Nick Smith
BBC News Online

Police would like to speak to this man in connection with a city centre assault.

Two men suffered head injuries in the attack, which happened at the junction of Goose Gate and Carlton Street in Nottingham at around 02:50 on 19 April.

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David Pittam
BBC News Online

The international media attention that surrounded the escape of two raccoon dogs was "ridiculous", their owner has said.

Six-year-old raccoon dogs, Gallagher and Nikami, made headlines around the world after they disappeared from their home in Clarborough, Nottinghamshire last week.

They were found nearby four days later after a rescue effort involving about 15 volunteers and six drones.

Police had described them as "potentially dangerous" and one reportedly attacked a goat and pony.

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Their owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, thanked everyone for their efforts and is now building a more secure enclosure for the exotic animals.

He said he had been worried about the fact they are an invasive species but reports by some media outlets of a village "under siege" and "terrorised" by the animals was "ridiculous".

"The media was only interested in turning a 4kg dog in to a tiger," he added.

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Nick Smith
BBC News Online

Police have released images of two men they would like to speak to after bikes were stolen from Rushcliffe Arena in West Bridgford.

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The thefts happened at the Rugby Road complex which houses a gym and Rushcliffe Borough Council on 17 and 30 May, Nottinghamshire Police said.

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Nick Smith
BBC News Online

A woman who died after being hit by a car on Friday has been named as Lilian Hamblin.

Mrs Hamblin, 88, was crossing Main Street, Calverton, at about 14:15 when she was struck by the dark blue Audi Q7.

She was taken to hospital in a serious condition and died on 1 June.

The driver is assisting police and no arrests have been made.

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Gavin Bevis
BBC News

A 16-year-old boy has been charged, external after a shooting in Bestwood Park last month.

Nottinghamshire Police said nobody was injured when a firearm was discharged in Hazel Hill Crescent on 23 May.

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Nine men, aged between 22 and 37, have already been charged with conspiring with others to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life.

The teenager is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court today charged with the same offence.

Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy Reporter

A long-running plan to reopen a Nottingham train track for passenger services has moved a step forward.

The project would see a freight-only line reopened and upgraded to connect Kirkby-in-Ashfield with the new HS2 hub in Toton via Pinxton, Selston, Langley Mill and Ilkeston.

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Ashfield District Council has now invited companies to bid for a contract to put together a detailed report on the scheme's logistics and its potential economic benefits.

Ashfield planning boss Matt Relf said the line would give the district access to national and European markets without the use of a car and could improve air quality in the area.

BBC Nottingham Sport

Good news for the game!

Forest Ladies' general manager Lee Billiard said: "This is another positive step by the football club to acknowledge the women’s programme as part of the ‘one-club’ mentality"

Eileen Hibbert is the toast of a baker where she has bought her bread and cakes for 73 years.

Lancashire all-rounder Liam Livingstone is the first to admit that he has not found it easy to readjust to red-ball cricket this season, following his time in the IPL with Karachi Kings, followed by two One-Day Cup games on his return for the Red Rose.

But he got it right at in Liverpool yesterday, as he started slowly and patiently to help rebuild Lancashire's innings from 128-5, before blossoming into a fine aggressive knock of 114, his first Championship century since August 2017.

"I've spent a lot of time playing white ball cricket," he told BBC Radio Lancashire. "And I've been beating myself up about why I can't bat for a long time and be nice and patient. It doesn't just come back that easily. But I've worked quite hard over the last couple of weeks to get back into a red-ball rhythm."

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Livingstone's efforts, backed by a half-century from his fellow former Lancs skipper Steven Croft and further supplemented by a late unbroken stand of 64 between Josh Bohannon and Tom Bailey, had helped Lancs to within three runs of a fourth batting point by the close.

But it was not all toil for Leicestershire, especially their young debutant wicketkeeper Harry Swindells, who safely pouched three catches.

"Being a Leicester lad, making my debut is all I've dreamt of so it was a very proud moment for me and my family and a day I'll remember for the rest of my life," he told BBC Radio Leicester. "There is a big build up and you think about a lot of stuff beforehand but when you get out there it's just another game."

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Rutland's only department store - which first opened in 1877 - is to close this summer.

Fords of Oakham said on Facebook it was closing the shop section of its business, with the last day of trading on 31 August.

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Funeral director Richard White said while the store was closing, the funeral service would continue to have an office there, with the rest of the Church Street building being rented out.

The firm added it may close the shop before 31 August if all remaining stock sells out.

BBC Radio Derby

The amount of bunting on display in Ashbourne this summer has been cut by a quarter.

For three decades, streets in the town centre have had red, white and blue bunting strung across them during the warmer months to add a touch of extra colour.

However this year, the amount has been cut from eight miles to six to prevent newly-installed CCTV cameras having their view obstructed.

