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• Nottingham Post published Driving instructor jobs have rocketed 80 years after compulsory...

  01-06-2015 22:42
  
  The Ramsay MacDonald government put an end to the free-for-all on British roads. From June 1, 1935, you had to pass a test to get a licence to drive on the King's highway – Mr J Beene becoming the first holder, having paid a test fee of seven shillings and sixpence.That's about 37 pence. Fifty million passes later, the aggregate charge is £87 for both parts of the modern test – and there is no shortage of takers, with examiners conducting some 1.5 million practicals every...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest remain confident of landing Matt Mills –...

  01-06-2015 21:08
  
  Nottingham Forest target Matt Mills is yet to put pen to paper on a contract – but the club remain confident of landing the defender.Late interest from another Championship club – believed to be Leeds or Fulham – put a temporary spanner in the works last week, at a point where Forest believed they had a deal agreed for the 28-year-old (pictured).Boss Dougie Freedman was out of the country and hoped to tie up the move early this week, upon his return.A further meeting with the..
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest remain confident of landing Matt Mills –...

  01-06-2015 21:08
  
  Nottingham Forest target Matt Mills is yet to put pen to paper on a contract – but the club remain confident of landing the defender.Late interest from another Championship club – believed to be Leeds or Fulham – put a temporary spanner in the works last week, at a point where Forest believed they had a deal agreed for the 28-year-old (pictured).Boss Dougie Freedman was out of the country and hoped to tie up the move early this week, upon his return.A further meeting with the..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Luke Wood century for Nottinghamshire the 'most remarkable' Mick...

  01-06-2015 21:05
  
  Luke Wood's century against Sussex is the 'most remarkable' Nottinghamshire director of cricket Mick Newell has ever seen in first-class cricket.Academy graduate Wood, 19, scored 100 from 95 balls at number nine as Notts recovered from 55 for six to 255 all out.Wood, from Worksop, then took two wickets to help restrict Sussex to 39 for three at the close of day one.He is a highly rated bowling prospect but he has never scored more than 26 in the first team.Newell admits he did not see his...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Paul Taylor: Dougie Freedman must unearth another Eric Lichaj for...

  01-06-2015 20:57
  
  Amid all the big money signings of the last few summers, there was one new arrival that barely made a ripple on the Nottingham Forest waters.The £5.5m capture of Britt Assombalonga emphatically captured the imagination of the Reds faithful last summer; prompting a fresh wave of optimism and hope.But, 12 months before that, the free transfer capture of Eric Lichaj, a relatively inexperienced American who had just been released by Aston Villa had, in comparison, almost been greeted by an...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Paul Taylor: Dougie Freedman must unearth another Eric Lichaj for...

  01-06-2015 20:57
  
  Amid all the big money signings of the last few summers, there was one new arrival that barely made a ripple on the Nottingham Forest waters.The £5.5m capture of Britt Assombalonga emphatically captured the imagination of the Reds faithful last summer; prompting a fresh wave of optimism and hope.But, 12 months before that, the free transfer capture of Eric Lichaj, a relatively inexperienced American who had just been released by Aston Villa had, in comparison, almost been greeted by an...
  
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• Nottingham students start boycott of Fifa games after scandal - Nottingham Post

  01-06-2015 20:27
  
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  Nottingham students start boycott of Fifa games after scandal
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  Life-long fans of the Fifa video game have started a national boycott of the series following allegations of corruption in football's governing body. Nottingham students are putting down their controllers, destroying their copies and urging others not ...and more »
  
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• TomNorton published Nottingham students start boycott of Fifa games after scandal

  01-06-2015 20:00
  
  Life-long fans of the Fifa video game have started a national boycott of the series following allegations of corruption in football's governing body.Nottingham students are putting down their controllers, destroying their copies and urging others not to buy any further releases.David Mant, a 21 year old student of Devonshire Promenade, Lenton, said he had originally planed to write an article about Fifa's bribery scandal. So far, seven Fifa officials have been arrested, including vice president.
  
