Amy Woodfield
BBC News

In just under 16 hours, all of Nottinghamshire will be under tier three of coronavirus restrictions.

All nine councils in the region agreed to move to the "very high" alert level following discussions between the government and local leaders.

From 00:01 on Friday people must not meet socially with friends or family indoors in any setting unless they are part of their household or support bubble.

Meeting in a private garden or in most outdoor public venues is also banned.

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Pubs and bars must close unless they are serving substantial meals. Those that can stay open must only serve alcohol as part of a meal and must close at 22:00.

Wedding receptions cannot take place, but people can still get married.

People living in Nottinghamshire will be asked to avoid leaving the county other than for work, education or for caring responsibilities.

Those not living in the county should also avoid travelling there.

In addition to these main tier three restrictions, council leaders have agreed some additional local rules.

Alcohol cannot be sold after 9pm in shops under tier three rules, and various businesses must shut.

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Sonia Kataria
BBC News

The government has now confirmed Nottingham and Nottinghamshire will be placed in tier three on Friday with additional measures.

As well as the government's "very high" alert level restrictions, auction houses, betting shops, car boot sales, saunas and steam rooms, tattoo parlours and tanning and nail salons, have been ordered to close.

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Alcohol cannot be sold after 21:00 in shops, but can be served until 22:00 if bought "in hospitality venues where accompanying a substantial meal".

Gyms, leisure centres, fitness and dance studios, sports courts and swimming pools can remain open, though it is "strongly advised" group indoor classes do not take place.

Public buildings such as community centres, libraries and town halls "can remain open to run activities such as childcare and support groups", but not for private hire, birthday parties and other social events.

It has also been advised that personal care services, such as haircuts, should not take place in private homes.

Shared smoking equipment such as shisha in hospitality venues will not be allowed.

Indoor entertainment and tourism venues must close, except for ice skating rinks, cinemas, concert halls, and theatres.

Liam Barnes
BBC News

A Leicestershire borough's seven-day coronavirus infection rate has increased again.

Charnwood now has the 20th highest seven-day coronavirus infection rate in England, according to the latest figures.

Its rate in the week up to 25 October was 486.4 per 100,000 people, compared to 283.6 in the previous week.

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Currently the borough is still in tier one - the "medium risk" set of restrictions.

But with neighbouring Nottinghamshire set to enter the top tier 3 level on Friday, despite local infection rates there dropping, borough council leader Jonathan Morgan has said he expects the government "will make some proposals" after a review this week.

About a third of cases in Charnwood are linked to Loughborough University, with its last count recording 317 "live symptomatic cases".

A university spokesman said it "has a range of mitigations in place and is working with local partners to manage the position".

Two schools in Derby were damaged by fire in the space of 48 hours.

Sonia Kataria
BBC News

The MP for Bassetlaw Brendan Clarke-Smith has confirmed the borough will be placed in tier three with the rest of Nottinghamshire on Friday.

Bassetlaw saw a sharp rise in infection rates and was 316.7 per 100,000 people in the week up to 25 October - up from 212 the previous week, according to the latest data.

Nottingham, Rushcliffe, Gedling and Broxtowe were due to move into the top tier of Covid restrictions on Thursday, but this has been delayed to include the rest of the county.

Newark and Sherwood District Council has also confirmed the area's move into tier three measures.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Derbyshire County Council has said no decision has yet been made about extra coronavirus restrictions.

The authority said information has been given to the government and it is awaiting their decision.

A spokesperson for the council said: “We await the government announcement but it is certainly the case that the infection rates in all parts of the county would suggest a move into tier two is very possible."

Parts of the county are already subject to tier two restrictions.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Jazon Zadrozny has suggested the new rules in Nottinghamshire may be different to some other areas in tier three.

The leader of Ashfield District Council said: "We're effectively in 'tier three plus' so there will be implications for other businesses that are told to close down."

"It's going to have massive implications [for] businesses and residents," he added.

"It's sad and it's going to have a big impact, but ultimately we must try keeping people safe."

He added councils would need to receive the financial support "quickly, otherwise businesses would go to the wall" and advised residents and businesses to just check local council websites.

Councils are expected to give an official briefing on the restrictions later.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

The leader of Ashfield District Council, has described the last-minute decision to include the rest of Nottinghamshire in the tier three restrictions as a "shambles".

Jason Zadrozny said data was presented during a "heated" meeting earlier involving senior government officials, north Nottinghamshire council leaders and local healthcare representatives.

He said the leaders were told "hospitals are getting very dangerously close to capacity".

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He said there were frustrations over the amount of notice local government leaders were given, meaning areas don't have much time to prepare.

"We only got the call at 21:00 last night to be in the meeting at 09:00 this morning, so we were frustrated that they [originally] wanted to take us into tier three lockdown by midnight tonight," he said.

"There's a whole raft of measures we need to put in place to support businesses and people who work, go to school or leisure and all those other things."

The Department of Health and Social Care has been contacted for a comment.

Nottinghamshire's move into tier three has been delayed until 00:01 on Friday.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

There was a 17% drop in recorded crime in the East Midlands during the lockdown period from April to June this year.

The figures, released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), show there was a significant drop in offences such as burglary, robbery, theft, shoplifting and sex offences during the lockdown.

