Samantha Noble
BBC News Online

A teenager has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Clifton.

Nottinghamshire Police said officers were called to Southchurch Drive, just before 20:10 yesterday and part of the tram route had to be closed.

The force said an "altercation is believed to have taken place between two young men, one of whom was reported to have been stabbed".

The 17-year-old boy's injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, officers added.

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Det Sgt Nigel Malik said: "It is believed this is an isolated incident between two people who know each other and there is no wider risk to the public."

He added inquiries were continuing and asked anyone who saw the stabbing or has any information to get in touch.

Golf ball-sized hail comes "thundering down" as the extreme heat warning for England continues.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Twelve people have been permanently banned from using an e-scooter system due to reckless behaviour, it has been revealed.

The scheme - run and policed by Wind Mobility - was introduced in October, with 600 of the distinctive vehicles on the streets of Nottingham.

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Answering concerns over safety at a council meeting, the city council said 954 people had received a first warning for illegal riding, 46 had been given one-week bans and 12 riders had permanently exclusions linked to criminal incidents/charges.

Officials also said there had been more than 500,000 rides since launch.

They admitted pavement riding - which is not allowed - is "showing an increase" with 397 incidents observed by enforcement officers from 15 June to 11 July but said this was down to an increase in patrols.

A number of cars and windows are damaged as golf ball-sized hail falls during a thunderstorm.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A Nottinghamshire mental health unit will be permanently closed in favour of services almost 20 miles away.

Bassetlaw's clinical commissioning group (CCG) governing body approved the move at a meeting on Tuesday, which will see inpatient services for adults and older people's mental healthcare in Bassetlaw moved to Sherwood Oaks in Mansfield or Millbrook Mental Health Unit, near Sutton-in-Ashfield.

A petition against the the plans had received about 2,500 signatures.

The CCG says Bassetlaw will receive £4m investment in local services over four years as part of the plans.

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Liam Barnes
BBC News

A man has been arrested after a stabbing on a bus in Leicester.

Officers were called to a report of the stabbing in Humberstone Road, near Dysart Way, at about 07:30 this morning, Leicestershire Police said.

The victim, a man in his 20s, is in hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.

A 26-year-old man from Leicester was arrested at the scene and is currently being questioned.

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Liam Barnes
BBC News

Police in Leicester have reopened a number of roads after a stabbing in the city centre on Tuesday.

Leicestershire Police said officers were called to a fight in Belgrave Gate at 04:20 yesterday, where a 21-year-old man was found with stab wounds and taken to hospital where he remains in a serious condition.

Three men - aged 22, 23 and 26 - who were arrested have since been released on bail pending further inquiries, a force spokesman said, while another 22-year-old man remains in custody.

A number of roads around Belgrave Gate were closed while officers investigated but they have since reopened. Nearby Haymarket Bus Station has also reopened, the city council confirmed.

Officers are looking for any witnesses or anyone with information to get in touch.

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The Environment Agency has issued nearly 20 flood alerts - meaning flooding is possible - for parts of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, as well as London.

The Met Office had earlier issued a yellow thunderstorm warning on Tuesday, and with temperatures set to climb to as high as 33C, concerns have been raised over the possibility of lightning and sudden heavy rain.

It comes after large hail and heavy downpours hit parts of Leicestershire on Tuesday.

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Liam Barnes
BBC News

Police in Derbyshire are searching a stretch of the River Trent near Swarkestone after a person was reportedly "in difficulty in the water".

Officers were called at about 17:30 on Tuesday by members of the public, and specialist search teams and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service are also at the scene.

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BBC Weather Watchers

Another sunny day is in store for most, with a light wind and temperatures reaching about 28C.

Today's BBC Weather Watchers picture comes from Helen Earth in Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire.

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The mother of a six-year-old boy who survived cancer is urging more people to donate blood plasma.

Campaigners say it is "something to be proud of".

Giant hail stones have fallen in Leicestershire, damaging cars and smashing windows.

Three men and a woman are in police custody over the death of Usman Patel in Leicester.

Sonia Kataria
BBC News

A young fox has been rescued after getting stuck in pea netting on a Leicester allotment.

The RSPCA said the "not-so-fantastic Mr Fox... became well and truly stuck" at the site in Wigston on Sunday.

The gardener who found the animal used a tarpaulin for shade and water to keep it cool, the charity said.

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Inspector Herchy Boal said the fox had got itself in a "real tangle".

"This poor boy was so hot from the intense heat and had exhausted himself trying to get free, but it was still quite a challenge to rescue him.

"The rope was so thick it was hard to cut through and every time he got a little bit more free he would then start thrashing around to get away."

Mr Boal added: "If the fox hadn't been freed he would have almost certainly died from exhaustion and heat exposure."

The fox did not sustained any injuries, the charity said.

Leicester City sign centre-back Georgia Brougham after she was released by Everton earlier this summer.

Amy Payne
Reporter, BBC East Midlands Today

Hundreds of Muslims have gathered in a Leicester park to mark the start of Eid, a day after Covid rules were eased in England.

Eid al-Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice - one of the most important festivals in the Muslim calendar - took place at Victoria Park earlier.

It's Leicester's first public celebration of Eid in almost two years, after three other Eid events were cancelled due to lockdown restrictions.

Dr Samira Hassan, 34, said many people at the park event "dressed extra nice" and were looking forward to meeting friends now mass gatherings were allowed.

"A lot of people have realised we took Eid celebrations for granted in the previous years and everybody has that extra special oomph," she added.

Many chose to continue wearing masks, among them Mohamed Khemiri.

The 47-year-old said: "This virus can be asymptomatic and can be transmissible, especially from children, so we have to be very careful."

Alex Smith
BBC News Online

A teenager has been arrested after a man was seriously injured in a crash last night.

Derbyshire Police said officers were called at 22:00 to reports a man had been injured in a collision with a silver car in Mercian Way, close to the junction of Abbey Street, in Derby.

The victim, a 19-year-old from Derby, was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition.

An 18-year-old man, from the Burton area, has been detained on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and remains in custody.

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Derby County will be allowed to sign out-of-contract players for the new season but any deals will have strict salary limits.

Stephanie Blood says complications from a hysterectomy had long-lasting consequences.