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• TomNorton commented Nottingham students start boycott of Fifa games after scandal

  01-06-2015 20:00
  
  Life-long fans of the Fifa video game have started a national boycott of the series following allegations of corruption in football's governing body.Nottingham students are putting down their controllers, destroying their copies and urging others not to buy any further releases.David Mant, a 21 year old student of Devonshire Promenade, Lenton, said he had originally planned to write an article about Fifa's bribery scandal. So far, seven Fifa officials have been arrested, including vice president
  
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• George Osborne wants to hear from Nottinghamshire businesses about devolution - Nottingham Post

  01-06-2015 19:46
  
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  George Osborne wants to hear from Nottinghamshire businesses about devolution
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  George Osborne has thrown the gauntlet down to Nottinghamshire businesses who want more powers devolved from Westminster. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said he wanted the city and region to present a case for more decisions to be made locally.and more »
  
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• DanRobinson published George Osborne wants to hear from Nottinghamshire businesses...

  01-06-2015 19:39
  
  George Osborne has thrown the gauntlet down to Nottinghamshire businesses who want more powers devolved from Westminster.The Chancellor of the Exchequer said he wanted the city and region to present a case for more decisions to be made locally.He spoke to 130 business leaders during a visit to engineering firm Garrandale in Derby on Monday, where he admitted the current system – where all key decisions are made in central government – as "broken".Mr Osborne said: "We..
  
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• DanRobinson commented George Osborne wants to hear from Nottinghamshire businesses...

  01-06-2015 19:39
  
  George Osborne has thrown the gauntlet down to Nottinghamshire businesses who want more powers devolved from Westminster.The Chancellor of the Exchequer said he wanted the city and region to present a case for more decisions to be made locally.He spoke to 130 business leaders during a visit to engineering firm Garrandale in Derby on Monday, where he admitted the current system – where all key decisions are made in central government – as "broken".Mr Osborne said: "We..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire v Sussex, day one report: Luke Wood rescues Notts...

  01-06-2015 19:33
  
  Luke Wood has long since been considered a major prospect by Nottinghamshire for his bowling.True, he took two for 24 to help reduce Sussex to 39 for three at the close of day one at Trent Bridge.But the 19-year-old academy graduate really came to his side's rescue with the bat, scoring a truly incredible century to drag them from the depths of 55 for six to 255 all out.The left arm seamer came in at number nine with the score on 98 for seven and Notts' slow start to the County Championship...
  
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• EllieCullen published Shanay Walker murder trial: Jury warned not to let emotions cloud...

  01-06-2015 19:30
  
  The jury in the Shanay Walker murder trial has been warned not to let emotion "cloud its judgment" when it considers its verdicts over the schoolgirl's "horrific" death.In his summing up yesterday, Judge Alistair Macduff told the panel of six men and six women to consider the facts of the case "dispassionately".The judge was delivering the final words to the jury before it retires to decide whether Shanay's auntie, Kay-Ann Morris, is guilty of her murder. The...
  
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• EllieCullen published Malakai McKenzie murder trial: Murder accused 'wasn't best...

  01-06-2015 19:30
  
  THE man accused of murdering Malakai McKenzie claims he "wasn't even Facebook friends" with the man who pulled the trigger in a shooting at a Sherwood pub, a court heard.Lo-andre Palmer, of Harwill Crescent, Aspley, denies the murder of 19-year-old Malakai, who was gunned down in the car park of the Hubb pub, in Hucknall Road, on April 21, 2012.Palmer also denies the attempted murder of three others.Gunman Cameron Cashin is currently serving a life sentence after being convicted of...
  
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• TracyWalker published Beeston businesses extend late night opening scheme

  01-06-2015 19:27
  
  A late-night opening scheme for businesses has been extended following a successful trial.More than 50 shops and traders in Beeston are taking part in the later opening hours.The pilot night was held on April 23.But now, some shops are open after their usual hours every Thursday.Times vary, with some opening until 5.30pm, some until 6pm, some 7pm and some trading until 8pm.The idea is that the traders will cash in on the impending arrival of the tram extension to the town.The idea was floated at
  
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• The Ear Foundation reopens after £750k extension - Nottingham Post

  01-06-2015 19:02
  
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  The Ear Foundation reopens after £750k extension
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  The Ear Foundation recently had a £750,000 extension. Jemma Page speaks to one of the charity's patients about how it helped him. More than three decades ago, pensioner Neil Waterfall found himself turning up the volume on the TV, asking people to ...
  
