Liam Barnes
BBC News

Police are appealing for information after a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted while walking in Long Eaton.

The teenager was walking along an alleyway near Ruskin Avenue at about 16:00 on 26 June when she was approached by two men.

Derbyshire Police said she managed to fight them off and ran in the direction of Sawley.

A force spokesman said one man is believed to be a slim, brown-haired, white 19-year-old, 5ft 10in tall, who was wearing a gold chain, light grey tracksuit and white T-shirt.

The other man is also thought to be 19, white, slim and with brown hair, and was wearing a dark grey tracksuit with a black stripe down both arms.

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Liam Barnes
BBC News

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving and possession of cannabis after a crash in Thurgarton left a 63-year-old woman with serious injuries.

Nottinghamshire Police said officers were called to a crash involving a van and a car on the A612 Nottingham Road at about 15:00 on Monday.

The woman was taken to hospital with leg injuries that police believe to be "life-altering".

The 34-year-old man has been released under investigation pending further inquiries.

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Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

Protesters chanted “Our NHS, not for sale” as bosses arrived for Leicester's Hospitals annual meeting last night.

Campaigners were upset at plans to sell two sections of the Leicester General Hospital site without consultation.

The trust hopes to sell the sites for housing to secure £367m from NHS England in a bid to transform health services across its hospitals.

About 40 people gathered outside Devonshire Place on London Road.

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Concerns were raised in the meeting about the future of the plans after it was revealed the trust is still some way off securing the required funding.

John Adler, chief executive of Leicester's Hospitals, said: "It’s a bit like one of those Chinese puzzles, a lot of the things we are moving around, rely on a lot of other things moving around."

The trust is preparing a bid for the cash, which they hope to be able to submit next spring.

Residents also asked health bosses about downgrading Leicester General Hospital.

Trust chairman Karamjit Singh CBE said there are "no plans" to disband any services.

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David Pittam
BBC News Online

Two men have been arrested over an assault near a supermarket in Mansfield.

Nottinghamshire Police said a 28-year-old man was taken to King's Mill Hospital with head and arm injuries after the assault in Nottingham Road near Sainsbury's at about 21:40 last night.

His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-altering.

The two men, both 29, are being questioned on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.

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Gavin Bevis
BBC News

A motorcyclist was killed and his female passenger is in a critical condition after a crash in Leicestershire, external.

Police said a motorbike and two cars collided at the junction of Whitcroft's Lane and Copt Oak Road in Markfield at about 19:10 on Sunday.

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The rider died at the scene and the pillion passenger was airlifted to University Hospital Coventry with life-threatening injuries.

Five children and an adult from one of the cars were treated in hospital for minor injuries. No arrests have been made.

David Pittam
BBC News Online

Police are increasingly worried about a Derbyshire hiker who went missing in the early hours of this morning.

John Chalmers-Brown, 62, is white, about 5ft 6in, of slim build with short hair and is used to walking long distances.

Police think he left Ravensdale Cottages in Cressbrook in the Peak District at about 03.45.

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Manchester City keeper Arijanet Muric joins Championship club Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan.

David Pittam
BBC News Online

More than £3,000 has been raised for a Leicestershire family whose home and business was wrecked in a ram-raid.

A forklift truck was driven repeatedly into the front of Desford Post Office last Tuesday morning in an attempted cash machine theft, while a couple and their children slept upstairs.

It is thought the gang were disturbed before they could steal the machine. A police investigation is ongoing.

Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy Reporter

The leader of Nottingham City Council has promised he would never think of selling the freehold for the lease of Meadow Lane, home of the troubled Notts County Football Club.

Councillor David Mellen was speaking yesterday at a full council meeting after a question was asked by Kevin Clarke, the leader of the Nottingham Independents, who represents Clifton East.

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He said: "The situation at Notts County is an issue of great concern to the city council, and a large number of people in the city and beyond.

"We understand the financial and footballing challenges the club faces. However the club has a long and proud history in Nottingham, and it would be a travesty if it was put at risk."

Derbyshire loan man Tom Lace hits an unbeaten century to help Derbyshire build a good lead against Worcestershire.

Cameron Bancroft's century steers Durham into position against Leicestershire, after the hosts are skittled for 212.

Dom Bess takes 5-59 and there are three wickets for Jack Leach as Somerset bowl out Notts for 241 on day two at Taunton.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

A sensory wildlife hide and boardwalk at a Nottinghamshire nature reserve were destroyed by fire on Friday evening.

It is the third major fire at the Skylarks Nature reserve at Holme Pierrepont in three years - and the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, said they believed it was arson.

The wooden structure and boardwalk were built last summer to provide wheelchair access at a popular viewing point.

Erin McDaid, from the Trust, said: "We just don't understand why people can be so mindless.

"We think it was arson because the sheer scale of the devastation suggests it wasn't an accidental fire that got out of hand."

Previous fires in 2016 and 2017 destroyed a specially constructed accessible pond–dipping platform and a reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon dwelling which had been hand built by volunteers.

The RSPCA confirmed it was investigating the footage of the attack, filmed in Nottinghamshire.

BBC Look North
North East and Cumbria

The family of a Durham man found dead in marshland are appealing for help in finding out what happened to him.

Robert Chatwin was found near the Erewash Canal in Derbyshire in April, two days after he was reported missing.

Mr Chatwin's cause of death is yet to be confirmed.

Leicester sign Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans from Monaco on a four-year deal for a reported £40m.

Sonia Kataria
BBC News

A motorcyclist has died in a crash on the A6 near Rowsley, in Derbyshire.

Emergency services were called to reports of a collision involving a grey Audi A6 estate and a black Aprilla motorbike just before 16:30 on Sunday.

Derbyshire Police said: "Sadly, the motorcyclist, a 46-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene."

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The force added the man's family has been informed, but formal identification is yet to take place.

Police have appealed for witnesses and anyone with a dashcam to contact the force.

Paul Steele, from Sinfin, Derby, was killed inside inside his flat in December.

Nottingham Forest sign Portugal Under-21 international Yuri Ribeiro and Alfa Semedo from Benfica.

Five people were hurt when a van crashed into the queue at a community centre in Kirk Hallam.