100-year-old woman who died after mugging 'prayed for attacker'
University buys DH Lawrence collection for undisclosed amount
Family's 'hell' over teenager meningitis death confusion
East Mids troops keep the peace in Cyprus
Plans for village housing development approved
Latest updates for Tuesday 12 June 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Three people have been arrested, external after two men suffered serious injuries when they were assaulted in Hyson Green.
Police said they were called to a disturbance in Sophie Road at about 01:40 and the pair were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Two men, aged 27 and 38, and a woman aged 23 are being questioned on suspicion of GBH.
Image source, GoogleGavin Bevis
BBC News
A huge collection of items belonging to DH Lawrence has been purchased by the University of Nottingham for an undisclosed fee.
The archive includes drafts of published works, letters from family members, sketches and a diary entry describing a day out in Lincolnshire.
A postcard sent by the Nottingham author from his travels in Italy in 1920 also features among the 600-item collection, as well as a cartoon drawn by his younger brother, pictured.
Image source, University of NottinghamThe university used a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and donations from several charities to purchase the collection from a private seller, who has asked for the final amount paid to remain undisclosed.
Craig Davidson of the university’s campaign and alumni relations office, who led the fundraising appeal to acquire the collection, said: “The natural home for these items is Nottingham. It is where Lawrence spent his formative years, and it is his geographical heartland which these materials evoke.
"Lawrence also had strong connections to our institution, and so we felt very strongly that the collection should remain at its rightful home at the University of Nottingham.”
Image source, University of Nottingham
BBC Business News
Poundworld's founder has said he is considering buying back some of the discount retailer's stores after it fell into administration on Monday.
Christopher Edwards, 67, who sold the business in 2015 for £150m, said the chain could be saved with fresh management.
The retailer has more than 350 stores - including at least 18 in the East Midlands.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Leicester City's Jamie Vardy and Harry Maguire look very dapper in the offical England squad group photo ahead of the World Cup in Russia.
Gareth Southgate and his players are due to depart by plane today. Their first match is against Tunisia on Monday.
Image source, England
Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter
Plans to build 42 homes in a Leicestershire village will go ahead after the planning inspectorate overturned Harborough District Council's decision to refuse the development.
The homes will be built on land west of Lutterworth Road in Gilmorton - but changes will have to be made to the original application and developers will have to stick to a strict set of conditions.
Councillor Julian Kent, chairman of Gilmorton Parish Council, said: "Our overall feelings are of disappointment and frustration. In 2011 there were 400 houses in the village, there will be 600 by the end of the next couple of years, that's a growth of 50 per cent.
"Will they just keep going until we join up with Lutterworth?"
Image source, GoogleThe application was originally refused because of the new homes being close to the village's Grade II listed church, The Church of All Saints but the planning inspector found the benefits outweighed the negatives.
The developer, Sheiling Properties Ltd, cannot start work until the council approves details of the appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale of the properties.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Soldiers from across the East Midlands are spending several months working as United Nations peace-keepers in Cyprus.
The Royal Lancers are patrolling villages and city streets that have been abandoned for more than 40 years to mediate between the armies of Greece and Turkey in the island's buffer zone.
Cyprus split after a 1974 coup aimed at uniting the island with Greece sparked a Turkish invasion.
Since then, UN peacekeepers have patrolled the empty streets and manned the distant watchtowers that separate the Greek Cypriot south from the Turkish Cypriot north in the former British colony.
Capt Charlie Henson said: "There's still a very real danger of escalation and we try to nip all that in the bud at the lowest level when there are disagreements between the two sides."
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A friend of a 100-year-old woman who died after being mugged in Derby has revealed she prayed for her attacker while in hospital.
Sofija Kaczan died nine days after suffering a broken neck when her handbag was snatched in Normanton.
Her friend Anna Zimand said: "The priest went to see her and together they said prayers for her attacker as that's the sort of person she was.
"She had this great devotion and belief in God."
Mrs Kaczan had lived a memorable life, having survived the Holocaust in her younger years, Ms Zimand said.
"She was snatched off the street in Poland and sent to a camp," she added.
"She worked first of all in a nail factory and then a porcelain factory. She was sentenced to death but escaped before that punishment was carried out."
A 39-year-old man has been charged with the manslaughter of Mrs Kaczan and robbery.
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BBC News
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East Midlands Today
People in Derbyshire are being invited to have their say on plans to revamp a popular tourist attraction.
The county council says it wants to ensure a sustainable future for Elvaston Castle and Country Park, which costs £900,000 a year to maintain.
The proposals include opening up the ground floor of the castle for weddings, creating a visitor hub and restoring the listed gardens.
Leaflets have been put through the doors of residents who live closest to the attraction detailing the plans and inviting feedback.
Image source, Steve ACaroline Lowbridge
BBC News Online
The family of a boy who died from meningitis say a hospital has put them through "four years of absolute hell" due to confusion about why he died.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital gave 14-year-old Callum Hubbard's parents compensation after admitting they failed to identify he had meningitis.
However, an inquest has now contradicted this by concluding the hospital may not have been at fault after all.
Image source, Hubbard familyThe hospital apologised and said it had "learned some important lessons".
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
Lots of cloud this morning but it should thin out later with some sunny spells expected.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
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