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• JemmaPage published The Ear Foundation reopens after £750k extension

  01-06-2015 19:00
  
  The Ear Foundation recently had a £750,000 extension. Jemma Page speaks to one of the charity's patients about how it helped him. More than three decades ago, pensioner Neil Waterfall found himself turning up the volume on the TV, asking people to repeat what they were saying and missing his morning alarm. The 75-year-old, of Farley's Lane in Hucknall, had to stop answering his house phone and saw his social life dwindle away as his hearing gradually slipped away. Former mining...
  
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• Man killed in St Ann's named locally as Johnny Parker - Nottingham Post

  01-06-2015 18:20
  
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  Man killed in St Ann's named locally as Johnny Parker
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  A man who was killed in St Ann's has been named locally as Johnny Parker. Police have launched a murder inquiry following the incident which took place in Hedderley Walk at 4.13pm on Sunday afternoon. A 43-year-old man died following the assault - two ...
  Four held in Nottingham murder inquiryBBC News
  Police arrest 4 people over Nottingham murder inquiryITV Newsall 7 news articles »
  
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• NottmPostEG published Happy playing the hits says Moody Blues' Justin Hayward

  01-06-2015 18:18
  
  They are one of the most enduring and creative bands that Britain has produced, from their humble R'n'B beginnings in the mid-sixties to the experimental, progressive band they became just two years later, as pioneers of stadium rock with the album Days Of Future Past.
  And they've shifted 70 million albums along the way.
  The Moody Blues are heading back to the UK from the US on their Timeless Flight 2015 Tour and frontman Justin Hayward says that anyone turning out to see them at the Royal...
  
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• DanRobinson published Man seriously injured in A52 crash

  01-06-2015 18:01
  
  A man was seriously injured in a two-car crash on the A52.He was airlifted to the Queen's Medical Centre after the collision at Sedgebrook, near Grantham.The road has been closed between the scene of the crash and Bingham in both directions since the incident, at 1.30pm on Monday.Highways England advised drivers to use a diversion via the A1 northbound and A46 southbound to rejoin the A52.
  
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• Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy on her latest film Spy - Nottingham Post

  01-06-2015 17:29
  
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  Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy on her latest film Spy
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  Melissa McCarthy's known for her physical comedy, but filming for her latest movie was by far the most physically demanding yet. "Running, jumping, falling, I've cracked my head, had cuts and bruises. At the end of the day, I looked like I'd fallen ...and more »
  
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• NottmPostEG published Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy on her latest film Spy

  01-06-2015 17:16
  
  Melissa McCarthy's known for her physical comedy, but filming for her latest movie was by far the most physically demanding yet.
  "Running, jumping, falling, I've cracked my head, had cuts and bruises. At the end of the day, I looked like I'd fallen down an elevator shaft. But I wore those wounds and thrown discs with a bit of pride," says the 44-year-old, who's reunited with director Paul Feig - who also helmed 2011's Bridesmaids, the hit comedy that really put McCarthy on the map -...
  
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• Witnesses describe shock as naked man falls from building - Nottingham Post

  01-06-2015 17:14
  
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  Witnesses describe shock as naked man falls from building
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  The 23-year-old was taken to Queen's Medical Centre, where he was being treated for "serious injuries", police confirmed. The incident happened outside La Tasca, in Weekday Cross, at about 1.15pm on Monday. Four police cars and a paramedic car were ...and more »
  
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• TracyWalker published First members of the public take tram ride to Clifton

  01-06-2015 17:14
  
  Tram trials to Clifton will be running to timetables by the end of the month in a step that proves the completion of the scheme is not a "myth", say officials.Day time testing on the line has been ongoing since May 7.In a milestone for the NET Phase 2 project, 20 members of the media were invited on board a tram to the centre of Clifton yesterday, to see progress on the route.It was the first time that non-tram workers have been on board the tram extension to the town, taking in a...
  
