Fundraiser 'spent Lee Rigby donations on flop single'
Roxanne Pallett steps down from Chesterfield Pantomime role
'Demeaning' gynaecology description sparks health row
Christmas 'could be cancelled' over lights cost
Firm defends pony-painting parties
Bus drivers plan walk-out over pay
Ex-pat's Little Britain display causes offence in Germany
Rugby: Tigers sack head coach Matt O'Connor
Live updates on Tuesday 4 September
BBC Nottingham Sport
It's a very gloomy morning at Trent Bridge where Nottinghamshire's County Championship clash with Yorkshire has just got under way with the floodlights on. Get the latest here.
"Mr Sunshine" makes daily donations to the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, children's ward.
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Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Today's BBC Sport football gossip column features reports Leicester City's new Croatian defender Filip Benkovic, 21, wants a loan move away from the Foxes, with Celtic his preferred destination.
Image source, Getty ImagesGavin Bevis
BBC News
A company that paints ponies for children's parties in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire has defended the practice following allegations it is cruel to animals.
PETA has said "ponies and horses aren't party props" and nearly 200,000 people have signed a petition calling for a ban on parties where children are encouraged to paint the animals themselves.
Debbie Priest, from Clip Clop Pony Rides in Newthorpe, provides pre-painted ponies to events and said the practice was harmless fun.
She said: "Ponies are sociable animals and love to be with people but it has to be monitored - you can't have 20 children all running towards the ponies. The pony's welfare has to come before anything.
"If you are doing pony painting, it's got to be done properly - the paints have got to be non-toxic and chalk-based so they wash straight out.
"So I don't have a problem with it. For the pony it's just like being groomed but with paint on the end of it, so it's no different for them.
"It's nice people have a voice for animals but at the moment there's so much actual cruelty going on - horses being dumped at the roadside, left half-dead, live exports - they should channel [their energies] into more pressing issues."
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
The A515 is currently closed in both directions at Harpur Hill following a crash involving a van and two cars.
Our travel service says the crash happened near the Heathfield Nook Road junction.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Here's a new photo of PD Axle - the police dog who returned to duty last month after recovering from being stabbed during an arrest in Riddings, Derbyshire.
The young German Shepherd - still sporting a large shaved patch following his emergency treatment - enjoyed a lie-down in the sun while his police van was being cleaned, external.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
It's now been over a month since 70-year-old Anthony Ward was last seen.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceMr Ward, known as Tony, was last seen on Stretton Road in Morton on Thursday, 2 August. CCTV images place him walking towards the A61 at 23:10 that evening.
Image source, Derbyshire PolicePolice are keen to hear from anyone who was out in the Morton or Stretton areas on the night of his disappearance.
BBC News
A lorry driver from Leicestershire used thousands of pounds raised to help the son of murdered soldier Lee Rigby to make a single he was warned would fail, a court has heard.
Gary Gardner raised at least £24,000 for charity through a series of events but only £4,000 made its way to any organisation.
Some funds were used to make "Miss You Machine", Leicester Crown Court heard.
The 56-year-old, of Old Holt Road, Medbourne, has denied three counts of fraud.
Image source, PA
East Midlands Today
Bus drivers in the East Midlands have announced a series of strikes in a dispute over pay.
Some Trent Barton staff in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire plan to take action on the next four Mondays after rejecting a 2.5% pay deal.
Trent Barton says it's not yet clear what the impact will be but it will keep customers updated online.
BBC Radio Leicester
Leicester Tigers players will train this morning with a temporary head coach in charge following the sacking of Matt O'Connor last night.
The Australian oversaw The Tigers' fifth worst ever defeat in the Premiership on Saturday when they were thumped 40-6 by Exeter in the South West.
Image source, Getty ImagesAssistant coach Geordan Murphy, who played more than 300 matches for Leicester, has been put in temporary charge of the first team.
Former Leicester fly-half Bleddyn Jones, who also commentates on Radio Leicester, said he "wasn't surprised" O'Connor was sacked.
"The players weren't on his side and you could see that on Saturday. I think he had lost the dressing room.
"His demeanour showed an air of resignation. He played players that had been injured and didn't have match fitness.
"He didn't look happy, but I thought they'd give him a month. But obviously, things weren't right in the camp."
Image source, PAGavin Bevis
BBC News
A Nottinghamshire ex-pat has sparked controversy by creating a tribute to Britain in the garden of his home in Germany.
Gary Blackburn's memorabilia collection - which he's called 'Little Britain' - includes a red telephone box, a London bus, a life-size model of the Queen and a huge tank.
But some neighbours in the German town of Kretzhaus, near Cologne, have objected about the presence of the tank and he says local authorities have told him to take much of it down because he's flouted planning rules.
Image source, Gary BlackburnMr Blackburn told BBC Radio Nottingham he decided to set up the museum to keep the countries close in the wake of Brexit.
He said: "We get a lot of visitors. People come from all over Germany and it's all for free. We've been featured on German television."
He added that negotiations with local authorities were ongoing and he was hopeful a compromise could be found to keep Little Britain open.
"I've got some members of [German] parliament on my side so it's all looking positive."
Image source, Gary BlackburnGavin Bevis
BBC News
A woman from Nottingham who lost her sight seven years ago is to take on the Great North Run on Sunday.
Sarah, 46, said running had helped her mental health and she hoped her efforts would inspire other people.
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
A cloudy day is expected - and we could see a touch of rain.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A man had to be cut out of a car after a crash in Maid Marian Way in Nottingham last night.
Two cars were involved in the smash, which happened at about 20:55.
The man removed from one of them was taken to hospital by ambulance but no further information has been given on his condition.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
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