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• JemmaPage published Thousands gather at the Forest Recreation Ground for Bonfire...

  05-11-2015 22:37
  
  Fairground rides, a blazing bonfire and glittering fireworks were at the Forest Recreation Ground yesterday to mark the 410th anniversary of Guy Fawkes' foiled Gunpowder Plot. Jemma Page reports Although the tradition has been installed in British history for the past four centuries, thousands of families still gathered to watch fizzes, sparkles and pops explode in Nottingham's night sky. The city's annual free bonfire and firework display was held Thursday night at the Forest Recreation...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Dougie Freedman does not believe his fate will be decided by...

  05-11-2015 21:39
  
  Dougie Freedman does not believe his job will be in jeopardy if Nottingham Forest fail to beat arch-rivals Derby County.But the Reds boss has told his players they must get their season back on track by beating the Rams at the City Ground tomorrow night.Last season Stuart Pearce went into an East Midlands derby knowing he needed to win to avoid the sack – and the Reds responded with a dramatic 2-1 victory at the iPro Stadium.Freedman says he does not feel it is win or bust for him at the..
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest v Derby County: Match preview: Time for action,...

  05-11-2015 21:35
  
  For Nottingham Forest, it is time for action, not words.And nobody appreciates the value of that sentiment more than Dougie Freedman.In the last few days, amid the build-up to the biggest game of the Scotsman's career as Reds manager, Freedman has seen two different players voice their support for him.Jack Hobbs and Matt Mills have both insisted that, in the dressing room, the under-fire Forest boss still has the support of the players; their full backing, even.Amid speculation that defeat...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest v Derby County: Match preview: Time for action,...

  05-11-2015 21:35
  
  For Nottingham Forest, it is time for action, not words.And nobody appreciates the value of that sentiment more than Dougie Freedman.In the last few days, amid the build-up to the biggest game of the Scotsman's career as Reds manager, Freedman has seen two different players voice their support for him.Jack Hobbs and Matt Mills have both insisted that, in the dressing room, the under-fire Forest boss still has the support of the players; their full backing, even.Amid speculation that defeat...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest v Derby County: Match in focus

  05-11-2015 21:26
  
  Dougie Freedman has some big decisions to make when it comes to the physical line-up of his side.But the Scotsman believes it is their mental strength that could be every bit as decisive.Henri Lansbury and David Vaughan are both likely to return in midfield, leaving Freedman with a difficult decision to make over who to leave out.Jamie Ward's industry, work rate and aggression have become a vital component for the Reds – and he will be desperate to do well against the side that released...
  
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• JonPritchard published Festive fever as 125 free tickets given away to Nottingham...

  05-11-2015 19:52
  
  The festive spirit has got into full swing already as the Post teamed up with Nottingham Playhouse to give away 125 tickets to their pantomime. A specially decked out double decker bus was on hand to promote the performances, as Post readers queued up to get their hands on free tickets for the dress rehearsal. Playhouse legend Kenneth Alan Taylor returns for the 32nd time to direct Dick Whittington. Stepping into the shoes of Dick Whittington is Tim Frater, who made his panto debut for the...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Salford City v Notts County: Match preview: Alan Smith aims to...

  05-11-2015 19:39
  
  Class of '92: Out of Their League. Twenty-four hours after the second part of the TV documentary, Notts County are out to ensure the live follow-up sees Salford City 'Out of The Cup'. The Evo-Stik League side have been in the spotlight of late, with the BBCrecording the club's first season since Manchester United quintet Gary and Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt took charge. The cameras will be at Moor Lane again tomorrow evening for the first round FA Cup tie. But...
  
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• rsherdley published Aspley brawl trial update: Scene was 'absolute pandemonium' -...

  05-11-2015 19:38
  
  The night violence erupted on an Aspley street the scene was "absolute pandemonium" – as people screamed, yelled and car tyres screeched, a jury heard.Witness David Knight told the trial of 15 men allegedly involved in the violent disorder, near the Asian Flavaz restaurant, he saw one car chasing three men.Watching events from his window 50 to 60 metres away on January 6, Mr Knight told the hearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, November 5, what first grabbed his...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Salford City tie is just a normal game, says Notts County's Jon...

