Keith Barker takes a career-best 7-46 as Hampshire take control against County Championship leaders Nottinghamshire.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Full repairs to Derby Museum and Art Gallery could cost more than £2m, a report has stated.

The report for Derby City Council, which owns the Grade II-listed site, said there were "substantial challenges to the fabric" of The Strand building, including "continually leaking roofs".

Officials at the authority have approved a bid for government funding of about £750,000.

If that is successful, the city council said it would need to commit to further funding as budget estimates state work could cost between £2m and £2.5m.

Derby Museum and Art Gallery was established in 1879, and houses the world's largest collection of works by local artist Joseph Wright.

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Tony Roe
BBC East Midlands political editor

The prime minister and chancellor have been in Leicester today as the government set out plans to create 425,000 jobs, external over the next four years by investing in infrastructure.

The government said it would spend £650bn on projects over the next decade to create opportunities for apprentices, technicians, graduates and skilled workers.

On Monday Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak met with staff at the British Gas training academy in the city, with the prime minister praising the company for taking on thousands of apprentices and training them in "high-wage, high-skilled jobs to help reduce people's CO2 output".

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Toby Perkins, Labour MP for Chesterfield and shadow apprenticeships and lifelong learning minister, told BBC East Midlands Today he was sceptical about the announcement.

"What they [the government] say and what they mean turn out to be different things," he said.

"They keep talking about the importance of skills, but the further education sector has seen bigger cuts than any other sector almost."

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After his visit to Leicester, Mr Johnson held a private meeting with some Conservative MPs from the East Midlands and we know among them, there is concern about the cuts to Universal Credit, the plan for increases of National Insurance contributions, and the uncertainty over the future of HS2.

BBC Radio Leeds

The owner of a chain of bars across the north of England has said plans for vaccine passports were "idiotic" and scrapping them was the right thing to do.

Nightclubs and other large venues had been told they would have to ask for proof of vaccination from the end of this month, but the plans will not now be going ahead, health secretary Sajid Javid said on Sunday.

Martin Greenhow (pictured), who owns the Mojo chain, which has bars in Yorkshire, the north west and Nottingham, has told BBC Radio Leeds: "We were shuddering with the thought of having to try and manage a situation with what is, quite frankly, an idiotic idea of Covid passports."

Mr Greenhow said his venues had taken all Covid measures seriously, but insisted there was no evidence hospitality had caused significant increases in cases.

He said: "We haven't caused a spike. We haven't caused a problem. You really have to follow the data, as they're very fond of saying, and the data supports the fact that we are not a prime mover in this pandemic."

The government has said the vaccine passport plan will now be kept in reserve in case it is needed in the future.

Sonia Kataria
BBC News

Police have arrested 24 people suspected of being part of a nationwide drugs ring.

The arrests followed 30 raids in Derbyshire, London, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, and Staffordshire which saw officers recover large amounts of cocaine, cannabis and cash.

Derbyshire Police said 12 of those arrested were subsequently charged with drug offences and the remaining 12 were released while investigations continue.

The 12 who were charged were aged between 19 and 52, and came from Riddings, Alfreton, and Leabrooks in Derbyshire, Hucknall in Nottinghamshire, Sheffield, Witham in Essex and London.

Under-pressure Nottingham Forest boss Chris Hughton bemoans the club's five single-goal league defeats this season.

A mental health unit was wrong to allow Alasdair Conlon, 23, to go home, an inquest concludes.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A mother had to spend two days in hospital after she was attacked outside her home by a man who made “disgusting” racist remarks about her children.

Reanne Aughton was punched, kicked and trodden on by the man in Sutton-in-Ashfield on 28 August.

Police said the attack happened when she approached him to ask why he was filming her house close to midnight.

Ms Aughton suffered broken ribs, a broken jaw and finger, a fractured cheekbone, bruising to her arms and cuts to her hands.

She had to eat soup through a straw for days afterwards because of the swelling.

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“He came towards me and as he spoke I saw him curl his hand up into a fist as he punched me to the left side of my face, hitting my jaw," she said.

"As I doubled over in pain he kicked me in the ribs which forced me to the floor.

"As I was on the floor trying to catch breath he stood over me and stomped on my hand. I screamed out in pain and then he ran off."

She said her attacker made racist comments about her mixed-race children.

“The words that came out of his mouth were just disgusting," she said.

Police are appealing for anyone with information on the attack to come forward.

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Line of Duty star Vicky McClure has signed a new deal with ITV to create and star in a new drama set in her home city of Nottingham.

It's thought the actress will also co-produce the programme, which is currently titled Redemption.

The series is being made in conjunction with Left Bank Pictures, the makers of hit Netflix royal drama The Crown.

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Last week readers of TV Choice named Vicky McClure as their favourite actress and Line Of Duty won the returning drama prize at the National Television Awards.

Heather Burman
BBC News

Nottinghamshire Police have paid tribute after a police dog who once helped to save a child's life passed away.

Razor, who was paired with handler PC Stu Hazard, helped to secure hundreds of arrests and locate dozens of missing people, officers said.

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One of his greatest achievements was finding a missing nine-year-old boy who had gone missing from his home in rural Nottinghamshire on a freezing cold night in winter.

Razor picked up his scent and he was found huddled under a hedgerow.

Mr Hazard said: “There is absolutely no way on earth we would have found him without Razor, and with the weather the way it was he potentially saved his life that night.

“I remember how grateful his parents were at the time and it’s a really proud memory to look back on. But ultimately it was just another example of the dog making me look good. It was really never the other way around.”

Razor who retired from the force in 2018, died last month.

BBC Weather

It's a cloudy start to the day and we'll probably see a few spells of light rain this morning and as we go through this afternoon.

For many of us it is a dry and cloudy day but you might want to keep your brolly handy, particularly towards the west of the region.

Temperatures are expected to reach highs of 19C and it will continue to be cloudy this evening, with spells of rain expected overnight.

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