Teens befriend 'lonely' home residentspublished at 02:03 British Summer Time 18 July 2018
The young visitors say the scheme helps residents in care homes feel "less forgotten".
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Baby rescued from canal
'Lost in space' Bakewell pudding found in Lincolnshire
Fiennes wants 'masked thugs' caught
City council abolishes bin collection fee
Anna Soubry MP attacks 'wealthy' Brexiteers
Hot road melts into paramedics trousers
Live updates on Tuesday 17 July 2018
Teens befriend 'lonely' home residentspublished at 02:03 British Summer Time 18 July 2018
Latham helps Durham to T20 win at Nottspublished at 22:22 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Tom Latham's career-best T20 knock of 98 helps Durham beat Nottinghamshire by 34 runs in the T20 Blast at Trent Bridge.
Read MoreLaw change bid petition after suicidepublished at 20:38 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Sarah Moore was discharged from a mental health unit and her body was found in a park the next day.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Dedicated coverage on East Midlands Live has now finished. Some news and sport may continue to appear overnight with a full service resuming at 8:00 on Wednesday.
Weather: Staying dry and cool tonightpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
This evening will see any isolated showers die away to leave it dry after dark with clear spells.
A relatively cool night with a light with minimum temperature of 13C.
Tomorrow is expected to be a largely dry day with sunny spells although some patches of cloud will develop.
Weapons, drugs and money 'found in Derby house'published at 17:43 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
An arsenal of loaded weapons – including an Uzi sub-machine gun - and a vast quantity of drugs and cash have been discovered in a house in a quiet residential street in a Derby suburb, external.
Kidney patient thanks hospital 40 years onpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsA Leicester man is celebrating having one of the UK's longest surviving functioning transplanted kidneys and has written a thank-you letter to the Leicester General Hospital.
Peter Davis accepted the organ from an anonymous donor in 1978 and was warned afterwards he might only live a few years.
Now in his 70s, and still fighting fit, he has written the letter to show his gratitude to the hospital.
"Forty years later I would say having the transplant has given me freedom and amazing moments with my family," he said.
"Overall my health and my energy levels improved. My wife has been there every step of the way helping me to always keep positive!"
Horses go missing from Nottinghamshire fieldspublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
BBC Radio NottinghamThe owners of a horse and pony that went missing on the same day from different fields in Nottinghamshire fear they could have been stolen for their meat value.
Cinders and Marie disappeared from separate paddocks in Caunton and Collingham on Wednesday last week.
Michelle Storer and Maria Pykett said it's "strange" their pets both went missing on the same afternoon and think the thefts must be connected.
Image source, Michelle Storer / Maria PykettThe pair said they been searching for the horse and pony and have appealed for information on social media, but now fear the worst.
Nottinghamshire Police said they are aware of the two disappearances and are investigating.
Derby sign Mount and Wilson on loanpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Derby County sign Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount and Liverpool midfielder Harry Wilson on season-long loan deals.
Read MoreVehicles and cylinders on fire at garagepublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
BBC Radio DerbyThe earlier blaze in Holbrook Street, Heanor had been at the Plough Garage where vehicles and cylinders had caught fire.
Surrounding homes and businesses were evacuated but no-one was injured.
In total, eight crews from across Derby, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire were called to fight the fire.
Gun found close to railway linepublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsA gun was found close to a Derby railway line this morning wrapped in a plastic bag with several magazines of ammunition.
Police said the pistol, which was in an orange Sainsbury's bag, was spotted by a Network Rail worker who was checking the fence next to the line by Caxton Street in Sinfin.
Officers are keen to hear from anyone who has seen someone with the bright carrier bag acting suspiciously.
Image source, Google'Lost in space' Bakewell pudding foundpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
The celestial dessert had been feared lost after tracking devices stopped working at 52,500ft.
Read MoreEngland release Ball for T20 clashpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
BBC Nottingham SportMajor boost for Notts tonight.
Jake Ball has been made available by England for tonight's clash between the Outlaws and the Durham Jets.
Image source, PAClinic manager defrauded Nuffield Healthpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
A health clinic manager from Melton forged 65 invoices during a £77,000 fraud to finance his gambling addiction, external
Derbyshire's Ferguson extends dealpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
New Zealand's Lockie Ferguson extends his deal with Derbyshire for the remainder of the 2018 county season.
Read MoreMurder accused 'victim of racist attack'published at 16:04 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Tyrone Andrew is accused of killing Reagan Asbury during a row after a boxing fight.
Read MoreTarmac quarry granted extensionpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy ReporterMore than 3m tonnes of gravel can now be extracted from a mine near Newark after permission was granted today.
Image source, Kit SandemanTarmac, which runs the mine, had permission for another three months of digging for gravel and sand, but has now been allowed to dig for up to eight further years.
Once all the minerals are extracted from the site, it will be handed over to the RSPB, which will manage it as a nature reserve.
Langford Quarry, on Newark Road, near Collingham, has operated since the late 1980s and now has permission to extract gravel and sand from a further 145 acres of land.
Tarmac said this will produce 3.6m tonnes of material.
Image source, GoogleThe plan was approved unanimously by Nottinghamshire County Council's planning committee today.
Search still on for 'missing tarantulas'published at 15:44 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Dave Wade
BBC NewsThere have been no sightings of two giant spiders which the RSPCA believe may have escaped in Derbyshire last week.
Image source, RSPCAThe charity said three baby tarantulas, believed to be Brazilian bird-eating spiders, were found in tubes dumped in a Somercotes car park on Friday.
Two larger tubes, which were found broken nearby, may have contained their parents, who could have scuttled off.
Karim Vahed, professor of entomology at the University of Derby, said the spiders are dark coloured with pinkish hairs. They can weigh up to 100g with a legspan of up to 11 ins.
"If they are out there they are going to have gone to ground and it's unlikely they'll run in to people unless people are ferreting around in the undergrowth specifically looking for them," he said.
Image source, RSPCAAn RSPCA spokeswoman said the spiders would probably be dying in the cooler conditions here than in their native Amazon rainforest climate.
Baby rescued from canal by ex-BBC manpublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
John Hess pulled a buggy with a baby strapped in it from the Nottingham Canal.
Read MoreSearch for couple who rescued bride on wedding daypublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 17 July 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA newlywed bride from Leicester is trying to track down a "lovely couple" who came to her rescue when her wedding car broke down on the way to the church.
Lucy Chappell said she wanted to properly thank the kind-hearted strangers, who made sure she and her father were driven safely to St Bartholomew's in Quorn in time for the wedding on 30 June.
Image source, Aden Priest PhotographyShe said: "Thank you will never be enough for what they did for me. I will be forever grateful.
"They could have gone about their day without a second thought for me but they didn’t. They truly have the kindest of hearts."
Image source, Aden Priest Photography
Image source, Aden Priest Photography
