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Mark Stoneman scores his first century of the season as Surrey's rain-affected game against Leicestershire ends in a draw.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

Labour has suffered further defeat in local elections, losing control of another Derbyshire council.

Of the 15 wards being contested in Amber Valley, 11 had been held by Labour.

But nine of these red seats have turned blue, external, with Labour only holding two wards, Belper North and Somercotes.

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The highest profile casualty was council leader Chris Emmas-Williams, who was defeated in his Codnor & Waingroves seat.

The Conservatives also held four seats.

The council make up is now Conservatives 28, Labour 16, Green 1.

Nottinghamshire go top of Group One after an innings victory over Essex with seven wickets before lunch on day four.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

Labour have scored a rare election victory by regaining control of a Derbyshire council.

Two by-elections were held for Bolsover District Council, external on Thursday.

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Donna Hales held the Bolsover North and Shuttlewood seat for Labour.

Meanwhile Stan Fox took Pinxton from the Independents.

Labour council leader Stan Fritchley said: "We will come back but we have to have an adult conversation with the electorate and win back hearts and minds."

It is hoped the chick will be the 40th to fledge from the nest on top of a city centre building.

Martyn Waghorn is the hero as Derby County battle back to get the point they need to stay in the Championship and consign Sheffield Wednesday to relegation to League One.

Rupert Matthews will replace Labour's Lord Willy Bach, who is stepping down.

Labour's Paddy Tipping loses to Caroline Henry after nine years in the role.

Rain affects Saturday's County Championship fixtures, with six games abandoned without a ball bowled.

Notts County move back into the National League play-off places with a commanding win over Barnet.

Preston fight back to beat Nottingham Forest and end the season with a fourth straight win.

The RSPCA is calling for tighter controls on air weapons following the attack on the protected bird.

How did a blitzed city stop its church from meeting the same fate as Coventry's cathedral?

Amy Anderson was told treatment for a brain tumour would probably mean she could not have children.

A painstaking recreation of a lost railway line has delighted fans on social media.

After a busy run of results, that's the end of our live coverage for the day.

We'll have news from more counts in the region over the weekend, and you can stay across other election news from across the UK here.

Angelique Foster received 32,000 more votes than the Labour incumbent Hardyal Singh Dhindsa.

Liam Barnes
BBC News

The Conservatives have won the election for the post of police and crime commissioner for Derbyshire.

Angelique Foster earned 149,749 votes, with Labour's Hardyal Singh Dhindsa receiving 117,564.

Mr Dhindsa, who was elected PCC in 2016, had earlier retained his Normanton ward seat during Derby City Council's elections.

Liberal Democrat Stan Heptinstall and Reform UK's Timothy Prosser were eliminated after the first round of voting.

Hugh Casswell
Political reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham

Both the Conservatives and Labour groups in Nottinghamshire County Council will now have to put their minds to choosing a new leader following the election results announced today.

The Tories - who retook control of the authority for the first time in 12 years - are set to appoint a successor to Kay Cutts, who confirmed she would step down last year, while Labour will look to find a replacement for Alan Rhodes, who lost his Worksop North seat.