However some of the local forces saw a large increase in stalking, harassment and drug offences - the latter which ONS said could be down to "pro-active police activity"

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Despite a large drop in violent crimes nationally, Leicestershire Police recorded a large rise in reports of "violence with injury".

The force has been contacted for a comment.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Conservative MP Ben Bradley, who previously opposed his Mansfield constituency moving into tier three, said a "big rises in cases" has made it harder to argue against.

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Mr Bradley said: "We've seen Mansfield is pretty much the same as Broxtowe in terms of numbers - it's becoming increasingly difficult to make that case and treat it differently."

Mansfield's seven-day infection rate is currently 347 cases per 100,000 people.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Nottingham South MP Lilian Greenwood said she was "deeply frustrated" by the government’s approach to tier three restrictions in Nottinghamshire.

Introduction of the highest level of restrictions for the county has been pushed back to 00:01 on Friday and will now include the entire county, the BBC understands.

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The Labour member accused national leaders of "dithering" as Covid-19 hospital admissions rose in north Nottinghamshire.

But Mansfield's Conservative MP Ben Bradley, who previously opposed his constituency moving into tier three, said "big rises in cases in the north of the county" meant it was hard to argue with the tightening of restrictions.

The Department of Health and Social Care has been approached for comment.

People are being urged to get in touch with police immediately if they know the location of a convicted sex offender with links to South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

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Wayne Thackray, 31, is wanted for failing to notify police of his address as part of his sex offender notification requirements, according to South Yorkshire Police.

In 2005, Thackray, originally from Derbyshire, was jailed for rape.

When released he was placed on the sex offenders' register for an indefinite period.

As part of the terms of his release, Thackray is required to regularly register his address with police.

He is described as being about 6ft tall, of slim build, with blonde hair.

A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said: "He has links to Sheffield and Derbyshire.

"Do you know where Thackray is staying? If you see Thackray, please do not approach him but instead call 999."

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Derby's director of public health is urging people to start following tier two restrictions now as a significant increase in cases in the city.

Dr Robyn Dewis said earlier a new alert level is likely to be introduced "imminently".

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She told BBC Radio Derby: "These numbers are increasing really significantly now, and every day is adding new cases on. What we're asking everyone to do is understand what those requirements will be for tier two and start following them now."

She said people should no longer mix with other households, and work from home if they can.

Hugh Casswell
Political reporter, BBC Radio Nottingham

Nottinghamshire's move into tier three has been delayed until 00:01 on Friday and is now set to include the entire county, the BBC understands.

Nottingham, Rushcliffe, Gedling and Broxtowe were due to move into the top tier of Covid restrictions on Thursday.

But Mansfield, Ashfield, Bassetlaw and Newark and Sherwood will also now be included.

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A landlord of a busy Derby pub fears the impact of tier two restrictions on his business, after saying he has lost half his turnover during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Alan Peckersgill, who runs The Brunswick Inn, said tier two restrictions could "depress a further 20% off the trade".

He added: "If people can go to work for eight hours, why can't they go a pub for an hour after finishing work and have a beer together?

"It all seems a bit messy, the whole system, but we're just going to have to get along with it."

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Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A man has after pleading guilty to threatening a nurse with a knife at Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre.

Jaraslaw Jarosz was being treated at the hospital when he was awoken by a light being turned on in his ward on Monday 21 September.

Nottinghamshire Police said the 51-year-old became violent and tried to leave the hospital.

When the nurse tried to stop him he took a knife out of his coat pocket while shouting at the nurse.

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He was eventually detained by a security guard after the nurse activated an emergency alarm.

Jarosz, of Goose Gate, Nottingham, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court to ten months in prison, suspended for 24 months.

He was also ordered to undertake 120 hours of community service, after pleading guilty to threatening a person with an offensive weapon.

A spokeswoman for Nottingham University Hospitals said: “Our staff are doing an incredible job in very difficult circumstances.

"We will not tolerate violence or harassment towards them in any circumstances, and will work cooperatively with the police to bring offenders to justice, and to support the staff involved.”

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The number of coronavirus patients admitted to some Nottinghamshire hospitals has now passed April's peak.

Dr Andy Haynes, the Integrated Care System lead for Nottinghamshire, said there had been a "rapid acceleration" of cases over the past four weeks.

"Nottingham has been admitting the equivalent of a ward of patients a day," he told BBC Radio Nottingham.

Admission rates in the north of the county are also increasing and there are now more patients with the virus at King's Mill Hospital and Bassetlaw Hospital then in April.

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Dr Haynes said most of these patients were over 45 and many were over 60.

"The critical thing for people to understand is that the infection rate in the over 60s is driving the hospitalisation and that is rising and accelerating in all parts of the county."

He expects admissions to continue to rise for the next two to three weeks.

Fewer patients with Covid are now requiring intensive care, something Dr Haynes said was a result of staff learning and the management system in place.

He said some cancer operations at Nottingham University Hospitals have had to be cancelled as a result of the second coronavirus wave.

Neil Heath
BBC News Online

Two stolen bicycles have been recovered by police after the owner saw they were up for sale on social media.

The victim spotted the bikes on Facebook and then contacted the seller who gave out an address.

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Officers attended a house in Newark and recovered the bikes. They have since been reunited with their owner.

A 40-year-old man, arrested at the scene, has been ruled out of the investigation.