Damaged rare Chinese vase sells for £200kpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2020
It was feared the vase would only sell for up to £25,000 - rather than £700,000 - due to damage.
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Damaged rare Chinese vase sells for £200kpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2020
Festive celebrations 'ruined' after spate of vandalismpublished at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2020
Sonia Kataria
BBC NewsA number of homes in Market Harborough had Christmas decorations, vehicles and garden items damaged over the weekend.
Leicestershire Police said there was a "spate of criminal damage" in the town over the weekend and believe the same person or people was responsible.
The damage, the force said, external, included wires on Christmas lights being cut, wreaths being stolen from the front doors of properties and damage to numerous vehicles.
Image source, PA MediaSgt Darren Richardson, of Leicestershire Police, said: "People's celebrations have been ruined by needless acts of vandalism.
"There may be people living in the community that know who was responsible."
The force has appealed for witnesses.
Leicester party organisers hit with £10k finespublished at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2020
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsPolice in Leicestershire say they issued 123 fines to people for breaking Covid-19 rules during the recent month-long national lockdown.
These included £10,000 fines handed to three organisers of a party in College Street on 29 November and another person who organised a party in Beryl Avenue, Hinckley, on 20 November.
Image source, PA MediaIn total the force said it had received 1,934 reports of Covid breaches between 5 November and 1 December and handed out fines totaling £64,000.
The county is now subject to tier three restrictions.
Assistant Chief Constable Julia Debenham said: "We have entered it [tier three] with hope as an approved vaccine has been announced. We have to be patient now and keep sticking to the rules
"I am also particularly saddened to see that two more officers have been assaulted by people spitting in their faces or coughing. This will not be tolerated and there will be consequences for anyone who does this."
Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2020
Here's a lovely misty weekend shot of Thistleton in Rutland to start off your week.
It's misty again this morning but once it lifts we're expecting a mostly fine day with plenty of crisp sunshine.
Image source, SuzanneLatest updates: East Midlands Livepublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2020
The latest news, sport, travel and weather for the East Midlands.
Read MoreVirtual market boosts festive trade during Covidpublished at 11:08 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2020
Trader Mark Whithorn says he set up the online market as so many events were cancelled this year.
Read More'He can do things they said he would never do'published at 00:02 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2020
James Drury, a volunteer on the Longshaw Estate, has no speech and communicates through photographs.
Read More‘If you don’t respect Covid, it punishes you’published at 04:01 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020
Staff at King’s Mill Hospital in Nottinghamshire have been tackling the second wave of Covid-19.
Read MoreNowhere in East Midlands among 20 most infected areaspublished at 18:07 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineOadby and Wigston has fallen out of the top 20 most infected areas of England.
It means no areas in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire - all currently in tier 3 - are now in the areas with the highest infections rates.
With an infection rate of 245.5 per 100,000 in the week leading up to November 30, Oadby and Wigston has dropped to 30th from 15th.
It is now below Leicester, at 23rd, which has an infection rate of 265.1 per 100,000 for the same period.
Nottingham, which at one point had the country's worst infection rate, now has a rate of 160.7 per 100,000, while Derby has 158.6.
Murder accused dismembered landlord 'in a panic'published at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020
Graham Snell's body parts were found dumped in various locations around Chesterfield.
Read MoreSnow leaves cars stranded and roads closedpublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsSnowy conditions have started to make driving difficult in some parts of the region this afternoon.
Leicestershire and Rutland's 4x4 response team says it has been dealing with a number of stranded cars on the A607 and surrounding roads near Coston and Waltham on the Wolds.
Derbyshire County Council has said Snake Pass and Holme Moss are currently closed due to snow.
Gritters have been deployed to high routes in the Peak District to try to make conditions a little easier.
Snow settles in the East Midlandspublished at 11:37 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020
Parts of the region have seen snow overnight and this morning - including high ground in Derbyshire and parts of Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire.
BBC Weather has said snow could continue in the Buxton area through the rest of the day but sleet is more likely elsewhere.
You can check the latest forecast for your area here.
Here's Buxton in Derbyshire:
Image source, AnnanScalford, Leicestershire:
Newark in Nottinghamshire:
Image source, Linda KirkToday's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2020
A dark and gloomy winter picture is in store, with spots of sleet and top temperatures of just 3C on the cards.
Today's BBC Weather Watchers picture comes from Bry, who snapped a shot of the Christmas tree in Ilkeston.
Image source, BryGrade I listed church 'destroyed' in blazepublished at 21:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
A church warden says "1,000 years of history" has gone up in flames in Mackworth.
Read MoreMan jailed for raping woman in her homepublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
Leicestershire Police say it was a "truly harrowing and appalling attack".
Read MoreWarning for officer who took victim care packagepublished at 16:29 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
The toiletries were meant for victims at a sexual assault referral centre.
Read MoreCall for legal help to protect rape victims' datapublished at 13:03 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
Victims that reported sexual offences said the criminal justice process was insensitive and unfair.
Read MoreHameed extends Nottinghamshire contractpublished at 10:04 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
Nottinghamshire opener Haseeb Hameed extends his contract with the county until the end of the 2022 season.
Read MoreToday's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2020
It looks set to be an unsettled day with showery outbreaks of rain for many areas, becoming heavy at times.
The rain will ease later into the afternoon.
Image source, OrangePeelCharity 'lifting spirits' as people shop in Leicesterpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2020
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineRyan Morris, the leader of the Betel UK, said the charity "completely changed his life" by helping him recover from his addiction.
He and others have been performing Christmas carols in Leicester city centre to raise money for the charity, as they could not before the national lockdown finished.
Mr Morris, 37, from Etwall in Derbyshire, said: "The response has been great.
"It's absolutely brilliant we can be back. People have been a bit down with the whole coronavirus situation and we're lifting a few spirits."
Betel UK helps people with drug and alcohol addiction and homelessness.
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