Bohannon's maiden ton puts Lancs in chargepublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
Josh Bohannon hits his maiden century as Lancashire make up for a lost morning by earning a first-innings lead over Derbyshire.
Read MoreBohannon's maiden ton puts Lancs in chargepublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
Keogh ton helps Northants edge ahead of Leicspublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
Rob Keogh's century steers Northants to a narrow first-innings lead over Leicestershire at Grace Road with three wickets left.
Read MoreBarbecue drugs woman convictedpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineA woman has been convicted of drugs offences after a kilo of cannabis was found hidden in a barbecue at her Leicester home.
Sophie Ingram, 29, of Narborough Road South, along with Connor Smith, 27, of Stephenson Drive, had claimed Smith had hidden the package without Ingram's knowledge.
But police said forensic examination of the package had linked it to Ingram.
She was found guilty at Leicester Crown Court of possession with intent to supply class B drugs and perverting the course of justice.
Smith admitted perverting the course of justice before the trial began. Both will be sentenced on 18 October.
Image source, GoogleDoorstep row stabbing woman guilty of murderpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
Father-of-one Lance Martin was stabbed in the back by Clara Butler during the row in Derby.
Read MoreKids' football referee had indecent child imagespublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
Michael Jenson downloaded 160 images and videos of children as young as 12 months old.
Read MoreLandlord failed to licence property with nine people in itpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsA Nottingham landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to licence a property which had nine people living inside it.
Sanaur Rahman, 48, of Beauvale Road in The Meadows, was brought in front of the courts by Nottingham City Council's safer housing team after concerns were raised about a property he owns in Wilford Grove.
Nottingham City Council said the house had nine people living in it, meaning it falls within mandatory licensing, but no licence had been sought by Rahman.
The authority was made aware of Rahman a few weeks later after a licence application received for the property was refused and no further application was received.
Rahman was sentenced on Monday after previously admitting the offence at Nottingham Magistrates' Court.
Image source, Google"Renting out a large city centre property to nine people without the correct licences in place is a flagrant breach of a landlord's basic responsibilities to his tenants," said councillor Linda Woodings.
Ms Woodings said Rahman was "well-known" to the team and previously admitted failings around the maintenance of fire equipment and smoke alarms.
She added: "Unfortunately it seems that Mr Rahman has continually placed profit ahead of ensuring that his property was suitable and safe for the numbers of people renting from him."
Nottingham chippy 'one of top 10 in country'published at 15:45 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineA fish and chip shop in Nottingham has been named one of the 10 best in the country.
The Cod's Scallops, an independent restaurant chain with three branches in the East Midlands, is up against nine other finalists at the 2020 National Fish & Chip Awards, external.
The overall winner will be announced at a ceremony in London on 23 January.
Image source, Cod's ScallopsShould parking on pavements be banned?published at 15:27 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
East Midlands TodayA group of MPs has called for a new law to ban parking on pavements in England.
But what do people in the East Midlands think about it?
Nottingham South MP Lilian Greenwood, who chairs the Commons' Transport Committee, said the law would "make a real difference".
Sports Direct boss faces shareholder unrestpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
BBC Business NewsMike Ashley faced shareholder unrest again at Shirebrook-based Sports Direct's meeting with investors on Wednesday.
Some major investors believe founder Mike Ashley, who owns more than 62% of the retailer, has too much control, and are planning to vote against his re-election as chief executive.
The firm has been criticised for several "strange missteps", including its House of Fraser purchase.
You can read more on the story here.
Image source, Getty Images'Fairytale' proposal after Grease stage showpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
Tom Armstrong joined partner Dana Wartnaby, who was signing for the musical, on stage to propose.
Read MoreAppeal after man assaulted in villagepublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineA 42-year-old man was left with facial injuries after he was assaulted in Sawley.
It happened at about 21:50 on 25 August in Draycott Road in the Derbyshire village.
Police would like speak to this man about it.
Image source, Derbyshire PolicePlans for £8m college development refused by councilpublished at 11:03 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
Amy Orton
Local Democracy ReporterA school principal has described the decision to block the construction of a purpose-built school as "unthinkable".
