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A soldier who lost his leg in a Taliban bomb blast in Afghanistan says he wants to return to the country.

A Derby company is building what it believes is one of the world's largest mechanical clocks for a park in China.

A 15-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire in the stairwell of a block of flats in Derbyshire.

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Michael Vaughan on his new life in Derbyshire

Body of man discovered in field
Police cordon off a field in Derby after a body is found by a passerby but the incident is not being treated as suspicious.

Work aims to tackle M1 congestion
Work to reduce congestion and improve safety on an 11-mile stretch of the M1 in Derbyshire is due to begin.

Remembrance marked in cities
Thousands of people pay their respects at Remembrance Day services being held across the East Midlands.

Food waste to fuel airport buses
East Midlands Airport is pioneering a trial of environmentally-friendly shuttle buses powered by organic waste.

Firefighters force way into house
Firefighters dealing with a house fire in Derbyshire force their way into an adjoining property to make sure no one is trapped.

Proud to be Muslim and British
The East Midlands Politics Show looks at how the Derby's Muslim community and seeks their views on the conflict in Afghanistan.

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