Man arrested in stab murder investigationpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 10 September 2021
A 58-year-old man is held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder after a teen was fatally stabbed.
Read MoreMan arrested in stab murder investigationpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 10 September 2021
Warrant issued for mum accused of killing childrenpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 10 September 2021
Mary McCann misses a court date where she was due to answer charges following a crash on the M1.
Read MorePolice discover £1m cannabis grow in Mapperleypublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 10 September 2021
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsCannabis with a street value of about £1m has been found at a home in Nottingham.
The 1,400-plant grow was found at an address in Lucknow Drive in Mapperley on Thursday morning following a tip-off.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceThe plants were taken to be destroyed and two men, aged 20 and 24, were arrested on suspicion of drug offences.
Nottinghamshire Police said CS spray and a telescopic baton were also found at the property.
Three deny murdering fatally stabbed manpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 10 September 2021
Byron Griffin, 22, was found with a single stab wound on 4 July and later died in hospital.
Read MoreA&E warning issued after false nails removal requestpublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 10 September 2021
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsHealth bosses in Nottinghamshire have asked the public to avoid unnecessary visits to hospitals as medics continue to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
The Nottingham and Nottinghamshire clinical commissioning group (CCG) said there were 200 people with Covid-19 in hospital beds in the area, with 26 in a critical condition.
At the same time, accident and emergency teams are seeing rising numbers of patients, with more than 1,100 in one day this Monday at King's Mill Hospital and the Queen's Medical Centre, the CCG added.
Dr David Selwyn, medical director of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust - which runs King's Mill Hospital - said: "People turning up at hospitals with minor illnesses are waiting a very long time for treatment.
"We have seen people who have attended A&E with coughs and colds, which can be easily treated by a pharmacist or at home, as well as someone asking for their false nails to be removed which isn't a medical issue."
He asked people with minor and non life-threatening illnesses to instead consider attending an urgent treatment centre or visiting 111 online.
Tigers' Van Poortvliet aims to 'push on'published at 13:29 British Summer Time 10 September 2021
Scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet aims to make a big impact for Leicester Tigers this season after working on his mental approach.
Read MoreDoctor saw shocking 9/11 attack from planepublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 10 September 2021
British doctor Sam Allen helped with the emergency effort after witnessing the second plane strike.
Read MorePolice sorry after blood left at fatal stab scenepublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 10 September 2021
Friends and family of an 18-year-old man who was stabbed to death were left to clean up his blood.
Read MoreIndia in England 2021published at 12:06 British Summer Time 10 September 2021
Results, reports and scorecards from India's five-Test tour of England.
Read MoreThunder warning for Nottinghamshirepublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 10 September 2021
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsThe Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms in Nottinghamshire later.
The alert runs from 14:00 BST to 22:00 and also covers Lincolnshire along with much of the east coast of England.
Image source, BBC Weather Watchers/MRGThe Met Office said: "A few heavy showers and thunderstorms may lead to localised travel disruption and flooding today."
Woman 'threatened with Samurai sword'published at 08:29 British Summer Time 10 September 2021
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsA man has been arrested after a woman reported being threatened with a Samurai sword.
Nottinghamshire Police said they were called to Station Avenue in Ranskill at about 00:30 on Thursday, where the 42-year-old was arrested on suspicion of affray.
Image source, PA MediaThe sword and two cannabis plants were also seized from the property.
Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 10 September 2021
Patches of rain and bits of wind around the place, with high temperatures in the low 20s.
Today's BBC Weather Watchers picture comes from AbbeyDale in Matlock.
Image source, AbbeyDaleMurder investigation after man fatally stabbedpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 9 September 2021
The man was found with multiple stab wounds on a Leicester street and died in hospital, police say.
Read MoreBoy's racist group included terrorism plot memberpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 9 September 2021
The cases of a boy and a neo-Nazi are now linked after reporting restrictions are lifted.
Read More'Ambitious' East Midlands freeport plans revealedpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 9 September 2021
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineFull-scale plans for a freeport in the East Midlands have been revealed for the first time.
The proposals, described by two Nottinghamshire MPs as "extremely ambitious", show an estimated boost of 25,789 direct jobs and a possible uplift to the region's economy of £8.4bn across 25 years.
Another 30,000 indirect jobs are also estimated off the back of the project.
The East Midlands Freeport Board submitted its outline business case to the government today, with three anchor sites at Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, East Midlands Airport and Toyota Island.
In an interview with the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Conservative MPs Ben Bradley and Ruth Edwards told of the plans to make the region a "hotbed of innovation".
"The great thing about the freeport is it plays to our strengths, with sites across Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire," Ms Edwards said.
"It's brought together local government across all three counties, the public and private sector, and it's really important that we do work together to maximise the region’s potential."
Image source, Getty ImagesFreeports are designated areas where the normal tax and tariff rules of the country in which they are based do not apply.
They allow goods to be imported, manufactured and re-exported without being subject to checks, paperwork or tariffs.
However, concerns have been raised by think tank UK in a Changing Europe, which fears freeport plans could move jobs rather than create new ones, and may not be a "magic bullet" to fixing local economies.
Following the approval of today’s outline business case, the full freeport plan is expected to be lodged in November ahead of an estimated government approval in December or January.
Leicestershire school timetable changes to be rejectedpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 9 September 2021
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineLeicestershire's "July Fortnight" looks set to stay after a majority of residents said they supported the current term-time patterns.
Currently Leicester and Leicestershire has the earliest start to the summer holidays in England, but a longer autumn term.
Residents were asked if they wanted to instead align their spring and autumn breaks with other authorities, or spread holidays more evenly around the year.
Leicestershire County Council said about 69% of nearly 12,500 county respondents wanted to keep the traditional holiday pattern.
The city council received more than 5,500 responses, with 65.8% wanting to keep the existing system.
Both authorities are set to approve keeping the current set-up next week.
Image source, Getty ImagesCouple hold wedding celebration under waterpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 9 September 2021
The scuba diving pair took inspiration from an underwater wedding in Don't Tell The Bride.
Read MoreLeicester sporting figures attend unveiling of new facilitypublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 9 September 2021
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsA number of Leicester sporting figures were in the city today for the unveiling of a new sports facility.
Former footballer and broadcaster Gary Lineker, world snooker champion Mark Selby and ex-Foxes and England striker Emile Heskey were at the Cruyff Court in New Parks to see the new five-a-side pitch.
Selby, who grew up in the area, said: "Things seem to be moving in the right direction in New Parks."
The pitch has opened at the Johan Cruyff Foundation which was set up in the 1990s by the Dutch footballer to support and develop sports activities for children.
It has established facilities all over the world to give people a safe place to get active and play outdoors.
New Zealand women in England 2021published at 14:42 British Summer Time 9 September 2021
Results, reports and scorecards from New Zealand's women's tour of England, featuring three Twenty20 internationals before five ODIs.
Read MorePedestrians injured after car mounts kerbpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 9 September 2021
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsThree people were taken to hospital after being hit by a car near Bradgate Park in Leicestershire.
Police said the pedestrians were struck by a Range Rover Evoque that is believed to have mounted the kerb in Bradgate Road, Newtown Linford, at about 16:30 on Wednesday.
Image source, GoogleThe three remain in hospital with injuries that are not life-changing. The driver was unhurt.
Leicestershire Police have appealed for witnesses and footage.
