Residents living in rat 'nightmare'published at 13:40 British Summer Time 23 October 2019
Residents in a Derbyshire village say they face "a losing battle" against rats in their homes.
Read MoreResidents living in rat 'nightmare'published at 13:40 British Summer Time 23 October 2019
Terminally ill man's assisted dying law challengepublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 23 October 2019
Phil Newby says without a change in the law, he may be forced to suffer against his wishes.
Read More'We got no help when my husband died in Italy'published at 12:28 British Summer Time 23 October 2019
Support for families of British people murdered abroad can be "patchy and inadequate", a report says.
Read MoreLeicester Diwali celebrations moved from 'waterlogged field'published at 12:14 British Summer Time 23 October 2019
Alex Regan
BBC NewsLeicester's Diwali celebrations on Sunday have been moved because of a waterlogged festival site.
The celebrations were due to take place at the Cossington Street Recreation Ground but organisers said "the amount of mud and standing water on the site" has forced them to relocate.
The celebrations will now take place on Belgrave Road, near Belgrave Circle.
The Diwali funfair has been cancelled due to lack of space.
Deputy mayor, Priara Singh Clais, said: "It isn’t a decision we’ve taken lightly but working with the police, security and festival organisers we’ve agreed to move the main stage back on to Belgrave Road."
Dogs rehomed as man admits badger baitingpublished at 11:26 British Summer Time 23 October 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA man has received a suspended jail sentence and been banned from keeping dogs for five years after pleading guilty to badger baiting.
Ryan Smith, 25, from Gainsborough, was one of three men spotted interfering with a badger sett by a gamekeeper on land near Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, in April.
The two other men were arrested near to the scene but Smith was detained elsewhere.
Image source, RSPCAOfficers found a hole had been built into the sett and recovered a spade, net and two dogs - one of which had suffered severe facial wounds and collapsed due to exhaustion.
No dead badger was found but an RSPCA expert said it was possible one had died in the sett. The dogs are both "doing well" and are due to be rehomed by the charity.
Smith pleaded guilty to interfering with a badger sett and attempting to kill a badger and received an 18-week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months.
The other two men, also from Gainsborough, have already received suspended sentences after pleading guilty to the same offences.
Image source, RSPCARobin Hood Energy handed £9m loan to pay debtpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 23 October 2019
Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy ReporterNottingham City Council has agreed to loan more than £9m to Robin Hood Energy so the supplier can settle a debt with regulator Ofgem.
The company, which is owned by the council, had been threatened with having its license to supply energy revoked if it didn't come up with the money by the end of this month.
Image source, Robin Hood EnergyThe energy firm, whose customers include Jeremy Corbyn, does not create its own electricity and has to pay subsidies to fund green initiatives.
The firm already owes the city council millions of pounds and had hoped to spread the repayments to Ofgem ahead of anticipated high demand this winter.
Yesterday senior councillors said Robin Hood Energy would have to repay the loan with interest by the end of this financial year.
Ball to raise prostate cancer awarenesspublished at 10:04 British Summer Time 23 October 2019
Chesterfield and Notts County will play their National League fixture with a special match ball to raise prostate cancer awareness.
Read MoreNottingham trains disrupted by broken linepublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 23 October 2019
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsCommuters heading towards the capital are likely to be affected by delays today as a broken rail has disrupted services between London and Nottingham.
The damaged rail near Hendon is leading to problems on the usual services, East Midlands Railway has said.
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End of twitter postWatch: Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 23 October 2019
There'll be some sunny spells today, but incoming low pressure is set to bring breezy and wet weather before the weekend.
Media caption, Watch: Today's weather for the East Midlands
Why Pacer trains' bad press is 'unfair'published at 01:21 British Summer Time 23 October 2019
Railway enthusiast Evan Green-Hughes says the rail-buses deserve to be celebrated.
Read MoreMansfield Town 1-2 Salford Citypublished at 22:20 British Summer Time 22 October 2019
Salford score two second-half goals to beat Mansfield Town 2-1 in their first visit to Field Mill.
Read MoreWaste dumped next to 'no tipping' signpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 22 October 2019
Neil Heath
BBC News OnlineA number of old fridges and rubbish has been dumped next to a "no tipping" sign
They have yet to be cleared from the side of Clipstone Lane near Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire.
Image source, Tammy DunthorneMan jailed for knifepoint petrol station robberypublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 22 October 2019
Neil Heath
BBC News OnlineA robber has been jailed for for 34 months after he targeted a petrol station in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, at knifepoint.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceDarren Clark, 34, admitted the raid at the Morrison's petrol station, in Nottingham Road, on 21 September.
Police said they were called at about 22:20 by staff who said that a man with a knife had demanded cash while an accomplice waited at the door.
A cashier handed over the money from the till and the pair drove off in a Renault Clio. Clark was later detained in Long Eaton.
On Monday, at Derby Crown Court, he was sentenced to 34 months in prison for the robbery, having a knife in public and taking a car without consent.
Driver crashes amid attempt to catch spiderpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 22 October 2019
Derbyshire Police say the driver has been reported for driving without due care and attention.
Read MoreVicar jailed for defrauding elderly parishionerpublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 22 October 2019
Edward Morris withdrew £5,000 from a bank account of a woman who came to his church, a court hears.
Read MoreWoman killed in Hinckley A5 crashpublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 22 October 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA woman has died in a two-car crash, external on the A5 in Hinckley.
Police said the woman died at the scene after her Ford Fiesta and an Audi A5 collided at the High Cross Road junction at about 08:25. The Audi driver was not seriously injured.
Image source, GoogleThe southbound side was closed after the crash but has reopened. Police have appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage.
Kidnapper goes on run from Derbyshire open prisonpublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 22 October 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsPolice are looking for a convicted kidnapper after he absconded from Sudbury open prison in Derbyshire.
Arfan Hussain Shah received a nine-year sentence for kidnap and assault in 2014 but failed to return from day release in Milton Keynes on Sunday.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceDerbyshire Police said the 43-year-old had several tattoos, including a Celtic band on his right arm and "never forget, never forgive" on his left.
Boy held after man threatened with knife in cigarette rowpublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 22 October 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA 15-year-old boy has been arrested, external after a man was allegedly threatened with a knife after he refused a request for a cigarette.
Nottinghamshire Police said the 56-year-old man walked away unhurt after the confrontation in Westwick Road, Bilborough, at about 19:30 yesterday.
Image source, GoogleOfficers stopped a boy nearby and detained him on suspicion of affray and possession of a bladed article after finding a knife.
The teenager remains in police custody and the force has appealed for witnesses.
A5 southbound closed near Magna Park after crashpublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 22 October 2019
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA crash has closed the A5 southbound, external between Magna Park and the M69.
Highways England said diversion routes had been set up but there were long delays in the area.
Cars damaged with 'corrosive substance' in Chesterfieldpublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 22 October 2019
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsThousands of pounds worth of damage was caused to two cars in Chesterfield after they were covered in a corrosive substance.
Police said paint stripper or acid was poured on to the bodywork of the cars parked on Skeldale Drive sometime between 19:15 and 19:30 on Thursday.
Image source, Derbyshire ConstabularyOfficers are now trying to trace two men who were seen in Skeldale Drive and Healaugh Way.
They are thought to have parked a car on Herriot Drive.
Image source, Derbyshire Constabulary
