Worcester fit to stage Notts gamepublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Worcestershire's New Road home is fit to stage the County Championship game with Nottinghamshire, which starts on Friday.
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Pair due in court over 'racist chant' video
Care home worker hurt as body found in 'barricaded' flat fire
Ambulance service asks for £20m to hit targets
Eighth person arrested in shop blast investigation released
Sewer project unearths Civil War defences
Chesterfield suffer second successive relegation
Updates on Wednesday 25 April 2018
Worcester fit to stage Notts gamepublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Care home worker injured as man found dead in flat firepublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Heather Burman
Journalist, BBC News OnlineA care home has confirmed a member of staff was injured during a fire at one of its properties where a man was found dead last night.
Police found a man's body in a flat, which was barrricaded from the inside, in Devonshire Court, Oadby, at about 17:50.
Image source, Erika TsangA spokesperson for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI), which runs the care home said: "There has been one fatality, and one staff member has been taken to hospital with injuries that are not thought to be life-threatening."
She said the cause of the fire was unknown and the company was working with the fire service and relevant authorities.
The home cares for up to 69 residents aged over 65 and offers support for people with dementia and physical disabilities.
Demolition of eyesore International House beginspublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Workmen have begun pulling down a large, derelict office block in Leicester city centre that has been plagued by vandals and intruders, external.
International House in Granby Street has been earmarked for redevelopment as flats and ground floor shops.
Sewer project unearths Civil War defencespublished at 12:42 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Heather Burman
Journalist, BBC News OnlineA huge project to install new sewers in Newark has uncovered part of the castle's defences during the English Civil War.
Previously, workers found a defensive ditch along Queen's Road dating to the third siege of Newark, which happened between 1645 and 1646.
Now the sections of the castle's original moat have been revealed, along with animal bones and pottery as old as the 13th Century, when the moat was filled in.
Image source, Severn TrentThe works on Castle Gate are scheduled to be completed by June. It's part of Severn Trent's £60m project to upgrade the town's sewers.
Advice issued ahead of Gary Barlow gigpublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsDe Montfort Hall tweets...
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End of twitter postResidents set to miss out on parking demandspublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy ReporterA petition for residents-only parking in a part of Chesterfield is due to be rejected by the county council.
Image source, GoogleDozens of people wrote to the authority asking for Old Road (pictured) and surrounding streets to get the restrictions because of difficulties parking there.
But officers from Derbyshire County Council do not believe the restrictions should come into force as any scheme would just push the issue onto other streets.
They also believe that it would affect small businesses.
A decision is expected at a meeting of the highways, transport and infrastructure cabinet on Thursday.
Prison deaths 'could have been prevented'published at 11:53 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Heather Burman
Journalist, BBC News OnlineSome of the nine suicides in two years at Nottingham Prison, which has been declared fundamentally unsafe, could have been prevented according to a watchdog.
Elizabeth Moody, the acting Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, made her comments after publishing a report into the death of inmate Ricky Slade who was found hanged in his cell in February 2017, while awaiting sentence on grooming charges.
She said: "There was an opportunity to get things right before the spate of deaths towards the end of 2017.
"We really would say that Mr Slade's death and the recommendations we made following our investigation was a warning sign, a warning bell that really should have been heeded by the prison."
The Ministry of Justice spokesperson said care procedures for vulnerable offenders have been reviewed and "we will make sure we learn all possible lessons from the Ricky Slade case".
Two teens in hospital after Meadows stabbingspublished at 11:42 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Heather Burman
Journalist, BBC News OnlineTwo stabbings in the Meadows area of Nottingham are being investigated by police.
A 17-year-old youth was stabbed in his back and leg and a 19-year-old man was stabbed in the leg at about 17:45 yesterday around the Arkwright Walk area.
They were taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre for treatment but their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Image source, GoogleFour people wearing dark clothing and hoods are thought to have been involved, officers said.
Police patrols in the area have been increased.
'Racist' student video pair face chargespublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
A student recorded the footage from her room at Nottingham Trent University.
Read MoreThree released in city drugs probepublished at 11:01 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsThree men arrested on suspicion of supplying class A drugs have been released while investigations continue.
Image source, GoogleThe trio, two who are aged 28 and one who is 21, were detained on Monday at an address on Mere Road in Leicester.