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• TracyWalker commented First members of the public take tram ride to Clifton

  01-06-2015 17:14
  
  Tram trials to Clifton will be running to timetables by the end of the month in a step that proves the completion of the scheme is not a "myth", say officials.Day time testing on the line has been ongoing since May 7.In a milestone for the NET Phase 2 project, 20 members of the media were invited on board a tram to the centre of Clifton yesterday, to see progress on the route.It was the first time that non-tram workers have been on board the tram extension to the town, taking in a...
  
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• BenIreland published Tribute planned to 128 tragic miners at new Gedling Country Park

  01-06-2015 16:59
  
  The 128 miners who died working in a Nottinghamshire pit could be commemorated in a memorial garden planned at Gedling Country Park.Gedling Colliery, which employed thousands and was the "lifeblood" of the village for 93 years, closed in 1991.Its grounds have now been transformed into a country park, and the residents' group set up to protect the site wants to pay tribute to those who gave everything to the pit.But they need support in the form of public votes as they pit themselves...
  
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• BenIreland commented Tribute planned to 128 tragic miners at new Gedling Country Park

  01-06-2015 16:59
  
  The 128 miners who died working in a Nottinghamshire pit could be commemorated in a memorial garden planned at Gedling Country Park.Gedling Colliery, which employed thousands and was the "lifeblood" of the village for 93 years, closed in 1991.Its grounds have now been transformed into a country park, and the residents' group set up to protect the site wants to pay tribute to those who gave everything to the pit.But they need support in the form of public votes as they pit themselves...
  
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• UK rail strikes suspended after pay rise offer - Nottingham Post

  01-06-2015 16:45
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  UK rail strikes suspended after pay rise offer
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  Planned rail strikes have been suspended today after workers were offered a 2 per cent pay rise. A 24-hour strike by Network Rail staff was set to take place from 5pm on Thursday. That was to be followed up by a 48-hour walk out next week. The revised ...and more »
  
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• Nottinghamshire batsman Riki Wessels could be up for England T20 selection - Nottingham Post

  01-06-2015 16:45
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  Nottinghamshire batsman Riki Wessels could be up for England T20 selection
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  Mick Newell says Riki Wessels will be a contender for the England Twenty20 team as soon as his eligibility is confirmed. The Nottinghamshire batsman (pictured) is the son of Kepler Wessels and was born in Australia but raised in South Africa. He came ...and more »
  
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• Escaped Dovegate prisoner who fled to 'test jail security' arrested in Nottingham - The Guardian

  01-06-2015 16:45
  
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  Escaped Dovegate prisoner who fled to 'test jail security' arrested in Nottingham
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  Haroon Ahmed, who was arrested in the Nottingham area on Monday morning. Photograph: Staffordshire police/PA. Damien Gayle · @damiengayle. Monday 1 June 2015 10.33 EDT Last modified on Monday 1 June 2015 11.15 EDT. Share on Facebook ...
  Violent on-the-run prisoner arrested in NottinghamNottingham Post
  Escaped prisoner who cops feared had fled to Spain caught in Notting
  
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• DanRobinson published Witnesses describe shock as naked man falls from building

  01-06-2015 16:44
  
  Witnesses have described their shock after a naked man fell from a four-storey city centre building.The 23-year-old was taken to Queen's Medical Centre, where he was being treated for "serious injuries", police confirmed.The incident happened outside La Tasca, in Weekday Cross, at about 1.15pm on Monday.Four police cars and a paramedic car were still at the scene two hours later, with officers guarding a cordon around a seating area.Onlookers said he was breathing when was taken to...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire v Sussex: Day one, tea: Gidman and Luke Wood...

  01-06-2015 16:34
  
  Will Gidman and Luke Wood led a Nottinghamshire fight back as rain forced an early tea with the score on 166 for seven.
  Notts recovered from 55 for six as Gidman (57 not out) and Greg Smith (14) dug in for a stand of 43 at Trent Bridge.
  Sussex had dominated in the morning but the abbreviated afternoon belonged to Notts. The only wicket to fall in the session was that of Smith, who was bowled by Ollie Robinson.
  Gidman had positively throughout his innings, reaching his 50 off 59 balls. He had a..
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottinghamshire v Sussex: Day one, tea: Gidman and Luke Wood...

