The former MP and broadcaster said John Jones died from cancer earlier this month.

BBC Weather

This morning will be a dull and wet start for most as a cold front brings outbreaks of rain.

It will clear by this afternoon, leaving clear skies and allowing sunny spells to break through later.

Daniel Walsh denies killing Graham Snell, whose remains were discarded "like rubbish" around a town.

Amazon says the driver will no longer deliver parcels for them after being caught on dashcam.

T20 Blast winners Nottinghamshire - and captain Dan Christian - get suspended sanctions following a succession of disciplinary breaches.

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Health bosses in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire have provisionally scheduled 9 December as the start date for the mass roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations.

However, that date is dependent on a vaccine being approved by regulators.

Sarah Carter, executive incident director at Nottingham and Nottinghamshire's clinical commissioning group, told a public council meeting that staff and volunteers were being recruited to help with the "unprecedented" scale of the roll-out.

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She said: "We are moving forward at pace. We are aiming to have everything in place by Tuesday, December 1, as per the national steer, and we would aim to go live, we believe, by Wednesday, December 9 should a vaccine be available, and the whole system is poised to move this forward."

Vaccines developed by Pfizer, Moderna and the University of Oxford/Astra Zeneca are the front-runners in the race to be granted approval by the regulatory bodies.

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A collection of intricately crafted model fairground rides which had been kept in a garage for nearly 20 years have sold for a combined total of £4,380.

The handmade replicas took the late Patrick Burton two or three years to build, according to his family from Chaddesden, Derby.

Auction firm Hansons said the items sparked a fierce battle between online and phone bidders.

They said a Noah's Art caterpillar ride was the most fiercely contested item, selling for £1,900 – more than double its £700 to £1,000 estimate.

A chair-o-plane ride reached £1,000 and a cake walk sold for £600 while a further lot consisting of fairground trucks and an organ sold for £880.

Steve Fulford, toy valuer at Hansons, said: "I'm delighted the models have been snapped up by keen buyers because they are extraordinary. We had really strong interest in them and deservedly so.

"I just couldn't get over the detail. Each ride has hundreds of individual components and he made every one of them and then painted his creations by hand."

Rochelle Arme says the fire would have spread to the house if the woman hadn't woken them up.

Nottinghamshire fast bowler Zak Chappell signs a new extended contract, tying him to Trent Bridge until 2022.

The natural phenomenon involving thousands of starlings has been spotted over Nottinghamshire.

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Six masked men smashed open a family's door, demanded money and threatened them with bats and knives before stealing a car, police said.

Nottinghamshire Police said it happened at about 21:30 on Saturday in Elm Tree Avenue, Mansfield.

No-one was injured but the residents are still "clearly distressed", the force added.

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Police are following up a number of lines of inquiry to trace the men, described as wearing dark clothing and balaclavas, and have appealed to the public for information.

Police say they found people thought to be from up to five different households mixing.

BBC Weather

Today will be mostly dull, breezy and generally dry.

Some light drizzle is possible at times this morning and some brightness may develop this afternoon but the evening will be cloudy.

Charity volunteer Leela Keshavji was "acutely aware" of the shortage of BAME donors, her husband says.

Nottinghamshire spinner Matt Carter extends his contract with the county until the end of the 2022 campaign.

Defra confirmed the virus had been found in poultry and captive birds at a site in Leicestershire.

The relative say they are considering legal action after loved ones died in crashes on the M1.

BBC Weather

It's a frosty start for many this morning.

It will stay bright and cool through the day, but the breeze will increase by the afternoon. Tonight will be dry and reasonably mild.

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The rail line has flooded 19 times in eight years, costing about £2m and causing delays.