Police issue dispersal order for Derbyshire town after series of incidents
It will last through to 5pm on Monday (January 5)
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New weather warning from Met Office for snow and ice across all of Derby and Derbyshire
The updated warning now includes Derby as well as all of the wider county
Focus / Culture - 16 hours ago
From K-pop and The Traitors to Dune and the return of Madge: your A-Z of the biggest culture of 2026
With 2025 but a distant memory, it’s time to get stuck into a huge year of entertainment. To help with this daunting task, we’ve provided a handy, alphabetised guide to the big releases and trends coming in the next 12 months, from AI’s continued rise to a whole lot of ZendayaBad news: the intellect...
Focus / Culture - 17 hours ago
’I inexplicably detest Mr Brightside’: John Simm’s honest playlist
The actor first realised what music was when he heard Yellow Submarine and knows a lot of Paul Simon lyrics, but what would he put on at a party?The first song I fell in love withMy earliest memory is walking into a room at nursery school where they were playing Yellow Submarine by the Beatles. I wa...
Focus / Culture - 17 hours ago
Aliens: the spread of invasive plants and animals across Europe – in pictures
Erik Irmer has been documenting the spread of invasive plant and animal species that disrupt native ecology across Europe. He focuses on humans’ interactions with these plants and animals. Aliens is published by Fotohof Continue reading...
Hour-by-hour forecast as snow could fall in parts of Derbyshire later today
The difficulty in predicting where snow will fall is shown by the slightly differing forecasts of the Met Office and BBC Weather
Focus / Culture - 20 hours ago
TV tonight: a whopping 81 players battle it out in Rob Brydon’s new gameshow
Contestants take over each other’s squares in The Floor. Plus, the con artist who pretended to be a a faith healer in Hampstead. Here’s what to watch this evening8pm, ITV1 Continue reading...
Focus / Culture - 20 hours ago
Sex object, animal rights activist, racist: the paradox that was Brigitte Bardot
A fantasy figure for men and women, a victim of press intrusion, a defender of animals … the French actor was also a mouthpiece for racial hatred whose views grew uglier over timeBrigitte Bardot inspired many fantasies, from the wanton, panting reveries of assorted French auteurs in the 1950s and 60...
The Derbyshire man with inexplicable foresight who survived the Titanic
In the latest edition of our 'Little Did You Know' series, we take a look at the Derbyshire man who, against the odds, survived one of the world's most well-known shipping disasters
New plan for Derby's Riverboat to work alongside Museum of Making
It is also destined to play a major role in the city's 50:50 celebrations starting this year
Road closures as more than 1,000 trees to be cut down on major route
Daytime road closures along the Via Gellia will allow the work to be carried out
Warning of A6 roadworks causing closures and diversions for motorists
There will also be closures on Via Gellia to allow tree clearance to take place
Derbyshire man charged after man taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries
The incident led to significant disruption in the town centre
Derby leader denies report that says Hippodrome could crumble into the street
A report seen by Derbyshire Live says a collapse could send 'heavy masonry concrete debris directly into Green Lane and Macklin Street and into the shop frontages'
The Derbyshire towns that are in for a new look in 2026
Major transformations are taking place across the county