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Binge drinking during pregnancy can damage child's long term mental health, University of Nottingham study finds

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MUMS-to-be who binge drink risk making it less likely that their child will pass school exams, say University of Nottingham researchers.

Women who drink large amounts of booze in one go also increase the risk of their child having mental health problems.

The findings, revealed today, say these problems can include hyperactivity and a short attention span.

Professor Kapil Sayal, of the university, was the main author of the report.

He said: "Women who are pregnant or who are planning to become pregnant should be aware of the possible risks associated with episodes of heavier drinking during pregnancy, even if this only occurs on an occasional basis.

"The consumption of four or more drinks in a day may increase the risk for hyperactivity and inattention problems and lower academic attainment – even if daily average levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy are low."

The research examined data from more than 4,000 children and their mums. It builds on earlier research on the same children that found a link between binge drinking in pregnancy and their mental health when aged four and seven, suggesting that problems can persist.

Other effects, such as on academic performance, may only become apparent later in a child's life.

The women were asked about their drinking pattern at both 18 and 32 weeks of pregnancy and again when their children were aged five. Mr Sayal added: "The study's findings highlight the need for clear policy messages about patterns of alcohol consumption during pregnancy."

The information was collected from the Children Of The 90s study, in which academics in Bristol charted thousands of families.

The Nottingham academics went back to some of those involved in that study to see the impact that binge drinking in pregnancy had.

Councillor Alex Norris, portfolio holder for health at Nottingham City Council, said: "We know that drinking during pregnancy can cause serious health issues for your unborn baby, and this study adds to a growing evidence base that problems can continue later into the child's development. The public health advice is very simple – there is no safe limit for drinking in pregnancy."

Sally Johnson, 36, a mum-of-two in Valley Road, Basford, said she cut out drinking when she became pregnant. She added: "Research like this is useful as it shows mums that they should not drink lots when pregnant.

"I used to binge drink a bit but I knew there may be risks so I stopped. Others should feel they can do the same."

Binge drinking during pregnancy can damage child's long term mental health, University of Nottingham study finds


Nottinghamshire has the worst care homes in England, report says

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE has more failing care homes than anywhere else in England, according to a new report.

The study shows that 36 per cent of the county's homes failed at least one check when last inspected by the Care Quality Commission.

A total of 123 of the county's 345 residential and nursing homes did not meet national standards set out for things like patient safety, staffing levels and hygiene.

But the city and county councils, which have contracts with many of the homes, say the numbers are high because of a "trailblazing" monitoring system which flags up problems more often so they can be tackled quickly.

They say that some of the failings flagged up by the commission are considered to be of low risk to residents.

But Jayne McErlean, who has managed several homes in the region, and will be manager of the £5 million Alder House Care Home in Nuthall when it opens next month, said: "I am aware it is a problem in Nottinghamshire. It's absolutely awful."

The news comes after a number of scandals surrounding the county's care homes – with several having contracts with councils suspended and enforcement action taken against them.

The next worst area, according to the study, was Derbyshire, where 99 homes had at least one failing.

A spokesman for the county's Healthwatch organisations, which represent patients, said that concerns had been raised about the quality of local homes for some time.


