The Hallaton bottle kicking event is steeped in tradition, physical confrontation and hare pie.

A Nottinghamshire Police officer says it "was definitely a first".

The crossing at Blackbird Road and Parker Drive in Leicester will be funded by a housing developer.

Upper Parliament Street will partially close for five weeks as part of improvement works.

The event usually wins a share of Government funding, but has missed out this year.

The Derby-based charity hopes to increase capacity by a third in two years.

Gary Parsons says he has now accepted the condition that paralysed half of his face when he was 18.

BBC Radio Derby journalist Dominic Dietrich interviews Everton loanee Harrison Armstrong ahead of the Rams' game against Luton.

The young birds were following their mother when she was hit by a car.

Victims are approached in car parks and told they have to "register" their card on a machine to pay.

Tim and Hannah Taylor-Smith say they want to stop more tragedies from the treatable infection.

The Northern Lights were seen in parts of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicester Tigers prop Joe Heyes talks about why his first try for England had his father crying in the stands.

BBC Sport looks at the eight teams still in danger of relegation from the Championship with four games to play.

If approved the new buildings could house up to 247 students.

Scientists will try to provide evidence that fresh water exists below the Atlantic Ocean's seabed.

With just weeks to go until Derby's Market Hall reopens, traders say they cannot wait to get going.

A man is keen to learn more about a suitcase from World War Two that was found in a derelict house.

Fire safety officers have been issuing advice following a fatal fire on the Lincolnshire coast.

Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen signs a one-year contract extension that will keep him at the County Ground beyond his 42nd birthday.