Fewer hospital patients in Covid-19 hotspotspublished at 00:52 British Summer Time 14 August 2020
Hospital admissions are not rising despite increases in coronavirus cases, according to NHS England data.
Read MoreFewer hospital patients in Covid-19 hotspotspublished at 00:52 British Summer Time 14 August 2020
Mansfield sign Perch & O'Keeffepublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
League Two club Mansfield Town sign right-back James Perch and versatile wing-back Corey O'Keeffe.
Read MoreTest and trace criticised after pub Covid-19 scarepublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
A landlord calls for a single tracing system after drinkers left "incomplete and illegible" details.
Read MoreSome of 'sharp rise' in Newark cases due to dessert factorypublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineSome of Newark and Sherwood's rise in new cases of coronavirus is being linked to the Bakkavor dessert factory, where all staff are being tested.
The district has been put on a national watchlist after a "sharp rise" in cases was recorded.
In the most recent two-week period for which there is data, there were 56 confirmed cases in the area and a relatively high proportion of those tested got positive results.
Image source, GoogleThe majority of those were from people who live in Newark and some, but not all, were linked to the Bakkavor site, Nottinghamshire County Council said.
The director of public health for Nottinghamshire said: “It is of critical importance that strict measures to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 are in place."
Man first to join 'UK's largest' recovery studypublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Researchers hope the £8.4m study will show the long-term impact of Covid-19 and how to treat it.
Read MoreStudent inspired to study medicine after seeing crashpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsAn A-level student who will soon set off to study medicine says he was inspired to do so after witnessing a car crash last year.
Patryk Swidnik, from Shirebrook, Derbyshire, picked up an A* in maths, A in physics and Bs in chemistry and biology at West Nottinghamshire College.
"I'm really happy," he said. "I woke up this morning thinking if I can get one A*, one A and two Bs I will be very happy, and that's exactly what I've got."
Image source, West Nottinghamshire CollgePatryk is now off to the University of York and has hopes of becoming a consultant surgeon specialising in trauma after he witnessed the work of medics at an accident last year.
"On my way home from a night out, my friend and I saw a road traffic collision and we attended the scene and helped the victim until the ambulance arrived," he said.
"It was a very harrowing situation but I loved stepping in. And even better, hearing from her some days later that she'd left from hospital and gone home to her two little girls – that was so very rewarding."
Newark & Sherwood district added to Covid-19 watchlistpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineThe Newark & Sherwood district has been added to the government's watchlist of places with numbers of coronavirus cases "warranting national attention".
The district has been classed as an "area of concern", according to Nottinghamshire County Council.
This is the lowest of three levels on the watchlist, but still means it has a high rate of infection.
Image source, ReutersThe most recent weekly data shows 34 new cases in Newark, meaning a rate of 25.4 per 100,000.
Newark MP and housing minister Robert Jenrick described it as a "serious situation" and said on top of the usual guidance, residents should now only mix with one other household at home or in a pub, cafe or restaurant.
Museums get funding to adapt to Covid worldpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Schemes include a pop-up museum in a shopping centre and exhibit boxes that are sent to schools.
Read MoreA-levels: 'It's been a bit of an anti-climax'published at 15:17 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsOlivia Baird said she was "devastated" when it was announced there would be no formal exams due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
And despite lower grades, the 18-year-old, from Beeston, Nottinghamshire, has been accepted to study English and theatre studies at the University of Warwick - her first choice.
"To be honest it's been a bit of an anti-climax," she said.
"I was predicted higher than my final results which I feel I could have achieved had I been able to finish my courses. I missed out on practical drama and art assessments, as well as English exams."
Image source, Stuart BairdOlivia's results were A in drama, B in English and B in art.
She will be staying in halls of residence for her first year and three of her four modules will initially be online.
"Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to my uni experience," she added.
Supermarket chickens 'suffering agonising deaths'published at 15:06 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Supermarket supplier Moy Park said undercover footage had been "edited with an agenda in mind".
Read MoreCovid-19 test site to be set up after pub alertpublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA pop-up drive-through coronavirus testing site is to be installed in Ilkeston after four people who visited pubs in the town tested positive for the virus.
Derbyshire County Council put out an appeal for people with symptoms to get tested after it emerged the four people had drunk in The Market Inn, The Observatory and The Harrow on Friday 31 July and Saturday 1 August.
Image source, GoogleThe mobile testing centre will be in place at Erewash Borough Council's Pimlico car park from Friday to Monday.
Dean Wallace, Derbyshire's director of public health, said: "This is an opportunity for people who live and socialise in and around Ilkeston to act quickly and book a test either tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday or Monday.
"It's so important that anyone showing coronavirus symptoms, even if they're mild, does the right thing and gets tested to help stop the spread of the virus."
Attempted murder arrest after two stabbedpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineA man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two people were found with stab wounds in Leicester.
Leicestershire Police were called at about 23:40 on Wednesday by an ambulance crew who had found a man injured in a house in West Street.
Image source, GoogleHis condition is described as stable.
A second man was then found in a car park at the rear of the address. He is in a life-threatening condition, police said.
A 38-year-old man has been arrested and police have appealed for witnesses.
A-levels: Student put his 'trust in God'published at 14:35 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsIt has been a tough few months for A-level and vocational students who were worried about their results without having sat any exams, but Shabaz Baz said he is happy "all things considered".
