Epileptic Chihuahua stolen from yard
Boots customers 'baffled' by plastic bags
Former miners get £1m after fraud probe
Chronic arthritis sufferer to challenge blue badge snub
Viking centre raided by thieves
Live updates for Friday 17 May
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Derby County's defender Max Lowe has been named Aberdeen’s Players’ Player of the Year, external.
The 22-year-old full-back was handed the honour after making 41 appearances during two loan spells with the SPL side.
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Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A 23-year-old man and a boy aged 16 have been arrested after police stopped a vehicle in Highfield Street in Leicester yesterday.
They're suspected of possession with intent to supply class A drugs and possession of an offensive weapon
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Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Mid Derbyshire MP Pauline Latham has backed Esther McVey to succeed Theresa May as leader of the Conservative party.
The former cabinet minister Esther McVey announced last week she will put herself forward for the position when Theresa May stands down.
The prime minister has promised to set a timetable for the election of her successor after the next Brexit vote in the first week of June.
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One customer says she wrote "shame on you!" on her bag and returned it to the pharmacy counter.
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BBC News
The RSPCA is investigating after a dying foal was dumped "like rubbish" near Chesterfield.
The one-week-old was found collapsed in a stable yesterday on land off Staveley Road near to Tom Lane, in Duckmanton.
Image source, RSPCAThe charity has said he was freezing cold and barely alive. A decision was made to put him down to end his suffering.
It's thought a person climbed over a locked fence to dump the animal between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Quote MessageIt is so sad to think he was left to die cold and alone and it was so unnecessary when veterinary treatment or help from charities like the RSPCA is available. I think the foal was probably born with an infection and as treatment was never sought his health deteriorated rapidly."
Rachel Leafe, RSPCA
David Pittam
BBC News Online
The driver of a BMW died after crashing in to a tree in Derbyshire early this morning.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene in Derby Road, near Smisby, after the collision at about 6:10.
Emergency services closed the road near the junction with Heath Lane until about 12:00 and police are now appealing for witnesses.
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BBC Radio Derby
A section of the High Peak Trail which was closed a month ago when a lorry hit a bridge is to reopen after a temporary structure is installed.
Image source, Derbyshire County CouncilDerbyshire County Council has announced it is installing a temporary steel bridge over the B5056 near Brassington.
The bridge will be lifted in to place on Sunday while a permanent restoration of the listed bridge is planned.
It is hoped the route will be open by the bank holiday weekend.
BBC Leicester Sport
Matt Smith will start for Leicester Tigers in their final game of the season.
The Tigers stalwart will make his 228th appearance after announcing his retirement last week.
Tom Youngs returns from suspension to captain the side in the match against Bath.
The Tigers side features 10 academy graduates, with Geordan Murphy making six changes to the side that lost at Harlequins a fortnight ago.
BBC Radio Derby
Cyclists will be riding between the University of Derby and Matlock tomorrow to highlight the need for a cycle way.
The Derwent Valley Trust has raised £1m of the £9m needed for a route between between Derby and Chatsworth.
The chairman of the trust, Derek Latham, said: "We'll have to cycle up the A6 because we don't have the cycle way now. This will demonstrate the need for the cycle way."
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Thanks to Jill Grice for this lovely shot of Heage Windmill under blue skies.
Image source, Jill GriceTom Watson is calling on the Nottingham company to "sort it out".
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Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A new Lord Mayor of Leicester has been sworn in - Councillor Annette Byrne.
She will take up the ceremonial role for a year.
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Mrs Byrne is Leicester born and bred and has been an active councillor in the Abbey ward since 2007.
She has chosen to support two charities throughout the year - the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) and the Air Ambulance Service.
Relegated Notts County release 12 senior players, including striker Jon Stead and midfielder David Vaughan.
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BBC News
Striker Jon Stead and midfielder Robert Milsom are among 12 players leaving Notts County, external following their relegation from the football league.
The club has published its retained list, with several first team regulars departing Meadow Lane as their contracts expire.
Lewis Alessandra, Richard Duffy, David Vaughan and Elliott Ward are among the other players moving on from the club.
Image source, PAIt leaves Notts County with 17 senior professionals on their books as they prepare for life in the National League.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A kitchen fitter from Nottingham has received the Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal for exemplary meritorious service.
Simon Coulson is part of the army's Mercian Regiment. He was among 13 reserves selected for the award in the New Year's Honours list.
Image source, The Mercian RegimentHe went to Buckingham Palace with his partner and parents to collect the medal from Prince Charles
He said: "Having managed to get my parents there to see this special day and to see their joy and pride was extra special to me.
"[It] will probably be the most memorable day in my life."
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Erewash schools have been giving their ideas on what they would like from the UK's new high-speed railway line.
Current plans for HS2 will see the line go through Long Eaton and Sandiacre. There will also be an East Midlands hub in nearby Toton.
Pupils from those areas have suggested face scanners could be used instead of physical tickets. They also said they would like to see wildlife habitats incorporated into the building’s structure.
Image source, HS2 LimitedThe workshop was put on by HS2 Ltd who are responsible for delivering the new railway line.
Kim Soucy, from HS2 Ltd, said the ideas were, "well-thought out, mature and realistic".
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
The fourth one-day international between England and Pakistan is about to get under way at Trent Bridge.
England have won the toss and elected to bowl first. Follow the action on the BBC Sport website.
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BBC Radio Leicester
Six in ten children in parts of Leicester are living in poverty according to researchers at Loughborough University.
Image source, GoogleThey claim the situation is getting worse and blames government cuts, benefit freezes and a lack of social housing.
Spinney Hills, Highfields and Belgrave areas have been highlighted as having the highest number of children in poverty in the city.
Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter
An environmental campaigner with three children said she "might have been more careful" about how many babies she had if she had known how it might impact on climate change.
Cee Martin, 70, was one of several members of Extinction Rebellion Leicestershire who met for a picnic outside County Hall in Glenfield on Wednesday to "celebrate" Leicestershire County Council declaring a climate emergency.
County councillors unanimously backed a motion which also saw the authority make a pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030.
Ms Martin said: "As much as I love all of my children, and of course wouldn't change the fact I had them, I might have thought differently about it if I had known the impact and what was to come. I might have been more careful and just had two.
"The size of the population is a problem, people are having bigger families, people are living longer. People need to stop and consider the future of the planet before they make decisions."
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
This is the exciting moment Swadlincote's new fire and ambulance station was officially opened this morning.
The new joint base, in Civic Way, cost £3.35m to build.
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