SAMANTHA Ely was so committed to improving standards at Leen Valley Care Home, in Hucknall, that she moved in for three months – even sleeping in the staff quarters. The care home's manager took the reins almost a year ago and has already turned performance around markedly. Just 12 months ago, the home, formerly Silverdale Care Home, had its contract suspended with Notts County Council and enforcement action was being taken against it by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). But now, inspectors have passed it in almost every area, with only a data management issue – which the home's owner says is now fixed – between them and full compliance. "It was quite bad when we arrived," Miss Ely said. "It's taken a lot of hard work. It was a case of listening to the staff, working out their capabilities and a big thing was to work on the care plans. "We got feedback from families. I've rewritten all the menus and restructured the rota. When I came, the staff didn't even have uniforms. "We installed CCTV and a routine for meals and things were put in place." Miss Ely was formerly manager of a home in Lincolnshire and said she was not shocked by the problems with care homes in Nottinghamshire that the study revealed today highlights. "It does not surprise me," she said. "When I moved here, I started to look at the homes around me and a lot aren't fully compliant. In Lincolnshire, I think 95 per cent were. I did start to think 'why aren't they here?'" The county's care homes have come under significant scrutiny in the last two years – with authorities and health chiefs being forced to take significant action. In September 2012, the county council suspended contracts with three homes with concerns raised over standards of care. And in June last year, the local authorities suspended their contracts with three more. Just four months later, one of those homes – St Andrew's Lodge – in Riber Crescent, Basford, had its registration removed by health inspectors and was shut down. Owner Methodist Homes said it had made "considerable and sustained effort" to "significantly improve the home" but was forced to close as improvements could not be made within timescales demanded by the CQC. Two more homes which have consistently hit the headlines for poor standards are Burkitt Care Centre, in Melton Road, West Bridgford, and Eton Park Care Centre. Burkitt Care Centre closed earlier this year after inspectors failed it in every category that they check. And the latest inspection results published for Eton Park Care Centre showed that it had failed to meet standards in four out of the five CQC categories – although its owners say improvements are being made. David Messenger, managing director of Elder Homes, which owns both homes, said: "The Burkitt was closed several months ago after careful consideration. It was one of the oldest services in our group, and that brought with it several challenges. The group also identified there was a need to change its senior management team and, as a result, quality across the group has significantly improved. "Eton Park was judged at its last inspection to have mostly improved against those inspected outcomes and compliance continues to improve with the continued help and support of CQC and the local authorities." In January, the county council set up a task force dedicated to tackling the problem of struggling care homes. Muriel Weisz, a county councillor on the health and wellbeing board, announced the creation of the task force – which offers help and advice to care homes which are failing to meet standards – at the turn of the year. She said that, despite the damning statistics revealed today, improvements had been made. She said: "It's ongoing. They continue to work with homes where there had been concerns." One care home manager told the Post that it would take a significant amount of hard work at each failing care home to turn the situation around but that it ultimately came down to investment and staffing. Jayne McErlean, who will be manager of the £5 million Alder House Care Home, in Nottingham Road, Nuthall, when it opens next month, has experienced working in a home with problems herself, having taken control of a non-compliant home previously – and turned its performance around. She said: "It's about taking responsibility. It's very rigorous quality assurance and auditing. From the care side its very person-centred and must be about trying to bring the community in the home. We try to form links with schools and things like that. "Avery healthcare [which owns Alder House Care Home] invest a lot of money in training and developing their own staff. If you don't invest in your own staff, you've had it really." She added: "I worked in a non-compliant home. I arrived at it two-and-a-half years ago and then slowly it became compliant. It's about hard work and recruiting the right staff. You have to create a positive atmosphere."

The report can be found at www.caringhomes.org/quality-of-care/


The ten worst performing counties THE study that revealed Nottinghamshire's care homes were the worst-performing in the country was compiled by care provider Caring Homes. The results showed that 123 out of the county's 345 homes had failed at least one check during their latest CQC inspection. There are 32 counties where 15 per cent or less of care homes failed checks, compared to Notts' figure of 36 per cent. The ten worst-performing counties are: Nottinghamshire – 36 per cent Derbyshire – 33 per cent. West Midlands 26 per cent. Dorset – 21 per cent. Hertfordshire – 20 per cent. Leicestershire – 20 per cent. Northumberland – 19 per cent. Staffordshire – 18 per cent. West Sussex – 18 per cent. Northamptonshire – 17 per cent. The study cover 15,963 care homes nationally and included inspections carried out up to June this year.
The Skylarks success story FOR Patrick Atkinson, running a successful care home is all about the staff. The manager of Skylarks, at Church Farm, pictured, in Cotgrave – which passed every category during a CQC inspection last year – says times are tough in the industry but that success can be had if staff feel valued and are well-trained. He said: "I think it's a very difficult sector at the moment but the main ingredient is staff retention and having inspirational and positive leadership. "We think everything needs to come from the top, and you need to keep your staff onboard and make people feel empowered. We want people to enjoy coming to work – if you're happy in the job, you are giving out better care. "We listen to people, we try to get them involved and it's about having a positive leadership team." He added: "It's phenomenally hard work and at the moment nobody is really getting any thanks. We need to change the culture in the country where people think this is a worthwhile job. "People should be proud to say they look after somebody and this is what they do." And for Patrick, there is a potential solution to the problems with care homes in Nottinghamshire. He said: "I think the councils are trying their best to help improvement. My feeling is you should work with people that are doing it properly. We can work with other homes and try to mentor them to do better."
How the Care Quality Commission works THE Care Quality Commission visits care homes at least once every two years – but will increase the frequency of inspections if concerns are raised.

