Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Leicester snooker star Willie Thorne could be about to bare all on prime time television.

The 64-year-old has signed up for ITV series The All New Monty 2019: Who Bares Wins.

The show is a follow-up to The Real Full Monty, which aired last year and saw male and female stars take to the stage to strip off in the name of cancer awareness.

Also taking part are Love Island winner Jack Fincham, Strictly Come Dancing professional Gorka Marquez, Emmerdale star Kevin Fletcher, comedian Joe Pasquale, Crimewatch host Rav Wilding, Dancing On Ice skater Matt Evers and footballer Jason Cundy.

The stars will learn dance routines before revealing all to viewers in a striptease in two 90-minute specials to demonstrate the importance of shedding body inhibitions and making checks in intimate areas to prevent cancer.

Notts and England pace bowler Stuart Broad will captain the MCC in the champion county match against Surrey next month.

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

Gordon Banks continued to be revered in Leicester having played for the club between 1959 and 1967.

And he offered a touching bit of advice to an aspiring goalkeeper.

Lee Marlow interviewed Banks while working at the Leicester Mercury and used the chance to get some advice for his son from the England legend.

Here's what he passed on...

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

A road was closed due to a crash involving a car and a bus in rush hour this morning.

The collision happened in Lower Brook Street, Long Eaton just before 09:00.

A spokesman for Derbyshire Police said: "Recovery for the vehicles was arranged and the road has been reopened."

East Midlands Ambulance Service treated one person at the scene.

Image source, Stapleford Community Group

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

BBC Sport has been looking back at the life and career of Gordon Banks, following his death at the age of 81.

Talking about his early days at Chesterfield, Banks said: "I didn't know what was going to happen to me at Chesterfield. I started out in the reserves.

"There was no training pitch in those days and if we played five-a-side it was on rough ground. It was not possible to dive on it.

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He continued: "Back then my dream was just to get in the first team and play against some of the teams I read about in the paper."

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

An innocent order for corn on the cob in a Nottingham takeaway got a little bit lost in translation...

Image source, Paige Hart

Paige Hart visited the Grill Town takeaway on Mansfield Road with her boyfriend after an evening out and asked for the sweetcorn delight along with their order of a kebab and chips.

"I was a little bit drunk and I just felt like having some corn on the cob," she said.

"I didn't think they sold it, but I asked, and the man said 'yes darling'. We didn't notice what it was until we got home."

Image source, Paige Hart

In some parts of the East Midlands a bread roll or bap is known as a cob.

"He must have the sweetcorn for the pizzas and thought we wanted it in the cob," added the 24-year-old.

"It must've been a bit of a language barrier thing, it was really funny!"

Sadly the corn IN the cob didn't get eaten.

Tony Roe
BBC East Midlands political editor

Justice minister Ed Argar has given his Labour shadow and Ashfield MP Gloria De Piero his commitment that the government will enact Claudia’s Law in July.

There has been frustration at delays to the act which helps families safeguard the financial affairs of missing people.

Image source, PA

It was passed in April 2017 following a campaign by the family of Claudia Lawrence, who has been missing since 2009.

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

As well as winning the World Cup in 1966, Banks is also remembered for what is regarded as one of the greatest saves of all time against Pele and that amazing Brazil team in 1970.

You can watch it below.

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Stoke City chairman Peter Coates has said Gordon Banks had been poorly for some time.

"We've been expecting his, he has been poorly for a number of weeks but it’s a very sad day for us, we love him so much," he said.

Paying tribute to Banks, he added: "You don’t get too many like him, and he was immensely modest for all his talent.

"He was England's greatest goalkeeper when they had their finest hour.

"He told me when they walked out at Wembley for the final, and he had goose-bumps, he had never seen anything like it."

Image source, Reuters

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

Chesterfield FC, where Gordon Banks started his career, have paid tribute to the former England goalkeeper.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Firefighters from Buxton were called out to deal with a skip fire at the town's Pavilion Gardens last night.

The blaze, which broke out at about 23:00, was swiftly dealt with.

Image source, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service

Image source, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

Leicester City have paid tribute to former keeper Gordon Banks.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

I'm sure we'll see a huge number of tributes to Gordon Banks from the world of football in the coming hours.

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

A man who stabbed the owner of a car wash has been jailed for more than five years.

Shamal Osmani, 30, stabbed the victim a the business in Coneries Street, Loughborough on 30 March 2017, in what police say was an unprovoked attack.

He was locked up for five years and four months after pleading guilty at Leicester Crown Court yesterday.

Image source, Leicestershire Police

Police say Osmani, of no fixed address, asked if he could park at the car wash, which he was allowed to do as long as he paid when he got back.

When Osmani returned to collect his car, he attacked the owner of the car wash, before leaving the business and then returning with another man.

The owner tried to drive off but his car was attacked forcing him to get out and Osmani then stabbed the owner in his chest and back.

The victim managed to escape and barricaded himself in his office until police arrived.

BBC Sport

England's 1966 World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks has died at the age of 81.

Banks started his career at Chesterfield, before joining Leicester in 1959 for £7,000, and it was at the Foxes that he established himself as England's number one, earning his first international cap in 1963 against Scotland.

Image source, PA

Regarded as one of the game's greatest in his position, Banks was named Fifa goalkeeper of the year six times and earned 73 caps for England.

In eight years at Leicester, he was runner-up in two FA Cup finals and won the League Cup in 1964, before joining Stoke in 1967.

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

The chairman of a staff union at De Montfort University has said the way decisions are made needs to be clearer.

The University and College Union (UCU) says it's been raising concerns for several years about changes to governing bodies at Leicester's DMU.

Martin Morgan-Taylor, an associate professor at DMU and UCU branch chair, said: "We’re not sure where the sector’s going to go, we’re not sure what’s going to be happening politically with student number caps, whether or not we’re going to see caps on fees or reductions in fees.

"We need to stay ahead of the game and we think staying ahead of the game involves greater staff involvement."

Yesterday the university announced its vice-chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard was stepping down after nine years and the Office for Students confirmed it is "looking into a number of regulatory matters relating to De Montfort University".

Image source, DMU

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

A woman from Derbyshire has won a 300-mile race in freezing temperatures near the Arctic Circle.

Ashover's Marianne Heading completed the Yukon Arctic Ultra in Canada in 173 hours over several days.

The race involved crossing frozen rivers, lakes and land with a sledge and sleeping equipment.

Image source, Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra

The 47-year-old said: "By the end of it my back was really hurting, so were my arms. In fact the part of my which was doing the best was my feet.

"While that was tough, you have those moments, in the sun, being in such a beautiful part of the world, and most of the time you have it to yourself."

She said one of her highlights was witnessing the Northern Lights as she approached a checkpoint.

BBC News

Drivers in Leicester lost 155 hours stuck in traffic last year, the fifth worst city in the UK.

Transport data firm Inrix calculated the delays which saw the average road user in the city lose up to £1,145 over the year because of congestion.

Meanwhile, drivers in Nottingham spent 149 hours stuck in jams in 2018.

Marianne Heading crossed frozen rivers, lakes and land to reach the finish line near the Arctic Circle.

BBC Business News

Debenhams has secured a cash injection of £40m to buy it extra time as it battles to secure a longer term deal with lenders.

The struggling department store chain, which has outlets in Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Mansfield and Chesterfield, called it a "first step" towards a sustainable future.

Image source, Getty Images

The firm - which issued three profit warnings last year - is in talks with lenders over renegotiating its debts.

It is also trying to accelerate plans to close stores, and is expected to close around 20 outlets this year.