Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

A dad from Beeston who almost died from the potentially fatal infection sepsis is backing a hospital campaign to raise awareness about the condition.

Karl Goodere-Dale needed urgent treatment after collapsing with what he thought was a heavy cold.

He was rushed to intensive care and spent eight weeks in hospital but made a full recovery earlier this year.

Image source, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust

Karl said his symptoms included bringing up "significant amounts of blood" and feeling "lifeless".

He added: "Without the support of the team at Queen's Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital I would say I would have been in a really bad way, I probably wouldn't be here."

Sepsis can spread through the body after an illness, injury or surgery and symptoms can include high or low temperature and a fast heart rate.

A film director has been given rare access to follow Dennis Skinner for two years to make a documentary.

Daniel Draper, who has made Nature of the Beast, told Daily Politics presenter Jo Coburn it was "fair criticism" for some who claimed he was guilty of hero-worshipping the Bolsover MP.

Studio guests Conservative MP Kwasi Kwarteng and Labour MP Anneliese Dodds also gave their thoughts on the long-serving, legendary Labour veteran.

An appeal is made to help choose the top tree in England from a shortlist of 10.

Liam Barnes
BBC News Online

A group of men robbed a man while he was walking through Forest Recreation Ground.

Nottinghamshire Police said a baseball bat was used to threaten the victim, who was walking home when he was attacked from behind at about 03:40 on Sunday morning.

The 46-year-old's wallet was stolen and he suffered cuts and bruises in the incident, which police are now investigating.

Worcestershire take a huge step towards Division Two promotion with an eight-wicket win over leaders Nottinghamshire.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

A University of Nottingham graduate has died while hiking in the Italian Alps.

The body of 23-year-old Keaton Emery was found yesterday near Mount Legnoncino in Lecco province following a three-day search.

Mr Emery, who was a volunteer at a sailing school at Dorio on Lake Como, was believed to have gone walking in the mountains on his day.

His colleagues at the school where he was working for a month raised the alarm when he failed to return.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Officers are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted when a man tried to steal her dog.

The woman was walking her whippet along the canal footpath in West Stockwith village when she was approached by a man walking a Bull Mastiff, Nottinghamshire Police said.

He then tried to grab her dog and the whippet was then chased by the Bull Mastiff down the path.

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The woman was then grabbed by the shoulder before she ran away.

It happened on Thursday at about 22:00.

The man is described as white, of a stocky build, about 5ft 10in tall and was wearing a dark zip-up hoody with the hood up and a baseball cap.

Liam Barnes
BBC News Online

On this day 132 years ago, one of Nottinghamshire's greatest writers was born.

DH Lawrence, who was born in Eastwood on 11 September 1885, went on to write Sons and Lovers, Women in Love and the hugely controversial Lady Chatterley's Lover.

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BBC Weather Watchers

Inconsistent is probably the watchword for the day on the weather front, judging from the evidence supplied by the Weather Watchers.

Image source, Viki the Blue

Viki the Blue's shot of Chesterfield shows it's been pretty damp up in Derbyshire, while poor old Maggie T is dealing with a downpour down in East Leake.

Image source, Maggie T

It's not all damp and miserable though, as kerry75's lovely shot of a rainbow near Newbold Verdon shows.

Image source, kerry75

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Ch Supt Graham McLaughlin, head of operational support at Derbyshire Police, tweeted this astonishing story earlier...

BBC Radio Leicester

BBC Radio Leicester has discovered that work on the now aborted electrification of the Midland Mainline has cost Network Rail around £20 million.

Four bridges in Leicestershire and four in neighbouring counties were rebuilt to accommodate power lines which now aren't being installed.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who visited the region at the weekend, said he would back the continuation of the scheme.

Mr Corbyn said: "We will invest in Midland Mainline because I want to see electrified line running up to Sheffield. But we will also invest in a genuine cross rail of the North to ensure there is proper good high standard rail connection between Manchester and Newcastle and Merseyside and Hull."

When approached for comment, the Department for Transport referred back to its July statement when the introduction of "dual electric and diesel trains" was announced.

BBC Sport

The Burton Albion boss Nigel Clough says he has to hail Leeds United as "excellent" after seeing his side lose 5-0 to them at the weekend.

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The Brewers were 3-0 down by half-time and failed to add to their league-worst 12 shots on target.

Clough suffered only his second defeat in nine games as a manager against the West Yorkshire club.

Liam Barnes
BBC News Online

Armed police aren't regular Sunday visitors, but for one person in Derby they came calling after reports from residents who said they had seen a gun.

It turned out to be just a BB gun, but a spokesman for Derbyshire Police said the owner was given "a telling off" and issued with advice.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

A dad whose son died after a car door opened in front of him while cycling is using the government to review road laws.

Sam Boulton, below, was knocked into the path of a moving van by a taxi door in Leicester in July last year.

Image source, Leicestershire Police

Dad Jeff said he will continue his campaign to introduce the Dutch reach method in the UK, which involves opening doors with the "wrong" hand - to be taught to new drivers.

He said: "It is such a simple thing to do, it is like when we are all told to put seat belts on, you now automatically put your seat belt on when you get in the car.

"If everyone tries this Dutch reach, even if it is just for a week, I can assure you it will become a natural thing."

The pressure group, Cycling UK, also says the government needs to do something about the number of injuries and deaths, caused when car doors are opened carelessly.

BBC Inside Out

Leicester City club ambassador Alan Birchenall has been reunited with the paramedics who helped to save his life after he collapsed at an awards ceremony.

"The Birch" suffered a cardiac arrest when making a presentation for the Club of the Year award at the Leicester Mercury Sports Awards in January this year.

Mr Birchenall "was dead" for seven minutes, but the use of a defibrillator helped to revive him.

The ex-midfielder - who made 163 appearances for the Foxes, scoring 12 goals - helped raise money in 2015 for defibrillators to be used at 20 Leicestershire schools.

Inside Out East Midlands is on BBC One tonight at 19:30 and on iPlayer afterwards.

Kevin Stanley
Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham

Going, going… but not quite gone.

Construction workers have started to make checks on the Broadmarsh car park in Nottingham before demolition gets under way in earnest.

The city council previously said there’d be no ball and chain – the old building will be slowly dismantled in sections.

Liam Barnes
BBC News Online

Clean-up work to deal with an oil spillage in Derbyshire has resumed today.

Environment Agency staff and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service were called out to deal with the spillage into a pond off Mill Lane in Castleton over the weekend, and the operation has continued into today.

BBC Sport

It hasn't been a great start to the season for one of the big beasts of English rugby, as Leicester Tigers went down to a 24-11 defeat at Northampton Saints.

Luther Burrell and England captain Dylan Hartley were among the scorers for the hosts, with Jonny May scoring a late consolation for Leicester.

The Tigers are 11th in the table after their pair of defeats, with their next match coming at home to Gloucester on Saturday.

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BBC Radio Nottingham

BBC Radio Nottingham's campaign to mark the region's Pilgrim Fathers' place in history has reached America.

The campaign will honour the likes of William Brewster, from Scrooby, who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620.

Here's Radio Nottingham's Sarah Julian who is in Provincetown, home to a reproduction of the Mayflower.

A quilt showcasing 400 years of Nottinghamshire's history has been gifted to America, created by the county branch of the Quilters' Guild.

BBC Sport

It was a weekend of mixed fortunes for the East Midlands' football teams, but the big winners were Derby, who hammered Hull 5-0 to move up to fourth in the Championship.

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It was the opposite for Burton Albion, who lost by the same score to a vibrant Leeds United, while Nottingham Forest also went down 3-1 away to Sheffield Wednesday.

Leicester City had a returning hero visiting on Saturday, and inevitably N'Golo Kante struck the winner for Chelsea.

Meanwhile in League Two, Notts County rose to third after their win against Morecambe, while Mansfield Town hammered Grimsby Town 4-1.