If a home doesn't meet standards set by the national body, then a number of actions can be taken.

In moderate cases, a warning notice is issued to a home and a follow-up inspection will take place.

If improvements are not made, the CQC can take civil and/or criminal action – including suspending the home's registration.

In severe cases, the health watchdog can take the home's owners straight to court.

Last month, a Mansfield care home was closed because of concerns over the health and safety of residents.

The CQC took legal action to stop the owner running Redlands Care Home.

The reasons for the action were not fully revealed but health bosses confirmed that they related to a commercial dispute between a third party and the registered provider.

As a result of this, the CQC said, it decided urgent action was needed to ensure that people using services were protected from the impact of that dispute.

In response to the study which found Notts had the worst-performing care homes in the country, a statement from the CQC said: "All our judgments on care homes are reported on our website.

"We are introducing more rigorous inspections and these will increasingly be based on information we collect on the likely risk of poor care.

"Where we find services are not meeting these standards, we take appropriate action to drive through improvements and we later return to inspect these services to check on whether the necessary improvements have been made.

"We are soon to publish our annual report, the State of Care report, which looks at the picture of all adult health and social care services across the country."

Nottinghamshire has the worst care homes in England, report says

Awsworth dad-of-two who acted as drugs gofer is jailed for seven years

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A FATHER-of-two who acted as a go-between in a major drugs conspiracy has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Joshua Patchett, 29, of Station Road, Awsworth, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine.

He was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday.

His involvement had been short-term and a bridging role, the court was told, and he disputed that he was part of a gang.

Co-accused in the case are serving more than 70 years between them after they were sentenced separately last month.

The longest sentence – 18 years and eight months – was handed to Ben Mullins, 33, of Church Street, Ripley, Derbyshire.

He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to producing amphetamine and conspiracy to supply amphetamine and cocaine.

During the police investigation, ten kilos of amphetamine was found in a van stopped on the A1 near Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

Derbyshire Police discovered 67 kilos of amphetamine, valued at £1.3m, in a car they stopped in Pinxton.

Mansfield scores highly for swearing on Twitter

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Residents of Mansfield have scored highly for sending profanities on Twitter using their smartphones.

The Nottinghamshire town was not placed in the top ten of a study conducted by the BBC, but was still prominent for swearing on the social media network.

Scientists at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London monitored more than 1.3 million tweets with geo-location switched on over the course of a week.

The study - which was carried out for BBC Radio 4's Future Proofing programme - discovered that the Teesville area of Redcar and Cleveland is the most likely to swear on Twitter.

The Orkney Islands – closely followed by the Shetlands – were named the least likely to offend.

Dr Hannah Fry, one of the researchers behind the study, said: "Twitter has a reputation for being really the home of angry, aggressive messages that people send each other, but I was a bit surprised that across the entire week, only 4.2 per cent of all tweets contained any kind of profanity."

Dr Fry added: "Based on our study – which does contain only a week's worth of data – most of the top ten are actually taken up by rural areas rather than urban."

The 10 regions said to have the most swearing in their tweets:
1. Redcar and Cleveland
2. Clackmannanshire
3. East Ayrshire
4. Falkirk
5. Strabane
6. North Lanarkshire
7. Wellingborough
8. Corby
9. Northumberland
10. North Ayrshire

Mansfield scores highly for swearing on Twitter

Frozen 2 is on the way to cinemas

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Frozen fans can rejoice as Disney princesses of Arendelle Anna and Elsa, iceman Kristoff and snowman Olaf will be reunited on the big screens in Spring 2015.

"Frozen Fever" is a new animated short that will be shown prior to screenings of Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella remake.

The film takes place on Anna's birthday and an official statement said: "Elsa and Kristoff are determined to give her the best celebration ever. But Elsa's icy powers may put more than just the party at risk."

Directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck and producer Peter Del Vecho will reprise their roles from the original Frozen feature.

There will also be a new song by songwriting duo, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez who won an Oscar for Idina Menzel's "Let It Go."

Frozen hit theatres in November 2013 and took £723 million at the global box office which cemented the film's title of the fifth highest grossing movie of all-time.

