The Gunpowder Plot and other near-misses

Guy Fawkes, otherwise known as Guido, was a conspirator famously caught attempting to light gunpowder underneath the Houses of Parliament on November 5 1605. This...

Guy Fawkes night: the celebration of torture and execution

On only one night of the year, we celebrate the hanging and quartering of Guy Fawkes, the man accused of plotting to blow up...

Derby offering ground-breaking scholarships

The University of Derby have teamed up with Derby County to offer talented young women footballers the opportunity to study Football Journalism and play...

‘It took less than four minutes to stab him to death’

Knife crime is on the rise in the UK. Here Natalie Kejhova reports on a mother's grief and what is being done to solve the...

Students prepare for more disruption as strike continues

Members of the University and College Union are continuing strike action for a fourth week as students prepare to miss out on more lectures. The...

Teenager robbed at McDonald’s

Police are due to release CCTV footage in a bid to identify a group of youths they think are connected to a robbery at...

‘I was sexually harassed on the phone as a young girl’

Vanessa Boon has organised events for International women's Day in Derby. Vanessa Boon is the organiser of Derby International Women’s Day, here she tells Alex...

UCU Strikes: What’s going on?

More than one million students have had lectures and seminars cancelled indefinitely as strikes begin across the country. UCU - one of the largest higher...

Lottery grant saves charity from closure

A Derbyshire mental health charity has been saved from closure after securing three years of National Lottery funding. Bank House in Swadlincote had been without funding...

They think it is all over…it is now! Shrovetide goal scored by Tom

Delighted Tom Boulton-Lear is pictured just seconds after scoring the winning goal for the Down'ards during Ashbourne's Shrovetide Football game. Tom, who runs TBL Fitness...

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Brett’s treble helps Derby Women reach cup final

Samuel Moore reports from Kedleston Road   Emily Brett's hat-trick enabled Derby Women to fend off a huge Durham comeback attempt to send them into the...