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. MoJ owes us £20m after contractor collapse, say supplierspublished at 00:04 GMT 27 October

    Suppliers say millions are owed despite the government promising to use protected accounts.

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  2. Police seek two inmates who absconded from prisonpublished at 13:55 GMT 26 October

    Police seek Filipe Smith, who absconded from HMP Sudbury alongside Patrick Gavin on Friday.

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  3. Solar farm size of 130 football pitches approvedpublished at 12:05 GMT 26 October

    Applicant RWE Renewables said the 214-acre plot would power more than 25,000 homes.

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  4. Dashcam appeal after woman in her 80s hit by vanpublished at 10:32 GMT 26 October

    Derbyshire Police says the woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

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  5. Glass floor display of market dungeon ruled outpublished at 07:16 GMT 26 October

    The council had been considering leaving the underground archaeological finds in full view.

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  6. New wetland area created at city wildlife reservepublished at 07:14 GMT 26 October

    Derby City Council has created the new space at the Sanctuary Bird and Wildlife Reserve in Pride Park.

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  7. 'I'm happy my town is paying tribute to the dad I never met'published at 07:12 GMT 26 October

    Black and white portraits of 67 men from the town in Nottinghamshire are being hung from lamp-posts.

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  8. 'Book swap with stranger saved me from the streets'published at 07:09 GMT 26 October

    Rob Toon says he turned to reading after his phone was stolen while homeless in Nottingham.

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  9. Men form rock band to help addiction recoverypublished at 07:07 GMT 26 October

    Six recovering addicts say forming a rock band has been instrumental in their recovery.

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  10. Leicester edge out Sale by point in 10-try thrillerpublished at 19:52 BST 25 October

    Leicester Tigers move up to fifth as they hold off Sale Sharks for a 36-35 win in a thrilling 10-try Prem encounter.

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  11. Eustace hails Morris for his captain's displaypublished at 18:13 BST 25 October

    Derby boss John Eustace is delighted with Carlton Morris for scoring the only goal on his debut as Rams skipper.

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  12. House explosion prompts fundraising eventpublished at 15:33 BST 25 October

    Residents organised the event to help those who lost their homes in the blast.

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  13. Teacher banned for lying about football careerpublished at 11:14 BST 25 October

    Aaron Smith told students at a Wirral school he played for England and Leicester City.

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  14. Plans announced for 400 homes at former collierypublished at 07:25 BST 25 October

    A consultation will be held on the proposals before an application is submitted.

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  15. More bollards to be added to city centre streetpublished at 07:21 BST 25 October

    The work in Granby Street is expected to take two weeks, the city council said.

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  16. Former nightclub sultan statue gets makeoverpublished at 07:16 BST 25 October

    The statue has been repainted to resemble St Patrick as it moves to O'Dwyers Bar in Friar Gate.

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  17. Why are last season's relegated trio struggling in the Championship?published at 17:42 BST 24 October

    Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton have just nine wins between them after 11 rounds of the 2025-26 Championship season.

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  18. PC barred over 'Game of Thrones-style' reportpublished at 16:39 BST 24 October

    PC Kamran Aziz's report contained "sexualised and derogatory comments", police said.

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  19. Red kites found nesting in forest for 'first time'published at 16:22 BST 24 October

    The discovery of the nesting birds - once extinct in England - is a "significant record".

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  20. Late night Diwali fireworks spark complaintspublished at 16:08 BST 24 October

    Some residents reported fireworks being let off as late as 03:00 during Diwali celebrations.

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