Who made the Championship final six?published at 18:54 British Summer Time 14 July 2021
Only six teams can now become county champions this summer at the end of the competition's initial group stage.
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Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 12 July 2021
Overcast throughout, with patchy outbreaks of rain or scattered showers for many.
The showers will be heavy and slow-moving, bringing some locally heavy downpours with highs of 19C.
Image source, BBC Weather Watchers/Smiley- SueMiddlesex start strongly against Leicspublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 11 July 2021
Middlesex opener Sam Robson strikes his second hundred of the campaign as his side build a strong platform against Leicestershire.
Read MoreNotts' Patterson-White frustrates Durhampublished at 19:27 British Summer Time 11 July 2021
Sunderland-born Liam Patterson-White helps Nottinghamshire to three batting points, on a day of ups and downs at Durham.
Read MoreEssex bowlers play part in points questpublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 11 July 2021
Essex make a promising start in their bid to pick up maximum points in their must-win match against Derbyshire.
Read MoreHudson-Prentice set for Sussex returnpublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 11 July 2021
Derbyshire all-rounder Fynn Hudson-Prentice agrees to rejoin Sussex on a multi-year contract from next season.
Read MoreThird man charged in murder investigationpublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 10 July 2021
Byron Griffin was found with a single stab wound and died in hospital on 4 July.
Read MoreThird murder charge over industrial site body findpublished at 13:09 British Summer Time 10 July 2021
Mark Campbell, 39, was arrested in Bradford on Thursday, West Midlands Police says.
Read MoreWhy do we hide during penalty shoot-outs?published at 08:10 British Summer Time 10 July 2021
Why do football fans cower behind the sofa to avoid watching big moments in matches?
Read MoreCould we lose our early school holidays?published at 07:28 British Summer Time 10 July 2021
School is always out for summer early in one part of England - but could that be about to change?
Read MoreHales helps Notts to home quarter-finalpublished at 23:09 British Summer Time 9 July 2021
Alex Hales helps North Group leaders Notts book a home quarter-final, while Kent also qualify for the last eight.
Read MoreDerby and Sheff Weds escape deductionspublished at 21:34 British Summer Time 9 July 2021
Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday receive suspended points deductions after accepting EFL sanctions for failure to pay their players.
Read MoreBody of English teacher missing in Japan foundpublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 9 July 2021
Her family said she was "an intelligent, adventurous, confident, caring, young woman".
Read MoreLeicester sign Jersey prop Richardsonpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 9 July 2021
Leicester Tigers sign prop forward Dan Richardson from Championship side Jersey Reds.
Read MorePolice hunt for open prison absconderpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 9 July 2021
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsPolice in Derbyshire are appealing for information after a man absconded from an open prison.
Zahir Hussain absconded from HMP Sudbury between Thursday and Friday, Derbyshire Police said.
The 32-year-old had been convicted at Birmingham Crown Court for conspiracy to handle stolen goods in May 2019, and a force statement said he has links to Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceEasyjet flights return to East Midlandspublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 9 July 2021
Simon Hare
BBC Inside Out East Midlands
One of Britain’s best known budget airlines has returned to East Midlands Airport for the first time since 2009.
Easyjet has taken over the route to Belfast after the previous operators Stobart Air went into liquidation last month.
It comes after the government said holidaymakers visiting a country on the amber list won't need to isolate on their return if they’ve receive both vaccine doses from 19 July.
BBC producer gets Declan Rice tattoo for Euro finalspublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 9 July 2021
Alex Regan
BBC NewsThe whole of England has gone football crazy as Gareth Southgate's Lions are set to play in their first final of a major tournament since 1966.
But BBC Radio Nottingham presenter and producer Charlie Burley has taken his devotion to the next level and got a tattoo of Declan Rice, in a bowl of beef chow mein.
Image source, Charlie BurleyCharlie promised to get the tattoo, which is a reference to a new chant about Declan Rice, to the tune of The Bucketheads by The Bomb, if England beat Denmark in the semi-final.
He said: "On Saturday we were in Market Square and one of my friends started singing, 'Beef chow mein, Declan Rice'.
"I’ve always had it in my head that if we got to the finals of the Euros I was going to do something for this tournament."
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End of twitter postCharlie said: "I’m buzzing, I’m happy it’s turned out quite good.
"The thing is the Declan Rice chant isn’t very well known yet, I’ve been trying to chant it and get it big."
The 30-year-old football fanatic already has a tattoo that says 'It's coming home' that he got impulsively after England beat Panama 6-1 in the 2018 World Cup.
"My mantra in life is if it’s funny do it. I don’t regret."
If England win against Italy on Sunday, Charlie is considering getting another tattoo that says 'It's come home'.
Stabbing victim's stalking allegation investigatedpublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 9 July 2021
The police watchdog will examine whether more should have been done to protect Gracie Spinks.
Read MoreGun stash found during police raidpublished at 13:23 British Summer Time 9 July 2021
Alex Regan
BBC NewsA cache of blank-firing pistols was found during a police raid at a house in Mansfield Woodhouse, external.
Officers stormed the home in Marples Avenue at 19:20 BST on Tuesday, and found the 15 weapons in a garage along with equipment to convert them into live-firing handguns.
Image source, GoogleDet Insp Tim Walters said: “This represents a really significant triumph in our fight against gun crime.
"Typically, 15-20 illegally held firearms are seized across the region in any year period – to seize 15 in a single raid is fantastic news."
A 40-year-old man was charged with conspiracy to possess firearms with intent to endanger life, or enable others to do so.
He was remanded in custody at Mansfield Magistrates' Court on Thursday and will appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 30 July.
City bridge shut for 17 months to reopen in winterpublished at 13:13 British Summer Time 9 July 2021
Nottingham's Clifton Bridge was closed in February 2020 after corrosion was found.
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