Summary

  • Man arrested in Fleckney murder probe

  • Cricket star 'helping police with inquiries'

  • Lorry driver injured in Nottingham crash

  • Asbestos victim's film 'to help others'

  • Retail guru donates £5m to university

  • Lester 'set to leave Forest for Spireites return'

  • Live updates for Tuesday 26 September 2017

  1. Chesterfield 2-3 Yeovil Townpublished at 22:45 BST 26 September 2017

    Chesterfield slump to their third-straight defeat despite a second-half fightback as they lost to Yeovil Town at the Proact Stadium.

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  2. Cheltenham Town 3-0 Mansfield Townpublished at 22:21 BST 26 September 2017

    Second-half goals from Brian Graham, Joe Morrell and Danny Wright earned Cheltenham an impressive home win over Mansfield Town.

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  3. Brentford 1-1 Derby Countypublished at 22:14 BST 26 September 2017

    Ollie Watkins' late strike earns Brentford a point and prevents Joe Ledley from scoring a winner on his Derby debut.

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  4. Exeter City 0-3 Notts Countypublished at 22:14 BST 26 September 2017

    Substitute Jorge Grant scores twice as Notts County underline their promotion credentials with victory at Exeter City.

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  5. Nottingham Forest 1-3 Fulhampublished at 22:08 BST 26 September 2017

    Stefan Johansen is on target with a stunning free-kick as Fulham consign Nottingham Forest to a fifth defeat in six.

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  6. Boys 'told to kill those insulting Islam'published at 21:13 BST 26 September 2017

    Two primary schoolboys said Zameer Ghumra showed them beheading videos, the court hears.

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  7. Northants build slender lead over Leicspublished at 18:51 BST 26 September 2017

    Eighteen wickets fall on day two between Leicestershire and Northants, whose promotion hopes rely on winning at Grace Road.

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  8. Notts promotion bid falters at Hovepublished at 18:26 BST 26 September 2017

    Promotion-chasing Nottinghamshire end day two struggling on 108-5 in reply to Sussex's 565 all out at Hove.

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  9. Derbyshire's Madsen & Hughes hit tonspublished at 18:24 BST 26 September 2017

    Wayne Madsen and Alex Hughes both hit centuries as Derbyshire make 460 against Gloucestershire on day two.

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  10. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 BST 26 September 2017

    That's it for regular updates us for today, we'll be back tomorrow from 08:00 with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for the East Midlands.

    Updates on breaking news will continue throughout the night.

  11. Weather: Dry, but with mist and fog aroundpublished at 17:58 BST 26 September 2017

    Sara Blizzard
    BBC Weather

    It will stay dry overnight with variable amounts of cloud.

    BBC weather map

    Where clear spells develop, the odd mist or fog patch will form.

    Minimum temperatures of 12C (54F).

  12. New Assembly Rooms 'looks awful'published at 17:49 BST 26 September 2017

    Facebook

    Here are a few more Facebook comments on the proposed £32m Assembly Rooms replacement.

    Assembly Rooms replacementImage source, Derby City Council

    "Looks awful, doesn’t fit in with the rest of the old buildings. Why don’t they design something what dose. But still... at least something is being done I suppose," opined Andrew Webb.

    "Anyone would think an election is due," adds weary cynic Paul Burge.

    Join the debate here, external.

  13. Rugby: Leicester Tigers injury updatepublished at 17:49 BST 26 September 2017

    BBC Leicester Sport

    Leicester Tigers boss Matt O'Connor has said Graham Kitchener's surgery on a cracked eye socket went better than expected.

    Graham KitchenerImage source, Getty Images

    Kitchener (pictured), who picked up the injury in the defeat against Northampton Saints, is expected to be back in time for the start of Tigers' Champions Cup campaign next month.

    In other injury news, Brendon O'Connor and Adam Thompstone could be available to face Exeter on Saturday, but the trip to Reading to face London Irish a week later looks a more likely return date.

    Hooker George McGuigan is back in training, but no date has been set for his return.

  14. Man stabbed in neck in Calvertonpublished at 17:30 BST 26 September 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    Two 16-year-old boys have been questioned, external after a man was stabbed in the neck during an attempted robbery.

    Police said three 18-year-olds were allegedly targeted in Main Street in Calverton at about 23:00 on Friday 15 September.

    The two boys were arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and have been released while investigations continue. Details of the attack have only just been made public.

    Main StreetImage source, Google
  15. Ex-cop calls for greater scrutiny of taser usagepublished at 17:12 BST 26 September 2017

    BBC Radio Leicester

    A former Leicestershire Police officer is calling for "greater transparency" over the use of tasers.

    Police officer uses taserImage source, PA

    The force currently has 80 officers carrying tasers, external and is planning to increase the number up to 150.

    Nick Glynn, who spent 30 years with the force, believes as the number of officers with taser training increases, the greater the scrutiny should be.

    Mr Glynn said: "As the roll out of this equipment increases, so should the scrutiny and oversight, not only inside Leicestershire Police...but also externally from independent people to have some transparency."

  16. Man fined for wearing military uniformpublished at 17:04 BST 26 September 2017

    Christopher Webster says he did not intend to upset veterans' families.

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  17. Man fined for wearing military uniform without permissionpublished at 16:32 BST 26 September 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC Local Live

    A Derby man has been fined £500 after pleading guilty to wearing a military uniform without permission while fundraising.

    Christopher Webster, 43, donned the outfit in Staffordshire while asking the public for donations for Shoebox for Heroes, a non-charity organisation that sent packages to troops serving abroad.

    British troops in AfghanistanImage source, PA

    Mr Webster, of Sunny Grove in Chaddesden, pleaded guilty to contravening section 2 of the Uniforms Act 1894, which puts restrictions on who can wear military uniform.

    He told magistrates he had not meant to upset anyone by wearing the outfit and had done so "to show his respect for fallen heroes".

    The district judge said: "I have a very uneasy feeling about [Webster's] activities and about the way that this organisation has been set up."

  18. Date set for Leicester-Leeds cup tiepublished at 16:23 BST 26 September 2017

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  19. Your comments: Plans revealed for new Derby music venuepublished at 15:52 BST 26 September 2017

    Facebook

    Those plans for a music and comedy venue (see 15:10) to replace the Assembly Rooms in Derby have sparked plenty of debate on Facebook., external

    Barbara Beer writes: "Sounds good to me, it's about time Derby had something like this again to attract big artists to our City, instead of having to travel to other places to see them x"

    But Helena Roper adds: "Not sure we need a new assembly rooms, the velodrome and quad seem to be coping with the entertainment."

  20. Watch: MP says Labour offers 'clear' Brexit planspublished at 15:47 BST 26 September 2017

    The Daily Politics

    Labour MP John Mann has said that Jeremy Corbyn would get the UK out of the European Union much quicker than Theresa May and the Conservatives.

    In an interview with the BBC's Daily Politics at the Labour Conference in Brighton, Mr Mann, the MP for Bassetlaw, added that his party had been "much clearer" on Brexit than the Conservatives.

    The Conservative Party Conference starts on Sunday in Manchester.