"At first I was a little immature and thought, 'Yay no exams', but because we never sat exams it could have turned out differently," he said.
"So I have trusted the school, the government and placed my trust in God to see how it worked out."
Image source, Shabaz BazThe 18-year-old, from West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, took two A-levels, achieving a D in business studies and a C in psychology, and picked up a merit in IT BTec Level 3.
"All things considered I think I did OK," he added. "I will take what I can get."
Shabaz will now spend a few months working and hopes to get on to an engineering apprenticeship.
Coronavirus: Face coverings to be delivered to shielderspublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsFace coverings will be delivered to people in Leicester who have been shielding during the coronavirus pandemic.
Leicester City Council said it is sending two washable coverings to all 15,000 in the city classed as "clinically extremely vulnerable" to help them for when lockdown measures are relaxed.
It comes ahead of the government's latest review of the lockdown conditions in Leicester, which is expected to be made on Friday.
The coverings have been made by firms in the city and will feature the slogan #LeicesterTogether, with the estimated cost of £120,000 to make them provided by a grant given to battle coronavirus.
Vulnerable people who were advised to shield themselves in March are still encouraged to do so until at least 17 August.
Image source, Leicester City CouncilQuote MessageBy providing everyone who's been shielding with two simple washable face coverings, we hope we'll help them get ready to take those first careful steps back into our city and its neighbourhoods, when the government guidance changes."
Sir Peter Soulsby, Mayor of Leicester
Spectacular storms light up skiespublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Photos from across England show a remarkable lightning show on a stormy Wednesday night.
Read MoreStudent 'worried about everything' happy with gradespublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsIt's big smiles all round for 19-year-old Elin Onions, who said she did better than expected in her A-levels.
The student, from Loughborough College, got an A in history, A in psychology and a B in an extended project qualification.
"I didn't think I'd get it, or get this good, because I was all worried about everything," she said on opening her results this morning.
She said the wait had been "overwhelming" and admitted sweating and crying yesterday worried about the outcome.
Image source, Elin OnionsElin is set to start her degree apprenticeship with Raytheon UK - a major supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence - on Monday, where she will train to be a project manager over the next four years.
"It's amazing. I'm blown away... I have only this weekend really to sort everything out," she added.
Self-isolating factory staff 'to get full pay'published at 12:51 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineA union has welcomed confirmation workers self-isolating at a factory in Nottinghamshire, which has seen a number of coronavirus cases, will get full pay.
There have been 55 confirmed cases at the Bakkavor plant in Newark with a total of 65 staff in isolation.
Unite had said it put pressure on Bakkavor after learning some self-isolating workers were only paid statutory sick pay of £95.85 a week.
The union had said this increased the risk of workplace transmission, as it could leave staff facing "the stark choice of self-isolating on a radically-reduced wage or hoping for the best and going into work because they can't afford not to".
Bakkavor has confirmed the site's 1,600 staff qualify for a top up as Public Health England have classified the cases as an "outbreak" but rejected the idea this was down to union intervention.
A spokesman said: "This 'top up' will be given to colleagues who are confirmed as having the virus or who are self-isolating.
"We believe as a company that this is the right thing to do for our colleagues, it is part of our standard approach to dealing with an 'outbreak' situation with Public Health and a decision which was made prior to any union engagement."
A-levels: 'I'm happy in the circumstances'published at 12:38 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsDespite having his predicted grades downgraded, it's still good news for Louis Kennaugh who will get into his chosen university.
The 18-year-old, from West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, had been offered a place at Aston University to study chemical engineering, providing he achieved three Bs.
Despite achieving slightly lower grades - a B in chemistry, C in maths and C in product design - he said he is still off to the university.
Image source, Louis Kennaugh"I would have liked to get an A and two Bs but I'm happy in the current circumstances," he said.
"I was a little worried the university would turn me down after I heard that grades could be lower, but I think with the situation some of them are being a bit more lenient."
Motorcyclist dies after crash with vanpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsA motorcyclist has died after a crash with a van in Derbyshire.
Police said they were called to the A515 near Biggin at about 10:55 on Wednesday.
The biker, who was in his 50s and from Derby, died at the scene, and police are appealing for witnesses.
Image source, GoogleMan who placed far-right stickers in towns jailedpublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 13 August 2020
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA man who placed far-right stickers which included Hitler emojis and racist slogans across towns has been jailed.
Derbyshire Police said David Holmes, 63, put the stickers across Ilkeston, Heanor, Mapperley, Shipley Park and on the Nutbrook Trail in 2019.
Holmes was identified by a fingerprint found on one of the stickers, the force said.
When officers went to his home on Ashforth Avenue, Marlpool, Heanor, they found a "large amount" of Neo-Nazi paraphernalia.
He also had letters from a far-right group praising him for spreading the stickers.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceHolmes was arrested and released on bail, during which time he placed a Confederate flag and a Ku Klux Klan figurine in his window, police added.
It was then reported to the force that Holmes had put bottles of homemade wine on neighbours' doorsteps that featured a racist message. He was also reported for threatening a neighbour who he believed had reported his behaviour.
He pleaded guilty to a number of charges, including racially-aggravated harassment, racially-aggravated criminal damage and witness intimidation.
At Derby Crown Court on Monday, he was sentenced to 12 months in prison.
He was also handed a two-year restraining order and criminal behaviour order.