If you cannot wait until next year, here is a sing-along version of the hit song, Let It Go:

Frozen 2 is on the way to cinemas

Ilkeston murder investigation launched as one man dies and another is seriously injured

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Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after an incident in Ilkeston.

Police were called to Charlotte Street at 5.35am today on Thursday, September 11, to reports of an armed robbery. 

A short time later, officers received calls to say two men had been stabbed at a nearby address in the same street. 

One of the men, a 30-year-old, was pronounced dead at the scene. The second man was taken to Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham with life-threatening injuries. 

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and wounding with intent. 

Police have closed a number of roads in the area while investigations are carried out. Stretches of Heanor Road, Cotmanhay Road and Norman Street have all been shut where they lead to Charlotte Street, which is also closed. 

Witnesses or anyone with information are asked to call Derbyshire police on 101.

Ilkeston murder investigation launched as one man dies and another is seriously injured

LIVE: Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire - day three

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WELCOME to updates from day three of Notts v Yorkshire at Trent Bridge. Notts resume on 58 for 4, 474 runs behind.
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Great-grandmother accused of not wearing a seatbelt outside Broxtowe home is cleared by magistrates after police evidence is questioned

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GREAT-GRANDMOTHER Beverley Dennis has won her case against police who said she was not wearing a seatbelt in her husband's car.

The 65-year-old preacher and retired teacher was stopped by two officers in husband Cebert's 2005 Ford Galaxy.

The officers claimed she was not wearing a seatbelt.

But she was triumphant in court after magistrates questioned the accuracy of police evidence.

Mrs Dennis was adamant that she was belted up when officers pulled up in an unmarked car outside her home in Coleby Road, Broxtowe Estate, at 4.43pm on May 22 last year.

She was told by one of the officers that "not wearing a seatbelt was one of the four main contributing factors to road deaths" as he began to complete a traffic offence report.

Mr and Mrs Dennis were about to go food shopping in Bulwell when Mrs Dennis realised she had forgotten her reading glasses.

But the couple never made it to the shops, after Mrs Dennis was ushered to the police car.

She was given the option of paying a fine or going on a driver offender retraining scheme.

She refused to do either, so was sent to Nottingham Magistrates' Court to be tried.

She called her husband and a neighbour to give evidence.

And she studied police reports of the incident, found what she said were inconsistencies, and marked up her own map to show where their car was on that day.

Mr Dennis, an ex-soldier, said yesterday, before the verdict was given, that both he and his wife got in the car and put their seatbelts on.

"I saw a car pull sharply in front of me," he told the court.

"I didn't recognise the car, as it had blacked-out windows.

"Police personnel came out of the car.

"A police officer came rushing out and leaned against the car. My wife couldn't get out of the car because he was leaning against the door.

"The officer had words with my wife and asked her to go into his car."

Mr Dennis said he was told by one officer that his wife did not have a seatbelt on.

"I said, 'this is our house'. "She was going back into the house to get her glasses."

Prosecutor Peter Quinn told him the case was about not one, but two officers, who both said Mrs Dennis was not wearing a seatbelt, when the vehicle was moving and he was driving.

He asked Mr Dennis if his wife's glasses were essential to her and he replied: "She needs the glasses to see the list that was made out.

"The minute we got in the car she put her seatbelt on."

Magistrates said they did not find that the prosecution had proved the case "beyond reasonable doubt".

The final positioning of Dennis's car and the officers' car had led them to question the accuracy of the officers' evidence.

Great-grandmother accused of not wearing a seatbelt outside Broxtowe home is cleared by magistrates after police evidence is questioned


Ilkeston murder probe: Eyewitness tells his story

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AN eyewitness has spoken of the moment he saw police reacting to a suspected murder in Ilkeston.

Police were called to Charlotte Street at 5.35am this morning after reports of an armed robbery.

A short time later, officers received calls to say two men had been stabbed at a nearby address in the same street.

One of the men, a 30-year-old, was pronounced dead at the scene. The second man was taken to Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham with life-threatening injuries.

Officers have since arrested a man on suspicion of murder.

Kevin Kinzer lives near where the incident occurred. The 52-year-old said he had only moved into his house three weeks ago.

He said: "My girlfriend was woken up first and she was looking out the window.

"I could hear the police shouting that they were trying to get in and, just as I got to the window, they smashed the door down with a battering ram.

"The police all rushed in and then I heard them shouting.

"Not long after that, another ambulance came and a man who looked like he was in his 30s was wheeled out with an oxygen mask on.

