Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

A teenager who stabbed a man in the back five times in Nottingham city centre has been jailed for seven years.

Nthambi Mkanda, 19, from Colwick, attacked, external the man following an altercation between two groups in King Street in March.

Image source, Nottinghamshire Police

Nottingham Crown Court heard how Mkanda chased the victim along King Street and onto Trinity Square stabbing him five times in the back, Nottinghamshire Police said.

The victim was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre where he required stitches.

Mkanda was convicted of wounding with intent after a trial.

CCTV is released of a cash machine being stolen from a supermarket wall in a Derbyshire village.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Sad news for Nottingham.

It looks like the Little John bell at the Council House will not be used as a substitute while essential repair work on Big Ben is carried out.

It was considered as an alternative recording for broadcast on BBC Radio 4, which broadcasts the chimes of Big Ben live.

Head of station management Denis Nowlan told Radio 4 various alternatives were considered.

"We came very close to using the sound of Nottingham's bells," he said.

But they will not be used because it doesn't ring throughout the night and instead a pre-recording of Big Ben itself will be used.

Councillor Graham Chapman, deputy leader for Nottingham City Council, said: "We were a bit upset but to be honest we do understand the reasons."

Follow BBC local radio commentary as Derbyshire host Worcestershire in the T20 Blast.

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Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Police have released this shocking CCTV footage of a cash machine being stolen from a shop in Hatton in Derbyshire.

The footage shows the men arrive at the Nisa store and use a digger to drag the ATM from the wall. It's then loaded into a trailer and driven off.

The digger had been stolen from Tutbury and was left at the scene.

The vehicle, trailer and cash machine were found abandoned in Markfield in Leicestershire a few days later.

Nottinghamshire's One Day Cup success gives them belief to win the T20 title, according to head coach Peter Moores.

Jonathan Baker
Reporter, BBC Radio Derby

A jury has heard evidence surrounding the death of 16-year-old Mitchell Rodgers who was hit by a train while being chased by police.

He died in March 2015 after a 999 call reported youths entering a property on Bridge Street in Belper.

When the police turned up Mitchell Rodgers gave a false name and ran off towards the station.

The inquest heard today that a train struck the teenager causing 22 separate injuries including to his head.

The toxicologist and the forensic pathologist concluded that death was almost instantaneous.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Investigations are continuing after a van was deliberately set on fire which then spread to nearby railway arches.

Emergency crews were called at about 19:30 on Saturday to the parked van at the Arches in Friar Gate.

Image source, Google

Derbyshire Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious around South Street or the Great Northern Road at the time.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Did you see any of these colourful Rickshaws in Leicester over the weekend?

They were involved in a cycling event to mark the 70th anniversary of India and Pakistan’s Independence.

The vibrant passenger cars are traditionally used in the countries.

Image source, Getty Images

The event was part of the festival called An Indian Summer - it's the longest festival celebrating South Asian culture outside of Asia.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Cloudy and a bit drizzly at times this afternoon with a few light showers.

Highs of 19C (66F)

The station will be in Derby to "reassure" people over the growing issue of users of synthetic drugs like Black Mamba and Spice.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Warning - reading this might make you feel a bit itchy...

Cases of bed bugs treated by Derby City Council has hugely increased in the last 10 years.

In the year of 2005/6 the council were called to nine cases of bed bugs but in the year 2016/17 that number increased to 174 cases.

The worst year on record was 2014/15 when they treated 268 cases.

Image source, Science Photo Library

Jill Haynes and Ian Irving are the council's bedbug busters - last week they dealt with ten cases alone.

They believe the increase in bed bug cases is down to more people travelling and more people shopping at second-hand shops.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping has warned of the dangers of taking the drug known as Black Mamba following the death of a man.

The 37-year-old man died after taking the illegal psychoactive drug known as Black Mamba on Saturday, police said.

Image source, Google

Mr Tipping said: "It is a problem in Derby, it is a problem in Nottingham, there is a problem nationally and what are we doing about it.?

"Well there has been a lot of publicity both locally and nationally about the dangers and we need to use this event to try and persuade people that these are not recreational drugs, they are killer drugs."

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Nottinghamshire Police have warned rural landowners to be on the lookout for suspicious activity after a series of ram-raids could be linked.

In each case thieves have used the same methods and styles of vehicles to take cash points including one a week ago from Sainsbury's in Cotgrave.

There was another attempt to steal a cash machine from the service station at Castle Donington yesterday.

Image source, Sam Metcalf

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Loughborough's Martyn Rooney helped to bring home Great Britain's sixth medal of the World Athletics Championships in London over the weekend.

Rooney ran the final leg in the last event of the Championships - the 400 metre relay.

He finished 3rd to win bronze behind the US and Trinidad and Tobago.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Rural crime has been estimated to cost the UK £39m, with many farmers feeling "under siege" from thieves.

Lincolnshire was the worst hit county in 2016 with the cost exceeding £2.5m while in Derbyshire crime claims cost more than £1m.

Image source, Owen Humphreys/PA

In Leicestershire the problem has gone up by a third in the space of 12 months with insurer NFU Mutual saying it cost the county £650,000 in 2016.

Leicestershire dairy farmer Andrew Stafford has lost five Land Rover Defenders in recent years.

"The thieves are so blatant now, if they want it they'll take it," he said.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Two 26-year-old men arrested after a woman was assaulted and had her car stolen have been released while investigations continue.

Image source, Google

The woman stopped to call an ambulance when she saw a man lying in the road on the A614 near Ollerton on Friday.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Tasty treats are being baked at a new cafe in Sherwood - but without sugar and dairy.

Hannah Gee was inspired to open the cafe after her father Stephen was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

He decided to cut out sugar, dairy and red meat, which encouraged Hannah to make him tasty foods to fit his diet and to help others.

Image source, Google

Hannah now sells the cakes in the cafe, which is tucked away in the gift shop, A Room Full of Butterflies.

She said: "For me it has always been about love and it has always been about the love for my dad and for wanting to make him happy."

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

The owner of an egg factory in Leicester has been telling the BBC about a pretty "egg-citing" project he's been working on.

Pankaj Pancholi at Just Egg in Hamilton has been turning egg shells into a component of plastic.

The shells are broken into pieces, the protein is removed and then they are dried into a calcium carbonate "egg shell powder".

With the help of the several universities this powder is then used to make plastics like this.

Mr Pancholi said it's an alternative to mining chalk and it saves all the shells going to landfill. He's now pushing plastic making companies to use more of this product.