Derby news

• Why East Midlands is not on red alert this heatwave

  26-06-2026 08:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester, Nottingham and Derby have an amber warning while areas with similar temperatures are red.
  
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• Men who allegedly helped rapist drug and abuse wife named

  26-06-2026 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  13 men are accused of helping a man abuse his wife over a period of years.
  
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• Crews return to moorland and woodland blaze

  26-06-2026 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Specialist vehicles and drones are being used to help fire crews who returned to the scene at 05:00.
  
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• Woman's death not linked to Covid-19 jab - coroner

  26-06-2026 10:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A coroner links Mohinder Kaur Mahal's death to underlying health problems, rather than the jab.
  
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• Water firm fixes damaged pipe near village

  26-06-2026 09:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Severn Trent says the damage was accidentally caused by a third party.
  
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• Heavy metal hairdresser's disbelief at nomination

  26-06-2026 09:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Simon Tuckwell has clipped the locks of rock royalty during his visits to Download festival.
  
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• Town to host Pride event year on from flag row

  26-06-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matlock is to host its first Pride event at the weekend following a rainbow flag row in 2025.
  
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• Second arrest in summer solstice murder inquiry

  25-06-2026 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say a 23-year-old man was detained on suspicion of murder on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Firefighters tackle moorland wildfire

  25-06-2026 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anyone who can see or smell smoke is advised to keep their windows and doors closed.
  
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• Pakistan's Moqim signed again to replace Ghazanfar

  25-06-2026 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sufyan Moqim's on-again, off-again move to Derbyshire is now on once more after being called in to replace fellow spinner Mohammad Ghazanfar.
  
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• Derby away at Charlton in first game of season

  25-06-2026 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Here are some of the key fixture dates for Derby County in the 2026-27 season.
  
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• Chesterfield to start season at home to Fleetwood Town

  25-06-2026 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Promoted York City host Bristol Rovers in their first League Two game of the season after a decade away from the EFL.
  
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• Concern solar farm would surround homes

  25-06-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans have been submitted for a large solar farm on almost 300 acres of land in Derbyshire.
  
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• Leyton Orient sign Chesterfield's Dobra

  24-06-2026 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leyton Orient sign attacking midfielder Armando Dobra from League Two side Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• Chesterfield sign ex-Grimsby midfielder McEachran

  24-06-2026 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chesterfield sign midfielder George McEachran on a free transfer following his departure from fellow League Two side Grimsby Town.
  
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• Is it too hot to work?

  24-06-2026 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Derby City Council's Director of Public Health speaks to Ian Skye.
  
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• Tideswell's 'Library of Things'

  24-06-2026 11:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Radio Derby's Kayleigh Hall visits a 'Library of Things' in Tideswell.
  
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• Teacher avoids sanction over drink-driving offences

  24-06-2026 09:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Martin Jones received two drink-driving convictions while employed at Repton School.
  
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• Stone circle murder inquiry as man's body found

  23-06-2026 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Nine Ladies, near Darley Dale, is 4,000 years old and a focal point at the summer solstice.
  
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• Rail firm warns against travel amid 'extreme heat'

  23-06-2026 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Met Office also issues heat warnings affecting the East Midlands and southern England.
  
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• Woman fatally stabbed in house named by police

  23-06-2026 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joan Hardy was pronounced dead at the scene after stabbing reports in a village near Swadlincote.
  
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• Arrest after pedestrian seriously hurt in hit-and-run

  23-06-2026 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say a man was held on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and bailed.
  
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• Funding to create 40 extra ambulance crews by 2029

  23-06-2026 07:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The service says it will be able to recruit up to 400 new patient-facing staff members by 2029.
  
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• Village's huge England message seen from the sky

  23-06-2026 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  White-painted stones on a hillside in Derbyshire spell out fans' support for the national team.
  
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• Man who fired gun at rival in street jailed

  22-06-2026 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bullet fired by William Lyon missed its target and lodged in the engine of a parked car.
  
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• Mum's stroke death investigated over Covid jab

  22-06-2026 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mohinder Kaur Mahal's family raised concerns about the jab, which she had days before the stroke.
  
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• Derby complete signing of Clark from RB Salzburg

  22-06-2026 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Derby County re-sign midfielder Bobby Clark from RB Salzburg for a fee of about £6m, on a four-year deal.
  
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• Two arrests after man stabbed in altercation

  22-06-2026 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An air ambulance was seen landing in the area of Drummond Road in Ilkeston.
  
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• Chesterfield sign Sutton defender Eccleston

  22-06-2026 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chesterfield sign Sutton United defender Junior Eccleston for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.
  
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• Derby defender Batth set for exit after rejecting deal

  22-06-2026 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Defender Danny Batth rejects an offer from Derby County and is now highly unlikely to sign a new deal, BBC Sport Derby understands.
  
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