"The person I am most worried about is the woman who lives there. I have seen her a couple of times but nothing has been said about her.

"I actually thought that it was her that had been stabbed. She is between 40 and 50 but I haven't seen anything of her.

"It's a bit of a shock but I'm not leaving the area. It's a lovely area and you always get bad people wherever you are."

Ilkeston murder probe: Eyewitness tells his story

Imposter took iPhone from table in Parlour, West Bridgford

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A THIEF stole a mobile phone from a café customer by pretending he was from a restaurant chain.

The man told his victim in Parlour, in West Bridgford, that he was from Nandos.. He placed menus on the table, covering the black iPhone 5. When he left, the phone was gone. It happened at 3.30pm on Tuesday.

The man is Asian, aged 30-40 and about 5ft 8in. He had short dark hair and a multi-coloured top. Call police on 101.

Runway at East Midlands Airport closed after fuel leak

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THE runway at East Midlands Airport was closed this morning after a fuel leak. Operations were suspended for 17 minutes while workers cleared the site at around 10.15am on September 11. The fuel came from an inbound flight, so the plane with the leak did not take to the skies. A spokeswoman for the airport said no planes were delayed or cancelled as a result of the spillage and operations are already back up and running.

Runway at East Midlands Airport closed after fuel leak

Valley Road, Carlton: Police bail 18-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

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POLICE have bailed an 18-year old man, after a collision which left a 16-year-old boy with life threatening injuries.

The man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the incident in Valley Road, Carlton, between a blue Renault Clio car and the pedestrian. The incident took place just before 6.30pm on Tuesday, September 9.

The pedestrian's family is being supported by police Family Liaison Officers whilst the 16-year old remains in a critical condition in Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre.

If you witnessed the incident you can call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident 740 of September 9.

Valley Road, Carlton: Police bail 18-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

Gedling Conversation to give residents a chance to air views

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RESIDENTS in Gedling will get the chance to speak their minds to leaders of the council from Friday. It is part of the Gedling Conversation Roadshow which will visit Arnold, Netherfield, Carlton, Newstead, Ravenshead and Calverton. The idea is to encourage people to raise concerns, offer spending suggestions and view budget suggestions for the area. Council Leader, Councillor John Clarke said: "The Gedling Conversation roadshow is a great way for people to speak to us about how they think we're doing. "We are always keen to make ourselves available for people to come and talk to us, but by going out on the road we are putting ourselves out there for people to come and to have their say more easily." The full list of dates is as follows:• Friday, September 12, Carlton Hill, 12pm-2pm• Saturday, September 13, Arnold Market Place, 10am-1pm• Thursday, September 18, Gedling Village, 12-2pm• Friday, September 19, Netherfield town centre, 12-2pm• Saturday, September 20, Mapperley Top, 10am-1pm• Thursday, September 25, Ravenshead (Milton Court), 12pm-2pm• Friday, September 26, Calverton, 12-2pm

Gedling Conversation to give residents a chance to air views

England contracts for Nottinghamshire duo Stuart Broad and Alex Hales

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE seamer Stuart Broad has retained his England central contract, while Alex Hales has earned an incremental deal. Broad will continue to have his Trent Bridge salary paid by the ECB, but Notts still pick up the tab for Hales when he plays for them. Hales earned the incremental contract having played the requisite number of international games in the last year. He is still set to be named in the Indian Premier League auction against this season. Matt Prior, Jonathan Trott and Tim Bresnan have all lost their central deals, while Kevin Pietersen and Notts' Graeme Swann are no longer in the reckoning. Moeen Ali, Gary Ballance, Jos Buttler, Chris Jordan, Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes are the new men on the list. Ravi Bopara, Eoin Morgan, James Tredwell and Liam Plunkett are the others to have incremental contracts.

England contracts for Nottinghamshire duo Stuart Broad and Alex Hales

Most Haunted: Nottingham's Galleries of Justice to appear on hit TV show

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Spooky happenings will be uncovered tonight at Nottingham's Galleries of Justice.

Hit TV show Most Haunted spent the night at the museum, located in the Lace Market, and investigated the building where outlaws were once judged, imprisoned and executed.

The museum is said to be one of the most haunted places in Great Britain. 

The great Entrance Hall is apparently haunted by four ghosts including a solider and a lady wearing a long gown.

