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Firefighters pictured on top of the roof in Ilkeston

Fire that ripped through pub's roof 'accidental'

The fire service says the blaze in South Street, Ilkeston, was an accident.

A fire engine and a police car on South Street in Ilkeston. It is very smoky - visibility is poor.

Fire service called to blaze at pub

A number of crews from Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire were called out on Wednesday afternoon.

Actor Robert Lindsay standing in front of three pieces of artwork at Erewash Museum, Derbyshire, looking at the camera smiling

Robert Lindsay remembers 'extraordinary' teacher

Robert Lindsay returned to his home town for an exhibition to a teacher he "owes everything" to.

Ben, dressed in overalls, holding washing materials in a bucket, standing in a cemetery

Headstone cleaning boy enjoys huge response

Ben says his offer to wash gravestones has seen a big response both online and in school.

A child sit in the sit of a bin lorry with his hands on the steering wheel, he is wearing a hi-visibility vest over a black puffer jacket and red trousers

Boy, 11, to have bin lorry named after him

According to his mum, Jerome has been a fan of the trucks since he was a toddler.

Pat Limb - who has short blonde hair - is holding a Manchester Tart.

Dinner lady celebrates 40 years at same school

Pat Limb has seen generations go through the school including staff, parents and a grandparent.

Ben standing in front of gravestones waering overalls and carrying a bucket of cleaning materials

Boy, 10, launches his own grave-cleaning business

Ben says 10% of everything he makes from cleaning gravestones will go to charity.

A man standing at the front door of a new build home

'Our housing estate used to be a theme park'

Many home-owners at the site in Derbyshire fondly recall its former life as the American Adventure.

Claudia Winkleman wearing black and standing in front of a castle.

'I'm going back to selling phones' - Traitors star

The reality game show sees "faithful" contestants trying to work out who the "traitors" are.