  05-11-2015 19:32
  
  Striker Jon Stead is determined to ensure every member of Notts County's squad knows what is at stake tomorrow night. Be it players who have arrived at Meadow Lane from abroad or youngsters taking part in the FA Cup for the first time, as one of the more experienced members of the dressing room, Stead will stress the importance of the competition as well as the danger of facing non-league opposition in Salford City. "You play thewhole game as best you can," said the 32-year-old...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Nottingham Contemporary host free two day art, film and music...

  05-11-2015 19:23
  
  Preparations are now in full swing for the Nottingham Contemporary's two day art, film and music festival, Affinity. Organised by the gallery's young people's collective, Collabor-8, the event will take over the Lace Market building from the inside out, from midday on Friday. Soon-to-leave gallery director Alex Farquharson will be opening the festival at noon when he will help drop specially commissioned drapes from the roof of the building, symbolising the collective's takeover. The...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Salford City v Notts County: FA Cup match in focus

  05-11-2015 19:22
  
  It may be his first game in charge of an FA Cup tie, but Notts County boss Ricardo Moniz is fully aware of the competition's tradition of upsets. It was then-Tottenham Hotspur reserve coach Clive Allen who introduced the Dutchman to banana skin battles during his time at White Hart Lane. "When I came to Spurs, Clive Allen always said, 'look what happens today'," Moniz recalled. "I said, 'what do you mean?'. He said, 'look what happens'. "Then I started to realise....
  
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• Nottingham Post published Non-league round-up: Basford set for toughest test against league...

  05-11-2015 19:00
  
  Basford United are preparing for arguably their toughest game of the league campaign so far on Saturday, when Evo-Stik First Division South leaders Stafford Rangers visit Greenwich Avenue (3pm).Martin Carruthers' side will be keen to prove a point, after losing their seven-game unbeaten run in a 5-0 defeat at second-placed Shaw Lane Aquaforce on Tuesday night."It was definitely a night to forget," said Carruthers."We knew it was going to be an uphill task."It's a minor blip,...
  
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• JonPritchard published Valuable artwork to go under the hammer as Rushcliffe Borough...

  05-11-2015 18:38
  
  Valuable paintings worth up to £25,000 belonging to Rushcliffe Borough Council are being put up for sale. The council has decided to sell almost all of its art collection ahead of their move to new premises in 2017. The total value of the collection is expected to raise up to £80,000 at auction – although the council have not yet decided how the money will be spent. The most valuable painting in the collection is Procession of May Queen by Herbert Wilson Foster, which is...
  
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• rsherdley published Aspley street brawl: 'Absolute pandemonium' - say witnesses

  05-11-2015 18:10
  
  The night violence erupted on an Aspley street was "absolute pandemonium" – as people screamed, yelled and car tyres screeched, a jury heard. Witness David Knight told the trial of 15 men allegedly involved in the violent disorder, near the Asian Flavaz restaurant, that he saw one car chasing three men. At Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, Mr Knight said that the noise of smashing cars first grabbed his attention on January 6, and he watched from his window as the drama...
  
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• Salford City v Notts County

  05-11-2015 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Friday's FA Cup game between Salford City and Notts County.
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest v Derby County brawl: Teenager cleared of being...

  05-11-2015 17:54
  
  A teenage Derby County fan has been cleared of being involved in being part of a group which organised a mass brawl between two rival sets of football hooligans. Judge Michael Stokes QC directed the jury at Nottingham Crown Court to find Samuel Chambers not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit violent disorder midway through his trail. Mr Chambers, 18, of Maple Drive, Sandiacre, was one of three men on trial facing the allegation. But after the prosecution concluded their case this...
  
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• TracyWalker published Mobility aid conmen jailed after targeting Sandiacre dementia...

