Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

A passenger who died in Derby after a car hit a central reservation and a lamp-post in a police chase has been named as Jacob Morton.

The 27-year-old, from the city, was a passenger in a Vauxhall Corsa that crashed on the A6 in Alvaston on Monday night. A Derbyshire Police patrol car had been following the Corsa shortly before the collision.

The driver, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

One witness said he heard a car "screaming past" his house.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) began an independent investigation into the circumstances and has appealed for witnesses.

The officer involved has provided an initial account and footage from the patrol vehicle has been obtained, an IPCC spokesman added.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

Andrew Strachan
Reporter, BBC Radio Derby

Footage of the fire at a recycling centre in Derby has emerged.

I've seen about as many as eight different fire engines here in London Road.

When I arrived the flames were pretty big but they're dying down now and things do seem to be getting somewhat under control.

Owynn Atkin
BBC Radio Leicester Sport

Foxes defender Harry Maguire has been included in the England squad for the first time.

Image source, Getty Images

He's joined by his Foxes teammate Jamie Vardy for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovakia in early September.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

A man who raped a 13-year-old girl has been sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison.

Image source, Nottinghamshire Police

Ian Shepherd, 51, of Clumber Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, had originally denied four counts of rape but changed his plea to guilty today at Nottingham Crown Court.

He was also given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and will have to sign the sex offenders register for life.

Det Con Mary Foster, from Nottinghamshire Police, described Shepherd, external as a "very manipulative, evil, dishonest individual".

Liam Barnes
BBC News Online

A man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a 23-year-old woman from Lincolnshire in a car crash.

Dominique Wright was killed after the crash on Nottingham Road, Southwell, in October last year.

Today, Benjamin Hughes, 24, from Nottingham Road in Lowdham, admitted causing death by careless driving when over the prescribed limit.

He will be sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on 22 September.

Image source, PA

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Police are investigating claims of a sexual assault on a woman near Coalville.

It's alleged to have happened at about 17:00 yesterday in the Beveridge Lane and Rushby Road area of Ellistown.

Image source, Google

A cordon is in place at the top and bottom of a footpath and also on Colonel Close while police complete a search of the area.

Police have said they want to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time - especially dog walkers who may have seen something or anyone with CCTV footage covering the area.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Photos from the scene of a fire near Alvaston Park in Derby are starting to come in.

Chris Horne is in the area and said: "Fire crews just told us the building will collapse very soon - loud bangs can be heard from inside."

Image source, Chris Horne

Image source, Chris Horne

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Eight bells made in memory of First World War battles near Ypres are on show in the UK for the final time before being transported to the Belgian town.

The bells were made at the world famous John Taylor & Co in Loughborough and left the town on two World War One era lorries earlier this week.

The bells are now on show at the Great Dorset Steam Fair that is set to to attract up to 200,000 visitors over five days.

After the show, they will make their final journey to Ypres, where they will ring at St George's Memorial Church.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

We'll bring you more on this as we get it.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

An ambulance driver, who was assaulted by a patient he was trying to take to hospital, has said the attack will stay with him for a long time.

Last month Ray Woolley was driving an emergency vehicle from Ashby to the Leicester Royal Infirmary when he had to pull over because the patient inside was assaulting his colleague.

The patient went on to "donkey-kick" a second person on the medial team and punch Mr Woolley in the side of the head.

The East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) driver said he was "petrified" at the time and that it still makes him feel "vulnerable".

EMAS added the man responsible for the attacks, Nicolas Frost, from Ellistown, was jailed for 26 weeks after admitting three counts of assault by beating.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

Jacka-nacka-nory! Alan Partridge is returning to our screens for one-off special later this year and a new series in 2018.

The special, marking 25 years since Partridge first aired on BBC Radio, will be on BBC Two, while the series will be on BBC One.

It'll be produced by Baby Cow Productions, which Nottingham's Henry Normal set up with Steve Coogan, who plays Partridge.

Mr Normal has been involved with Nottingham's successful bid to become a UNESCO City of Literature and the Nottingham Poetry Festival.

Hundreds of bees were discovered in the loft of a house when honey began oozing through a ceiling.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Photos of a car parked over graves at Loughborough Cemetery have sparked outrage on social media.

Image source, Ashley Griffin

Ashley Griffin took the photos, which have generated comments on our Facebook page, external like "disgraceful" and "disrespectful".

Image source, Ashley Griffin

Charnwood Borough Council has said the owners of both of the vehicles that have been pictured were told to move and immediately apologised.

Councillor Hilary Fryer is now reminding visitors to use the car parks that are provided.

Relive Notts Outlaws' five-wicket win against Somerset in the T20 Blast quarter-final as it happened.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

A fight in a Derby churchyard led to a pub umbrella collapsing on to a group of women sitting outside a nearby bar.

Image source, Google

Derbyshire Police said the brawl broke out close to Seymours Bar in Cheapside on Saturday at about 23:15 BST.

None of the women were seriously hurt.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

A man was kicked in the face during an attempted stabbing at a park.

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Derbyshire Police said two men from a group of 20 to 23 year olds approached the victim near the basketball courts on Derby's Arboretum Park on Saturday evening.

One of them attempted to stab the victim, who fell to the ground and received a kick to the face before responding with a kick of his own, which knocked the blade from the attacker's hand.

The man with the knife has been described as Asian, in his early 20s, 5ft 9ins, skinny and clean shaven. The other man is described as black, 20 to 22 years old, 5ft 9ins skinny and clean shaven. He was riding a black mountain bike with white writing on the frame.

Police are linking it with an incident that occurred at about the same time, in which a different man asked two people in the park to call the police after he'd been chased by a man with a knife.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

Earlier we told you about Erewash MP Maggie Throup's suggestion that the 17m viaduct carrying the proposed HS2 line through Long Eaton could become a tourist attraction.

"It is high but what I'm wanting now is an iconic structure," she said.

"We have, not far away, the Bennerley Viaduct that we're very proud of and we're trying to get restored, and I want people to be proud of this viaduct as well."

Adam Hull wrote on Facebook, external: "They should divert it over her house and see how she feels then just a waste of money."

On Twitter, @Montybasset was supportive, mentioning the pull of the Grade II listed Bennerley Viaduct near Ilkeston (pictured above).

But @NikkiCinNotts was less than impressed.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live