East Midlands

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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 a land area of 15,624 km² (6,032 sq mi), with an estimated population 4,934,939 in 2022. 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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Nigel Farage speaks at Reform UK conference Nigel Farage praised the Reform party for overtaking the Conservatives. Speaking to Reform UK's East Midlands conference in Leicester on Friday, the Reform UK leader said the party has "35,000 members.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:05Published 4 days ago

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Leicester beat Saints in derby for first home win Leicester Tigers overcome a stubborn Northampton Saints in the East Midlands derby for their first Premiership home win of the season. BBC Sport - Published on November 18, 2023

Northampton pair revel in first Tigers derby Snapped 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 on November 17, 2023
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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 on January 28, 2023