Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Some sad news to bring you - a life-long Chesterfield supporter who was made a guest of honour when he attended his final Spireites home game at the end of last season has died.

Terminally ill Peter Stockton, who had been following the club for more than 65 years, was invited to present the match ball at Chesterfield's meeting with Newport County in May.

BBC Radio Sheffield said Mr Stockton died at the weekend, aged 70.

Mike O'Sullivan
Reporter, East Midlands Today

A jury has heard that a woman was "left for dead" after being raped in Ilkeston last November.

Anthony Dealey, of Erewash Square in Ilkeston, denies the attempted murder, rape, sexual assault and robbery of the woman in Queen's Avenue.

Gordon Aspley, prosecuting, told Derby Crown Court that the woman, in her 30s, had been out for a night in Nottingham to celebrate someone’s birthday, arriving back in Ilkeston at 03:40.

He said Mr Dealey was captured on CCTV by himself wearing a grey hooded top outside a bookmakers at 03:10.

“He was out and about on foot stalking the silent streets of the town,” he told Derby Crown Court.

He said the woman heard footsteps and heavy breathing behind her, before she was picked up and he overpowered her before subjecting her to a brutal sexual attack in which his hands were “around her throat, stifling her cries.”

The trial continues and is expected to last two weeks.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A female Derby County fan needed hospital treatment after she was hit with a seat at the match in Rotherham at the weekend.

Image source, Getty Images

Derby were playing Rotherham United at New York Stadium on Saturday. The seat was thrown from the stand where Derby fans were based.

PC Roger Brown, from Derbyshire Police, has called the behaviour of a minority of Derby fans at the game "unacceptable".

He said: "We started our enquiries during the match and we are working hard to pinpoint those fans responsible."

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

Winds of up to 40mph are expected to hit the East Midlands tonight and tomorrow.

The peak is expected around midday tomorrow, with BBC Weather reporting we could experience winds of up to 40mph in Nottingham.

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings across the region and said that trees falling is a possibility, while delays to rail, road and air transport are likely.

The strong winds are expected to last from 21:00 tonight and 18:00 tomorrow.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Police investigating how a van crashed into a house in Loughborough last week have arrested a 15-year-old boy.

It happened just before 04:00 on Wednesday in The Osiers. The driver of the van left the scene of the crash.

No injuries were reported but damage was caused to part of the property.

The teenager has been arrested on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent and has since been released while the investigation continues.

Det Con Alex Paterson, of Leicestershire Police, said: "We are continuing to establish the full circumstances of the incident and have been carrying out a number of enquiries including checking CCTV and speaking to people in the area.

"As part of these ongoing enquiries, we are continuing to urge anyone who has any information, and who has not yet spoken to us, to make contact. We are also appealing to anyone who has any CCTV or dashcam footage in the area."

Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

Mental health provision for abused and neglected children across Leicestershire and Rutland has improved, according to NSPCC research.

The charity estimates that there are more than 31,000 abused and neglected children across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

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The organisation has analysed the latest annual plans, called local transformation plans, in which the nation's Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) set out how they will care for children's mental health.

The charity found that nationally, 88% were failing to properly plan for the needs of vulnerable children, including those who had been abused.

The local picture was better, however, with all three Leicestershire CCGs moving from a red rating in 2015/16 and 2016/17 to an amber rating in 2017/18.

Both amber and red ratings mean action is needed to improve.

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

A man has pleaded guilty to an historical sexual assault which took place at Y Not Festival.

Daniel Buck, 20, pleaded guilty to the assault of a then 17-year-old girl which police say took place in a tent at the Pikehill site in 2015.

Buck, of Taylor Crescent, Chesterfield, was given a 10 month suspended prison sentence and has been placed on the sex offenders' register for five years.

He was also ordered to carry out 100 hours unpaid work.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Severn Trent has said it's still not clear what caused a water main burst in Carlton yesterday.

About 8,000 properties were left without supplies and there was a huge crater in the middle of the road.

Residents described a loud "boom" as the pipe in Beck Street burst at about 10:00 with water then "gushing down the street".

