances at the scene, with crews from Derbyshire, police and ambulance also attending.
The response was scaled down after 07:00 but some crews are likely to be present for some hours more, a spokesman said.
There have been no reports of injuries or major damage but roads in the area have been closed and traffic has been disrupted.
'If she'd had an accident, we would have found her'published at 01:05 British Summer Time 16 July 2021
The partner of missing hiker Esther Dingley explains why he won't give up searching for her.
Read MoreLeicester railway station fire causing disruptionpublished at 21:07 British Summer Time 15 July 2021
Alex Regan
BBC NewsA fire on a train at Leicester railway station is causing delays on some services in the region.
East Midlands Railway said the blaze began in the undercarriage of one of its Intercity trains.
Image source, Ralph LyonsAll passengers were evacuated as a precaution, a spokesperson said.
The fire has since been put out but disruption remains.
East Midlands Railway warned passengers to expect delays, while Cross Country has said users could see services through Leicester delayed or cancelled.
Man's family raised concerns before hospital deathpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 15 July 2021
Gary Mavin was found hanged after weeks of hallucinations and paranoia, an inquest hears.
Read MoreMan in hospital after flat explosionpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 15 July 2021
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsA man is in hospital with minor injuries after an explosion at a flat in Hucknall.
Nottinghamshire Police said officers were called to "a reported explosion" at the flat on Chatsworth Drive at 14:40 this afternoon.
Ashfield District Council said the blast was believed to have been caused by "use of an aerosol".
Image source, Ashfield District CouncilLeicester sign Bertrand from Saintspublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 15 July 2021
Leicester City have signed left-back Ryan Bertrand from Southampton on a free transfer and given him a two-year contract.
Read MorePCs sacked after woman injured in police vanpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 15 July 2021
Two officers are dismissed for their role in a woman suffering a head injury on her way to custody.
Read MoreTigers sign versatile back Lancasterpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 15 July 2021
Leicester Tigers sign versatile back Dan Lancaster from Championship side Leeds Tykes.
Read MoreFace masks will still be required at region's hospitalspublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 15 July 2021
Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News OnlineHospitals in the region have confirmed they will still require people to wear face masks from Monday, when all remaining Covid restrictions in England are due to be lifted.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - which runs Nottingham City Hospital and the Queen's Medical Centre - said it needed to "keep our most vulnerable safe", as cases of Covid-19 are rising nationally.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said it "must take all possible precautions to protect our staff, visitors and patients, some of whom have serious underlying health conditions".
Similarly, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs King's Mill Hospital, said "vulnerable patients need additional protection from Covid" in its hospitals.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust also confirmed face masks will be required in their buildings.
City transport company hit by cyber-attackpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 15 July 2021
The company says in an email to users it believes no personal data has been accessed.
Read MoreWarning after adrenaline vials stolen in Loughboroughpublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 15 July 2021
Alex Smith
BBC News OnlinePolice are appealing for information after two vials of adrenaline were stolen in Loughborough.
The vials were being collected from a property in Beacon Road at about 15:00 yesterday and were accidentally left on the pavement by the person collecting them, who then drove off.
After realising what happened, the driver returned but found they had gone, Leicestershire Police said.
The vials are used by medics to treatment emergencies such as asthma attacks, and police warned "death can occur" if they are administered incorrectly.
Anyone with any information on the vials is asked to contact police on 101.
Image source, GoogleGunman arrested by armed police after shots firedpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 15 July 2021
Alex Smith
BBC News OnlineA man has been arrested after shots were fired from a suspected blank-firing handgun in the middle of a town centre.
Nottinghamshire Police were called to Mansfield Market Place just before 23:45 last night when a member of the public saw the weapon being fired, before the gunman "walked calmly away with the weapon tucked in his trousers".
Armed police were deployed and a 37-year-old man was detained on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. He remains in custody.
The force said the weapon has been recovered and inquiries are ongoing.
Det Sgt Matthew Dumbrell said: "This would have been an extremely alarming incident for anyone who witnessed or heard it. Although no actual bullets were fired and we believe this was a blank-firing, non-lethal weapon it would certainly have sounded very much like a real handgun."
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceIt comes after police arrested three people in Clifton on Sunday evening, when a man was seen wielding what was later found to be a BB gun.
Earlier this month, police also recovered 15 blank-firing weapons following a raid in Mansfield Woodhouse.
Sex offender who abused three children jailedpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 15 July 2021
Sonia Kataria
BBC NewsA man convicted of a string of child sex offences has been jailed for 11 years.
On 24 June, Stuart Newbold, 38, of Mary Close in Ibstock, Leicestershire, was found guilty of five counts of indecency with a child, three counts of indecent assault and one count of having sex with a child under 13.
Leicestershire Police said the offences related to two men and a woman - who were children when the abuse took place between 1997 and 2000.
The victims reported the abuse to police in 2018, the force added.
Newbold was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday.
He was also placed on the sex offenders register for life and made subject of a 15-year sexual harm prevention order.
Image source, GoogleDet Con Andy Day said he hoped the sentence "will provide a degree of closure to the three victims and allow them to move on their lives".
He added it was "never too late to speak out".
Teenager charged with attempted murder after stabbingpublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 15 July 2021
Sonia Kataria
BBC NewsA 17-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed near a supermarket in Derby.
The attack on the 23-year-old man, from Nottingham, happened behind Asda in Spondon on Sunday.
Derbyshire Police said he remained in hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The teenager, from Derby - who cannot be named because of his age - appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday and was remanded in custody.
He is due to appear at Derby Crown Court on 11 August.
A 16-year-old boy, also from Derby, who was arrested in connection with the stabbing, has been released under investigation.
Image source, GoogleAirport runway reopens after vintage plane breakspublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 15 July 2021
Part of the vintage aircraft broke while it was coming into land at East Midlands Airport.
Read MoreLeicester Tigers to form women's programmepublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 15 July 2021
Leicester Tigers announce the formation of a women and girls' rugby programme to begin later this year.
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