Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Here's what's happening across our region: 

• NHS prescription drugs are found for sale illegally in Nottinghamshire 
• Nottingham City Council has approved a £19.6m loan for Central College to build a new campus 
• The Nottingham Forest Supporters' Trust has urged owner Fawaz Al Hasawi to try to resurrect a deal to sell the club

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Perhaps somewhat unsurprisingly, Green Party town councillor Kat Boettge isn't convinced about the case for cutting down the trees.  

"So far all the council has given us is generic reasons [why the trees have to be felled]," she told BBC East Midlands Today. 

"They said it's to help wildlife and diversity but that's too simplistic." 

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

The land in question is actually classed as an "open space" - a park to you and me. 

Broxtowe Borough Council has said the plans to chop down the trees will ensure the woodland develops evenly. 

But although people who live by are happy for them to be cut down, an online petition which has attracted more than 150 signatures has suggested they should be left alone.   

East Midlands Today

Campaigners have opposed plans to fell dozens of trees in a Nottinghamshire park.

Around 40 are set to be cut down in Hall Om Wong park in Kimberley. 

Colin Fray
BBC Radio Nottingham's Forest commentator

The collapse of the takeover was a little bit of a shock but the sacking of Phillipe Montanier was the only thing that happened this weekend that wasn't a surprise. 

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It is not a surprise given they'd gone eight games without a win, three games without a goal, two points from the last 21 in the league and an FA Cup defeat. 

I think what did for Montanier was last week's game at Wigan in which Forest really were shambolic plus the chairman discovered  he was going to be carrying on as the 100% owner. 

That then paved the way for the head coach to be removed as Fawaz has proved not to be a patient chairman. 

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher Steve A for this rather impressive pic of a pheasant in Kimberley. 

Image source, Steve A

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

This is what's happening across our region: 

• NHS prescription drugs have been sold on the black market in Nottinghamshire, the BBC has found 
• Campaigners have questioned plans to chop down 40 trees at a park in Kimberley
• Nottingham-based Dan Evans is through to the second round of the Australian Open

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Happy birthday to Nottingham Forest's Nicklas Bendtner who turns 29 today. 

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Do you think his gloomy complexion reflects the fact I forgot to send him a card? 

BBC Inside Out

Community Pharmacist Jyoti Saini admitted she was "shocked" when she saw the secret footage of the NHS prescription drugs being sold  illegally. 

"To sell them [the drugs] on for a financial gain is defrauding the NHS," she told BBC Inside Out. 

"It is defrauding everybody because the NHS is for all of us and it is an illegal thing to do." 

Kevin Stanley
BBC Radio Nottingham newsreader

There have been big problems on roads in Nottingham City Centre this morning. 

Canal Street has been backed up because of emergency gas works which have reduced the route to one lane in each direction.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

It was a bit grim on my walk into the office this morning - but here's a more scientific explanation of today's weather with Charlie Slater...

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Seventh seed Marin Cilic lies in wait in the next round...

Image source, EPA

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Nottingham-based Dan Evans has made short work of Facundo Bagnis in the first round of the Australian Open.

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The 26-year-old won 7-6, 6-3, 6-1 in just a shade under two hours. 

Job done. 

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Here's what's happening across our region: 

• NHS prescription drugs are being sold illegally in Nottinghamshire, a BBC investigation has found 
• Nottingham City Council has approved a £19.6m loan for Central College to build a new campus 
• Gary Brazil will take Nottingham Forest training today after Philippe Montanier's sacking at the weekend

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

...and you can see Jonathan's report on Inside Out at 19:30 on BBC One this evening. 

Jonathan Gibson
BBC Inside Out reporter

It's difficult to gauge the extent of this black market trade in NHS prescriptions.  

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NHS Protect - the dedicated crime unit - couldn't provide an estimate.

But given the ease with which I was able to find and purchase prescriptions from patients, the anecdotal evidence points to it being widespread.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

The NHS Choices website, external states that The Medicines Act 1968 defines three legal categories of medicines - general sales list medicines, pharmacy medicines and prescription-only medicines. 

Under this act, most medicines can only be sold or supplied against a prescription at a pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist.

NHS fraud can result in custodial sentences imposed by the courts. 

BBC Inside Out

NHS prescription drugs are being sold on the black market in Nottinghamshire, a BBC Inside Out investigation has found. 

Image source, Science Photo Library

Our investigation found one man selling pills on the internet that he hadn't paid for.

It's a practice the regulator has called illegal and risky.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Congratulations to the Nottingham Panthers who have become the first British ice hockey team to claim a major European trophy.

Image source, Karl Denham

They claimed the Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier event, with a 4-1 victory over Italian side Ritten. 

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome along to the start of another week across Nottinghamshire. I'll be with you until later with the region's news, sport, weather and travel. 

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