Severn Trent has said the cause of the burst will be investigated to see if lessons can be learnt.

The new piece of pipe is now in place and is being disinfected. Once engineers are happy the pipe is working they will sort out fixing the road.

Mark Caulton, from Stapleford, broke the three-month-old's arms and legs in seven places.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Good news - the signalling fault which has been affecting services this morning is fixed.

East Midlands Trains are warning services might take a while to get back to normal though.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A faulty signalling system in Sileby is causing a lot of disruption to trains running between Nottingham and London.

East Midlands Trains has said all trains on the route cannot run in either direction between Leicester and Loughborough.

Here's how it stands at the moment:

From London:XX47 Corby will runXX34 Nottingham (fast) will terminate at LeicesterXX31 Derby (stopping service) will not runXX04 Nottingham (stopping service) will terminate at LeicesterXX02 Sheffield (fast) will not runTo London:XX41 from Corby will runXX45 from Nottingham will start from LeicesterXX20 from Derby will not runXX21 from Nottingham will start from LeicesterXX29 from Sheffield will terminate at LoughboroughThe Lincoln Central to Leicester train will run between Lincoln Central and Loughborough only.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

The Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire has said he's handed in a letter of no confidence in the Prime Minister over her Brexit decisions.

Britain will leave Europe in six months but Andrew Bridgen told the BBC Theresa May's proposals are deeply unpopular.

Image source, UK Parliament

He said: "I have a letter of no confidence on her - it's nothing personal it's just the fact that she's sticking currently with the deeply unpopular and untenable Chequers proposal, which is also not popular with the European Union.

"She can't give anymore concessions away or I think they'll be another round of resignations from the cabinet."

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

A 37-year-old man has been jailed for four years for causing serious harm to a three-month-old boy.

Mark Caulton, of Peatfield Road, Stapleford, pleaded guilty to the charge in July and appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, where he was sentenced to four years in prison.

Police said that doctors at Queen's Medical Centre confirmed that the baby had suffered eight breaks to his arms and legs, which had occurred on more than one occasion.

He was also charged with GBH, which was dropped, and child neglect, which will remain on file.

He has also been handed a lifetime restraining order, banning him from seeing the child.

Image source, Nottinghamshire Police

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

It's not just the motorway experiencing delays the morning - the trains are also struggling following a fault with a signalling system at Sileby.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A man is in a "critical condition" in hospital after a brawl that started in a pub in Mackworth in the early hours of Saturday.

Police have said it happened at about 01:00 inside The Woodpecker on Woodford Road but then spilled outside.

Image source, Google

A 28-year-old man suffered a serious head injury at an address on Ryegate Drive. Police believe it is connected to the disorder.

Police have arrested a 45-year-old man and an 18-year-old man. They would like to hear from any witnesses, particularly if they have video footage.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Police are concerned for the welfare of this missing 16-year-old boy who could be in the Leicestershire area.

Image source, Leicestershire Police

Tyrone Reid-Poleon was reported missing from his home in London on 30 August.

Initial enquiries by the Metropolitan Police established Tyrone may have links to Leicestershire.

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

All lanes on the M1 have been reopened following a crash between J21A and J21 southbound.

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

Darwin Place in Derby city centre is currently closed following a fuel leak on the road.

Derbyshire Police have advised motorists to avoid the area.

Image source, Google

Tyler Broome, 11, was spun at high speed on a park roundabout using the wheel of a moped.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

You might have noticed the apples hanging from trees this autumn are not quite as big as normal.

A number of Nottinghamshire apple growers have noticed it including Ray Blockley, a cider maker in Hucknall.

He said the weather is to blame - "We've had a long, dry summer. We had something called the "June drop" that every orchardist knows when trees shed lots of small apples. This year it was more like the "June massacre". The floor was covered in them.

"The biggest concern was the fact that without the water the apples were very small but the recent rain has fortunately helped them increase in size."

Despite the arrival of the rain Ray said the apples are still "smaller than normal".

He said the size of the apple can affect the way it tastes and this year will be known as a "vintage" year with high sugar levels and an increased flavour.