Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

Party-goers breaking lockdown rules are putting members of the public at risk, police have warned.

The warning comes as bodycam footage was released showing an officer breaking up a party in St Ann's Hill, Nottingham, last month.

The officer explains: "I've got family to think about. I have to come addresses like this and put my own safety at risk, put my children's safety at risk and I don't appreciate it."

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The organiser of the party was fined £200. Insp Amy English said officers were used to facing danger.

"However, the fact that we are having to put our families at risk as a result of people partying is totally unnecessary and quite frankly it is unacceptable," she said.

"We do not get to pick and choose the laws we impose. We have to respond to concerns from members of the public and at the moment, gatherings are illegal."

The footage also shows people fleeing a party in Talbot Street on 25 October. About 100 people left the party at a flat and an investigation is under way to establish who the organiser was.

Police also fined a student £200 at a party in North Church Street last night after more than 10 people were found to be in a house.

Liam Barnes
BBC News

A wind turbine in Leicestershire has been lit up in tribute to fallen soldiers ahead of Remembrance Day.

The 125m-high structure at Swinford Wind Farm had an image of a poppy projected across its blades, with a cascade of poppies running down its tower.

Energy company Vattenfall, who transformed the turbine, is aiming to raise £10,000 for the Royal British Legion as normal fundraising efforts are hampered by coronavirus and the England-wide lockdown that came into force today.

Image source, Chris Lawson/Iaminhere

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

A shop which claims to be the "world's oldest department store" has reopened - online.

Bennetts, which has traded in Derby since 1734, went into administration last year and its shops in the city and Ashbourne closed.

But Derby businessman Paul Hurst bought the brand and has been working to move it all online.

He explained: "We started planning the website as soon as the stock clearance sale finished 12 months ago – and then we hit lockdown.

"Despite the challenges, we are delighted that Bennetts' new website perfectly reflects the quality and choice that shoppers enjoyed in store for so many years."

Mr Hurst said he still intended to reopen the store in Derby's Cathedral Quarter at some point.

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Lyle Taylor slots home from the penalty spot to give Nottingham Forest victory against Coventry and a first home win of the season.

Macaulay Bonne scores in the 90th minutes as QPR increase the pressure on derby with an away Championship win.

Localised data reveals the areas that saw the largest numbers of new cases in the past week.

Premiership rugby clubs return 17 positive Covid-19 tests from 718 players and management in the latest round of pre-season testing.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A private ambulance has been damaged in Derby while responding to a hoax emergency call.

The crew from ACJ Medical Services, based in the city, went to Allestree Park on 28 October following a report of a person suffering chest pains.

When they arrived, rocks were thrown at their vehicle in an "unprovoked attack".

Image source, ACJ Medical Services

Director, Christopher Robinson Springall, said: "We're a private firm that just happened to be passing at the time but because we're in a marked vehicle we have a duty of care to stop if someone requests our assistance."

Damage was caused to the wing mirror, side window and paintwork of the vehicle.

Mr Robinson Springall said it has had a "massive impact" on the company, which usually specialises in providing medical services to small events.

Image source, ACJ Medical Services

A crowdfunding page has been set up to raise money to help cover the cost of repair work and the company is appealing for help from anyone who might be able to carry out the repairs.

Derbyshire Police confirmed it's investigating the incident.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Glass has been stolen from the wing mirrors of about 20 vehicles in Leicester.

Police said the thefts took place in the early hours of Tuesday on Stokes Drive, Copeland Avenue, Duncombe Road, Heathley Park Drive, Tatton Close, Greenwich Close and Brading Road.

Officers investigating the thefts also found a bag containing a number of wing mirrors in a nearby road.

The force is appealing for public help to find those responsible.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

No-one in Nottingham has paid a £10,000 fine for breaching coronavirus restrictions, the county's police and crime commissioner has said.

Nottinghamshire Police have issued several £10,000 fines over the last few weeks to organisers of house parties and large social gatherings.

But Paddy Tipping said so far, none have been paid.

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In a statement, he said: "No-one in Nottingham has paid the £10,000 fine and to my knowledge no-one nationally.

"I also understand that around 50% of those with £200 fixed penalty notices have yet to pay.

"People will be taken to our already overstretched courts for them to decide whether to enforce the fine. I think it is questionable whether the £10,000 fines will ever be collected and so I've asked the government to set up special 'fine collection' courts."

The government has been contacted for comment.

More than 50 residents complained about plans to open the fast food restaurant in Rutland.

She admitted the 320-mile round trip was to see the animal and was given a fixed penalty notice.

Mick Creedon was investigated for misconduct over three Lord Janner inquiries between the 1990s and 2008.

Neil Heath
BBC News Online

Chatsworth has announced that its gardens and parkland will remain open to visitors during the national lockdown.

Sally Ambrose, head of visitor experience at the Derbyshire stately home, said the big spaces within the grounds can "still be enjoyed safely".

"Everybody is still welcome to come and enjoy Chatsworth and we will open in full again from 3 December for the Christmas displays in the house," she said.

Image source, Getty

Car parks, takeaway picnic shops and the estate farm shop will remain open under government guidelines but the house, farmyard, gift shops and restaurants will be closed from Thursday.

A festive light installation and a new Christmas trail through the 105-acre garden, will be announced next week.

The owner of the birds says she is "absolutely distraught".

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

Bolsover now has the highest infection rate in the East Midlands, new figures show.

The district had a rate of 412.1 cases per 100,000 in the week to 31 October – more than anywhere else in Leicestershire, Derbyshire or Nottinghamshire.

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Derbyshire appears to be the new focus of infections as the southern district is just behind, with 409.3.

Derby has outstripped previous infection hotspot Nottingham, with a figure of 382.0 compared to 379.4.

The highest rate in Nottinghamshire is Bassetlaw with 396.7 and in Leicestershire it is Charnwood with 401.4.

Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy Reporter

Dangerous chemicals – including one made infamous in the film Erin Brockovich – have been found at a former Rolls-Royce site in Derby.

Experts discovered the cancer-causing Chromium VI – the subject of the Julia Roberts movie – at the Marble Hall site in Nightingale Road, which was vacated by the firm in 2008.

Other substances detected at dangerously-high levels include asbestos, arsenic and high quantities of carbon dioxide gas.

Keepmoat Homes has planning permission to build more than 400 new homes at the site in a partnership with Derby City Council.

But before that happens, engineers will need to wear chemical protection suits to dig out contaminated earth to a depth of “at least” two metres, a report by ground investigation firm Hydrock said.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

An NHS boss has said all Nottinghamshire hospitals have more beds occupied by Covid-19 patients than in April.

Dr Andy Haynes, executive lead of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System, said they were seeing seven or eight deaths a day due to coronavirus compared to two during the whole of July and August .

Infection rates were still rising in the north of the county and rates among the over 65s were still rising everywhere.

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He said they were “concerned” but levels were “within the plans drawn up in the summer”.

Mr Haynes also confirmed one in 10 staff members are currently off work because of either having the virus or self-isolating.

Steve George, from Leicester, says he has struggled to adjust to civilian life.