A man accused of murdering his partner during a trip to a Lincolnshire caravan park admitted to relatives that he'd injured her, a court has heard.

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Linda Treeby died after suffering injuries on her 64th birthday at the Summerlands site in Ingoldmells.

Relatives of 51-year-old Andrew Highton told Lincoln Crown Court he said he'd "done something stupid" to Ms Treeby.

He was quoted as saying he'd "done a number on her" after visiting them in the moments after the attack on 29 May this year.

Mr Highton, of Highbury Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, denies murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter.

The trial continues.

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Detectives are investigating a "serious assault" at a park in Sandiacre in the early hours of this morning.

A cordon is in place at St Giles Park and there is likely to be an increased police presence there all day.

Derbyshire Police have urged anyone who was in the area between midnight and 01:00 to contact them.

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Manu Tuilagi plans to see out his contract at Leicester despite interest from France and rugby league side Toronto Wolfpack.

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BBC News

A wanted criminal tried to avoid detection from officers - by wearing a pair of glasses.

Derbyshire Police said David Springthorpe, from Alfreton, was wanted for a number of shoplifting offences when he attempted the image overhaul.

A PCSO spotted the 30-year-old in South Normanton and chased him down.

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Springthorpe was jailed for 30 weeks at South Derbyshire Magistrates' Court after admitting two counts of shoplifting.

In a tweet, the local policing team said: "He was wanted on prison recall and a number of shoplifting offences.

"Springthorpe has recently changed his image by sporting a pair of glasses. This was not quite cunning enough."

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Bromsgrove earn a try bonus point inside the first seven minutes on way to a 36-try 240-0 win over South Leicester.

Amy Dally Mura is also banned from campaigning in Broxtowe as a condition of bail.

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BBC News

A community first responder vehicle was given a parking ticket while dealing with a medical emergency in Nottingham city centre earlier.

East Midlands Ambulance Service said the car had escorted a crewed ambulance to Angel Row at about 14:30 where one patient was treated.

The service said community first responder (CFR) schemes were run by volunteers who give up their spare time to attend appropriate emergency calls in their own community.

It said CFR vehicles were not exempt from parking restrictions, even when dealing with a 999 emergency, but any fines received were appealed.

Nottingham City Council said it was "legitimate" to issue the fine but in this case the ticket would be cancelled.

Alice Wheeldon was jailed for conspiracy to kill a prime minister with a poison dart in 1917.

Quentin Rayner said he found the Shetland ram "chewing on pot plants" in his garden in Southwell.

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BBC News

A BMW driver who hit and killed a cyclist in his newly-bought vehicle has been handed a suspended sentence.

Nottingham Crown Court heard father-of-two Gary Dowell died at the scene of a crash at the junction of the A612 and the A617 near Upton shortly before 22:00 on 15 May 2018.

The 52-year-old antiques dealer was riding home from the Cross Keys pub towards Kelham when he was hit by a car driven by James Ellison.

The court heard Mr Dowell had ridden through a red traffic light, had no lights on his bicycle and was wearing dark clothing with reflective strips on the side facing away from the car.

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Ellison, 28, of John Gold Avenue in Newark, had been driving at least 13mph over the 50mph limit along the A617 when Mr Dowell crossed into his path.

Jon Fountain, prosecuting, told the court: "Had he not been speeding the collision could have been avoided."

Defending, Simon Eckersley said the "tragic accident" has had a "profound effect" on his client, whose plans to join the Royal Marines have been scuppered by the crash.

Ellison admitted causing death by careless driving and was handed a four-month sentence, suspended for a year, as well as being banned from driving for 12 months and ordered to complete 100 hours of community work.

Judge Sally Hancox said the case highlighted the importance of sticking to speed limits.

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BBC News Online

John Bettison, 75, from Kirkby-in-Ashfield, used Your Questions Answered to ask: "Can an MP also be a county councillor and district councillor?"

The Electoral Commission said you can be a county and district councillor and also stand as a member of the UK Parliament.

In next month’s election, Jason Zadrozny is standing as an Independent candidate for Ashfield. He is also a Nottinghamshire county councillor and leader of Ashfield District Council.

Other people standing in Ashfield are Lee Anderson for the Conservative Party, Brexit Party candidate Martin Daubney, Natalie Fleet for Labour, Rebecca Wain for the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party’s Rose Woods.

Information about what disqualifies people from becoming an MP, including being a civil servant, member of a police force or a judge, can be found here, external.

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Would ewe believe it!

A BBC reporter suffered a baa-d start to his morning when he found this beast in his back garden.

The Shetland ram risked the chop when it smashed two patio doors at chief news reporter Quentin Rayner's house in Southwell overnight.

"To say I was shocked would be an understatement," he said.

The animal has been returned to its owner, who is understood to be feeling - you guessed it - sheepish.

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BBC News

Good news in the dog world - the owner of these chihuahuas has been found.

The dogs were abandoned in a car with cloned plates near Earl Shilton.

They were found yesterday by police, who made an appeal to trace their owners on social media.

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Officers are now in the process of reuniting the owner with their pets - who police say were stolen during a burglary near Slough in Berkshire on 21 October.

Leicestershire Police said they are investigating with colleagues at Thames Valley Police but so far no-one has been arrested.

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BBC News Online

Three people have been arrested after a man suffered a "puncture wound" to his back in Langley Mill.

Derbyshire Police said the 23-year-old man was attacked at about 23:45 on 6 November in North Street.

Two boys, aged 16 and 17, have been arrested in connection with the incident along with a 28-year-old man.

They have been released under investigation while inquiries continue.

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BBC News

Two students at a school in Bingham have contracted mumps, Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed.

On Monday, Toot Hill School said 16 students were suspected to have the infection.

PHE said it was waiting to confirm whether the other suspected cases were also mumps.

The suspected mumps cases come months after hundreds of cases were confirmed among university students in Nottingham and amid a decline nationally in the uptake of childhood vaccinations.

Vanessa MacGregor, a consultant in health protection with PHE, said there has been a rise in suspected mumps cases, with teenagers and young people who have not had two doses of the MMR vaccination "particularly vulnerable".

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BBC News

A 31-year-old man has been arrested, external after police used a helicopter and stinger to stop a suspected stolen lorry in Nottinghamshire.

The vehicle was brought to a halt on the A46 in Bingham at 01:44 after being tracked from Northamptonshire.

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It's believed the lorry was on false registration plates and may have been stolen from Watford Gap Services.

Nottinghamshire Police said the man was being questioned on suspicion of driving while disqualified, failure to stop, dangerous driving, driving without insurance, theft of a motor vehicle and theft from a motor vehicle.

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BBC News

A woman and a 12-year-old girl have been hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Loughborough.

The crash, which involved a car and a motorised scooter, happened at 08:10 on Leicester Road.

The woman, who is in her 40s, and the child, who were both on the scooter, were taken to hospital.

Leicestershire Police said their injuries are "not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing".

An 18-year-old man is being voluntarily interviewed by police in connection with the crash.

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Loughborough Schools Foundation, which runs Fairfield Preparatory School - located near where the crash happened - tweeted "no members of our school community were injured".

While officers were at the scene, a 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police constable.

He is in police custody and no injuries have been reported.

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BBC News

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Liz Webster got the autographs in 1963 after she barged her way into the band's dressing room.