The largest of the two court rooms is said to be very active when it comes to paranormal activity. People claim to have heard knocking sounds and smell the stench of rotting corpses.

The TV show's official Twitter page said the episode is one of their best yet:

Faye Rollinson, marketing manager at the Galleries of Justice, said: "We don't want to give away too much, but this is a fanastic opportunity for the Galleries of Justice Museum to be involved in such a popular show. Be sure to tune in for great paranormal activity."

The new episode isn't the first time the museum has featured on the show.

In 2003, the Most Haunted team visited the building to uncover some of its horrible history:

The new episode airs on September 11 at 10pm on Really (Sky 248, Virgin 267, Freeview 17).

Will you be tuning into the show? Tweet us or Facebook us and let us know what you think after the show has aired.

Most Haunted: Nottingham's Galleries of Justice to appear on hit TV show


Ilkeston murder probe: Two incidents in Charlotte Street being investigated separately

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Murder and robbery investigations have been launched in Ilkeston after two separate incidents occured overnight.>

At this stage of the investigation officers say both incidents are being treated separately.

A murder investigation has been launched into the death of a man who was found with stab wounds at residential premises on the street. At 5.40am, police received calls to say two men had been seriously injured at the property.

One of the injured men was pronounced dead at the scene while the second, a 23-year-old, was taken to Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham where he is receiving treatment.

Officers have not identified the man who has died nor has his age been ascertained.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Ten minutes before the assaults were reported, officers were called to a robbery at the One Stop store on the same street.

Anyone who witnessed the events can call Derbyshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

Ilkeston murder probe: Two incidents in Charlotte Street being investigated separately

Nottingham Forest webchat with the Post's Paul Taylor

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The Nottingham Forest webchat is back!

The Post's Paul Taylor will be answering your questions from 12pm.

You can either tweet your questions in advance to @nottmtails, email paul.taylor@nottinghampost.com or simply leave them as a comment on the blog once we've started.

Live Blog Live: Nottingham Forest webchat

Nottingham Forest webchat with the Post's Paul Taylor

Ilkeston murder probe: Victim named locally as Paul Averill

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A man who was fatally stabbed in Ilkeston has been named locally as Paul Averill. 

At 5.40am on Thursday, police received a call to say two men had been seriously injured at a property in Charlotte Street.

One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene while the second, a 23-year-old, was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham where he is receiving treatment 

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

An RIP page has been set up for Paul Averill on social media website Facebook. 

One of the messages reads: "Awesome lad. Always had time for everyone, even as a young lad at school. Still can't believe it. No-one deserves that, let alone a great lad like Paul. Rest easy mate."

Another reads: "Really shocks by this, you never think such things would happen to people you grew up with. My thoughts go out to your family."

Anyone who witnessed the events can call Derbyshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

Ilkeston murder probe: Victim named locally as Paul Averill

How did Nottingham react to the new U2 album?

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Do you use iTunes? Then you'll have been generously given the latest U2 album for free this week. The Irish rock band gave away their latest offering Songs of Innocence to all customers of iTunes. Overnight the songs turned up on every tablet, phone or computer running the Apple software. For some, it was the Sweetest Thing, but not everyone agreed...

But the first reaction of many was one of absolute confusion.

Others who hadn't yet recieved the soft-rock treat felt somewhat left out.

But after the confusion came the anger.

But there were still a few that were grateful for the gift from Bono and his band.

Others started getting a bit philosophical about it.

And soon the comedians came out of the woodwork with their thoughts.

And those that didn't use Apple products were smug.

But the overwhelming feeling was this:

And if you want rid of the U2 album from your iTunes, it couldn't be simpler.

Load up your music, select albums and then Songs of Innocence.  Then swipe left on track one to get the delete option. Then repeat.  11 more times.

How did Nottingham react to the new U2 album?

Did you see the Northern Lights in Nottinghamshire?

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The Northern Lights were visible in Nottinghamshire during the early hours of the morning. 

Large explosions on the Sun caused a storm to head awards the Earth at 2.5 million mph producing patterns of green, pink, red, blue and yellow light.

The phenomenon, also known as Aurora Borealis, is usually only visible near the Arctic however on September 12, they could be seen in Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Did you see the Northern Lights in Nottingham? Tweet us, Facebook us or email us your photos at newsdesk@nottinghampost.com.

Did you see the Northern Lights in Nottinghamshire?

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