Nottingham News

Dedicated advice lines for small businesses will also be launched under moves aimed at improving job opportunities as part of a new mental health and employment strategy. The advice lines will give small firms support to keep people in work...

Police have clashed with anti-Islamic protesters in the city of Nottingham in the UK. Eleven people were arrested as police officers came between the English Defence League supporters and anti-facscist counter-demonstrators. The Unite Against Fascism campaigners said they were there...

More than 1,400 primary schools were warned today they could be taken over by successful neighbouring schools if they fail to improve standards in the three R’s. Schools Secretary Ed Balls has written to every council in England giving them...

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie will be sidelined for up to five months after being told he needs an operation on his injured ankle ligaments.Van Persie, 26, who suffered the injury while playing for the Netherlands on 14 November, was...

Carl Froch retained his WBC 168-pound title with a split-decision victory over Andre Dirrell late Saturday night in the second fight of the Super Six World Boxing Classic super middleweight tournament. Froch (26-0, 20 KOs) barely won in his hometown,...

The unbeaten duo meet at the Nottingham Arena as the Super Six World Boxing Classic gets underway and Froch is relishing the clash against Dirrell. "Andre Dirrell seems very, very confident," said 32-year-old Froch. "He's got a big mouth, he's...

Boots the Chemist has bucked the high street gloom to report strong first-half sales as consumers bought low-cost "treats" such as lipsticks and face creams as well as bacterial gels, amid worries over swine flu .