Dozens of jobs to be created as Derby set to open first Arnold Clark showroom
A former Pizza Hut is set to gain a new use
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Hundreds of affordable homes confirmed for new major Derby suburb
The 2,600-home development will form a new village near the city
Focus / Culture - 17 hours ago
‘I fell in love with him on the spot’: Alan Rickman remembered, 10 years after his death
On the anniversary of his death aged 69, stars from Sigourney Weaver to Sharleen Spiteri, Tom Felton to Harriet Walter, remember the wit, charm and endless generosity of one of Britain’s best-loved actorsRuby Wax Continue reading...
Focus / Culture - 22 hours ago
Nero book awards: Benjamin Wood and Sarah Perry among prize winners
Wood wins the award for fiction for his ‘utterly immersive’ novel Seascraper while Perry picks up the nonfiction prize for her memoir Death of an Ordinary ManBooker-longlisted author Benjamin Wood has won this year’s Nero book award for fiction for his novel Seascraper.Meanwhile, Claire Lynch won th...
MP's concern after sudden closure of Meals on Wheels delivery service
The service has closed suddenly, citing 'safeguarding issues'
AI saves Derby City Council £12 million and fills 100 jobs - but warning is issued
Further potential AI savings are being explored, says the council's top boss
Teenage boy chased by masked youths as police launch appeal for CCTV
Two arrests have been made in connection with the incident
Derby hospital leaders warn of 'many difficult decisions' ahead to solve 'catastrophic' budget issues
Derby and Burton hospital leaders have sought to reassure patients
Long-standing Derby store to close as it can 'no longer sustain' itself amid falling footfall
Rising costs, online shopping and increased anti-social behaviour in the city have all prompted the closure
All the Derbyshire schools set to benefit from £4.5 million funding boost
The money will be used to create more space in schools and improve the learning environment
An Australian writers’ festival cut a Palestinian author in the wake of a terror attack. Then it fell apart
Randa Abdel-Fattah, who is Palestinian Australian, has faced criticism for controversial comments on Israel, including alleging Zionists had ‘no claim or right to cultural safety’When the board of a South Australian festival cut a prominent Palestinian Australian author from its lineup, citing her “...
‘We’re a hot button topic’: is intimacy coordination the most misunderstood job in film-making?
Specialists in choreographing sex scenes have come under fire from the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Mikey Madison – is there any weight to their complaints?When intimacy coordinator Adelaide Waldrop gets asked about her job at parties, she contemplates lying. “I’ve considered saying I’m an accountan...
Love Machines by James Muldoon review – the risks and rewards of getting intimate with AI
The sociology professor is suitably comfortable with AI helpers that he creates his own – it’s their inventors’ motives and unregulated environment he argues we should be concerned aboutIf much of the discussion of AI risk conjures doomsday scenarios of hyper-intelligent bots brandishing nuclear cod...
State of Statelessness review – Dalai Lama presides over intimate dramas about Tibetans’ life of exile
Tibetan directors, who all live outside Tibet, deliver a quartet of films that explore the pain of separation and migrationThe wrench of exile is the theme of this quartet of short films from Tibetan directors, who themselves all live outside Tibet. Their intimate, emotional family dramas tell stori...
TV tonight: police crack a global criminal phone network
24 Hours in Police Custody gets exclusive access into the EncroChat investigation. Plus, Jon Richardson causes chaos in the classroom. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Channel 4In 2020, authorities cracked the EncroChat phone network used globally by criminals. This hit fly-on-the-wall true-cri...