Blaby District Council refused Countesthorpe Leysland Community College permission to build a new £8m school on the campus of the existing college.
The plans - which were submitted by the Department for Education and Interserve as part of the government’s priority school building programme - included demolishing the Leysland building and putting a new two-storey block on the playing field closest to the existing college base.
Leysland High School and Countesthorpe Community College merged to become one school back in 2016, and since then lessons have been split across the two schools on the Winchester Road campus.
Catherine Aitcheson, the school's principal, said she is "extremely disappointed" by the "worrying" decision, claiming thousands of children will miss out on "vital state-of-the-art facilities".
John Richardson, strategic director at Blaby District Council, said the authority is "committed to working positively with the college to support its future aspirations", but said it has to take into account "the full range of planning considerations, which includes the impact on listed buildings".
Image source, GoogleAlice Levine's 'My Dad Wrote a Porno' set for fifth seasonpublished at 10:40 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineIf you know anything about Belinda Blumenthal, the main character of podcast "My Dad Wrote a Porno", you'll know that she's very, very passionate about selling pots and pans.
The podcast about the erotic (or at least, trying to be erotic) novel Belinda Blinked, starring Beeston's Alice Levine (left), began on a kitchen table with a couple of cheap microphones.
It has since gone international, with its own TV series and a world tour, and this week it is beginning its fifth season.
Newsbeat has put an industry insider in touch with the podcast stars to see if they can answer any of her questions.
You can read the result here.
Man given hospital order after woman attacked with forkpublished at 10:35 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsA man has been given an indefinite hospital order after attacking a woman with a fork in a park in Beeston.
Richard Pickworth was deemed unfit to plea when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday.
The 57-year-old had been charged with attempted murder after the attack in Beeston Fields Recreation Ground in January, which left a woman in her 70s - who was walking her dog at the time - needing hospital treatment.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceDal signs new Derbyshire contractpublished at 09:47 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
Derbyshire all-rounder Anuj Dal agrees a new two-year contract to run until the end of the 2021 season.
Read MoreWatch: Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
The bad news? It's going to be a windy, cloudy and, at times, wet Wednesday.
But the good news is the weekend is looking, if not balmy, at least a little bit sunnier.
Media caption, Watch: Today’s weather for the East Midlands
Grooming offences in the East Midlands on the risepublished at 09:14 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineThe number of grooming offences in the East Midlands has risen by almost a third in the last year.
Figures obtained by the NSPCC show the number of incidents in the region rose from 266 last year to almost 350 this year.
The data also reveals more children are being targeted on social media sites.
Over the last two years, Facebook-owned apps and Snapchat were used in 70% of incidents dealt with by Derbyshire Police.
Parking machines damaged at nature reservepublished at 09:13 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsNottinghamshire Wildlife Trust says it's "disappointed" after one of its car park payment machines at Attenborough Nature Reserve was vandalised.
The machine was damaged on Monday night and the trust has now asked members of the public to be their "eyes and ears" and report any vandalism they see.
The trust said on its Facebook page, external: "This type of crime, other thefts and acts of vandalism are not only upsetting for staff and volunteers to have to deal with, but means we have to divert resources away from managing the reserves and centres."
It said no money is kept in the machines overnight.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Wildlife TrustStaff start 15-day walkout at collegepublished at 09:12 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
East Midlands TodayStaff at Nottingham College have begun the first of 15 days of strike action today, as part of an ongoing dispute over contracts.
The University and College Union (UCU) says new contracts being imposed will leave 80 people £1,000 a year worse off and alter measures designed to protect staff from being overworked.
Rob Peutrel, UCU branch secretary, said "long-serving, experienced staff" have not had a pay rise in 10 years and a pay cut on top of that "is simply unjustified".
Managers say the college will stay open on strike days - and talks are ongoing.
Region's high streets continue to lose shopspublished at 09:11 British Summer Time 11 September 2019
East Midlands TodayThere have been more shop closures in the East Midlands this year than anywhere else outside of London, according to new data.
Statistics compiled by accounting firm PwC show eight shops closed each week across our region in the first six months of the year, although that is fewer than last year.
The figures only include retail chains with more than five outlets.
Derby is the hardest hit city, having lost 15 stores.
