Neil Heath
BBC News Online

Two horses have been found after they went missing from a paddock overnight in Nottinghamshire.

Owner Jackie Gill, who lives in Cossall, near Ilkeston, believed the pair - named Billy and Charlie - had been stolen.

She had even offered a reward for their return but thanks to a social media post, the horses have been located.

Image source, Jackie Gill

David Pittam
BBC News Online

Missing it already?

Nottingham's Goose Fair finished on Sunday after another few days of fun, roller coasters and Cocks on Sticks, external.

Today police said, external there were "very few crimes" reported to them - although they could not give an exact figure.

They said they had used their "direction to leave" powers to exclude people from the fair before they could cause trouble.

Image source, Nottinghamshire Police

Mike O'Sullivan
Reporter, East Midlands Today

An inmate who was found hanged at HMP Nottingham had high levels of the psychoactive drug Spice in his system, a jury inquest has heard.

Marc Maltby, 23, from Chesterfield in Derbyshire, died on 12 October 2017.

He had arrived at the prison on 22 September after being recalled for breaching his licence conditions for an earlier sentence, served at other prisons.

Nottingham Coroner's Court was told Maltby had smashed up his cell earlier after a fallout with his cellmate, who was then moved out.

Assistant coroner for Nottinghamshire, Jonathan Straw, said one of the questions for the jury would be "how it was that Marc was in possession of drugs in his cell".

Image source, Family handout

Mr Shaw told the jury on the day Maltby died, he had begun "smashing up his cell" and to stop prison officers being hit by anything being thrown out, they put a table tennis table as a screen outside the door.

After 18:00, a prisoner who went past the cell and looked in, saw Maltby hanging inside and raised the alarm.

Staff gave Maltby CPR, but after the ambulance service arrived, he was pronounced dead.

The inquest continues.

An usherette picked up the then prime minister's discarded cigar at a London theatre in 1953.

Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

A resident at an old people's home was left with faeces beneath their fingernails, a health watchdog report said.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected the Lutterworth Country Care Home in June after the death of a resident, that was subject to a criminal investigation.

A coroner is currently reviewing the case.

In the CQC report, staff were criticised for putting women's slippers on a man with inspectors saying people were "not always well cared for or treated in a dignified way".

The report also stated people's hair not being brushed and another person wearing shoes without laces.

Residents' relatives raised concerns about personal care, with one telling inspectors: "There is sometimes faeces beneath [person's] nails."

The CQC said the care home required improvement across the board, which was a downgrading from a previous inspection in 2018.

Care home spokesman James Wood said managers were "disappointed that the home's rating had reduced", but "numerous changes" had been made since the inspection.

Image source, Getty Images

A 17-year-old boy is arrested by police in Leicestershire on suspicion of murder.

David Pittam
BBC News Online

A driver walked away from this crash, which left his van on its side, with only a small cut to his hand, police said.

One lane of the A38 southbound, between Coxbench and Little Eaton in Derbyshire, is still closed while officers deal with the collision.

Image source, Derbyshire Police

Derbyshire's roads policing unit said the van driver clipped the lorry trailer while it was parked in the layby and he was helped out by members of the public.

Image source, Derbyshire Police

A shirt worn by the striker during England's Italia 90 match against West Germany sells for £2,500.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A cigar said to have been smoked by Sir Winston Churchill at a cinema is going to be auctioned off in December.

Image source, Hansons Auctioneers

It was dropped by the then-prime minister while watching a film in London in 1953 and picked up by cinema usherette Violet King, Hansons Auctioneers said.

The firm said the 66-year-old cigar was inherited by her great-nephew in Stoke-on-Trent who is now putting it up for sale in Derby on 11 December and it's expected to sell for about £6,000.

Image source, Hansons Auctioneers

The reason for the high valuation, the auctioneers adds, is because Mrs King wrote to the prime minister and got a reply confirming the cigar as Churchill's, which is part of the sale.

In October 2017, a cigar smoked by the British wartime leader sold for $12,000 in America, according to an auction house.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

A man who was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash involving a car and a lorry on the M1 has been released while investigations continue.

The 51-year-old was questioned by Leicestershire Police after the driver of a BMW X3 was killed in a collision with a lorry on the southbound side near junction 20 at about 07:00 on Friday.

Police have also renewed their appeal for dashcam footage of the crash, which came just three hours after a 70-year-old Volvo driver died in a crash with a lorry on the northbound carriageway near junction 28.

Liam Smyth, 14, was born with one of the world's rarest forms of dwarfism.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Comedian Josh Widdicombe said he was amazed to discover a couple had brought a one-year-old baby to his show at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall on Saturday night.

The Mock The Week star told his Twitter followers, external: "In the first half I thought I could hear crying but thought nothing of it and presumed someone just had a weird laugh. Or one of those classic haunted theatres.

"Then I heard it again at the start of the second half and someone in the circle revealed they had brought a one-year-old to the show.

"They revealed that Baby Felicity had been brought along because their babysitter was ill.

"When I asked how they got her into the gig they revealed the venue had simply charged them an extra quid.

"I do worry a lot of the material would have gone over her head. She isn’t going to remember pagers let alone enjoy a routine about them."

BBC Weather Watchers

Shepherd's warning.

This morning's sunrise was especially spectacular this morning - but was it worth it for a day of rain?

These photos were taken by our Weather Watchers in Sutton on Trent in Nottinghamshire and Exton in Rutland.

Image source, Tracey

Image source, hopper68

Alex Regan
BBC News

The final flight bringing holidaymakers back following the collapse of Thomas Cook is due to land today.

Alongside being a popular tour operator at East Midlands Airport, its founder began the holiday company in Leicester, and was born in Melbourne.

And it seems some bright spark has decided to take to the streets of Melbourne, in Derbyshire, and alter the road name Thomas Cook Close, into Thomas Cook Closed, as a result of the firm's closure.

Alex Regan
BBC News

Sword Drive in Hinckley has reopened after a police incident.

Leicestershire Police closed the road at 03:40 to pedestrians and traffic.

The rate of knife attacks in some regional towns and cities is higher than in London boroughs.

Alex Regan
BBC News

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of assault after a man was attacked outside a shop in South Normanton.

Derbyshire Police said the victim was assaulted just before 21:00 on Sunday near the Premier Store in Market Place.

The man was taken to hospital but his condition is not life-threatening.

Image source, Google

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

A man is critically ill in hospital after falling from a bridge in Nottinghamshire.

Police said the man's injuries "may be life-threatening" following the fall on the A610 in Giltbrook yesterday afternoon.

The force said the incident was not being treated as suspicious, external.

Alex Regan
BBC News

A road in Hinckley has been closed since the early hours due to a police incident.

Leicestershire Police closed Sword Drive at 03:40, and said travel disruption is expected.

The force added the public will not be able to access The Milestone pub or Halfords until further notice.

Image source, Google

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

We can expect some unsettling weather for the start of the week due to a band of low pressure moving across the UK.

Rain will move from the East and linger over the Midlands into the afternoon, with spray and standing water on the roads expected.

There will be highs of 14C and dryer weather overnight, with lows of 9C.