Rapist 'claimed he had sex in his sleep'
Former gang member escaped violence through breakdancing
Woman due in court over baby death
Park to reopen after £4.8m revamp
Harry Kewell named as new Notts County manager
Footballers back anti-knife crime campaign
Live updates on Thursday 30 August
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Mansfield Town have signed Derby County midfielder Timi Max Elsnik on loan until the end of the season, external.
The 20-year-old Slovenian has made three first-team appearances for the Rams and spent last season on loan at Swindon Town.
Image source, Derby CountyKarl Gammon had claimed he had sex with the woman while he was asleep.
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BBC News
Firefighters from Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire have been taking part in a joint training exercise at a school in Long Eaton today.
The drill at Wilsthorpe Community School saw corridors filled with smoke to give crews experience in setting up breathing apparatus in "the most realistic training scenario".
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Image source, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue ServiceHull sign striker Chris Martin and defender Tommy Elphick on season-long loans from Championship rivals Derby and Aston Villa.
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BBC News
Derby County striker Chris Martin has joined Hull City on a season-long loan, external.
However, he's ineligible to play when the two sides meet at the KCOM Stadium tomorrow.
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Nick Smith
BBC News Online
Three men have been in connection to a gunshot fired in Radford earlier this month.
Police were called to Tennyson Street on Friday, August 3 to a report of a gunshot, with no reports of injuries.
A 27-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were arrested this morning on suspicion of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. An 18-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Nottinghamshire Police have now arrested 12 people in connection with the incident.
BBC Sport
Teenager Billy Monger was a rising star of British motorsport until a high-speed crash at Donington Park resulted in a double leg amputation.
Just over a year on, he's travelled to Rome to meet former F1 driver, two-time CART champion and four-time Paralympic handcycling gold medallist Alex Zanardi, who lost both of his legs in a crash in Germany in 2001.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A one-year-old boy from Sutton-in-Ashfield, who was born profoundly deaf, can now hear after being fitted with cochlear implants.
This was the moment Max Brett heard for the first time.
His parents said they were swept off their feet when they saw the impact of Max's new implants.
Mother Rebecca Brett said: "It was an incredible moment. It's the minute you made the right choice to put him through surgery and gave him the chance to hear us and talk to us."
Cochlear implants work by turning sound waves into electrical impulses.
The sound waves are received through the microphones on the top. They then travel through a coil, a magnet and into the implant.
Amy Harris
Reporter, BBC East Midlands Today
A 29-year-old woman has appeared at Leicester Crown Court charged with the murder of her newborn baby.
Hannah Cobley, from Broughton Road in Stoney Stanton, is charged with killing the baby, born at 32 weeks.
She was released on conditional bail until her next appearance at the same court on 28 September.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
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Northamptonshire's England Test batsman Ben Duckett joins Notts initially on loan, on a three-year deal.
Read MoreAn inquest hears he was found at the foot of a waterfall in Colombia after becoming disorientated.
Read MoreSurrey beat Notts by an innings at The Oval to claim their seventh straight County Championship win.
Read MoreAmy Woodfield
BBC News
Police have confirmed they are investigating after thieves broke into a cash machine in Huthwaite.
Image source, Abby ProctorThe machine outside the Co-op on Main Street was targeted just before 02:30 this morning.
Thieves managed to get away with the cash inside. A man was seen leaving in a white Audi.
Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy Reporter
A full investigation into the causes of flash flooding, which devastated homes and business in Sutton-on-Trent earlier this year, has been released.
In June, 32 homes and business were hit by flooding after torrential rain.
Image source, Nottinghamshire County CouncilThe flooding affected several areas of the small village, including Grassthorpe Road, Crow Park Avenue, Bulham Lane and the Old Great North Road.
The report said a tunnel for water under a road was being used for storage at the time of the flood and was therefore ineffective. The council said while it might have reduced the depth of the flooding, it also may have shifted the problem elsewhere.
Image source, Nottinghamshire County CouncilThe culvert is owned by the county council, and has been rented out to the current owner.
The report said: "The culvert was initially installed as a cattle creep and not as a drainage structure and as such utilising it as a storage facility is legitimate.
"It is acknowledged that had the culvert been left open the flood depths in this event would likely have been shallower however it must also be acknowledged that if the culvert had been left open it may allow flood water to enter the hammerhead from the other side of the Great North Road."
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Mary Berry and dancing diggers - what a weekend it's going to be at Chatsworth.
Image source, PAThe much-loved TV chef is going to be holding cookery presentations tomorrow followed by her fellow former Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood on Sunday.
If diggers are more your thing then you're in luck - some JCB drivers are entertaining crowds with a dance routine in the grand ring.
Image source, PAOther highlights of the fair include dog racing, a vintage car parade and hot air balloon displays.
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Gavin Bevis
BBC News
This excellent video follows the amazing team performing open heart surgery at the Trent Cardiac Centre in Nottingham.
It's fascinating stuff but there's a bit of blood so maybe give it a miss if you're squeamish.
BBC Derby Sport
Derby County pair Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori have been selected in England's U21 squad.
The pair will play against the Netherlands and Latvia in qualifiers for the U21 European Championship next month.
Image source, Getty ImagesFrank Lampard is also looking to offload members of his squad before the 17:00 loan deadline with Cameron Jerome, Chris Martin, George Thorne, Ikechi Anya and Jacob Butterfield among the players other clubs are thought to be looking at.
In one of the letters Derby County's former chairman expressed his frustration with Brian Clough.
Read MoreNick Smith
BBC News Online
A man who claimed "he had sex in his sleep" has been jailed for five years for rape.
Karl Gammon, 24, from Loughborough, appeared at Leicester Crown Court today for sentencing, having been found guilty of one count of rape earlier this month.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceGammon, of Race Course Mews, Loughborough, accepted DNA evidence proved he had had sex with the woman but denied raping her in March 2016.
He claimed he suffered from a rare sleeping disorder known as “sexsomnia” or “sleep-related sexual behaviour”, Leicestershire Police said.
The judge also ordered he be placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely.