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Man pleads guilty to murdering mother in stabbing bbc.in/4Bi1b3w

Man pleads guilty to murdering mother Joan Hardy in Linton stabbing

Adrian Hardy was arrested after his mother Joan was found with stab wounds, police say.

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Lara Croft statue arrives in city ahead of installation bbc.in/4k3EzxB

Lara Croft statue arrives in Derby for Market Hall installation

The statue will be kept at Derby's Museum of Making before being moved to the Market Hall.

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Burnham vows end to 'rip-off parking charges' under new rules bbc.in/4jwCNVM

Burnham vows end to 'rip-off parking charges' under new rules

Penalties are seen as too harsh on motorists who are penalised for parking on private land.

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Giant sun installation starts cathedral celebration bbc.in/3UCdKq3

Sun installation starts Diocese of Derby's centenary celebration

The installation is part of a programme of events celebrating Derby Cathedral's 100th anniversary.

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RAF veteran 'saved' by new blood cancer treatment bbc.in/4sechm0

RAF veteran 'saved' by new blood cancer treatment

Tim Swinburn is one of the first to receive STARGLO therapy for diffuse large B cell lymphoma.

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Mum of van murder victim welcomes bollards decision bbc.in/4k41Qzw

Mum of Ilkeston van murder victim welcomes bollards decision

Loraine Wilson says she is glad permanent bollards will be installed at the spot where her son died.

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Wildlife habitat planned on more than 120 acres bbc.in/4Bd8v0z

Wildlife habitat planned on more than 120 acres in South Derbyshire

Ecologists say they have seen skylarks, yellowhammer, linnet and brown hare on the site.

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Roads and car parks to shut for charter fair bbc.in/4ibFeuv

Roads and car parks to shut for annual Ilkeston Charter Fair

The town centre is taken over each year for the fair, which dates back to 1252.

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The woman with an 'up to 100% chance' of developing cancer bbc.in/4Bd34Pd

The woman with an 'up to 100% chance' of developing cancer

Choir member Hannah Simpson, 32, lives knowing every year could be the one when she needs surgery.

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Arson-sniffing fire dogs win national award bbc.in/4hTsb1Z

East Midlands fire dogs sniff out 580 years of custodial sentences

The canines and their handlers work across the East Midlands to help solve fire investigations.

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Main road closed after crash near reservoir bbc.in/4yuGSgV

A628 Woodhead Pass closed after crash near Torside Reservoir

It is shut in both directions and drivers are urged to seek alternative routes.

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Rescuers called in over 'suspicious item' in crevice bbc.in/4yq7orK

Rescuers called in over 'suspicious item' in Peak District crevice

Kinder Mountain Rescue Team say it was asked to investigate by Derbyshire Police.

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Can this 'seaside resort without the sea' work for everyone? bbc.in/3UvAkAE

Can this 'seaside resort without the sea' work for everyone?

How do you stop Matlock Bath - on a busy road with an "invasion" of tourists - from grinding to a halt?

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'Eyesore' sandbags removed from city island bbc.in/4hZpzOD

'Eyesore' sandbags removed from Derby's Cockpit Island

The sandbags were put on Cockpit Island after Stephen Bullock, known as Tiggz, was forced to leave.

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Will mayor's 'Visit East Midlands' scheme deliver? bbc.in/3TWoq2x

Will mayor's 'Visit East Midlands' scheme deliver?

Regional mayor Claire Ward has unveiled a plan to attract more tourists in - but will it work?

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Government names Great British Railways chair bbc.in/4ypSSQC

Government names Sir John Kingman as Great British Railways chair

The organisation will bring responsibility for tracks and trains under a single organisation.

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Police appeal after man found unresponsive bbc.in/4s57GTe

Police appeal after man found unresponsive in Chesterfield

Derbyshire Police says the man is currently in hospital in a serious condition.

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Armed police arrest group on suspicion of drug supply bbc.in/3U3jg4F

Armed police arrest group on suspicion of drug supply in Chesterfield

Derbyshire Police attended a property in Devonshire Close, Newbold, on Friday morning.

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EMR services 'unacceptable', says transport secretary bbc.in/4k0evU4

EMR services 'unacceptable', says transport secretary

Heidi Alexander says East Midlands Railway needs to improve after a troubled few months.

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Council to monitor 'Gnome-man's land' roundabout bbc.in/4ytCgrt

Council to monitor 'Gnome-man's land' roundabout in Long Eaton

A petition has been set up to rename the Long Eaton roundabout "Gnome-man's land".

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