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Police are investigating after two men broke into a milk vending machine in Leicestershire late on Thursday.

Vine Farm Dairy in Great Dalby said it will cost about £3,000 to repair the damage to the Milk Shed, with a glass door smashed and machinery inside also vandalised.

CCTV footage captures the men trying to get into a machine in the shed.

Leicestershire Police said it received a call about the incident this morning, and is appealing for anyone with information to get in touch.

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A new walk-through coronavirus testing facility has opened in London Road car park in Coalville.

The testing site is expected to remain in the town for at least three months.

It will be open from 08:00 to 20:00 everyday but only those with an appointment can attend.

The Department of Health and Social Care is asking for people to make appointments only if a person is experiencing symptoms of coronavirus.

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Those visiting the site will be expected to social distance, observe good personal hygiene and wear a face covering.

North West Leicestershire District Council said: "Having a testing centre in Coalville is of huge benefit to the town, meaning people don’t have to travel large distances to get a test.

"In the long-run this will encourage more local people to get tested when they show symptoms, helping us to track the virus and keep cases down in North West Leicestershire."

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A burst water main has flooded Sherrard Street in Melton Mowbray town centre.

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Police in the town have said the road is likely to be closed for "several days".

Severn Trent has apologised for the "inconvenience" and said it is working to get the pipe repaired.

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A man accused of being a member of the group calling itself Islamic State is due to stand trial next spring, a court has heard.

Hashim Chaudhary, 27, of Chestnut Drive, Great Glen, Leicester, was arrested and detained under the Terrorism Act on 22 October.

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He has been charged with four counts of disseminating a terrorist publication, membership of a proscribed organisation, and two charges of entering into a funding arrangement.

The prosecution allege Mr Chaudhary used Bitcoin in a bid to transfer sums abroad.

The defendant, who is in custody, did not attend today's Old Bailey hearing.

Mr Justice Sweeney set a plea hearing for March 8 and a provisional trial starting on May 24 next year.

The judge transferred the case to Nottingham Crown Court.

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Police have put a dispersal order in place in part of Nottingham after bricks and fireworks were thrown at emergency services workers this week.

On Wednesday, firefighters and police attending reports of a moped fire in Top Valley were targeted by people throwing stones. One of the officers had their thumb broken as a result, police said.

Officers patrolling the area after reports of illegal parties and anti-social behaviour had fireworks and bricks thrown at them, the force said.

The dispersal order - which covers part of Top Valley within the red line on the map below - means police can order people causing or suspected of causing anti-social behaviour to leave the area for 48 hours. It ends at 16:00 today.

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Sgt Oliver Vale, from Nottinghamshire Police, said: "Any attack on anyone should never be tolerated but to attack officers or other key workers in the line of duty is particularly appalling."

Matt Reavill from Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service said it was "unacceptable".

No arrests were made.

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We can expect a lot of mist, fog, and low cloud this morning. But this should clear to give plenty of sunshine this afternoon.

There will be highs of 11C and lows overnight of 2C.

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A group of 14 who tried to hide from police while having "a last blowout before lockdown" have been fined.

The group were first approached by council officers at around 23:15 last night at a house in Gloucester Avenue, Lenton and advised to break up the party.

Nottinghamshire Police said they were called at 23:30. Party-goers argued they were not breaking any rules and were attending their last party before the second lockdown.

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The force said officers attended four other parties in Lenton last night but did not issue further fines.

Neighbourhood inspector Amy English, said: “The guidelines have prohibited different households in Nottinghamshire from mixing indoors for some time now, so there was no excuse to have a party.

“These party-goers were given ample opportunity to stop the gathering but they refused to do so. They even went so far as to try to hide from officers when they arrived – which shows they were well aware they were doing something wrong."

Amy Woodfield
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Firefighters have tackled a blaze that spread between two houses in Ashby de la Zouch.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service sent five fire crews and an aerial ladder platform to the properties on Ridgway Road just after 13:00.

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It said on arrival they were confronted with a "large fire" that had spread from the roof of one of the houses.

Leicestershire Police said it was assisting the fire service to establish the cause of the blaze.

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A second lane of a city bridge that caused "traffic chaos" when it closed is due to reopen by Monday morning, Highways England has said.

Work to repair damage to the structure of the A52 Clifton Bridge has been ongoing for much of the year.

Catherine Brookes, from Highways England, said she believed the lane opening would, "make a huge and positive difference to the traffic and congestion in the area".

The bridge initially closed when a problem was discovered with one of three steel box girders that runs underneath it, but an investigation uncovered more problems.

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Ms Brookes said this work was "less critical" and "could wait" but a decision was made to get the work done now to avoid further disruption in the coming years.

It's hoped another lane will be reopened in the new year but work on the bridge is expected to continue until at least next summer.

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