  05-11-2015 17:36
  
  Two conmen who worked for a mobility aid business have been jailed after selling a 90-year-old dementia sufferer a £2,500 bed which he never received.Mark Murphy, 53, of Main Road, Wilford, was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of fraud at Birmingham Crown Court.Frank Walters, 54, of Brigfield Road, Yardley Wood, Birmingham, was jailed for four years after also being found guilty of the same charge.Walters and Murphy, the owner and sales...
  
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• Nottingham Forest v Derby County

  05-11-2015 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Friday's Championship game between Nottingham Forest and Derby County.
  
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• rsherdley commented Jail for men who cashed in scrap metal dug up in fake roadworks

  05-11-2015 17:21
  
  Six men have been jailed for cashing in scrap cable – believed to have been dug up from Nottingham streets during fake roadworks.Police began investigating when they found roads had been torn open with specialist equipment and old cabling ripped out– but no legitimate work had been authorised at various sites. One had been at the junction of Millers Court, in Radford, where a digger was used, cabling removed, road signs set up to divert pedestrians and the hole filled in later.James.
  
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• NottmPostEG commented Kevin Bridges talks about his first tour in three years

  05-11-2015 17:05
  
  He last appeared here three years ago as part of a 136-date tour that included a sell-out run throughout Australia and broke box office records for first-day sales after shifting 45,000 tickets. Since then, Kevin Bridges has hosted three shows for the BBC, published an autobiography, We Need To Talk About and shifted over 300,000 DVDs. And he's also invested time and thought into rewarding his supportive parents for their role in his success . "I asked my dad 'what is the one thing...
  
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• NottmPostEG commented Food Sleuth: Noor Jahan, Mansfield Road

  05-11-2015 16:31
  
  My favourite street in Nottingham? It has to be Mansfield Road, at least until some council jobsworth decides that its characterful York stone pavement is an 'elf 'n' safety problem and it is replaced with something better suited to Harlow New Town. Toupees, fancy dress costume, loony food, hardware, art, oriental rugs – there is something in Mansfield Road for almost every shopper and any thoroughfare containing a second-hand bookshop, a turf accountant and the Lincolnshire Poacher is...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Defeated England 'weren't good enough', says Alastair Cook

  05-11-2015 16:27
  
  Alastair Cook admitted England "weren't good enough" as they lost their Test series with Pakistan 2-0.The third Test in Sharjah ended in defeat for England by 127 runs.After scoring an impressive 76 with the bat in the first innings, Nottinghamshire's James Taylor only managed two runs in the second innings.Samit Patel went for a duck on the final day, while Stuart Broad scored 20 runs."We threw everything at Pakistan for 15 days, with our commitment, our thought, our desire...
  
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• PMBlackburn published Parents' anger at school's juice ban for child with kidney...

  05-11-2015 16:03
  
  Worried parents Paul Marchant and Tiffany Martin have pulled their five-year-old daughter out of school after teachers banned her from drinking juice – despite doctors saying she needs regular fluids for a kidney condition.Melbury Primary School pupil Mariah Martin, who lives in Strelley, has had recurring blood in her urine as well as heart murmurs since she was a baby and is currently being monitored by medics at Queen's Medical Centre at fortnightly appointments.Doctors say she should..
  
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• PMBlackburn commented Parents' anger at school's juice ban for child with kidney...

  05-11-2015 16:03
  
  Worried parents Paul Marchant and Tiffany Martin have pulled their five-year-old daughter out of school after teachers banned her from drinking juice – despite doctors saying she needs regular fluids for a kidney condition.Melbury Primary School pupil Mariah Martin, who lives in Strelley, has had recurring blood in her urine as well as heart murmurs since she was a baby and is currently being monitored by medics at Queen's Medical Centre at fortnightly appointments.Doctors say she should..
  
