Coughlan in talks about Mansfield jobpublished at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2019
Bristol Rovers manager Graham Coughlan is in talks with Mansfield Town about their vacant managerial role.
Read MoreCoughlan in talks about Mansfield jobpublished at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2019
Police officers asked about increased Taser usepublished at 11:28 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2019
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineMore Tasers could be carried by Leicestershire Police after a survey of officers in the county.
The force, along with the Police Federation - which represents frontline officers - is asking how many want to carry one of devices.
About 350 of its 1,800 membership are currently trained in their use.
Image source, PAIt will also ask whether an officer has been assaulted in the past two years and if they feel having a Taser would have made them feel safer.
Tasers deliver an electric shock to incapacitate a suspect but some human rights groups link them to serious harm.
Tram network sees losses rise to £22.4mpublished at 11:12 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2019
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineNottingham's tram network has made losses of £22.4m, up from £18.7m the year before.
But Nottingham Tramlink's accounts for the year to March 2019 showed passenger journey numbers were up by a million, to almost 19 million.
The firm said one of the main factors was interest charges. Another big cost was the upgrade of its older trams.
Bosses said they were happy as "the majority of the company's funding is under long-term financing facilities".
Mansfield Town sack manager Dempsterpublished at 10:36 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2019
Mansfield Town sack manager John Dempster after seven months in charge and a six-game winless run.
Read MoreNottingham volunteer wins Unsung Hero awardpublished at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2019
BBC SportKeiren Thompson has been named the BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero award winner at Sports Personality of the Year 2019.
The 31-year-old runs the community project Helping Kids Achieve in Bulwell, one of the most deprived areas in the city, and was presented with the award by Eliud Kipchoge, who was named World Sport Star.
He said being hospitalised after being badly beaten in an attack as a teenager "inspired" him to "make a change in Nottingham" and stop young people getting into similar issues to his attackers.
Masked men 'threaten staff with knife' during robberypublished at 08:21 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2019
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsTwo masked men threatened a member of staff before robbing an off-licence in Bestwood, police said.
Nottinghamshire Police said officers were called to the Capenwray Off Licence and Convenience Store, on Capenwray Gardens in Bestwood, at about 15:15 on Saturday.
A force statement said officers believe it could be linked to another reported robbery that day in Sherwood, and appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
Image source, GoogleAppeal to find man 'in sleeping bag' after assaultpublished at 08:19 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2019
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsPolice are looking to speak to a man said to have been in a sleeping bag after an assault in Nottingham city centre last week.
A man was assaulted at about 19:50 outside the Nottingham Building Society branch on Upper Parliament Street, Nottinghamshire Police said.
In a statement, the force said it is looking to speak to the man in the sleeping bag "to check on his wellbeing and also to establish what happened".
Image source, GooglePolice seal off cemetery over sex attack reportspublished at 08:16 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2019
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineReports of a serious sexual assault in a Nottinghamshire cemetery are being investigated by police.
Officers said they believed the attack took place in the cemetery on Babworth Road, Retford, on Thursday afternoon.
Image source, GooglePolice wanted to reassure residents who had noticed increased activity in the area that every effort was being made to establish what had happened.
An appeal for information on any suspicious activity or people in the area has been made.
Watch: Today’s weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2019
A chilly start but a drier and sunnier day in store for the East Midlands, with some colder temperatures likely to linger all week.
Media caption, Watch: Today’s weather for the East Midlands
