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Welcome to the Post's live blog on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Today we'll be bringing you the latest news, traffic and weather from around the city until 10pm.
View ArticleThug jailed for biting nose of woman
A man has been jailed after a horrific attack on a young mum.Kyle Wood, 27, of Elswick Drive, bit the woman on her nose and kicked her after a night out in Nottingham last December, the Crown Court...
View ArticleA man has been cleared of multiple offences of sexually abusing...
Paul Goldie denied 16 allegations involving three girls in the Bobbers Mill and Hyson Green areas.The 34-year-old, of Beechdale Road, Beechdale, denied seven rapes on one child, an eighth rape on a...
View ArticleBurglar leaves behind trail of sweets – to distract...
A burglar who stole jewellery and a laptop left behind a trail of sweets in his victim's house – to distract a family pet. Police are trying to trace the crook who broke into the property, in Anson...
View ArticleKiller of young mum found dead in prison
A man who stabbed a young mum to death has been found dead in his prison cell. James Sullivan was serving a 20-year sentence at HMP Lowdham Grange for murdering his ex-partner Sara West in Aspley in...
View ArticleMansfield woman jailed for repeatedly breaching court order
One of the reasons Kristy McFadden had given for not attending was because she was "really drunk".Judge Rosalind Coe refused to give her any more chances - after she had heard McFadden failed to turn...
View ArticlePolice want to speak to these men after a fake £20 note was...
Police are hunting for two men who they believe may know more about a counterfeit note, which was used in two Newark stores. The force want to speak to them in connection with using a fake £20 note at...
View ArticlePolice issue warning after spate of thefts from unlocked cars
There has been a spate of thefts from unlocked cars in Long Eaton. Officers from the Derbyshire Police are asking residents to ensure they lock their vehicles when they are left unattended. The warning...
View ArticleCCTV released after teen knocked out in Long Eaton attack
Police have released CCTV Images after a teenager was hit repeatedly in an unprovoked attack. The 19-year-old victim had been on a night-out with friends when he was punched by a man in the street. The...
View ArticlePolice want to speak to this man in connection with an assault at...
Police want to speak to this man in connection with an assault. The attack happened at the Subway store in Forman Street, Nottingham, on February 27. Read more: CCTV released after teen knocked out in...
View ArticleCCTV released after man injured in Long Eaton attack
Officers investigating an assault in a Long Eaton street have issued CCTV images of a man they would like to trace. The attack happened at 8.20pm on Wednesday, April 6. A 27-year-old man, of Long...
View ArticleChurch going nursing home worker spared jail
Jamaican Candace Pinnock ended up in court for manufacturing her own Home Office letter online giving her indefinite leave to stay in the UK.The fake document handed to her employer was far from the...
View ArticleClifton couple banned from keeping animals say they are 'sorry'
A couple barred by a court from keeping animals are now looking for new homes for their menagerie of 12 pets – including rats called Bill and Ben.Lee Wilson and Faye Clayton were prosecuted for...
View ArticleCop fined for parking in disabled bay to apparently go to Taco...
A police officer has been given a parking ticket after leaving his van in a disabled bay...to apparently go and buy burritos. Witnesses claim officers parked a police riot van in a disabled drivers...
View ArticleWoman 'punched, kicked and spat' at officers during attack in...
A woman followed her boyfriend behind bars on Thursday after staging an attack in Nottingham Prison which shocked three officers.Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard that Chelsea Vardy punched, kicked...
View ArticleThree men brazenly steal tractor from Gamston farm
Three men drove onto a farm in Gamston, attached a trailer to their vehicle and then drove away.The man brazenly drove onto the farm and load the the orange Kubota tractor onto their own trailer before...
View ArticleMan who went into hiding after sexually assaulting child is...
A 37-year-old man, who went into hiding after sexually assaulting a child, has been jailed. Peter O'Brian Smith went on the run from authorities in November 2014 after committing the offences at a...
View ArticleRape victim speaks out in video interview after attacker is...
A woman who was sexually assaulted as a child in Ilkeston has spoken out in a video interview after her abuser was jailed for 13 years. The brave woman who is now in her 40s, hopes that by speaking out...
View ArticleSeriously injured road-rage motorcyclist kicked and punched car...
A road-rage motorcyclist was left near death after crashing as he punched a wing mirror while overtaking a car.Learner rider Ian Wilcox used crutches as he came to court on Friday, where he received a...
View ArticleNottingham barrister jailed for three years for peddling cocaine...
The arrest of Omar Khan, who worked for Nottingham's The Johnson Partnership, came as police busted a drugs ring in the city. Nearly two kilos of high-strength cocaine was seized.Co-accused Nazaquat...
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