Samantha Noble
BBC News Online

Wraps of what is believed to be cocaine have been found inside plastic Kinder egg containers, rather than the little toys, police have said.

Swadlincote Safer Neighbourhood Team said they found the drugs in the possession of a man in Talbot Street, in Church Gresley, Derbyshire on Wednesday night.

Officers added they were "disappointed" the chocolate had been eaten.

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Derbyshire Police said a 46-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs.

He has been released under investigation while inquiries continue.

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Liam Barnes
BBC News

Police in Derbyshire are looking for witnesses to come forward after a man exposed himself to a 11-year-old girl in Belper.

The girl was walking along Edensor Drive near the footpath with Norbury Way at about 16:00 on Tuesday when a man sitting in a car asked for directions.

A force spokesman said the man was exposing himself to the girl and then made "an inappropriate comment" to her, adding the girl told her parents about what happened shortly after returning home.

The man is said to be a white man aged between 20 and 40 with black hair and stubble, and the car is believed to be a white BMW.

Local patrols have been stepped up to reassure residents following the incident.

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The RSPCA believes someone may be deliberately trying to poison pets in Swadlincote, Derbyshire.

Former Worcestershire, Leicestershire and Shropshire wicketkeeper David Humphries dies, at the age of 66.

City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby speaks out ahead of a decision on whether to extend the local lockdown.

Neil Heath
BBC News Online

A 60-year-old man has been arrested after another man was stabbed in the stomach in Hucknall.

Nottinghamshire Police were called to Plumb Road at about 10:15.

The 37-year-old victim was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.

The arrested man is being held on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.

Det Insp Kim Binns said it was an "isolated incident" and the men were known to each other.

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Liam Barnes
BBC News

A hospital worker said he's "really excited to be going home to see my children" after he was discharged following a 61-day stay caused by contracting Covid-19.

Cipriansel Vicencio, a clinical support worker in the phlebotomy department, was waved off with applause and cheers. It was the first time he'd left hospital since being admitted on 15 May.

After a stay on a specialist respiratory ward the 45-year-old, from Littleover, was transferred to the intensive care unit, where he spent 41 days.

As he left on Wednesday he was reunited with wife Sherry - who also works at the hospital as a sister on day case surgery - and daughter Arianne, who has just turned 18.

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MP Philip Dunne says it is "shameful" it took the pandemic for the retailer to acknowledge issues.

BBC Radio Leicester

Government data on which areas of Leicester were worst affected by coronavirus should have been made available to local officials earlier, the city's mayor has said.

Sir Peter Soulsby said health experts based locally "are the ones well-placed" to use data on infection rates "effectively", adding leaders in Westminster had got Leicester into a "messy situation" by its handling of the local lockdown.

He said he hopes Health Secretary Matt Hancock "will allow us and trust us at a local level to work with the people of the city" when the government makes an announcement on the next steps.

If an extension to the city's lockdown is confirmed there would be "very angry" residents in the city, he claimed.

Previously, the Department of Health and Social Care has said that cases in Leicester were "significantly higher" than other parts of the country, requiring it to take "decisive action" to save lives.

It added: "Local partners in Leicester have able to access government-held data from 19 June, and we are working closely with them so that these necessary local restrictions can be removed as soon as possible."

BBC Weather

It will be quite a cloudy day in places, but temperatures will begin to warm up with highs of about 20C.

Today's BBC Weather Watchers picture comes from Church Broughton via Mark Hallam.

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Campaigners are calling their inclusion in Leicester's lockdown zone "wrong" and want an apology.

Nottingham Forest edge closer to sealing a Championship play-off place, as two Sammy Ameobi goals rescues a 2-2 draw that damages Swansea City's own top-six hopes.

Buzz Bingo says the coronavirus pandemic has had "an immediate and significant impact" on business.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

A well-known motorbiking school is to close, citing the "current climate" as forcing the move.

The Castle Donington-based Ron Haslam Race School has been running for 24 years and, according to the firm, has had more than 86,000 customers.

Ron Haslam, a former Grand Prix motorcycle world champion, runs the business with his wife, Ann.

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In a statement it said "given everything that is going on in the world and the current climate, Honda and the Haslams are looking at new ways to work that are suitable for the existing times".

On Facebook, one former customer Mark Murphy said: "This is really sad news. You helped me go from a spectator to a racer, as I'm sure you have for many others".

The school will hold 10 more training days this year.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A man who stabbed a woman in the leg as she walked home after a night out in Loughborough has been told he'll spend longer inside a young offender institution.

In June 2019 the victim was out celebrating finishing her degree.

At about 02:30 she left a nightclub and started walking home when Hani Habte, who was 18 years old at the time, started following her and tried speaking to her.

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He grabbed her arm and pulled her to the ground where he stabbed her three times in the leg before leaving the scene.

In March 2020 Leicestershire Police reported he was found guilty of wounding with intent and sentenced to five years detention in a young offender institution.

This sentence was reviewed at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday and changed to eight years made up of a five-year custodial term and three-year extension period.

He was also told to pay a victim surcharge of £170.

The Solicitor General said: “Habte targeted a vulnerable victim, subjecting her to a callous attack and causing significant psychological harm."

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

A man has been arrested after a car overturned in Nottinghamshire while being followed by police.

Officers were responding to reports of a stolen vehicle driving dangerously in the A60 in Mansfield at about 13:20.

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The suspect vehicle then collided with another car in Litchfield Lane and ended up on its roof.

Two people suffered minor injuries and a man was taken to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

He was then arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and theft of a vehicle.

He remains in custody.

Steven Oscroft died when debris struck his car in Perlethorpe cum Budby, Nottinghamshire.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A man from Loughborough has been charged with a number of offences, including rape, attempted rape and sexual assault.

The 28-year-old man was arrested in the town on Monday.

He is also facing charges of robbery, affray, aggravated burglary, possession of a knife blade/sharp-pointed article in a public place and possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between 8 and 13 July. The man is due before magistrates this afternoon.

A woman, 38, who was arrested in the town on Monday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery, has been released on bail.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash involving three cars in Mansfield.

Police said they were called to Lichfield Lane at about 13:20 to a report of dangerous driving after a car flipped on to its roof and hit two other cars.

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The road has been closed in both directions from the junction with Woodside Avenue to the mini roundabout near Berry Hill Lane.

Nottinghamshire Police said the man taken to hospital had injuries not believed to be life-threatening while two others suffered minor injuries.

PA Media

Nottingham-based Buzz Bingo is set to shut 26 of its bingo halls - including one in Derby - putting 573 jobs at risk.

The Derby Foresters branch due to close is located at the Foresters Business Park in Sinfin Lane. Its nearby Derby City site (pictured below), in Liversage Street, is unaffected.

Buzz said 91 of its clubs will continue to trade, with plans to start the reopening of sites from 6 August.

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The company, which employs about 3,400 people, said it has earmarked sites for closure due to what it "expects will be an unsustainable operating environment for the foreseeable future".

Buzz closed its sites across the UK on 21 March due to the lockdown, before reducing costs and furloughing the majority of its staff.

However, the company said it will "take time" for footfall to reach pre-virus levels due to social distancing measures and weaker customer confidence.