Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

A former soldier says he is aiming to serve as an MP, a decade after losing a leg in Afghanistan.

Johno Lee was almost killed when a bomb exploded beneath the vehicle he was travelling in while serving with the Yorkshire Regiment.

He said: "At this point I was lying on the floor and I turned around and the vehicle is facing the opposite direction on it's side and then I went out of conscience again and I woke up and [a friend'] was screaming at me, 'Johno are you alright?'"

Mr Lee said it was only when he tried to stand up he noticed something was "seriously wrong".

Image source, Johno Lee

Since leaving the Army he has won election as a district councillor and says he was inspired to go into politics by Newark's previous MP and former Army officer, Patrick Mercer.

Mr Mercer resigned amid lobbying allegations in 2013.

The Daily Politics

The Conservative MP for Loughborough said she "cannot begin to imagine what went through" Boris Johnson's and Michael Gove's minds when they made comments about a British-Iranian mum, currently imprisoned in Iran.

Last week Mr Johnson said he was sorry if remarks he made about the British-Iranian mother caused anxiety to her family.

Mr Gove told the BBC at the weekend he did not know what Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been doing in Iran when she was arrested.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Some residents in Nottinghamshire have received phone calls from people claiming to be police officers.

Newark Police said people were being asked to transfer their funds for security reasons. But officers have warned people to hang up if they get a similar phone call.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Last week we told you about a fundraising campaign being launched to pay for a war memorial in Carlton - well it's already met its target.

A National Lottery grant, of £10,000, along with £5,000 raised by campaigner Paul Gunter and £1,600 from Gedling Borough Council, means the memorial can go-ahead.

Paul, who served with the Royal Engineers, lost his nephew Martin in Afghanistan.

Image source, Google

He wants a memorial for Carlton to remember those who died for their country.

The area doesn't have one at the moment but Paul thinks Carlton cemetery would be the perfect place.

England prop Dan Cole and Australian centre Matt Toomua are among five Leicester Tigers players to sign new deals.

Supporters of Derby County can have their coffins taken down the players' tunnel.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

There will be planned closures at Newark Castle's level crossing for improvement works by Network Rail.

It will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians on 25 and 26 November from 01:00 to 08:00.

Image source, Google

There are also closures , externalnext month and in January.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

A motorist suffered minor injuries when a car and a bus crashed in Derby this morning.

Derbyshire Police said they were called to the accident at 10:40 to Siddals Road near Intu shopping centre.

Image source, Google

The car has now been removed by the recovery team and the road is clear.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

Three springer spaniels and 17 one-week-old puppies have been stolen in Nottinghamshire.

Image source, Nottinghamshire Police

It happened in Station Road, Selston, overnight on Saturday.

Nottinghamshire Police believe thieves may have gained access through the garden before stealing the dogs from a breeding pen.

Image source, Nottinghamshire Police

Image source, Nottinghamshire Police

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

A man was taken to hospital by air ambulance following a crash in Rowsley in Derbyshire this morning.

East Midlands Ambulance Service said they were called to reports that a van had crashed into a tree on Bakewell Road at 08:33.

Image source, Google

A man was freed from the van by Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service and was taken to Northern General Hospital in Sheffield.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

A walker in the Peak District had to be airlifted to hospital yesterday after being attacked by cattle.

Image source, Derbyshire Police

The Highland cows had been disturbed by another walker's dog, which was off its lead.

Derbyshire Police said the woman was lucky to have avoided life-changing injuries given the size of the cows.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Shoppers were evacuated from Intu Derby this morning.

The firm said it was part of a routine training exercise and customers were allowed back in shortly afterwards.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

The East Midlands has bucked the national trend when it comes to High Street shops closing down.

A study of the top 500 British town centres found 2,564 outlets closed in the first half of 2017 - about 14 a day.

But at the same time 2,343 shops opened, meaning a net total of 222 disappeared - the lowest level in seven years, the research from the Local Data Company found.

The East Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber were the only regions where there's been a net gain in shops - eight opened in our region since the start of the year.

BBC Sport

New Nottinghamshire batsman Chris Nash says he can't wait to play at Trent Bridge as a Notts player.

The 34-year-old has signed a contract with Notts, leaving Sussex after 15 years.

Image source, Getty Images

He says Trent Bridge is an inspiring place, and in his top three grounds along with Lords and The Oval.

Chris Doidge
BBC Radio Derby, political reporter

Derby Arena will continue to lose money next year despite previous assurances that it would break-even.

A year ago, the leader of the city council said the arena was on track to stop being a burden on taxpayers in 2018.

But now it's expected to lose over £700,000 next year.

In an unpublished review, the council looked at having a trust or company take over the management of Derby Arena but it is thought this would be difficult to achieve in practice.

The council is restarting that review into who should manage the venue in future which is expected to be published next year.

Derby city councillor Amo Raju, cabinet member for leisure, culture and tourism, said the council was "looking at options to make it more sustainable".

BBC Weather Watchers

It's a bit chilly out there but what a sunrise...

Here's Heanor in Derbyshire.

Image source, Stoneyford View

East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, looking stunning.

Image source, emmyloo

And Ab Kettleby in Leicestershire.

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Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

Poor Ashley. This six-week old kitten was found with a serious leg injury in Leicester earlier this month.

Image source, RSPCA

Workers at Wastecycle in Whetstone called the RSPCA after finding her in a rubbish skip on 10 October.

RSPCA staff feared she might have had to have her leg amputated but thankfully it's fully healed.

Sharon Knight, from the RSPCA, who rescued Ashley said she could have died had she not been found but how she got there is a mystery.

"Her mum could have been a stray and left her behind, and her leg injury could have been as a result of being among heavy rubbish," she said.

Image source, RSPCA

Ashley is now at Block Fen Animal Centre, in March, Cambridgeshire.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

Could you tell the difference between a replica weapon and the real thing?

Here's a Derbyshire police inspector explaining how if officers see someone carrying a gun in public, they have very little time to decide if it’s real or not.

Police across England and Wales have launched a two-week long weapons surrender today.

Dave Wade
BBC Local Live

Street lights are being switched back on in the early hours of the morning in parts of a Leicestershire town.

It follows break-ins at 27 homes in Oadby over the last two months.

Liberal Democrat county councillor, Jeffrey Kaufman, said he believes putting the lights back on at night time will reassure residents.

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

It's a cold and frosty start to the week but a clear day for most.