Summary

  • Father's tribute to daughter killed at sleepover

  • Colourful crossings prompt safety warnings

  • Troubled Derby have viable future

  • Cocaine, weapons and cash found in drugs den

  • County's schools second-highest for Covid

  • Landmark wedding venue due to reopen

  • Live updates for Thursday 23 September

  1. Child rapist jailed after more victims come forwardpublished at 10:10 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October

    Neil Piggott is given a 24-sentence after three of his victims contacted police.

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  2. Headliners announced for festival in city parkpublished at 09:02 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October

    Rag'n'Bone Man and UB40 featuring Ali Campbell join Blossoms and Simple Minds at the summer event.

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  3. Will the East Midlands get promised transport cash?published at 07:02 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October

    Local leaders have also raised concerns about infrastructure investment ahead of the Budget.

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  4. Traders unhappy at smaller 'food-focused' marketpublished at 06:45 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October

    Leicester City Council says stalls at the new market will be prioritised for those selling food.

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  5. City gears up for scaled-back Diwali celebrationpublished at 06:41 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October

    Excitement is building for the 2024 Diwali day celebrations despite a smaller programme this year.

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  6. Some parents of children in care to pay costspublished at 06:12 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October

    Some will be asked to pay 50% of the costs as a council faces severe financial pressure.

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  7. Six things in Derbyshire to watch in the Budgetpublished at 06:10 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October

    Leaders will be hoping for more funding for the homeless, for tackling landslips and for roads.

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  8. Inquest to examine sailor's disappearance in 1986published at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October

    Simon Parkes, 18, disappeared on a night out with Royal Navy crewmates in Gibraltar.

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  9. Man, 28, convicted of house party stab murderpublished at 16:03 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October

    Sipho Pfukani is found guilty of murdering Lazarus Mokono at a house party in Barnsley in February.

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  10. Caffè Nero buys 200 Degrees coffee brandpublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October

    The group plans to grow the 200 Degrees chain, which has expanded to 21 stores across the UK.

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  11. What's going on with Diwali in Leicester this year?published at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October

    The world-famous event is changing this year - this is what you need to know.

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  12. Man cleared of racial hatred over Southport postspublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October

    Mark Heath was accused of stirring up hatred in posts shared at the time of the Southport killings.

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  13. Speeding motorcyclist killed 92-year-old pedestrianpublished at 11:50 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October

    The family of great-grandfather Gordon Elliot say they cannot accept how he died.

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  14. New plan for smaller city market with events spacepublished at 11:29 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October

    Plans to revamp the marketplace were "paused" earlier this year after demolition was carried out.

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  15. Woman taken to hospital after being hit by carpublished at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October

    Police say inquiries are continuing into the incident, which involved a Mercedes car.

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  16. 'Doctors mistook my liver disease for menopause'published at 06:40 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October

    Doctors had wrongly believed that the menopause was causing Gill Rich's symptoms.

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  17. Sausage Man's stall takes turn for the wurstpublished at 06:31 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October

    Charlie Pearson blames "council bureaucracy" for the downgrading of his German sausage stall.

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  18. Driver 'frustrated' by pothole compensation delaypublished at 06:28 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October

    He says there is no response from Derbyshire County Council more than six months after his claim.

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  19. Parking restrictions confirmed for Diwali daypublished at 06:19 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October

    Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on the Golden Mile to celebrate Diwali.

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  20. Why was this city centre roundabout replaced?published at 06:16 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October

    The decision to replace a roundabout on Maid Marian Way with a T-junction has proved controversial.

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