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Sean Clayton, chair of the town's bunting committee, told BBC Radio Derby the decision had been made following discussions with the council and he felt the request was reasonable.

It sure was tough going at Edgbaston yesterday. Just 181 runs in 93 overs, including one particularly purple patch for the Notts bowlers in the afternoon session when the bogged-down Warwickshire batsmen made just 39 runs.

Not a great advert for Championship cricket. But the opposing captains both blamed the slow wicket.

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"I've never seen a middle session like that, where only 39 runs were scored in 35 overs," Notts captain Steven Mullaney told BBC Radio Nottingham. "It was pretty extraordinary but credit to Dom Sibley. He dug in. But, if we keep bowling the way we are we are going to get a bagful of wickets. It's a slow wicket, so it's hard to score on but, at the same time, if you bowl a half-volley it goes for four and I don't think we bowled many of them."

"The guys who have batted say it's not an easy wicket," Bears captain Jeetan Patel told BBC WM. "Notts bowled extremely well in the middle session. But what our guys did - Sibley, Will Rhodes, Rob Yates, Sam Hain and Adam Hose - was proper batting. It was Test match-type cricket. We want those guys to experience it. Going forward, we want them to be playing for England."

Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

A family-run restaurant has announced it is closing down after more than 20 years of serving up Indian food in Leicester.

Flamingo Bar and Grill in Belgrave closed its doors this weekend after 24 years but a function room at the Loughborough Road venue will remain open.

The restaurant was recently forced to close for a week after city council food hygiene inspectors discovered dead mice and droppings in the kitchen but owner Jo Matharoo said that was not the reason for its permanent closure.

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He said: "We don't want the closure to be people's lasting memory. That was one bad spell in more than two decades of business.

"The truth is, trading conditions are not good. The market is over saturated, our costs have more than trebled since we opened and our prices haven't even doubled in that time. It is getting harder and harder to make ends meet."

Mr Matharoo said a decision on the future of the building would be made in due course.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A Leicestershire council has been criticised for refusing to find accommodation for a mother fleeing domestic violence.

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council was rebuked by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman for rejecting the woman's homelessness application on the grounds she lived in a different council area.

An Ombudsman investigation said the council should have agreed to help the woman, who worked in the borough and had lived there previously.

It said the authority should apologise, pay £500 to the woman for distress caused and retrain staff to identify which applications should be accepted.

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Ombudsman Michael King said: "It is important for councils to be aware of their homelessness obligations and properly assess when they have a duty towards people.

"It is not enough to pass the responsibility onto other councils simply because the person has applied to two separate councils for help."

The council is due to hold an extraordinary meeting later to decide whether to accept the Ombudsman's findings, with a pre-meeting report suggesting the authority still maintains it acted lawfully.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Nottingham boxer Carl Froch has been revealing how his recent wedding to wife Rachael was almost scuppered when he and his family missed their flight to Italy.

The 41-year-old and his long-term partner had planned a lavish ceremony in the Umbrian hills but found themselves running late at Stansted Airport.

He told BBC Radio Nottingham: "We missed the flight by about five or ten minutes. We got to the gate and they'd closed."

The party-of-seven hastily had to book alternative flights from other London airports more than 12 hours later.

He said: "There was me, my mum, our three kids, Rachael and my step-dad Steve. Three of us went from Gatwick and four went from Heathrow.

"It was an absolute nightmare but will make a good story in a few years."

Rachael Froch said: "It was the only thing that went wrong so I'm glad it went wrong at the beginning."

Much-travelled striker Gary Taylor-Fletcher announces his retirement from playing football at the age of 38.

BBC Radio Nottingham

A Nottinghamshire MP will renew her calls on the government to give former miners a larger share of their pension fund surpluses later.

Ashfield's Gloria De Piero, from Labour, is one of several MPs expected to take part in today's debate in parliament.

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The government has received nearly £4.5bn as a result of an agreement to split the cash 50/50 between ministers and pensioners.

More than 100,000 people signed a petition earlier this year calling for more of the surplus to go to former pit workers.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Campaigners from across the East Midlands are travelling down to London this morning to take part in a national protest against Donald Trump's state visit to the UK.

Last night dozens of people took to the streets outside the Brian Clough statue in Nottingham to demonstrate against his presidency.

Tens of thousands of protesters, including climate change and women's rights campaigners, are expected to gather in the capital to voice their opposition to Trump's policies.

Viv Carnier, from Belper, is travelling to London by coach to attend the protest.

She said: "He [Trump] likes to ramp up conflict rather than dampen it down and I feel we need to challenge that.

"We need to look for common ground between people rather than be so divisive. A leader has responsibility."

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

It's dry at the moment but we're expecting rain this afternoon and possibly some thunder.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Hi everyone. Tuesday's updates will be written by me and Nick Smith.