Leicester City's Premier League-winning captain Wes Morgan will retire at the end of the season.

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A leading venue management company has been chosen to run Derby's new Becketwell Arena.

ASM Global, which runs more than 350 sites including Wembley Arena, is set to sign a 30-year lease on the the new entertainment and conference venue.

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Work on the arena, which is being funded by the city council, is set to start in early 2022 and be handed over to the operator in 2024.

The council said it was hoped that the venue will host more than 200 cultural and commercial events each year and attract an additional 250,000 visitors to Derby.

Tom Lynch, from ASM Global, said: "We look forward to bringing world class concerts, entertainment and business events to Derby, in an innovative new venue.

"We have been inspired by the vision shared for the city, and the growth and opportunities for the East Midlands economy more broadly."

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A musical about the singer Cher and her rise to fame is set to open in Leicester.

The Cher Show will be staged at the Curve Theatre on 15 April 2022 and will then tour the UK and Ireland.

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It is being directed by the former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips and choreographed by the show's dancer Oti Mabuse.

The show, which has already been on Broadway, features hits including I Got You Babe, Believe, Strong Enough and The Shoop Shoop Song.

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Staff, pupils and family members at a Nottingham school are being asked to take a Covid-19 test after cases of the Indian variant were found.

Targeted testing will take place at Ellis Guilford School in Basford as a precautionary measure from Monday to Friday next week, Nottingham City Council said.

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It follows testing for the same variant - known as VOC-21APR-02 - that has taken place in other parts of the city, including Henry Whipple School in Bestwood.

Mobile units will be on site at Ellis Guilford, while home-testing kits will also be made available for other family members, officials confirmed.

The council is again urging all eligible people in Nottingham to book a vaccination when their turn comes.

Derby's Museum of Making features Rolls-Royce engines, a Silk motorbike and a visitor workshop.

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Dennis Clarke, 82, "loved dancing" and had gone to get his blue suede shoes fixed before the attack.

Lady Helen Nall says her daughter Georgie will not inherit her family title under the current law.

Hampshire see their progress checked by Leicestershire's bowlers on another rain-affected day at the Ageas Bowl.

The 16-year-old was taken to hospital and is in a stable condition, police say.

Two men used the name of a real school in Bath to con students out of thousands of pounds.

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A number of demonstrations have also been held outside the factory supporting the group's actions.

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A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was stabbed in the garden of a house in Nottingham.

Police said they used a Taser to detain a suspect in the garden of a house in Andover Road, Bestwood, after a woman was attacked on Wednesday at about 06:00.

The victim remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

A 42-year-old man, from Bulwell, was charged with attempted murder and remanded in custody at Nottingham Magistrates' Court.

He is due to appear before Nottingham Crown Court on 17 June.

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Det Insp Gareth Harding, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a disturbing but isolated incident and our thoughts are very much with the victim and her family at this difficult time.

“We are still working to establish the full circumstances of what happened and our investigation continues.”

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A man has been arrested after neighbours spotted men carrying cannabis plants out of a house in broad daylight on a Newark street, police have said.

Nottinghamshire Police were called to Cardinal Hinsley Close on Tuesday morning after residents reported seeing the drugs being loaded into a red BMW.

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Police said they found a cannabis grow over two floors and cannabis leaves and mud ground into the carpet.

A car matching the description was found in Shirland Drive, Mansfield, where officers said they saw men unpacking drugs into a ground-floor flat.

The 52-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of burglary, possession of class B drugs and production of a class B drug.

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Josephine Gordon from Nottinghamshire died on 12 May at a campsite in Cornwall.

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Police have increased patrols in the Kirk Hallam area following two reports of teenage girls being approached by men.

On Saturday a girl said she was pulled into an alleyway near a play area off Noskwith Street by a man.

Another girl said she managed to break free after being grabbed at a skate park at about 21:30 on Tuesday.

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Derbyshire Police said: "It is not known at this stage if the incidents are linked but inquiries are ongoing, and officers are carrying out increased patrols."

Insp Ed Browne, from the force, said: "These reports are understandably causing alarm and concern within the community, and we would encourage anyone with information to contact us.”

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Leicester's public health director has welcomed additional vaccines from the government to help tackle the Indian Covid-19 variant in the city.

Ivan Browne said the vaccination rollout in Leicester was set to be ramped up from next week.

The city was confirmed by the government as one of the areas to receive additional support to help tackle the variant of concern yesterday.

Mr Browne said there were currently between 10 and 20 cases of the Indian variant in Leicester but they had asked the government for extra vaccines to be prepared.

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He said: "What we want to do is to protect the city before we get into those sorts of situations we have seen in other parts of the country.

"It is not that it's huge numbers but clearly we want to be on the front foot with any cases that come our way that require us to look in more detail and do more in-depth contract tracing."

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said "while there is no evidence to show this variant has a greater impact on severity of disease or evades the vaccine, the speed of growth is of note".

Derbyshire's Australia limited-over international fast bowler Billy Stanlake is ruled out for the season after just one game.

Derby County chief executive Stephen Pearce reveals that the Championship club are still negotiating with new potential buyers.