  01-06-2015 16:34
  
  Will Gidman and Luke Wood led a Nottinghamshire fight back as rain forced an early tea with the score on 166 for seven.
  Notts recovered from 55 for six as Gidman (57 not out) and Greg Smith (14) dug in for a stand of 43 at Trent Bridge.
  Sussex had dominated in the morning but the abbreviated afternoon belonged to Notts. The only wicket to fall in the session was that of Smith, who was bowled by Ollie Robinson.
  Gidman had positively throughout his innings, reaching his 50 off 59 balls. He had a..
  
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• Nottingham Post commented UK rail strikes suspended after pay rise offer

  01-06-2015 16:10
  
  Planned rail strikes have been suspended today after workers were offered a 2 per cent pay rise.A 24-hour strike by Network Rail staff was set to take place from 5pm on Thursday. That was to be followed up by a 48-hour walk out next week.The revised offer is a 2 per cent increase in pay and backdated to January, this year.Need a new job? Click here.
  
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• Driver unhurt in 'spectacular' crash

  01-06-2015 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A driver was lucky to walk away unharmed when his 1970s sports car crashed with a "spectacular somersault" during a race at Donington Park.
  
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• Film review and trailer: Survivor (12A) - Nottingham Post

  01-06-2015 16:04
  
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  Film review and trailer: Survivor (12A)
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  Pierce Brosnan's glory days as suave secret agent James Bond are a long and distant memory, which grows considerably fonder with each improbable twist and turn in Survivor. Originally entitled Alchemy, James McTeigue's explosive-laden spy thriller uses ...and more »
  
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• Nottingham Post published Bingham's David Phillipson helps Great Britain secure historic...

  01-06-2015 15:40
  
  Bingham's David Phillipson helped Great Britain's men's wheelchair tennis team secure an historic first World Group title at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Antalya, Turkey."It's been absolutely incredible," said Phillipson."It's great to know that we have not only won the juniors twice but we have won World Group II and now the World Group."Phillipson won Britain's very first match, beating Ezequiel Casco 6-3, 6-2 in the first singles rubber of the first round-robin pool..
  
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• NottmPostEG published Film review and trailer: Survivor (12A)

  01-06-2015 15:37
  
  Pierce Brosnan's glory days as suave secret agent James Bond are a long and distant memory, which grows considerably fonder with each improbable twist and turn in Survivor.
  Originally entitled Alchemy, James McTeigue's explosive-laden spy thriller uses the covert war on terrorism since the September 11 attacks as a wobbly framework for a predictable game of cat and mouse between a fearless US agent and a sadistic assassin on the streets of London.
  Brosnan sheds his nice guy persona to play the..
  
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• JemmaPage published Second man charged following Long Eaton stabbing

  01-06-2015 15:33
  
  A second man has been charged following a stabbing and assault in Long Eaton.Jake Brennan, 19, of Windermere Gardens, has been charged with wounding with intent and assault and is due to appear before Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court on Monday.His brother Luke Brennan, 20, of Gibb Street, has previously been charged with wounding with intent, assault, theft and threatening a person with a blade in public.At about 8.45am, on Saturday, May 16, a 35-year-old man was assaulted by two men in...
  
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• A look back at warm June weather - Nottingham Post

  01-06-2015 15:30
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  A look back at warm June weather
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  With warm weather set to arrive in Nottingham across the rest of the month, we take a look back at other June heatwaves, including some as far back as the 80s and 70s. 0Share 0Share 0Tweet 0Share. Report this gallery. 1 of 18. Enjoying the sunny ...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Film review and trailer: Spy (15)

  01-06-2015 15:30
  
  Oscar-nominated actress Melissa McCarthy reunites with Bridesmaids writer-director Paul Feig for an action-packed mission, which would leave James Bond decidedly shaken and stirred by its unorthodox approach to 21st-century espionage.
  Punctuated by thrilling chases and a frenetic knife fight in a restaurant kitchen, Spy is a terrifically entertaining caper, jam-packed with belly laughs and foul-mouthed outbursts.
  The hijinks are underpinned by another winning performance from McCarthy as a...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Man falls from Nottingham city centre building

