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. Breeding pair of great white egrets spottedpublished at 06:17 British Summer Time 23 August

    A pair of great white egrets was spotted with chicks at Besthorpe Nature Reserve in Nottinghamshire.

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  2. Holland ton gives Leics good start against Glospublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 22 August

    Ian Holland’s fifth first-class century helps Leicestershire achieve a respectable position on the opening day against Gloucestershire at Bristol.

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  3. McKinney & Lees put Durham on toppublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 22 August

    Teenager Ben McKinney and Alex Lees score centuries as Durham score 393-5 on day on at the Riverside after being put in by Notts.

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  4. Team GB archer, 16, celebrates GCSE resultspublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 22 August

    The Olympian says she passed all of her GCSEs apart from PE, "ironically".

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  5. Famous love locks to be given to campaign grouppublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 22 August

    Derbyshire County Council said it had been "moved" by personal stories about the love locks.

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  6. Man, 81, charged after city centre protestpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 22 August

    Keith Edwards, from The Meadows, is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on 6 September.

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  7. Firefighters called to large blaze on farmlandpublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 22 August

    A large plume of smoke can be seen and people living nearby have been urged to keep windows shut.

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  8. Notts sign Ness from Charlton for undisclosed feepublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 22 August

    Notts County sign Charlton Athletic defender Lucas Ness on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

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  9. Man jailed for mistaken identity one-punch killingpublished at 12:23 British Summer Time 22 August

    David Thompson was "wearing very similar clothes" to the man that killer Brandon Brooks was looking for, police say.

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  10. Tigers working overtime to 'catch up' - Hudsonpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 22 August

    Leicester Tigers Women head coach Tom Hudson says hard work will be key to their success in the upcoming Premier Women's Rugby season.

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  11. Woman, 82, achieves 'bucket list' wish to ride horsepublished at 06:25 British Summer Time 22 August

    Barbara Heslip says since the age of 70, she had ticked off a number of "bucket list" items.

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  12. Popular park paddling pool to remain shut this yearpublished at 06:23 British Summer Time 22 August

    A council says there have been "unforeseen setbacks" to resurfacing work on the pool.

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  13. Road outside school among those set for 20mph limitpublished at 06:19 British Summer Time 22 August

    Traffic calming measures like speed bumps would also be installed to slow drivers.

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  14. Derelict cinema to be replaced with student flatspublished at 06:17 British Summer Time 22 August

    Plans for a new tower block are unanimously approved by a city planning committee.

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  15. County Championship returns after seven-week breakpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 21 August

    All 18 counties are in action as the County Championship returns after a seven-week break for this season's final push.

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  16. Leics can achieve 'something special' - Taylorpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 21 August

    Assistant coach James Taylor says Leicestershire are capable of "something special" as they chase a first ever County Championship promotion.

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  17. Infected blood victim wants compensation 'clarity'published at 13:32 British Summer Time 21 August

    Mick Mason says he needs clarity over compensation payments before being able to "move forwards".

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  18. Inquest opens after missing miner's remains foundpublished at 13:17 British Summer Time 21 August

    The remains of Alfred Swinscoe, who went missing in the 1960s, were found in a field last year.

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  19. Petition to save city's adventure playgrounds lodgedpublished at 10:51 British Summer Time 21 August

    The city council plans to stop funding nine adventure playgrounds across Leicester.

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  20. Former officer vows to hold force to account as PCCpublished at 07:43 British Summer Time 21 August

    Gary Godden is the new Nottinghamshire PCC, having retired from a 15-year police career.

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