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. Mum 'frightened' son shares similarities with triple killerpublished at 08:55 British Summer Time 17 August

    She says the same trust that looked after Valdo Calocane had failed her mentally-ill son.

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  2. Campaign for £150k statue of abolitionist launchedpublished at 07:04 British Summer Time 17 August

    Leicester Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby says he hopes a bigger model of the sculpture can be built.

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  3. 'UK's oldest outdoor carnival' set to take placepublished at 06:53 British Summer Time 17 August

    A parade will head along the banks of the River Trent before taking to the Carnival Village stage.

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  4. Bears beat Pears, Foxes beat Hants in cup quarterspublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 16 August

    Warwickshire beat Worcestershire to earn a One-Day Cup semi with Glamorgan, while Leicestershire will play Somerset after beating Hampshire.

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  5. Arrest after city bus station toilet incidentpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 16 August

    Officers have arrested a man, in his 40s, who remains in police custody.

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  6. Man arrested following serious five-vehicle crashpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 16 August

    The road remains closed between Kirk Hallam and Spondon following the crash.

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  7. Goalkeeper Zetterstrom joins Derby from Djurgardenpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 16 August

    Derby County sign goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterstrom from Swedish side Djurgarden on a three-year contract.

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  8. Woman kicked and punched during attempted robberypublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 16 August

    Police say the woman was grabbed from behind by a man as he tried to steal her bag.

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  9. City dance organisation goes into liquidationpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 16 August

    The pandemic and financial pressures since have proved "impossible" for Deda to cope with.

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  10. Weightlifter Campbell wants to 'leave real legacy'published at 15:54 British Summer Time 16 August

    Two-time Olympic weightlifting medallist Emily Campbell says she is undecided about lifting again at LA 2028 and dreams of opening her own gym.

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  11. Man charged with encouraging terrorism appears in courtpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 16 August

    Majid Novsarka is also charged with supporting the proscribed organisation Hamas.

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  12. Goudmijn relishes 'high expectations' at Derbypublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 16 August

    Kenzo Goudmijn says he welcomes the high expectations placed on him at Derby County and insists he will only get better.

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  13. Adult social care must improve, says watchdogpublished at 06:41 British Summer Time 16 August

    Derby City Council says it is already making a number of changes to improve the service.

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  14. Residents feel unsafe on city streetpublished at 06:32 British Summer Time 16 August

    One resident said he did not feel it was safe enough to let his daughter play outside.

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  15. Family left without home may have to return to Ukrainepublished at 06:24 British Summer Time 16 August

    Yulia Gulya, 41, and her son, 13, live in Leicestershire after fleeing their home in August 2023.

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  16. CQC 'gave legitimacy' to trust before Nottingham attackspublished at 06:21 British Summer Time 16 August

    The watchdog is criticised by a health official following its report into the Nottingham attacks.

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  17. Murder suspects found in 1960s missing miner casepublished at 00:37 British Summer Time 16 August

    Alfred Swinscoe's remains were found in 2023, more than 50 years after he went missing in 1967.

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  18. Man charged after reports of weapon in streetpublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 15 August

    Armed police responded to reports of a man carrying a weapon in Alvaston.

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  19. 'Awful' pair jailed over ram raid on shoppublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 15 August

    Nottingham Crown Court heard the men were “disappointed” when they found the cash machine was empty.

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  20. Man who stabbed wife guilty of attempted murderpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 15 August

    Mark Taylor stabbed his wife multiple times with two knives before leaving her locked in a house.

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