East Midlands
Region of England
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The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England. It comprises the eastern half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It consists of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland. The region has an area of 15,627 km2 (6,034 sq mi), with a population over 4.5 million in 2011.
With a sufficiency-level world city ranking, Nottingham is the only settlement in the region to be classified by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
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Tigers' Premiership hopes 'rest' on derby - ClareLeicester's Premiership hopes hinge on Saturday's East Midlands derby against Northampton Saints, says Tigers hooker Charlie Clare.BBC Sport - Published | |
Leicester beat Saints in derby for first home winLeicester Tigers overcome a stubborn Northampton Saints in the East Midlands derby for their first Premiership home win of the season.BBC Sport - Published | |
Northampton pair revel in first Tigers derbySnapped up by Northampton after their former clubs went into administration, Tom Pearson and Fin Smith are relishing their first East Midlands derby.BBC Sport - Published | |
Police search truck stop for body of man not seen for almost two years Police looking for a man who disappeared almost two years ago and whose body has never been found have begun searching two areas in the East Midlands, including a truck stop.Sky News - Published | |
Northampton beat Leicester to spoil Burns farewell Northampton Saints overcome Leicester in the East Midlands derby to spoil Freddie Burns' final game for Tigers.BBC Sport - Published | |
