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. Padel courts open in place of former marketpublished at 07:16 BST 19 October

    The courts are part of a wider £5m development, which also includes a skatepark.

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  2. 'My parents translate for me during family calls'published at 07:11 BST 19 October

    Bilal Ahmady was born in Leicester but his parents and wider family are from Afghanistan.

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  3. Cifuentes cannot accept Foxes' second-half drop-off published at 22:57 BST 18 October

    Leicester City head coach Marti Cifuentes is concerned at how his side ceded the second-half initiative in their home draw with Portsmouth.

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  4. Tigers edge past Bath with final kick of the gamepublished at 17:55 BST 18 October

    Billy Searle kicks a penalty with the clock in the red to end Bath's perfect winning run.

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  5. Rams 'weren't aggressive enough' - Eustacepublished at 17:14 BST 18 October

    Derby County boss John Eustace blames a lack of aggression for his side's disappointing 1-0 defeat at Oxford United.

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  6. Stretch of Snake Pass shut after crashpublished at 15:55 BST 18 October

    Police say a motorbike and car were involved and are urging motorists to find alternative routes.

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  7. Student halls approved despite neighbours' fearspublished at 13:12 BST 18 October

    Councillor Margaret Smidowicz says the site was planned on the "worse point" of the campus.

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  8. Man and woman seriously hurt in single-car crashpublished at 10:43 BST 18 October

    A man, in his 30s, and a woman, in her 60s, have been taken to hospital, police say.

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  9. Diwali celebrations give Derby Market Hall a boostpublished at 07:17 BST 18 October

    More than 1,000 people celebrated Diwali at the venue, the council said.

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  10. Flu vaccine plea ahead of Diwali celebrationspublished at 07:13 BST 18 October

    People are being urged to get vaccinated for flu ahead of large gatherings for the festival.

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  11. Police solve 'crocodile' find after snappy appealpublished at 21:05 BST 17 October

    Police say reports of a "dumped crocodile" turned out to be a stuffed taxidermy model.

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  12. Union ballots for strike action over university cutspublished at 20:04 BST 17 October

    The BBC understands the redundancy proposals involve 265 full-time equivalent job losses.

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  13. Mavididi 'close' but still an injury doubt for Portsmouth matchpublished at 17:32 BST 17 October

    Leicester City winger Stephy Mavididi is "close" to a return after suffering a hamstring injury but remains a doubt for the upcoming game against Portsmouth on Saturday (19:45 BST).

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  14. 'Horrific' moment car crashes into beer gardenpublished at 17:21 BST 17 October

    CCTV footage shows the "horrific and surreal" moment a car smashed into the beer garden.

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  15. Former church leader denies sexual assault chargespublished at 17:09 BST 17 October

    Steven Wild,71, of Steeple Close in St Ives, appeared at Truro Crown Court on Friday.

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  16. Is the writing already on the wall for Postecoglou at Forest?published at 16:37 BST 17 October

    The potential consequences of defeat this weekend will not be lost on Nottingham Forest head coach Ange Postecoglou, with the club already looking at potential replacements.

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  17. Council's £900k project to improve rural broadband published at 16:19 BST 17 October

    The authority says the funding is to improve broadband in "hard to reach" and rural areas.

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  18. TikToker's murder sentence 'should be reduced'published at 15:16 BST 17 October

    Mahek Bukhari's barristers describe her current sentence as "wholly disproportionate".

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  19. Ex-BBC journalist denies rape chargespublished at 12:54 BST 17 October

    The 27-year-old is accused of committing the offences against two women in late 2017.

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  20. Far-right extremists jailed for terror plotspublished at 12:47 BST 17 October

    Three Nazi-worshipping extremists convicted of terror offences are sentenced.

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