Pair to face charges over 'racial abuse' videopublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Heather Burman
Journalist, BBC News OnlineRufaro Chisango posted a video on social media showing alleged racial abuse while in her room at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) accommodation last month.
She tweeted: "yoo I'm fuming, the way people in the same uni halls as me are chanting 'we hate the blacks' outside my bedroom door.
"Words cannot describe how sad this makes me feel, in this 2018 people think this is still acceptable."
Joe Tivnan, 18, of The Parklands, Birmingham, and Lauren Leigh, 18, of Hampden Street, Nottingham, are due to answer charges of racially or religiously aggravated harassment at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 24 May.
Gossip: Foxes eyeing deal for Porto full back?published at 10:36 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
BBC SportLeicester are lining up a move for 24-year-old Porto right-back Ricardo Pereira, according to reports in the Mirror.
Image source, MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty ImagesDambusters hero to break ground for Lancaster projectpublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Fresh from their planning approval success, the team behind the proposed Lancaster Bomber "gateway" sculpture has unveiled more details.
Image source, Bomber County Gateway TrustAnd they're moving quickly, announcing an official ground-breaking ceremony for next month, with an RAF hero doing the honours.
George "Johnny" Johnson is Britain's last surviving Dambuster, and he will do the honours at the site at Norton Disney, between Lincoln and Newark on 15 May.
Image source, Bomber County Gateway TrustIn a statement, the Bomber County Gateway Trust says: "The steel structure, reaching a height of 98ft above ground, will be visible to those entering the county and, being placed on high ground, will appear to be in flight on the horizon."
"It is intended that the piece, once completed, should be named On Freedom's Wings."
Cleaning cancels Anzac paradepublished at 10:05 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsAn Anzac Day parade has been cancelled because a war memorial is being cleaned.
The Leicestershire and Rutland Royal British Legion had hoped to commemorate the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac) who lost their lives in World War One.
But the war memorial in Victoria Park, Leicester, is covered in scaffolding so it can be cleaned in time for Remembrance Day.
Troubled GP surgery to closepublished at 10:04 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Heather Burman
Journalist, BBC News OnlineA Nottinghamshire GP surgery, which had repeatedly been rated as "inadequate", is to close.
The West End Surgery in Beeston will shut in June.
A new report from the Care Quality Commission revealed little progress had been made since it was placed into special measures in 2016.
Concerns have been raised about patient safety, staff training and poor record-keeping.
Image source, GoogleChinese visit to boost tourism linkspublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
BBC Radio DerbyA Chinese delegation has been shown around some of Derbyshire's landmarks.
Image source, AFP/Getty ImagesChatsworth House (pictured), Derby Cathedral and Royal Crown Derby are some of the venues they visited.
Stella Birks, the tourism manager for Derby, said: "They [the Chinese] are wanting to experience new things.
"It'll keep businesses alive if we can bring tourism into the area."
Bus cancelled after passenger taken illpublished at 09:43 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Heather Burman
Journalist, BBC News OnlineWorth knowing if you're travelling from Clifton this morning.
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End of twitter postRugby star welcomes baby daughterpublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsLeicester and England centre Manu Tuilagi has thanked hospital staff for their help following the birth of his daughter.
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End of instagram post"God we thank you for blessing us with the best gift anyone could ever wish for," he wrote on Instagram., external
"Thank you to all the mid wives @leicestershospitals for your help. To my mum and all the mums out there you are the real heroes of this world."
Pair due in court over 'racist chant' videopublished at 09:16 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
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Journalist, BBC News OnlineTwo people are to appear in court over a video showing alleged racist slurs being shouted in student accommodation at Nottingham Trent University.
Joe Tivnan, 18, of The Parklands, Birmingham, and Lauren Leigh, 18, of Hampden Street, Nottingham, have been summonsed to Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 24 May to answer charges of racially or religiously aggravated harassment.
A second man who was arrested in connection with the incident has been released with no further action.
Image source, TwitterRufaro Chisango, pictured, tweeted the video last month.
CBeebies presenter to open new librarypublished at 09:15 British Summer Time 25 April 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsGlossop's new £2m has opened to the public.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe new facility, which is attached to the town's adult education centre, replaces the library in Victoria Hall.
It will be officially opened by CBeebies presenter Ben Cajee next month.
