1. McDonald's delivered by police after car seizedpublished at 12:29 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2020

    Officers said the customer was "McLovin' It" after they turned up with the food.

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  2. Man arrested after two dogs die in firepublished at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2020

    Alex Regan
    BBC News

    A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after two dogs were killed in a house fire in Mansfield.

    The 29-year-old suspect was detained after the blaze in Johnson Drive, Mansfield, at 10:30 yesterday.

    Nottinghamshire Police said the occupants got out of the house uninjured, but their pets died.

    Det Sgt Laura Clarke said the loss of the dogs was "tragic".

    Johnson DriveImage source, Google
  3. 'Keen cyclist' killed in A52 crashpublished at 11:40 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2020

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    A cyclist who died after a crash involving a lorry in Derby has been named by police.

    Josephine Gilbert, 25, from Wirksworth, Derbyshire, died at the scene, near the Markeaton Island on the A52 on Tuesday last week.

    Josephine GilbertImage source, Derbyshire Police

    Ms Gilbert's family said she was a "keen cyclist", who competed at local, national and international levels.

    She had recently finished a degree in psychology at Loughborough University and was hoping for a career in sports management.

    They said Josephine was "very close to her family" in Derbyshire and the South West.

  4. Man found starved to death after benefits stoppedpublished at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2020

    Errol Graham weighed four-and-a-half stone when bailiffs found his body in his council flat.

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  5. More travel disruption as A1 is closed at Stamfordpublished at 09:45 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2020

    The A1 has been closed southbound near Stamford after two vehicles collided earlier this morning near to the junction with the A43.

    Police

    One lane is currently shut with traffic company Inrix reporting queues stretching back six miles to Tickencote.

    Motorists are being advised to allow extra time to complete their journeys.

    On Tuesday two separate crashes resulted in the A1 being closed northbound for several hours.

  6. Watch: Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:32 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2020

    Sara Blizzard
    BBC Weather

    A windy day with a chance of some more snow in the Peak District.

    Here's your full forecast...

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    Watch: Today's weather for the East Midlands

  7. Woman raped by dad says he killed her unborn babypublished at 00:38 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2020

    Shannon Clifton wants her father prosecuted for killing their unborn child, which she thinks he buried.

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  8. Oldham Athletic 3-1 Mansfield Townpublished at 22:36 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    Oldham gain revenge on Mansfield with a dominant display on their way to a League Two victory at Boundary Park.

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  9. Luton beat Derby despite Rooney goalpublished at 22:18 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    Bottom side Luton beat Derby in a thriller after Wayne Rooney scores his first goal in English football for more than two years.

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  10. Forest beat promotion rivals Brentfordpublished at 22:11 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    Joe Lolley's first-half goal helps Nottingham Forest into third place with victory over promotion rivals Brentford.

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  11. Murder victim found on allotment namedpublished at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    Police say Andrew Jackson's injuries suggest he had been assaulted in Shirebrook.

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  12. Terminally ill woman marries partner of 35 yearspublished at 18:42 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    Hospital staff transform a treatment room into a wedding venue.

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  13. Stags sign Newcastle's Watts on loanpublished at 18:40 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    League Two side Mansfield Town sign Newcastle United defender Kelland Watts on loan until the end of the season.

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  14. Swindon sign Leicester's Muskwe on loanpublished at 18:39 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    Swindon Town sign Leicester City's Zimbabwe international striker Admiral Muskwe on loan until the end of the season.

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  15. Driver found guilty of killing RAC worker in crashpublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    A man has been found guilty of causing death by careless driving after hitting an RAC recovery worker in Nottinghamshire.

    David Stokes, 33, from Chellaston, Derby, (pictured below) was dealing with a breakdown when he was struck and killed on the A617 in Rainworth in June 2018.

    David StokesImage source, Family handout

    Gary Kupinskyj, of Greaves Lane, Edingley, was cleared of causing death by dangerous driving but convicted of the lesser charge.

    He was given an interim driving ban at Nottingham Crown Court earlier and is due to be sentenced at a date yet to be set.

  16. Further arrest over footballer murderpublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    Midfielder Jordan Sinnott was found unconscious with a fractured skull on a night out.

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  17. Teen charged in connection to 'cuckooing' operationpublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    Ethan Connolly-Forster
    BBC News

    An 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged after reports of a flat in Derby being used for drug dealing - also known as "cuckooing".

    Derbyshire Police arrested two teenage boys from Manchester at the flat in Abbey Street on 14 January on suspicion of being concerned in the spply of class A drugs.

    As part of the same operation, officers detained and charged the 18-year-old, from Nottingham, with being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine between August 2019 and January 2020 and possessing criminal property.

    He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Derby Crown Court next month.

    Police GVImage source, Derbyshire Police
  18. Pedestrian hit by car as snow falls in Buxtonpublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    A pedestrian suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a car in Buxton this morning.

    Derbyshire Police said the man was airlifted to hospital following the crash in Holker Road at about 06:50.

    Part of the road was cordoned off but reopened at 11:15.

    Ambulance at scene of crashImage source, EH UP High Peak
  19. Praise for woman threatened with samurai swordpublished at 14:57 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    Alex Regan
    BBC News

    A man who robbed a supermarket and attempted to rob a charity shop with a samurai sword has been jailed for four years.

    Nottingham Crown Court heard Lee Young, of Percy Street, Eastwood, went into Tesco Express in the town at 23:00 on 27 December, and stole cash from the till after threatening the shop worker with his sword.

    The next day, he tried to rob The Lighthouse charity shop, but a female shop assistant "behaved very stoically and refused to open the till".

    Tesco Express EastwoodImage source, Google

    The 32-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of robbery, one of attempted robbery and two counts of having a bladed article on Tuesday.

    His defence lawyer said the qualified plasterer suffered from "a drug habit that's ruined his life for the last 10 years".

    He added Young wanted to use his time in prison to overcome his heroin addiction, so he can "be in a position to have a proper relationship with his son".

    Judge John Burgess, sentencing, said: "Drugs have ruined your life, don't let it ruin your family's life."

    The judge also praised the female charity worker, who refused to open the till, despite being threatened with the sword.

  20. M1 reopens in both directions after crashpublished at 14:46 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    The M1 has now reopened in both directions between junctions 20 and 21 following a crash.

    The stretch of motorway was closed at about 12:00 after the two-vehicle crash on the southbound carriageway.

    M1Image source, Highways England

    The northbound side was also closed for the air ambulance to land.

    One person was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries and three people sustained minor injuries.