Matt Bunn

Nottingham

Senior Journalist, BBC East Midlands at BBC

Senior Journalist @bbcemt, former News Editor @nottslive

Articles

Police make new murder arrests over fatal stabbing

1 week ago | bbc.com | Matt Bunn

Police make new murder arrests over fatal stabbingMatt BunnSuppliedDale Martin, known to family and friends as DJ, was pronounced dead in hospitalTwo more men have been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of a 21-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in Derby. Two 18-year-old men have now been arrested on suspicion of murder and a woman, 18, has been held on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Funeral for Air India crash victim after DNA match

1 week ago | bbc.com | Matt Bunn

Funeral for Air India crash victim after DNA matchMatt BunnVictoria HicksSuppliedA funeral was held for Faizan RafikA DNA sample has matched to a man loved ones feared was on board the Air India flight which crashed in Ahmedabad, family members have told the BBC. A funeral was held in Dagachi Dui, India, at 10:30 BST on Wednesday for Faizan Rafik, 25, who was travelling home to Leicester when the plane crashed on Thursday.
Major Leicester road shut as fire breaks out at four homes

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Matt Bunn

Major road shut as fire breaks out at four homesMatt BunnGoogleEight fire crews are currently at the scene of a house fire in Stuart Street, LeicesterMultiple crews have been called to a fire involving four homes in a residential street in Leicester. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the blaze in Stuart Street at about 12:29 BST on Tuesday, with eight crews currently at the scene.
Man charged with murder of woman found in Leicestershire street

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Matt Bunn

Image caption, The woman was pronounced dead at the sceneA man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Leicestershire. Police were called to Biddle Road in Littlethorpe, near Narborough, on Sunday evening to a woman who was found injured in the street. She was pronounced dead at the scene. On Tuesday, Daniel Cook, 39, of Atkinson Road in Ashby, appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court charged with her murder.
Man charged with murder of woman found in street

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Matt Bunn

Man charged with murder of woman found in streetThe woman was pronounced dead at the scene [BBC]A man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Leicestershire. Police were called to Biddle Road in Littlethorpe, near Narborough, on Sunday evening to a woman who was found injured in the street. She was pronounced dead at the scene. On Tuesday, Daniel Cook, 39, of Atkinson Road in Ashby, appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court charged with her murder.
Man charged with murder of woman found in Leicestershire street

1 month ago | bbc.com | Matt Bunn

Man charged with murder of woman found in streetMatt BunnBBCThe woman was pronounced dead at the sceneA man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Leicestershire. Police were called to Biddle Road in Littlethorpe, near Narborough, on Sunday evening to a woman who was found injured in the street. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Daniel Cook, 39, of Atkinson Road in Ashby, is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court later charged with murder.
Aerial footage shows land devastated by Peak District wildfire

2 months ago | bbc.com | Matt Bunn

Aerial footage shows land devastated by wildfireMatt BunnDerbyshire Fire and Rescue ServiceThe fire affected more than 100 acres of land in the Peak DistrictAerial footage has shown the devastation caused by a wildfire in Derbyshire's Peak District. Eight fire crews were called to Beeley Moor at about 14:40 BST on Tuesday, with the blaze eventually being brought under control at 06:30 on Wednesday.
Two women praised for talking man off Attenborough rail tracks

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Matt Bunn

Image source, GoogleImage caption, Police have thanked two women for their compassionPolice have thanked two women who talked a distressed man off a railway line in Nottinghamshire. They noticed the man at a level crossing in Attenborough at about 14:00 BST on Saturday and spoke to him while the emergency services were called. The man came off the track after the pair built a rapport with him and he was sitting in one of their gardens when police arrived.
Two women praised for talking man off Attenborough rail tracks

2 months ago | bbc.com | Matt Bunn

Two women praised for talking man off rail tracksMatt BunnGooglePolice have thanked two women for their compassionPolice have thanked two women who talked a distressed man off a railway line in Nottinghamshire. They noticed the man at a level crossing in Attenborough at about 14:00 BST on Saturday and spoke to him while the emergency services were called. The man came off the track after the pair built a rapport with him and he was sat in one of their gardens when police arrived.
Judge-led inquiry into Nottingham attacks announced

Feb 12, 2025 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Matt Bunn |Isaac Ashe

A judge-led public inquiry into the Nottingham attacks will take place "within weeks", it has been announced. Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and Ian Coates, 65, were stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane in Nottingham on 13 June 2023. The case, which resulted in Calocane being sentenced to a hospital order in January 2024, sparked a number of reviews including an investigation into the mental healthcare he received.