Alex Regan
BBC News
A teenager required surgery to his jaw after being assaulted in Melton Mowbray.
Leicestershire Police said the teen "tried to help after seeing a fight in the street", before being punched in the face in Sherrard Street on Friday at 22:30.
He has since been discharged, and the force is appealing for witnesses to come forward.
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Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Leicester West MP Liz Kendall says she has been reselected by Labour party members in her constituency to be their candidate at the next general election.
BBC East Midlands political editor Tony Roe said there had been rumours Kendall, who stood against Jeremy Corbyn for the party leadership in 2015, could face a deselection attempt.
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Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Two men spent more than two hours trapped in a lift at Nottingham railway station's car park yesterday.
One of them, David McVea, from St Ann's, told BBC Radio Nottingham the doors failed to open at the fourth floor and the lift began slowly sinking down the shaft, which he described as "unnerving".
Image source, Dave McVeaThey pressed the emergency button but only got an automated response so eventually they called 101 and were rescued by the fire service.
"I'm not a claustrophobic person but after an hour-and-a-half it was all getting a bit much," he said.
East Midlands Railway has been contacted for comment on the incident.
Sonia Kataria
BBC News
Detectives investigating the murder of a woman in Leicester would still like to speak to anyone who has information.
The woman was found with serious injuries inside a house on Bartholomew Street and pronounced dead at the scene on Tuesday morning.
Det Insp Mark Sinski, from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, said: "I am in little doubt that there are people in Leicester, who have not yet come forward but know what happened.
"We owe it to her family to find the person responsible for her death."
Leicestershire Police said inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the woman's death were continuing and no arrests have been made.
It added officers would be carrying out extra patrols in the Highfields area, particularly in and around Bartholomew Street.
Anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage in Bartholomew Street has also been urged to contact the force.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Nearly 1,000 homes and businesses are still without gas in Wirksworth after water from a burst water main got into the gas network.
Distributor Cadent said work to remove water from its system was ongoing and could take until the weekend to conclude.
The firm said about 1,500 properties were affected yesterday but revised the number to 931 overnight, external.
It said: "Cadent engineers have stopped any more water getting into the gas network and are now working hard to get all the water out. This is a big task and will take some time."
Wirksworth Infant School and Wirksworth Junior School have both reopened after being closed yesterday due to the problem.
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It's continuing to look like an unsettled picture across the East Midlands with some scattered showers, so keep your brolly handy.
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Nottingham is getting another royal visit from Prince Harry tomorrow to mark World Mental Health Day.
He will be returning to two projects in St Ann's, described as a "community very special" to him and will talk with young people there about mental well being.
In 2017 the Duke of Sussex chose the city for his first public appearance with his then fiance Meghan Markle.
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BBC News
A neighbour of a woman who died after being found with serious injuries at a house in the Highfields area of Leicester has paid tribute to her "really close friend".
A murder investigation was launched after police were called to the property in Bartholomew Street yesterday morning and found the woman, who has not yet been formally identified.
Neighbour Eelize Jones said the victim was "bubbly and happy".
"She was the most amazing person anyone would ever come across," she said.
"She would help anybody and anyone."
Ms Jones continued: "Her kids were her life. They will be empty without her.
"It's such a great loss.
She added the woman had looked after her children and was "my rock for the last six months".
Leicestershire Police remain at the scene today and said no arrests have yet been made.
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BBC News
The husband and wife owners of Hays Travel - who have agreed a deal to buy all 555 Thomas Cook shops - said it has been an emotional day, with many staff crying when they were told their jobs were saved.
The firm said it has "already employed more than 25%" of former Thomas Cook retail staff, after the Leicester-founded holiday firm's collapse in September.
John Hays, who owns the business with wife Irene, said it was difficult to give guarantees about every Thomas Cook shop, because there would now be talks with individual landlords.
However, "it is certainly our intention to take on all the staff; to welcome them back," he added. The shops will be branded under the Hays name.
David Pittam
BBC News Online
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has shared these pictures after a car crashed into a block of flats this morning.
The car damaged a column but the building in Loughborough Road, Leicester, is still structurally sound, police confirmed.
No-one was injured and no arrests have been made.
Image source, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
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Trains between Newark and Lincoln are not running because a person has been hit by a train.
British Transport Police were called to Newark at about 13:00 and said they are not treating the death as suspicious.
A replacement service is being organised.
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Staff at Nottingham College have announced a further 14 days of strike action in a row over contracts.
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) have already walked out for 15 days in protest at what they call the college's attempt to force inferior contracts on them with reduced holiday entitlement and pay cuts for some.
The new wave of three and four-day walkouts are scheduled to take place between 5 and 29 November.
The union said the action was backed by 96% of members who voted.
The college said the decision to hold further strikes was "extremely disappointing", adding it was "committed to ongoing dialogue and action to resolve the situation".