Prison outbreaks thought to skew Covid statspublished at 07:03 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
Five places that recorded the highest infection rates in the country recently all contained prisons.
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Prison outbreaks thought to skew Covid statspublished at 07:03 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
Blind woman forces government action in Covid casepublished at 06:46 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021
Sarah Leadbetter took legal action after she was sent a shielding letter she could not read.
Read MoreM1 southbound clear after three-van crashpublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
Samantha Noble
BBC News OnlineThe southbound carriageway of the M1 near to junction 24 at East Midlands Airport has now reopened after a crash involving three vans.
Leicestershire Police were called to a crash involving the three vehicles at 06:40.
The force said one of the drivers sustained minor injuries.
The carriageway was fully closed briefly before only one lane was shut, police added.
Highways England said the road fully opened shortly before 10:00.
Image source, Highways EnglandLong delays on M1 after three-van crashpublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
Samantha Noble
BBC News OnlineThere are delays of about an hour on the M1 southbound near junction 24 at East Midlands Airport due to a crash involving three vans.
Highways England said one lane is closed, with delays of about eight miles.
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Image source, Highways EnglandToday's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021
It's a cloudy start today and while there is some chance of light rain this afternoon, many places will stay dry.
It'll be breezy and that might make it feel cool but temperatures will reach highs of 12C.
Very little will change into this evening and overnight - it will stay cloudy with a chance of patchy rain but it will be mild overnight with lows of 6C.
This lovely sunset photograph was taken by BBC Weather Watcher Sam's House in Hathersage, Derbyshire.
Image source, Sam's houseMP apologises after worker 'intimidates' bloggerpublished at 20:29 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021
Conservative MP Darren Henry says he will investigate after a video of the exchange appeared online.
Read MoreFormer teacher sentenced for assaulting ex-pupilspublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021
Sonia Kataria
BBC NewsA former teacher has been sentenced for sexually assaulting two children while they were at a Nottinghamshire primary school in the 1980s.
David Allen, who was teaching at the school at the time, indecently assaulted an eight-year-old boy after taking him out of his classroom, Nottinghamshire Police said.
He also abused a nine-year-old boy in the playground.
Allen, of Occupation Road, in Huddersfield, had admitted two counts of indecent assault at an earlier hearing.
At Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday, the 62-year-old was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for two years.
He was also put on the sex offenders register for life and handed a restraining order.
Police said the offences were reported in September 2019 and February 2020.
Det Con Jo Cox said the two victims were "very brave" to come forward after decades.
"Their ongoing strength and courage is a true credit to each of them," she said.
"The incidents will have had a massive impact on them and [have] continued to do so throughout their lives.
"Allen was in a position of trust. His sentencing will never make up for what happened."
Water park ride death exposed 'systemic failures'published at 16:36 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021
A rapids ride at Drayton Manor had a history of failings before a child's death, a court is told.
Read MoreFormer Norton boss criticised over pension cashpublished at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021
Stuart Garner was ordered to return millions to investors but nothing has yet been paid out.
Read MoreFirst osprey of the season returns to Rutlandpublished at 14:33 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsIt's always an exciting time when the ospreys come back to their breeding berths at Rutland Water, and yesterday the first bird landed at the nest on Manton Bay, as captured on a new webcam.
Rutland was the first place in England where ospreys bred in 150 years, and the first arrival comes ahead of World Osprey Week starting on 22 March.
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End of twitter postWoman trampled by cows spent eight days in comapublished at 12:40 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021
Pip Peacock is now undertaking a walking challenge to raise money for the local air ambulance.
Read MoreVideo footage shows gas substation blazepublished at 10:28 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021
About 100 properties were evacuated but residents have now been allowed to return home.
Read MoreJCB jobs boost as equipment demand 'soars'published at 09:41 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021
The digger manufacturer says it will employ an extra 450 agency staff at its three UK factories.
Read MoreToday's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:17 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021
This morning will be dry but bright for most of us and cloud will increase.
There is also chance of a shower, with highs of 11C expected.
In the evening there will be a few showers and while many places will remain dry but cloudy overnight, it could become a little drizzly by dawn with lows of 4C.
The sky was looking pink and cloudy in Colwick, Nottinghamshire, this morning as captured by BBC Weather Watchers Curly Claire.
Image source, Curly ClaireDozens of homes evacuated over gas substation firepublished at 22:01 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021
Gas engineers say investigations will start as soon as possible but no property damage is reported.
Read MoreEx-police head says Met showed 'institutional misogynism'published at 19:02 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineThe former Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police has said the Metropolitan Police's response to a vigil in memory of Sarah Everard on Saturday shows a "complete institutional misogynism."
The London force has faced severe criticism for the way it broke up a vigil in memory of Ms Everard on Clapham Common on Saturday.
Sue Fish said: "Understanding the context, as well as the law, is so important and I think on this occasion the senior leadership of the Met who were making decisions about how or whether this event should go ahead got it utterly wrong.
"It feels that the proportionate policing plan that the Met was supposed to put in place simply didn't happen."
Image source, ReutersCommenting on whether there should have been more female officers present, Ms Fish said: "This could have been an area that could have been thought through rather more.
"And I think this just shows the lack of thought, and in some way a complete institutional misogynism, sexism, a sort of complete lack of understanding or insight into the experience of women."
The Met Commissioner Cressida Dick has previously defended policing of the event, saying: "I don't think anybody who was not in the operation can actually pass a detailed comment on the rightness and wrongness... This is fiendishly difficult policing."
'Boxing deer were a sight to behold'published at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021
Red deer stags are caught on camera "boxing", partly to protect their antlers, an expert says.
Read MoreFootballer vaccinations were 'within guidelines'published at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021
A local NHS review accepts the vaccines were given to football club staff to avoid waste.
Read MoreMan loses thumb in machete attack over 'noisy BBQ'published at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021
Jide Badmus is jailed for eight years over the attack in a Nottinghamshire village.
Read MoreVaccine offer for over-40s 'expected next week'published at 10:10 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsPeople aged over 40 in Nottinghamshire are expected to be invited to receive a coronavirus vaccination next week, according to the MP for Ashfield.
The update from Lee Anderson follows a mix-up by the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) yesterday.
Image source, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCGThe CCG apologised after opening up appointments to over-40s too early, causing the website to crash and the offer to be withdrawn.
Mr Anderson said over-40s getting the vaccine next week was still "well ahead of schedule".
Currently, only those over 50 in Nottinghamshire can make an appointment for a Covid jab.
