Nick Smith
BBC News Online

A fire which started in a fly-tipped pile of rubbish in Nottingham is believed to have been started deliberately.

The fire service sent three crews to tackle the blaze in Clayfield Close, Bulwell, at about 20:00 yesterday, and prevented it from spreading to the house itself.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said they believe rubbish on the other side of the garden was deliberately set alight, which then caused trees in the garden to catch fire.

Police have not yet confirmed whether they are treating the fire as arson.

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"I need someone to take me aside, somewhere off-air, and break it to me very gently."

West Brom fran Adrian Chiles was clearly a bit disappointed at Leicester City recalling attacking midfielder Harvey Barnes from the Baggies this morning.

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

Derby County Football Club have released a statement saying that a "suspicious male" who was removed from the club's training session yesterday was an employee of Championship rivals Leeds United.

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Derbyshire Police said a man was seen "acting suspiciously" at 11:20 on Morley Road yesterday, near the perimeter fence of the club's Moor Farm complex.

The Rams face Leeds United tonight.

Despite saying earlier today that they had no comment to make, Derby County has since said, external: "It has since been confirmed to Derby County that the individual concerned is an employee of the footballing staff at Leeds United Football Club.

"The club is now in discussion with Leeds United club officials in relation to this incident."

Police attended but no arrests have been made.

Leicester winger Tom Varndell, the Premiership's all-time top try-scorer, will play for Championship club Nottingham on Saturday.

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News that Aitor Karanka has left Nottingham Forest has amused a lot of people on our Facebook page, external.

Others have been speculating on who could be the next manager.

Nikita Rusko wrote: "Rowett will be in by the end of the day".

Danny Howard said: "For £15m Mourinho offers his services‍."

Andy Blout said: "Hahaha Forest the laughing stock of English football , King Billy next ?. COYR."

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Jaden Moodie, 14, was stabbed to death by attackers who knocked him off a moped in London.

Jennifer Harby
BBC News

Police have said no arrests were made after they were called to remove a "suspicious male" from Derby County's training session yesterday.

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Derbyshire Police said a man was seen "acting suspiciously" at 11:20 on Morley Road, near the perimeter fence of the club's Moor Farm complex, ahead of the Rams' match against Leeds United tonight.

Officers said they conducted vehicle and identity checks on the man which were all found to be "above board" and he was sent on his way.

The force said a tweet issued by one of its officers which included the hashtag #SpyingIsCheating was intended to be "tongue-in-cheek".

Derby County declined to comment.

Colin Fray
Radio Nottingham Sport

It seems there's been some falling-out and disagreements behind the scenes, and this has been speculated on in public since Boxing Day, when it was our understanding he was on the brink of going at that point.

Exactly what the disagreements are about is unclear but it's been fairly obvious for a month or so before Christmas that Karanka wasn't entirely happy with life at the City Ground.

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Many fans will see it as a huge shame because he had plenty of support.

Lots of supporters really didn't want to change in the middle of the season again, and it means the last time they started and ended a season with the same manager was in 2010-11.

Leicester City recall midfielder Harvey Barnes from his loan spell at West Bromwich Albion.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

Recovery of a large lorry carrying 23 tonnes of sulphuric acid on the A1 is taking place.

Two cranes on either side of the carriageway are being used to lift the tanker which is why both sides of the road, near Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, have been closed.

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The road closure caused major disruption during this morning's rush hour as traffic was diverted on the A607 and A606 through Rutland and Melton Mowbray.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

It will be a year tomorrow since a huge fire destroyed a big part of Nottingham's railway station.

The blaze, described by firefighters as the worst in the city for 20 years, was found to have been started deliberately in a toilet.

However police have never found who was responsible because they said vital CCTV footage was badly damaged in the fire.

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British Transport Police said the CCTV hard drive has now been "painstakingly restored" by digital forensic teams and as a result they are have started following new lines of enquiry.

A gas canister was used to blow the machine open while a chainsaw was used to get into the post office.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A fire at a three-storey house in Oakham is thought to have been caused by hot hair straighteners being left on bedroom furniture.

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Firefighters were called to the blaze on the top floor of the property just before midday on Wednesday. It was out after just 20 minutes and luckily only the bedroom was damaged.

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The fire service has said this is a good example of how shutting doors can reduce the chances of a fire spreading.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

Police have given a bit more detail about how they think the cash machine in Southwell was stolen this morning.

A statement from the Nottinghamshire force said: "It’s believed offenders used a chain saw to get into the property and a gas canister to gain access to the machine before taking the cash from inside."

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

Have you seen Rosamund Farrar?

The 76-year-old has been missing from the Newark area since yesterday.

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Sandish Shoker
BBC News

A man who lives next door to the Post Office in Southwell says the street is "like a war zone" after a cash machine was stolen this morning.

Richard Carnill said he was woken about 05:10 by a "really loud bang".

"I ran to the front of the house and looked out the window and there was smoke coming out of the Post Office," he said.

He described seeing a car parked outside and two people coming out of the post office while the alarm sounded.

This is the reason the A1 is shut in both directions.

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The lorry - carrying 23 tonnes of sulphuric acid - overturned near Colsterworth in Lincolnshire, closing the road between Grantham and Stamford.

All the traffic is being diverted on the A607 and A606 through Rutland and Melton Mowbray, causing severe disruption in the area.

Although police said the acid hasn't leaked onto the road, because of the size of the lorry it is expected to take several hours to recover the vehicle and reopen the A1.

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BBC Radio Derby

A huge new building in Derby called "ugly" by councillors is set to be approved next month.

A narrow vote saw the city council's planning committee give the nod to the 17-storey building on Phoenix Street last night.

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The Landmark block would contain more than 200 apartments but a technicality means the decision isn't final, and could - in theory - be reversed.

Chair of the planning committee, Robin Wood, spoke firmly against the plan, and said he didn't think people would want to live there.

He said: "I'm very much in favour of city centre living but why do you have to do it at the expense of what is Derby's unique selling point...Why we are different and not a clone of Nottingham or the city of London?"

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

Nottingham Forest said they had accepted Aitor Karanka's request to leave the club and the "terms of his departure had been agreed".

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A statement from them wished Karanka success in the future and said there would be no further comment.

Simon Ireland will take charge until a new manager is appointed.