Boy, 15, killed in hit-and-runpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 26 April 2020
Adam Barry was struck by a vehicle as he cycled between two villages.
Read MoreBoy, 15, killed in hit-and-runpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 26 April 2020
Tributes paid to 'Britain's oldest daredevil'published at 15:26 British Summer Time 26 April 2020
Jack Reynolds smashed four world records between the age of 104 and 107.
Read MoreVillage's lost tree to be replaced with 'clone'published at 11:30 British Summer Time 26 April 2020
Cuttings from a willow tree in Ruddington destroyed by Storm Ciara will be used to replace it.
Read More'I never thought I'd survive the virus'published at 09:50 British Summer Time 26 April 2020
Sue Roworth is given a round of applause from medical staff when she is discharged from hospital.
Read MoreBusiness calls for factories to join PPE missionpublished at 09:40 British Summer Time 26 April 2020
The Dharni family repurposed their factory to make PPE and have called on others to do the same.
Read More'I've been abused for cycling in lockdown'published at 01:43 British Summer Time 26 April 2020
Signs appear and messages are posted complaining about cyclists going through villages.
Read MoreD:Ream hit becomes city's lockdown anthempublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 25 April 2020
Things Can Only Get Better has been blasted across Nottingham after the Clap for Carers on Thursday nights.
Read MoreD:Ream hit becomes city's lockdown anthempublished at 10:26 British Summer Time 25 April 2020
Things Can Only Get Better has been blasted across Nottingham after the Clap for Carers on Thursday nights.
Read MoreThe DJs getting clubbers moving from their kitchenspublished at 01:04 British Summer Time 25 April 2020
Ravers and partygoers tune into live streams to recreate the shared experience of clubbing at home.
Read MoreTown's lockdown mass moo goes globalpublished at 00:37 British Summer Time 25 April 2020
What started as a zany morale-booster in a Derbyshire town has spread to other countries.
Read MoreMen 'threw beer at Chinese cyclist'published at 16:35 British Summer Time 24 April 2020
Xinhua Wu believes the attack was racially-motivated because of the coronavirus crisis.
Read MoreFormer monk says coronavirus is 'warning to world'published at 16:04 British Summer Time 24 April 2020
Buddha Maitreya is self-isolating in his two-acre Japanese garden in North Clifton, Nottinghamshire.
Read MorePolice dog injured as two arrestedpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 24 April 2020
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsA police dog is on the mend after it was injured helping in the arrest of two men.
Leicestershire Police arrested a man on suspicion of taking a vehicle without the owner's consent and possessing cannabis after officers stopped a car on Walsgrave Avenue in Leicester yesterday afternoon.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceA force spokesman said the 20-year-old, a passenger in the vehicle, was pursued by PD Riggs and officers before being caught on Woodnewton Drive nearby.
Despite injuring its leg jumping over a wall, the police dog managed to detain the suspect, who has been treated for minor injuries.
A vet treated Riggs (and gave him a couple of gravy bones) for minor injuries.
The driver, also a man aged 20, fled the scene but was arrested on suspicion of theft of a vehicle.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceGovernment to fund 'essential' light rail servicespublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 24 April 2020
Department for Transport funding will support "essential services" across England, a spokesman says.
Read MoreNottingham universities join hunt for Covid-19 vaccinepublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 24 April 2020
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsScientists from the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University are to work with UK biotech firm Scancell to develop a vaccine against Covid-19.
It is hoped the vaccine, created with processes already used in the development of anti-cancer drugs, will give a more potent and long-lasting response than others being worked on, as well as protecting against new strains of coronavirus in the future.
Image source, Nottingham Trent UniversityScancell said it was working towards starting clinical trials early next year, subject to funding.
Professor Nigel Wright, from Nottingham Trent University, said: "These are clearly challenging times and significant progress in the development of new approaches for protecting against this virus will only be possible by collaborations such as these."
Thousands raised to support dog rescue shelterpublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 24 April 2020
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA dog rescue shelter has received donations totalling more than £17,000 to help look after the animals during the coronavirus lockdown.
Social distancing means potential adopters are not able to visit Babbington Rescue in Nottinghamshire.
Its pet shop and boarding service has also had to close, putting a strain on finances.
Image source, PA MediaWith 20 homeless dogs still in their care and no money coming in, an appeal for help was put out on social media.
Co-owner Samantha Sanderson said: "I just happened to post on Facebook about how much the dogs cost to keep here each day - forget the other costs - just the dogs.
"Within that night, there was about £5,000 that had come through on our PayPal account - we were just blown away."
Ms Sanderson this money will allow them to keep rescuing and caring for dogs without having to worry about money for a couple of months.
Online music festival to raise funds for struggling artistspublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 24 April 2020
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA Leicester-based music licensing company is hosting a 24-hour online music festival with acts including Tom Walker (below) and Alfie Boe.
The Performing Right Society (PRS) has organised LCKDWN to raise money for songwriters and composers facing financial hardship during the coroanvirus pandemic.
The festival starts at midday today and features more than 50 artists.
Barney Hooper - the director of communications and marketing for PRS - said: "We created this because we knew that a lot of music creators are self-employed, they rely on gigging and the royalties we provide and that's under a lot of pressure."
The event is free to watch on YouTube and the PRS website but donations to the PRS Emergency Relief Fund will be encouraged.
Moorland continues to burn for second daypublished at 11:21 British Summer Time 24 April 2020
Fire crews return to tackle the flames between Crowden and Glossop in Derbyshire.
Read MoreLeicestershire mill sees huge demand for flourpublished at 11:21 British Summer Time 24 April 2020
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThe owners of a Leicestershire mill have seen demand for their flour rocket since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Sally Craven usually works on a part-time basis, making a range of different flour at Claybrooke Water Mill.
She is now working 12-hour shifts to keep on top of orders.
Image source, Getty ImagesAt one point she was receiving 300 email enquiries every hour.
Ms Craven said: "I've got 1,600 accounts online just waiting to be activated but sadly I can't serve them all, I've just not got the capacity."
Her flour has been sent as far as Inverness and the Isle of Man, but Ms Craven has now had to stop taking new orders so she can catch up with the backlog.
Teen charged over Whitwick 'slash attack'published at 11:17 British Summer Time 24 April 2020
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with an attack on a man in Whitwick.
The man, in his 30s, was found with slash wounds on St Bernard's Road on Wednesday evening.
Image source, GoogleHe was taken to hospital in Nottingham where he remains.
The teenager has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court later.
A 17-year-old boy, who was arrested over the same offence, has been released on bail.