  01-06-2015 15:20
  
  A 23-year-old man has fallen from a building in Weekday Cross, police have confirmed. The incident happened at around 1.15pm on Monday in the city centre street.Officers are at an address on the road where the tram runs into the lace market, but have said the incident is not being treated as suspicious. A cordon is in place around a seating area of La Tasca, while four police cars and one ambulance were at the scene.The man has been taken by ambulance to Queen's Medical Centre where he is being.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Man falls from from Nottingham city centre building

  01-06-2015 15:20
  
  A 23-year-old man has fallen from a building in Weekday Cross, police have confirmed. The incident happened at around 1.15pm on Monday in the city centre street.Officers are at an address on the road where the tram runs into the lace market, but have said the incident is not being treated as suspicious. A cordon is in place around a seating area of La Tasca, while four police cars and one ambulance were at the scene.The man has been taken by ambulance to Queen's Medical Centre where he is being.
  
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• JonPritchard published Violent on-the-run prisoner arrested in Nottingham

  01-06-2015 15:17
  
  A violent prisoner who walked out of a high-security prison has been arrested in the Nottingham area.Haroon Ahmed, from Normanton in Derby, had been the subject of a nationwide manhunt after escaping from HMP Dovegate at Marchington, near Uttoxeter, where he was serving an indeterminate sentence for armed robbery, last Wednesday.A statement by Staffordshire Police said: "Haroon Ahmed, 26, who is from the Derby area, was arrested on Monday morning in the Nottingham area and has been taken...
  
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• JonPritchard commented Violent on-the-run prisoner arrested in Nottingham

  01-06-2015 15:17
  
  A violent prisoner who walked out of a high-security prison has been arrested in the Nottingham area.Haroon Ahmed, from Normanton in Derby, had been the subject of a nationwide manhunt after escaping from HMP Dovegate at Marchington, near Uttoxeter, where he was serving an indeterminate sentence for armed robbery, last Wednesday.A statement by Staffordshire Police said: "Haroon Ahmed, 26, who is from the Derby area, was arrested on Monday morning in the Nottingham area and has been taken...
  
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• JemmaPage published Four people arrested in connection with St Ann's murder

  01-06-2015 15:08
  Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of a man in St Ann's.The force was called to reports of a stabbing in Hedderley Walk at about 4.13pm on Sunday.The 43-year-old, named locally as Johnny Parker, was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre where he died from his injuries shortly after arrival. Two men, both aged 39, have been arrested on suspicion of murder.A 35-year-old woman and a 14-year-old boy have also been detained on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assisting an.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Riki Wessels could be up for England selection

  01-06-2015 14:42
  
  Mick Newell says Riki Wessels will be a contender for the England Twenty20 team as soon as his eligibility is confirmed.The Nottinghamshire batsman (pictured) is the son of Kepler Wessels and was born in Australia but raised in South Africa.He came to England as an 18-year-old before joining Notts, somewhat controversially, on an Entrepreneur Visa in 2011 after former club Northants were forced to release him when Kolpak qualifications were tightened.Now 29, Wessels, whose wife is English, has..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire batsman Riki Wessels could be up for England T20...

  01-06-2015 14:42
  
  Mick Newell says Riki Wessels will be a contender for the England Twenty20 team as soon as his eligibility is confirmed.The Nottinghamshire batsman (pictured) is the son of Kepler Wessels and was born in Australia but raised in South Africa.He came to England as an 18-year-old before joining Notts, somewhat controversially, on an Entrepreneur Visa in 2011 after former club Northants were forced to release him when Kolpak qualifications were tightened.Now 29, Wessels, whose wife is English, has..
  
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• Nottingham tram extension: No date given for opening - BBC News

  01-06-2015 14:40
  
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  Nottingham tram extension: No date given for opening
  BBC News
  The man in charge of the building of Nottingham's delayed tram extension has refused to say when the lines will open to the public. The routes to Chilwell and Clifton have been under construction since 2012 and were meant to open in December 2014.
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