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. Wildlife blueprint launched to restore habitatspublished at 22:36 BST 30 September

    Derbyshire County Council says the scheme will help restore habitats instead of creating new ones.

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  2. Date set to consider release of double child killerpublished at 19:18 BST 30 September

    The new hearing date was originally listed for 24 June 2025 but will now take place on Friday.

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  3. Arrest after boy, 16, dies in e-bike crashpublished at 19:04 BST 30 September

    Police said a 30-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

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  4. Three plead guilty over woman's care home fall deathpublished at 16:35 BST 30 September

    Shirley Froggett, 84, died in hospital in October 2018 following a fall at a nursing home in Derby.

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  5. Police search for woman who went missing in 2006published at 16:11 BST 30 September

    Malgorzata Wnuczek was living in Leicester when she disappeared on 31 May 2006.

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  6. Newspaper launches legal challenge over Reform banpublished at 15:30 BST 30 September

    Council leader Mick Barton has not spoken to journalists from the Nottingham Post since August.

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  7. Murder arrests after man dies in streetpublished at 12:02 BST 30 September

    The men, 19 and 25, are in police custody after the man was found fatally injured.

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  8. Battery warning after bin lorry firespublished at 10:18 BST 30 September

    A sixth recycling vehicle fire prompts a plea to households to dispose of electricals with care.

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  9. New SEND school rated 'inadequate' by inspectorspublished at 07:26 BST 30 September

    Inspectors said Spark Vale Academy had not considered the full scope of its safeguarding duties.

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  10. Demolition work starts on ex-council headquarterspublished at 06:14 BST 30 September

    North West Leicestershire District Council plans to put public gardens and new homes in its place.

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  11. Derby to host cycling world championship eventpublished at 06:07 BST 30 September

    The city council said the event would take place from 16 to 18 October 2026 at Derby Arena.

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  12. Two taken to hospital after crash closes main roadpublished at 17:04 BST 29 September

    A man in his 60s remains in hospital with serious injuries after the multi-vehicle collision.

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  13. Murder inquiry after man found dead in streetpublished at 16:49 BST 29 September

    Patrolling officers found the man lying on the ground in Modbury Avenue on Monday morning.

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  14. Too early to judge Derby - Eustacepublished at 16:27 BST 29 September

    Derby County boss John Eustace says his side should only be judged after 46 games as some players near a return to fitness.

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  15. Record-breaker Kimber to leave Leicestershirepublished at 14:50 BST 29 September

    Louis Kimber heads a list of three players who will leave Leicestershire following the end of the county season.

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  16. Peter Kay postpones gigs due to 'kidney procedure'published at 13:22 BST 29 September

    Kay's two shows at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena are pushed back by a couple of months each.

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  17. Man charged after police attacked in city centrepublished at 11:39 BST 29 September

    Police said officers were attacked after being called to reports of a man carrying a spade.

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  18. All-rounder Thomson to leave Derbyshire published at 11:07 BST 29 September

    Derbyshire all-rounder Alex Thomson is to leave the club when his contract ends.

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  19. Sex offender jailed for abusing children in 1980spublished at 10:48 BST 29 September

    Jayesh Khunti denied the charges but was found guilty of 16 counts of abuse following a trial.

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  20. Boy to scale Mount Everest Base Camp for food bankpublished at 08:30 BST 29 September

    Rio says his love of mountaineering began when he started watching Bear Grylls on TV.

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