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Derbyshire police have arrested four people and seized drugs including spice and black mamba in Chesterfield.

The gap between the number of people out of work in the East Midlands and the rest of the country has closed.

Latest figures show childhood obesity has continued to rise in 4-5 year olds and 10- 11 year olds in the East Midlands

A man has been arrested following allegations that a video containing racist language was shared on social media.

Bolsover MP Dennis Skinner wants Theresa May to halt work on the Oxcroft Estate while an investigation into water quality in the area is carried out.

Housing tenants in Chesterfield could see their agreements changed, under new proposals being put forward by the council.

Derbyshire Constabulary are highlighting the signs of modern slavery and how you can report it as part of national Anti-Slavery Day.

The famous North Derbyshire castle has been voted top of a list of scary sites by staff at English Heritage.

Derbyshire Constabulary are working with victims of hate crime to raise awareness and increase reporting as part of a national week of activity.

Chesterfield manager Jack Lester says there's still more work to be done before his players are performing at a level he's satisfied with, despite his side picking up a 2-0 win at Crawley on Tuesday.

Former Chesterfield striker Kevin Davies has been appointed manager of National League North club Southport on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

Jack Lester described last night's 2-0 win at Crawley as a 'top away performance, as he secured his first league 2 victory since taking over as Chesterfield manager last month.

Chesterfield manager Jack Lester is confident his players are capable of winning football matches, despite the fact Chesterfield are now 10 games in League 2 without victory.

Derbyshire have strengthened their bowling attack for the 2018 season with the signing of former West Indies seamer Ravi Rampaul from Surrey on a three-year deal.

Chesterfield manager Jack Lester rued his team’s luck in front of goal after the 2-0 home defeat to Morecambe on Saturday.

Chesterfield midfielder Jak McCourt says the Spireites have been working hard to improve defensively following their 2-1 defeat at Lincoln last weekend.

Johnny Kelly says he aims to get the team back into the 1st division of the National league.

Alfreton Town slipped to 14th place in the Vanarama National League North with Saturday's benign performance against Chorley that ended in a 0-2 defeat at the lmpact Arena.

Louis Walsh has suggested that Nicole Scherzinger may not be returning to the X Factor next year.

Former Spice Girl Mel C will be joined by three of her former bandmates in her latest music video.

Jungle queen Scarlett Moffatt has split from boyfriend Luke Crodden after he ended their romance on her birthday.

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The odds on Last Christmas by Wham! becoming Christmas number one have been slashed.

Liar creators have promised a "classic whodunnit" for the second series of the gripping drama, but fans will have to wait until 2019 to find out who killed evil Andrew Earlham.

Bosses pulled the plug on the show as the ratings slumped, despite a revamp with Jeremy Vine, 52, as host.

The singer confirmed he'd had a "bit of a bicycle accident" on his Instagram as reports suggested he had broken his arm.

His family said in a statement that he "died peacefully on Monday October 16 in his London home surrounded by family, including his three daughters, grandchildren and great-grandson".

He is best known for appearing on Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

British actress Sophie Turner has become engaged to American singer Joe Jonas.

The World Health Organisation has reversed its decision to make Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe a goodwill ambassador.

Warwickshire Police are dealing with an "ongoing incident" at Bermuda Park in Nuneaton and are urging people to avoid the area.

A senior government minister has slammed the French President for suggesting Britain is "bluffing" about a "no deal" Brexit.

The only way to deal with British Islamic State fighters is to kill them in almost every case, a minister has said.

A British woman has died after a boat she was travelling in violently struck a beacon on the Rhone River in the south of France.

Gazumping could be banned as part of Government plans to make buying and selling a home "cheaper, faster and less stressful".

Hundreds of hard-line Buddhists, including monks, have protested against a plan by Myanmar's government for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya to return to the country.

A man in the West Bank was arrested by Israeli police after he wrote "good morning" in Arabic on Facebook and then software mistranslated his words as "attack them".

Residents have spoken of their horror after a baby fell from the sixth floor of their block of flats.

One of the last-known letters written on board the Titanic has sold at auction for a record-breaking £126,000.

Millions have battled severe wind and rain to vote in Japan's election, as a powerful typhoon causes chaos across the country.

Russian opposition leader and anti-Putin campaigner Alexei Navalny declared "I'm out" after he was released from a detention centre in Moscow.

A diver who became separated from his boat has said he is lucky to be alive after swimming miles back to shore while being stalked by a large tiger shark.

Thieves in Hawaii are stealing cans of Spam then selling them on the streets for quick cash to buy drugs, according to authorities.

A gang of marauding turkeys has been causing chaos in a small town in Massachusetts, harassing residents and police.

Some people just aren't cut out for the realities of a high-pressure work environment - and it would seem the same goes for dogs.

The head physician of an American university football team has been called in to treat an injured gorilla after she got into a scuffle with her den-mate.

In 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz made the first purchase of physical goods using Bitcoin. 

An astronaut on a spacewalk was forced to return to the International Space Station after mission control decided his jetpack was not safe.

Tech companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter will work with G7 countries to block the spread of extremist content online.

Google is offering security researchers a $1,000 (£760) bounty if they can successfully hack apps on its Play Store and help fix them.

Shooting stars are expected to streak across the sky as Earth passes through debris left behind by a comet.

The NFL returns to London on Sunday!

Madrid's moves to take back some powers from Catalonia are the "worst attack since the dictatorship of Franco".

In 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz made the first purchase of physical goods using Bitcoin.