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• TracyWalker published Good Deeds Notts: Students pound the streets for our heroes

  05-11-2015 15:48
  
  Teenagers dressed as a robber, surgeon, police officer and two soldiers caused motorists and pedestrians travelling between Nottingham and Mansfield to do a double-take. But this wasn't a bizarre prank, it was five New College Nottingham students taking part in an 18-mile walk for charity. George Merryweather, of Clifton, Akin Dag, of St Ann's and Bulwell residents Eddie Ward, James Willetts and Carlie Highton, all aged 17, walked from Mansfield Train Station to Nottingham Train Station to...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published Nottingham Forest vs Derby County: Five memorable moments

  05-11-2015 15:36
  
  Nottingham Forest vs Derby County. A fixture steeped in history, tradition, animosity and most recently, sacked managers. Ask any supporter, Red or Ram, and they will tell you that this is the only game they look for when the fixtures are released, a game that stirs the senses like no other. That brings out passion in the stands like you've never seen when Mull of Kintyre is bellowed out by 30,000 supporters.It creates an atmosphere unrivalled at any other throughout the 46 game league...
  
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• Barry_Cooper commented Nottingham Forest vs Derby County: Five memorable moments

  05-11-2015 15:36
  
  Nottingham Forest vs Derby County. A fixture steeped in history, tradition, animosity and most recently, sacked managers. Ask any supporter, Red or Ram, and they will tell you that this is the only game they look for when the fixtures are released, a game that stirs the senses like no other. That brings out passion in the stands like you've never seen when Mull of Kintyre is bellowed out by 30,000 supporters.It creates an atmosphere unrivalled at any other throughout the 46 game league...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Tom Robinson Q&A ahead of Rescue Rooms gig

  05-11-2015 15:16
  
  Tom Robinson is a British singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter, best known for the hits Glad to Be Gay, 2-4-6-8 Motorway, and Don't Take No for an Answer, with his Tom Robinson Band. He later peaked at number six in the UK Singles Chart with his solo single War Baby. In 1986, a BBC producer offered him his own radio show on the BBC World Service. Since then Robinson has, unusually, presented programmes on all the BBC's national stations. He presented The Locker Room, a long-running...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Nottingham Sound: Joseph Knight

  05-11-2015 14:58
  
  With his debut single out and still beaming from its release party at Rough Trade, 16 year old singer songwriter Joseph Knight is becoming a mainstay in the Notts music scene. Nick Palmer quizzes him about the single 'Keep Your Head Up', how he got where he is now and what's coming up. As he sits in his Dad, Julian Knight's bright and modern flat in Southwell, framed by several photos of him and his siblings on the walls, Joe Knight jokes about the most frequent comment he receives,...
  
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• Nottmtails published Dougie Freedman confirms Henri Lansbury will return to the...

  05-11-2015 14:57
  
  Dougie Freedman has more or lessconfirmed that Henri Lansbury will be drafted straight back into the Nottingham Forest side to face Derby County tomorrow.But the Reds boss says he will be without fellow midfielders Robert Tesche and Michael Mancienne.Forest skipper Lansbury and David Vaughan are both available again after sitting out three-match and one-match bans respectively and both will push for a return to the starting line-up.Freedman revealed that he had also hoped Mancienne (knee) and...
  
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• Nottmtails commented Dougie Freedman confirms Henri Lansbury will return to the...

  05-11-2015 14:57
  
  Dougie Freedman has more or lessconfirmed that Henri Lansbury will be drafted straight back into the Nottingham Forest side to face Derby County tomorrow.But the Reds boss says he will be without fellow midfielders Robert Tesche and Michael Mancienne.Forest skipper Lansbury and David Vaughan are both available again after sitting out three-match and one-match bans respectively and both will push for a return to the starting line-up.Freedman revealed that he had also hoped Mancienne (knee) and...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published 30 amazing pictures of the Playhouse's Christmas panto

  05-11-2015 14:28
  
  Gallery created by Barry_Cooper
  
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• Newark free school plans unveiled

  05-11-2015 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to open a free school in Newark are announced, more than a year after separate proposals for an academy in the town were rejected.
  
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• GemmaToulson commented Bank of England suggests interest rates will remain at rock...

