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. Firm sold product with nuts to allergic customerpublished at 07:59 British Summer Time 17 July

    A council says the severely allergic customer asked repeatedly if the product contained nuts, and was told it did not.

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  2. Derby leaders plead for help to fight city crimepublished at 06:10 British Summer Time 17 July

    Derby City Council's leader says she is writing to the home secretary to ask for more support.

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  3. Canoeist's van fire in France sparks act of kindnesspublished at 06:06 British Summer Time 17 July

    When Eoghan Kelly lost his kit in the blaze, help flooded in from strangers and friends at home.

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  4. Train-shaped maze marks 200 years of modern railwaypublished at 06:01 British Summer Time 17 July

    The maize maze, which attracts more than 20,000 visitors a year, has been redesigned.

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  5. 'Britain's oldest ever' barn owl found at farmpublished at 06:00 British Summer Time 17 July

    Bird experts hailed the discovery of the 18-year-old female as "amazing".

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  6. Witness appeal after man stabbedpublished at 21:41 British Summer Time 16 July

    A cordon is in place and searches are being carried out by police.

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  7. Two women rescued from river by firefighterspublished at 21:24 British Summer Time 16 July

    One of the women was unconscious but was pulled to safety by firefighters.

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  8. Kasabian frontman receives honorary degreepublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 16 July

    Sergio Pizzorno told the audience that receiving the degree in the city he grew up in was "surreal".

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  9. Council redirects net-zero cash to flood defencespublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 16 July

    Reform-run Leicestershire County Council says it is changing its environmental focus.

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  10. City centre safe despite shop attack, say policepublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 16 July

    A senior officer says she and her colleagues are working hard to tackle crime in Derby city centre.

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  11. Severn Trent looks to preserve hosepipe ban recordpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 16 July

    The Coventry-based water company says it is doing everything it can to avoid a hosepipe ban, despite a drought.

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  12. Talks over 'ghost tram stop' at Broad Marshpublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 16 July

    The tram operator says the new stop could serve a planned £25m NHS diagnostics centre.

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  13. 'Cifuentes will need a magic wand'published at 11:31 British Summer Time 16 July

    Leicester City fans have their say on the appointment of former QPR boss Marti Cifuentes as the club's head coach for the 2025-26 season.

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  14. Second fly-tip in a week hits city golf coursepublished at 06:18 British Summer Time 16 July

    Derby City Council said the waste was being cleared and investigations were "ongoing".

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  15. Leicester's adult social care 'needs to improve'published at 06:08 British Summer Time 16 July

    Inspectors identify a number of issues with the city's adult social care provision.

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  16. Force mourns police dog who helped PC with cancerpublished at 06:05 British Summer Time 16 July

    PD Jura fell ill while off duty and was taken to the vets for emergency surgery.

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  17. USA striker Agyemang completes Derby movepublished at 21:30 British Summer Time 15 July

    Derby County sign USA striker Patrick Agyemang from Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC on a four-year deal.

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  18. Durham and Leics thwarted by rain in T20 Blastpublished at 20:32 British Summer Time 15 July

    Persistent rain at the Riverside prevents any play in Tuesday's T20 Blast match between Durham and Leicestershire.

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  19. Has Cifuentes arrived just in time?published at 19:27 British Summer Time 15 July

    Marti Cifuentes has been appointed as Leicester City boss, but does he have enough time left in pre-season to get the team up to speed?

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  20. Ex-QPR boss Cifuentes appointed Leicester managerpublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 15 July

    Leicester City name former Queens Park Rangers head coach Marti Cifuentes as their manager on a three-year deal.

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