Saints hang on to beat rivals Leicesterpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 26 April 2021
Northampton hold on to win the only East Midlands derby of the season as they beat Leicester 23-18.
Read MoreSaints hang on to beat rivals Leicesterpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 26 April 2021
Crash death mother welcomes smart motorway changespublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 26 April 2021
Eight-year-old Dev Naran died in 2018 when the car he was in was struck by a lorry on the M6.
Read MoreKey workers to get free tickets to Nottingham Openpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 26 April 2021
Press AssociationThe Lawn Tennis Association has said it will give key workers 1,000 free tickets to Wimbledon warm-up events, including the Nottingham Open.
The tickets for the tournament which is due to be held at the Nottingham Tennis Centre from 5 to 13 June, will be offered to NHS, police, fire service, transport workers and other local authority workers.
Image source, Getty ImagesTickets will also be available for key tournaments in Birmingham, Eastbourne and at Queen's Club.
The events are expected to operate at about 25% of their usual capacity, depending on social-distancing guidance at the time.
LTA chief executive Scott Lloyd said: "We are delighted to be able to make these tickets available to key workers to thank them for their incredible efforts over the past 14 months."
Warning after tickets given over beauty spot parkingpublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 26 April 2021
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineA warning has been given for visitors to Derbyshire to park responsibly after police ticketed vehicles at a beauty spot.
Police said they handed out "numerous" fines at Curbar Edge on Sunday afternoon after seeing double yellow lines being ignored.
Image source, Derbyshire PolicePC Linda Hancock, from the local policing team, said: "We issued tickets to drivers for wilfully obstructing the highway.
"Drivers continue to not only ignore double yellow lines at Cubar Edge, but we are seeing this issue all over the Peak District.
"We appreciate that more people than ever before are enjoying days out locally, or travelling within the UK for a holiday, but parking on double yellow lines obstructs the road and can be dangerous."
Keeper Steele enjoys stint as strikerpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 26 April 2021
Ex-Manchester United and Barnsley goalkeeper Luke Steele uses some time out of the game to become a prolific non-league striker.
Read MorePlans for £900k street development unveiledpublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 26 April 2021
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsWork on a £900,000 redevelopment of a street in Leicester has been announced by the city council.
Granby Street will be pedestrianised and revamped between the junction with Northampton Street and the inner ring road at St Georges Way.
The cycle lane between Dover Street and the ring road will also be changed, with the junction between Dover Street and Granby Street closed to traffic.
The council said work is expected to start in summer and will take about nine months to complete.
Quote MessageThese improvements will make the route more welcoming and safer for pedestrians and cyclists, while having minimal impact on motorists. It’s been more than 10 years since the underpass beneath the ring road was filled and now is a good time to revisit the area and improve it further.
Adam Clarke, Deputy city mayor for environment and transportation, Leicester City Council
Image source, Leicester City CouncilMan sentenced for sending explicit messages to 'girl'published at 10:36 British Summer Time 26 April 2021
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineA man who sent sexually explicit images of himself to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl has been given a suspended sentence.
John Hyde, 31, befriended the "girl" on social media in the summer of 2019 and began sexualised conversations, Nottinghamshire Police said.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut the return messages were from an adult woman working with activists seeking to expose sex offenders online.
He was confronted by the group and arrested shortly after.
Hyde, of Leybourne Drive, Bestwood, subsequently pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child.
He appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on 19 April and was sentenced to 15 months in jail, suspended for two years.
He was also banned form working with children for 10 years and made the subject of a five-year sexual harm prevention order.
Police appeal after man dies in M69 crashpublished at 09:43 British Summer Time 26 April 2021
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsPolice are asking any motorists with dashcam footage of a crash to get in touch after a man died when the car he was driving hit the central reservation.
Leicestershire Police said they were called to the M69 near Enderby at about 15:45 on Sunday after a vehicle hit the barrier where the road splits near Which Way Island.
The driver, who was in his 40s, was taken to hospital but died shortly afterwards, while two children and a woman who were passengers in the car "did not suffer any significant injuries," a force spokesman said.
Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:53 British Summer Time 26 April 2021
Staying dry with any patchy cloud tending to dissipate as the day draws on, leaving cloud-free skies and plenty of sunshine.
Turning cloudier this evening but staying dry. A light breeze throughout the day.
Image source, Maggie T Howlett