  05-11-2015 14:16
  
  The Bank of England has suggested Interest rates will remain at record lows well into 2016. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), led by governor Mark Carney, sets monetary policy in order to meet the 2 per cent inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting on Wednesday, November 4, the MPC voted by a majority of 8-1 to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5 per cent. The committee said the outlook for global growth has weakened since its August...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest v Derby County mass brawl trial: 'Mobs behaved...

  05-11-2015 14:08
  
  Mobs who took part in a mass brawl between Derby County and Nottingham Forest behaved 'liked animals', a court has heard.Residents in Trowell told how they saw running battles between the two sets of teenage boys and men who follow the teams.In statements read out at Nottingham Crown, those who saw some of the fighting said they saw "two men grappling" in the road and another whose garden was invaded by two others who were being chased by a rival group.Nerys Fowler, in her statement,...
  
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• BenIreland commented Crack down on 'mindless' graffiti vandals on Ilkeston estate

  05-11-2015 13:51
  
  "Mindless" vandals in Ilkeston have been warned that the council is cracking down on graffiti in the Larklands estate. Erewash Borough Council has asked residents to help them work out who is behind the 'tags' left on walls, empty buildings and utility boxes. The council, which believes numerous vandals are involved, said there has been a rise in graffiti on the estate. Tags have been spotted in Station Lane, Greenwood Avenue and Green Lane. Councillor Garry Hickton, lead...
  
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• NottmPostEG published The John Wilson Orchestra, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham: Review

  05-11-2015 13:41
  
  "Do a review about the John Wilson Orchestra and Gershwin" they said. "Boring", I thought. I couldn't have been more wrong. Right from the off, the concert cleverly joined together the original film orchestration of the music of the Gershwin brothers, delivered flawlessly by the hand-picked orchestra, with the considerable vocal talents of Louise Dearman and Matthew Ford. The evening got off to an energetic start at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall, with a rousing rendition...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Dan Mugford hopes to keep handling pressure for Nottingham Rugby

  05-11-2015 13:36
  
  Dan Mugford is hoping to keep on handling the pressure at Nottingham Rugby after savouring the finest moment of his career so far. The fly-half's last gasp drop goal earned an 18-17 win at London Scottish as the Green and Whites picked up the second of three victories in a row going into Sunday's visit of Rotherham. Former Plymouth man Mugford admits that was the high point of his time in the game as he held his nerve with the spotlight on him. However, he feels the pressure is always on...
  
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• TracyWalker published Nottingham Post pumpkin competition: Lisa's Frozen pumpkins are...

  05-11-2015 13:30
  
  Three siblings were the envy of their neighbourhood when they took these enchanting pumpkins trick-or-treating. The lanterns were intricately carved with the faces of Elsa, Olaf and Anna from Disney's Frozen film and were the handiwork of Lisa Allison. Lisa, 28, who works for Nottingham City Council at Loxley House, spent three-and-half hours on the creations to give to her cousins, Lucy Allison, seven, Sara Allison, four, and 12-year-old Hannah Alison. And her hard work paid off, as she...
  
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• NottmPostEG published Sonic Boom Six, Rock City Basement, Nottingham: Review

  05-11-2015 13:24
  
  There is a genre of music that exists in the UK despite the mainstream media. Bands such as Random Hand, King Prawn and The King Blues are rarely seen or heard and survive through constant touring and word of mouth although the internet has undoubtedly helped reputations grow. Sonic Boom Six (SB6 for short) fit within this 'undefined' genre which incorporates elements of metal, ska, punk, electronica, hip-hop and Reggae. Henceforth I am defining this genre as bounce because if it is performed...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Nottingham Panthers v Belfast Giants preview: Import defenceman...

  05-11-2015 12:56
  
  Corey Neilson is on the lookout for a new import defenceman as he works to strengthen Nottingham Panthers' high-flying roster. Head coach Neilson deliberately began the season an overseas player short as he backed his Brits to shine. While he has not lost any faith in his homegrown talent, he saw former NHL enforcer Theo Peckham pull out of a move to the Elite League before the season began. Peckham's short-term replacement Andreas Wiedergut then picked up an injury and was released. A...
  
