Residents in Coalville, Leicestershire, highlight issues with bus services and social care.

Ian Cockbain and Tom Lace put on 224 as Gloucestershire chase down 348 to beat Leicestershire on an enthralling final day.

Cara Wilson, 21, says she was left in "excruciating" pain after a hot water bottle split on her lap.

Police say the jumpers were not authorised to be on the Mission: Impossible film set.

Green spaces were left strewn with rubbish after people partied in breach of Covid rules.

Rain and bad light interrupts Leicestershire's bid to set up a run-chase against Gloucestershire.

Notts County's play-off hopes suffer another setback as they are held to a 1-1 National League draw at Altrincham.

Sheffield Wednesday's draw against Nottingham Forest is enough to keep alive their survival hopes as other results go their way.

Derby County's fight to stay in the Championship will go to the final day of the season after they are beaten 2-1 at Swansea City.

Campaigners say the centre is the "beating heart" of a deprived but diverse community.

Jennifer Chambers, 48, is urging anyone with unusual symptoms to get a second opinion if necessary.

Nottinghamshire beat Derbyshire by 310 runs to record their first County Championship win since June 2018.

Dr Naomi Harvey says behaviour rather than physicality is more useful in judging a dog's true age.

Three funeral directors are involved in the pilot scheme being run by Public Health England.

Southampton hold Leicester to a draw despite playing more than 80 minutes with 10 men to frustrate the Foxes in their push to seal a top-four finish.

Leicester Tigers reach the Challenge Cup final after a sensational second half comeback sees them battle past Ulster with a 33-24 win.

Haseeb Hameed and Ben Duckett help put Nottinghamshire in a commanding position on day two at Derbyshire, who need 470 to win.

Chris Wright takes 4-24 as Leicestershire take advantage of a Gloucestershire top-order batting collapse.

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More than 2,000 people living in private rented housing sought help from Nottingham City Council in the last year, the authority has said.

The council said many of the issues reported, in the 12 months to March 2021, were about "serious housing condition issues".

This included missing smoke alarms, exposed wiring, vermin, and faulty boilers.

In response, the authority said it has overseen 221 home improvements, sent 3,033 letters and legal notices to landlords and issued 61 formal written warnings.

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One landlord, the council said, was taken to court after inspectors found tenants living in "dangerous conditions" including issues with damp, mould, fire hazards and stairs.

In another case, council officers served an emergency prohibition order (EPO) at a property due to an unsafe spiral staircase - which meant there was no safe way to escape a fire - and a kitchen left in a poor condition.

The EPO meant no-one could live there until work had been completed.

Councillor Linda Woodings said: "Every tenant deserves to live in a clean and safe home and leaseholders shouldn't have to foot the bill for the costs of basic safety works."

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A hedgehog was rescued after having cannabis smoke blown on it while trapped in a bag, before being dropped in a river, the RSPCA has said.

The charity said a passer-by rescued the animal from the water and looked after it overnight until it could be taken to a wildlife hospital for treatment.

A group of boys, thought to be teenagers, are thought to be responsible for the attack on 10 April, near the Memorial Park in Market Harborough.

RSPCA inspector Karl Marston said: “I am frankly quite shocked by what I have been told has potentially happened to this poor hedgehog and it is a miracle that she survived.

“It is hard to imagine why anyone would want to deliberately attack an animal in this horrific and callous way."

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The female hedgehog, which would have recently woke from hibernation, was taken to Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital in Kibworth where it is being kept in an incubator and is said to be recovering well.

The charity has made an appeal for witnesses to the attack to come forward.