Gavin Bevis
BBC News

A Derby charity has urged victims of domestic violence to speak out following the murder of a woman in the city by her partner.

Yesterday, Ataul Mustafa was found guilty of murdering Sohbia Khan in a brutal attack in their home in Normanton last May. She'd only moved in with him five weeks before.

The charity Karma Nirvana has been working with Sohbia's family throughout the trial.

Its founder, Jasvinder Sanghera, has also called for tighter monitoring of people like Mustafa, who had been released into the community six years after receiving a hospital order for attacking his ex-wife.

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The temporary move is so funds can be raised to keep An Academy by Lamplight in the UK.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Police say 31-year-old Graham Ogden, who went missing from the St Ann's area of Nottingham on 18 April, has been found, external.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

The formal identifications of a man and a woman found dead at a house in Loughborough are due to be carried out later today.

Police investigating the deaths have confirmed post-mortem examinations have already taken place.

The pair, believed to be in their 40s, were found by police at a house on Barrett Drive yesterday.

Leicestershire Police said "extensive enquiries" were taking place and they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.

Nottingham Post

A major new housing scheme which will see hundreds of new homes built on land behind Victoria Retail Park looks set to get under way after the site was sold to developers, external.

BBC News

Peter Stockton has been a Chesterfield supporter for 65 years but an incurable illness means this is likely to be his last season following the Spireites.

When the club heard, they made sure he was given a special send-off at the final home game in the football league.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Another man has been arrested, external as part of an investigation into an alleged prostitution and human trafficking ring in Derby.

Police said the 55-year-old was arrested at a flat in Burton yesterday on suspicion of being concerned in the acquisition and retention of criminal property.

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Raids at two suspected brothels in Derby last month saw three men charged with human trafficking and controlling a brothel.

Five women identified as suspected victims during the raids are being offered support.

BBC Radio Leicester

A charity in Measham that helps breast cancer survivors to get fit has been praised for its work.

Supporting Confidence Through Exercise (SCTE) made it through to the semi-finals of the People's Project in the East Midlands, funded by the National Lottery.

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The charity runs exercise courses to enhance recovery for breast cancer survivors and help them regain mobility, strength and posture.

SCTE's chair Lynne Showell said: "We're still a very young charity and I'm overwhelmed that we've already been recognised for our work. The whole experience has provided us with invaluable training and support. We would also like to wish the five charities who have made it through to the final the very best of luck."

Veterinary staff apply fish skin dressings to a pony with chemical burns in "a world first".

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Police are trying to reunite two wedding rings, found in a Mickleover street, with their owner.

The gold coloured rings were found by a member of the public in Onslow Road on Thursday, external. They were inside a grey pouch with Timex written on it.

The bag also contained an engagement ring but police have not released a description so they can test whether anyone claiming the rings is the rightful owner.

Image source, Derbyshire Constabulary

Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy Reporter

Nottingham residents who have been affected by the Windrush revelations will be able to get free immigration advice and support at a special meeting today.

Over the past few weeks it has been revealed that some people who came to Britain legally from the Commonwealth in the 1950s and 60s have been wrongly deported.

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Councillor Leslie Ayoola, who represents the Mapperley ward for Labour at the city council, has helped to promote the event, which is being held at the Pilgrim Church, in the Meadows from 15:00 to 18:00.

She said: "I'm from the same community that has been affected, my father is Nigerian and my mother is from Jamaica, and obviously this impacts our community immensely.

"It's terrible what has happened. It shouldn't have happened and we need to put the right support in place."

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Nottingham cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has been nominated in the Male Artist of the Year category, external at the Classic Brit Awards.

The teenager, who released his debut album earlier this year, will compete against Alexander Armstrong, Jonas Kaufmann, Max Richter and Tokio Myers for the honour.

The Classic Brit Awards, returning after a five-year hiatus, are due to take place on 13 June at the Royal Albert Hall.

Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy Reporter

Ambitious plans to create several new shops, external and a gym around the Morrisons supermarket in Clifton, have been put on hold.

The unusual decision was taken following concerns about issues including parking, noise and building design, which were raised by councillors.

Image source, Whittam Cox Architects

The plans come after work to redevelop land nearby - which is also in Green Lane and is known as Clifton Triangle - began to make way for a new Lidl supermarket, four non-food retail units, a restaurant and 24 apartments.

Papers attached to the planning application state that Morrisons' proposal would link that Lidl development with shops in Southchurch Drive.

A decision is now expected to be made by the committee on Wednesday 16 May.

Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy Reporter

More than 500 people attended Royal Derby Hospital's A&E department on the busiest day it has ever seen.

On Sunday 22 April, 504 patients attended A&E at the Uttoxeter Road site - almost one every three minutes. The average for the rest of April was 405 patients a day.

The Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said the previous record for the number of patients attending A&E on a single day was 470.

The trust's chief operating officer Sharon Martin said that there had been an increase in patients choosing Derby over Nottingham.

She said: "A couple of years ago we started to get a drift of patients coming in from Nottingham, people from places like Erewash who have been choosing to come to us instead.

"It has put real pressure on us, it is a real increase of about 3%."

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

A Derby man with a collection of more than 100,000 matchday football programmes says it would be a mistake for clubs to stop printing them.

Teams in the English Football League are due to decide this summer whether producing a programme for every game will continue to be mandatory.

Alistair Lofley, whose vast collection saw him taken on as a football valuer at Hansons Auctioneers, said "something very special" would be lost if programmes disappeared.

Image source, Hansons Auctioneers

He said: "Every programme tells a story. They capture a time and place, the views of the manager of the day and the players of that period. It’s a part of our social history.

“They may seem old-fashioned but when I pick up a 100-year-old football programme it’s like holding history in your hand.

"If programmes disappear, 50 or 100 years from now the game will have lost part of its history, a part that only a printed product can do justice to.”

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

It's been nearly a year since we first met Jean Brooks - the hair drying gran slowing down traffic in Hucknall.

She shot to fame, and this video was viewed by more then 53 million times. We've been finding out how she's getting on now.

Jean said her new found fame was "hard work". For four weeks she said there were camera crews outside the house, she was doing up to two radio interviews every day, and even had fans travelling to visit her.

Also, council officials who'd seen the footage saw how Jean was using her garden as a pop-up cafe and she was instructed to close it down. She said this left her feeling "betrayed" and "destroyed".

To help her get over her time in the limelight she went camping with her cat.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Just to brighten up a wet and windy morning - here's a photo of Leicestershire Police's adorable police dog puppies.

Image source, Leicestershire Police

The head-tilting-two have been named PD Arlo and PD Astro. They're two of five born to PD Orla earlier this year.

BBC Leicester Sport

Harry Maguire was named Leicester City 2017/18 Player of the Season and Players’ Player of the Season at last night's End of Season Dinner.

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Wilfred Ndidi took the award for Young Player of the Season, whilst Jamie Vardy's strike against West Brom was named goal of the season.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

Here's Wednesday's weather forecast for the East Midlands

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Nottingham and Leicester are among 47 towns and cities across the UK which are at the limit, or in excess of, air pollution levels set by the World Health Organization.

Both cities exceeded the limit of fine particle air pollution with a level of 12 micrograms per cubic metre.

Fine air particle pollution is particularly bad for us, penetrating deep into the lungs and cardiovascular system, causing diseases including stroke, heart disease, lung cancer and respiratory infections, the WHO says.