Shopkeeper 'admitted causing shop blast to fellow inmate'
Police car attacked with sledgehammer
'Pure luck' no-one died in trailer crash
Intu shares plummet after takeover scrapped
Woman hurt by falling chimney pot
City centre fire started in student's bedroom
Yellow weather warning across region
Trains back on after disruption
Forest and Villa in 10-goal thriller
Updates for Thursday 29 November 2018
BBC Derby Sport
Derby County boss Frank Lampard says captain Curtis Davies is due to see a specialist tomorrow after suffering a serious-looking Achilles injury during last night's 2-1 defeat at Stoke.
He also said he's not anticipating any further action being taken against Bradley Johnson following his first-half clash with Joe Allen.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Robbers armed with a knife and spanner allegedly knocked a woman to the floor, external during a raid at a village post office yesterday.
Police said the two men allegedly arrived at the store, in Leicester Road, Sharnford, by motorbike at about 17:00, got behind the counter and demanded money from the safe.
The woman was pushed over and the robbers left with a quantity of cash. She was not injured but police said both she and her male colleague were "visibly distressed".
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BBC News Education
Some universities are recruiting students with unconditional offers during the application process, says the university admissions service Ucas.
They are telling students that A-level grade requirements will be dropped completely if they put the university down as their first choice.
England's Education Secretary Damian Hinds said the news was "disturbing".
Image source, Getty ImagesWilliam Whittington, 21, from Nottingham, says receiving unconditional offers from two of the five universities he applied to in 2015 did make a difference to how he prepared for his A-levels.
"My first choice was originally going to be Loughborough University but then I got an unconditional offer from Sheffield Hallam straight away and I thought 'let's go with that', because I wasn't sure I'd get the grades for my other choices," he recalls.
"Then an hour later the postman came and there was a letter from Hull University saying that if I made it my first choice, the offer would change to unconditional. I'd been to the open day at Hull and loved it - it was my second choice, so I went there.
"Having an unconditional offer changed my mindset and how I worked towards my A-levels.
"I was relaxed and less stressed compared to my friends because I knew where I was going anyway. I don't regret going to Hull, I couldn't have asked any more from the lecturers."
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Part of Nottingham's tram network had to be closed earlier after a chip shop caught fire.
Two crews were needed to deal with the blaze in High Road, Chilwell, this morning.
Trams were prevented from running past the chip shop for a period but the track has now reopened.
The fire was in an extractor fan and had been put out by 12:34, the fire service said.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Firefighter Adrian Brizzorara has told the BBC the fire on South Parade was "minor" and started in a student bedroom.
He said no-one was hurt and it was all over in half an hour.
Pip Watts
Reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham
Student Curtis Ryan told me he called Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service after hearing a loud bang and seeing black smoke on the third floor of the Student Hideout on Old Market Square.
I've been told the fire is now out and an investigation is under way.
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a block of flats just off Old Market Square.
The blaze was in a third floor flat in a building on South Parade - luckily it didn't cause any disruptions to tram services.
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has said it is now "under control" and just one fire engine remains at the scene.
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester reporter
Work on the replacement prison at Glen Parva in Leicestershire is to begin late next year.
Plans were announced by the government in June for a privately-funded jail on the Glen Parva site for up to 2,000 prisoners - more than double the size of the young offenders' centre that opened on the site in the 1970s.
Now it seems the new prison will be built using public money. Private firms are being invited to bid to run it.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Here are a couple of clips showing the current situation in King Street, Belper, after brickwork and slates fell from the roof of a Superdrug store, injuring one woman.
A cordon's in place and firefighters are making the scene safe.
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Amy Payne
Reporter, BBC East Midlands Today
A court has been told a Leicester shopkeeper confessed he caused a huge explosion which killed five people to benefit from an insurance payout worth thousands of pounds.
Aram Kurd is one of three men who deny charges of murder, manslaughter and conspiracy to commit fraud after the blast at a Polish convenience store in Hinckley Road in February.
The jury at Leicester Crown Court heard from a witness who was in prison with Mr Kurd.
Image source, PAThe man, who can't be named, said the shopkeeper told him he had set his ailing business alight using petrol with two other defendants, Hawker Hassan and Arkan Ali, to make it seem like an accident.
Mr Kurd had allegedly said there would be a bigger payout if people died.
The witness said the shopkeeper had asked for his help in coming up with an excuse to avoid detection - but he had withdrawn his support after learning people had died.
The trial continues.
David Pittam
BBC News Online
Medical breakthroughs can often have pretty unusual beginnings.
But this doctor from the University of Leicester took part in an experiment most of us would definitely pass on.
Dr Damian Roland said children will often swallow small objects and naturally parents worry about the consequences.
So he and a group of paediatricians from across the country each swallowed a Lego head to find out how long it would take to get through their bodies.
And there's only one way to see what's come out...
David Pittam
BBC News Online
An owl that went missing from a Nottingham home has been found dead a few streets away.
The police appeal to find him generated a lot of interest and officers and his owners wanted to thank people for their help.
It was reported missing from its Bulwell home yesterday.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceGavin Bevis
BBC News
A woman has been taken to hospital after rubble and slates were blown off the roof of Superdrug in Belper.
The woman was hit on the leg by a falling slate in King Street this morning.
Brickwork also landed on a car but no-one was inside.
The road has been closed and firefighters are currently trying to make the remains of the chimney safe.
Chris Doidge
BBC Radio Derby, political reporter
Derbyshire County Council has said putting a high speed railway under Long Eaton, rather than over it, could cost almost a billion pounds.
Image source, HS2Consultants working for the authority have said a tunnel, which some campaigners have asked for, would cost more than treble the viaduct that HS2 Limited is proposing.
SNC Lavalin accept the viaduct will have a "considerable impact" but with "careful design and detailing" the appearance could be made more acceptable.
There's a suggestion business premises could be built underneath them, to boost the town's economy.
The officer warned colleagues about two men following an attack on his car in Glossop.
Read MoreAmy Woodfield
BBC News
This was the moment two men attacked a police car with sledgehammers in Glossop.
It happened earlier this year when PC Martin Hodnett was out on his own and attempted to stop a car suspected of being involved in a burglary.
PC Hodnett said: “My first thought was to let the control room know so that other officers in the area could try and find them – and would know what they might do should they be stopped again.”He's been commended for his bravery with an award at the Derbyshire Constabulary Celebrating Achievements Awards.
Chief Constable Peter Goodman said PC Hodnett's actions were "nothing short of outstanding".
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Armed officers will once again patrol busy areas in Derbyshire during the festive period, police have confirmed, external.
Last year saw armed patrols take place at shopping centres, events and Christmas markets after the UK was hit by several terror attacks.
Derbyshire Police said the decision had met with strong public support and helped to reassure the community.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceThe patrols will start on Saturday and run until the new year.
Assistant chief constable Kem Ahmet said: "Over the past couple of years events across the UK and Europe have understandably raised fear and we hope the patrols will make people feel safe and show them that we are prepared.
“People should not be alarmed by the officers, who will be happy to talk to you if they’re not dealing with an incident."
BBC Sport takes a look at some of the things you might have missed from Wednesday's remarkable 5-5 draw between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest.
Read MoreGavin Bevis
BBC News
A fire crew is currently dealing with a billboard that has fallen down in high winds in Stapleford.
Nottinghamshire Fire Service said part of Station Road has been closed while they make the area safe.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue ServiceAmy Woodfield
BBC News
Nottingham's tram service is currently reporting there are no services running between University Boulevard and Bramcote Lane "due to emergency services".
We'll bring you more on this when we have it.