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• JonPritchard published Two flights from East Midlands Airport to Sharm el-Sheikh...

  05-11-2015 12:44
  
  Two flights to Sharm el-Sheikh from East Midlands Airport have been cancelled in the wake of a plane crash in Egypt. A Russian Airbus 321 crashed on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board, and the UK have decided to cancel all flights to the Egyptian report saying there is a "significant possibility" the crash was caused by a bomb. A East Midlands Airport spokesman said: "Due to the ongoing issues and UK Government advice, flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh are...
  
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• BenIreland published Caught on camera: Help police find these alleged thieves

  05-11-2015 12:42
  
  If you can help police identify the people in these CCTV images, your information could lead to an arrest.Local policing teams in the Broxtowe area have released footage of four people they want to speak to in connection with a series of thefts in Stapleford and Beeston.Inspector Steve Wragg said: "I ask the public to help the police identify these dishonest people in order to make our streets and shops safer for all."The appeals include: A man understood to be behind a string of shop...
  
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• Gay canon to fight 'outmoded' Church

  05-11-2015 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A gay clergyman vows to appeal against a tribunal decision that he was not discriminated against by the Church of England when it blocked him from taking up a new job.
  
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• GemmaToulson published Nottingham's civic relationship with Chinese city of Ningbo...

  05-11-2015 12:34
  
  Nottingham's ten year civic relationship with the Chinese city of Ningbo has been celebrated. A 30-strong group from Nottingham, which includes staff from local firms, Central College, Nottingham's two universities and the city council, in in Ningbo this week as part of a trade delegation led by UK Trade and Investment and China-Britain Business Council (CBBC). Ningbo officials hosted a meal to celebrate its ten year sister relationship with Nottingham. Ian Curryer, chief executive of...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published What will the weather be like for bonfire night tonight?

  05-11-2015 12:25
  
  The last major celebration in the UK before Christmas arrives tonight, with annual bonfire night festivities taking place across Nottinghamshire. It's been a predominantly dull and dreary week across the county so far, with heavy fog, cloud and persistent rain at times, mixed in with a brighter spell here and there. Temperatures have also been unseasonably mild for the time of year.
  The forecast for tonight looks set to be a somewhat disappointing affair, with more rain predicted - but it...
  
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• Nottingham Post published Former Nottingham Forest winger Michail Antonio at centre of...

  05-11-2015 11:54
  
  Former Nottingham Forest winger Michail Antonio looks to have been at the centre of a Twitter prank. One cheeky tweeter jokingly posted a picture of Antonio, who left the City Ground for West Ham for £7m on transfer deadline day, as a missing person, presumably because he's struggled to make much of an impact at Upton Park since his move. He asked Hammers chairman David Gold to retweet it to 'raise awareness' of it – and he did! Gold was clearly trying to do some good, but it...
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Former Nottingham Forest winger Michail Antonio at centre of...

  05-11-2015 11:54
  
  Former Nottingham Forest winger Michail Antonio looks to have been at the centre of a Twitter prank. One cheeky tweeter jokingly posted a picture of Antonio, who left the City Ground for West Ham for £7m on transfer deadline day, as a missing person, presumably because he's struggled to make much of an impact at Upton Park since his move. He asked Hammers chairman David Gold to retweet it to 'raise awareness' of it – and he did! Gold was clearly trying to do some good, but it...
  
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• Barry_Cooper published How to get a letter from Santa this Christmas

  05-11-2015 11:14
  
  It's one of the most exciting parts of being a child at Christmas - penning a letter to Santa and hoping you get some of things you've been wishing for.Here at the Post, we've teamed up with Santa himself (really) to offer Nottinghamshire's children the chance to write to the great man and receive a guaranteed reply.What's more, for every letter sold we will donate £1 to Home-Start's Snowflake Appeal - which is raising money for vulnerable children and families. All letters will be...
  
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• England collapse to Pakistan defeat

  05-11-2015 10:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England subside to a 127-run defeat in the third and final Test against Pakistan and a 2-0 series loss.
  
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