Derby

LOOK: AK-47 Handed Over In Derby Weapons Amnesty

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK

An AK-47 assault rifle has been handed in to police as part of a weapons amnesty in Derby. Other deadly devices include a crossbow and numerous sam...

Body Of Suspected Burglar Found Trapped In Chimney

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK

The body of a suspected burglar has been found in the chimney of a firm of solicitors in Derby. A pest control expert found the body in the chimney...

Mrs Philpott Had Abortion After Mick 'Watched Her Have Sex With Another Man'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.02.2013 | UK

A father accused of killing his six children was overheard on the phone saying someone being interviewed by police was going to "drop us in it", a cou...

Mick Philpott Slept With Wife Then Mistress On Alternate Nights, Court Hears

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.02.2013 | UK

The former mistress of a man accused of killing his children in a house fire has told a court how she and his wife used to alternate the nights they w...

'A Plan That Went Horribly Wrong'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.02.2013 | UK

A couple accused of killing their six children in a house fire started the blaze as part of a "plan that went horribly wrong", a court has heard. M...

Derby Couple Deny Killing Their Six Children In House Fire

PA | Posted 17.12.2012 | UK

A couple accused of killing their six children in a house fire have denied charges of manslaughter. Mick and Mairead Philpott, from Derby, both ple...

Frankie Dettori Given Six Month Worldwide Ban

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.12.2012 | UK Sport

Frankie Dettori has been given a six-month worldwide racing ban for failing a drugs test. The Jockey, 42, failed a test at Longchamp in September, ...

Something for the Weekend: Live Action Role-Play and the Gathering

Peter Allison | Posted 19.10.2012 | Home
Peter Allison

The future of LARP is undeniably promising. The continuing creation of new LARP events proves that there remains a strong player demand for new and alternative settings. Similarly, new traders serving the live role-play community are still being founded, whilst existing traders adapt their stock in order to appeal to the burgeoning market.

Man And Woman Arrested Over Derby House Fire

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.07.2012 | UK

A man and a woman from Derby have been arrested in connection with the Derby house fire that killed six children, police said on Thursday. Derbysh...

Derby House Fire

Posted 17.07.2012 | UK

UPDATE: An earlier version of this story claimed a man had been arrested. Police have said this was a message mistakenly sent out due to a computer gl...

New Arrest In Derby House Fire That Killed Six

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.06.2012 | UK

Derbyshire Police have arrested a 45-year-old man in connection with a house fire in Derby which resulted in the death of six children. Mick Philpo...

Derby House Fire Parents Will Not Attend Their Children's Funeral

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 13.06.2012 | UK

A date has been set for the funerals of the six Philpott children who died in a fierce house fire in Derby – but their parents, who have been charge...

Open Source Filmmaking - Grannies on Tables and the Derby Soap Opera

Shreen Ayob | Posted 29.07.2012 | UK Entertainment
Shreen Ayob

My forearms start to cramp up. I'm poised in an awkward position the middle of a room under the hot beam of a studio light. The scene I'm filming is suddenly tense. The actors stop talking, fold their arms and stare pensively at each other. Total silence descends upon the set, and suddenly I really, really need to burp. Making movies is harder than I imagined. I was on the set of Derby Soap Opera, an ambitious film project orchestrated by Italian director Marinella Senatore. "

Police Arrest Parents Of Six Children Killed In Derby House Fire

Posted 29.05.2012 | UK

The parents of six children killed in an arson attack on their home were arrested today on suspicion of murder. Mick Philpott, 55, and his wife Mai...

Inquest Opens Into Deaths Of Six Children In Derby House Fire

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.05.2012 | UK

An inquest has been opened into the deaths of six children killed in an arson attack. Jade Philpott, 10, and brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jess...

Father Of Six Children Who Died In House Fire To Speak Publicly

PA | Posted 16.05.2012 | UK

The father of six siblings who lost their lives in a suspected arson attack on their home is expected to speak about the tragedy on Wednesday. Mic...

Teenager Dies In Hospital After House Fire Which Killed His Five Siblings

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.07.2012 | UK

A teenage boy has died in hospital after a house fire which killed five of his siblings, police said. Derbyshire Police Assistant Chief Constable S...

Teenager 'Unlikely To Survive' After House Fire Which Killed His Five Siblings

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.05.2012 | UK

A teenage boy critically ill in hospital after a house fire which killed five of his siblings is "unlikely to survive", police said. Duwayne Philpo...

Man Charged Over Murdering Baby Appears In Court

PA | Posted 11.05.2012 | UK

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of his seven-month-old son. Nathan Pick, 37, was remanded into custody at Derby Magistrates' Co...

The Danger in Referring to 'Asian' Sex Gangs

Myriam Francois-Cerrah | Posted 09.07.2012 | UK Politics
Myriam Francois-Cerrah

The sex slave trade in this country is sadly alive and ‎well and is not primarily Asian driven. Any abhorrent link some may seek to make between race and inherent ‎sexually predatory behaviour is not born out by the facts.

Form Is Temporary: Why Liverpool Will Triumph At Wembley

Daniel Sandison | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK Sport
Daniel Sandison

When Liverpool face off against Everton in this weekend's FA Cup Semi-Final, it will be the reds' second trip to the national stadium this year, February's Carling Cup success being their first time at the 'New Wembley', which is now over half a decade old.

PHOTO: Council Tenant Turns House Into Pig Sty, Literally

PA | Posted 23.03.2012 | UK

A council is attempting to trace a tenant who caused thousands of pounds of damage to a house after keeping a pig inside the property. Housing staf...

Parents' Anger After Pupils Searched For Drugs At School

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 14.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Parents are claiming their children were left "humiliated" after police officers searched 10 pupils for drugs during school time as a result of a tip ...

Sports Matches Hit By Cold Spells

PA | Posted 06.04.2012 | UK

The cold spell continued to hit sports fixtures today as Derby County's npower Championship match with local rivals Nottingham Forest was postponed on...

Prostitute Feared Arrest If She Failed To Sleep With Policeman, Court Hears

PA | Posted 05.01.2012 | UK

A prostitute has told a court that she feared being arrested if she did not buy drugs and have sex with a police constable. Pc Jasbir Singh Dhanda,...