Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his side are "taking a direction I like" after an impressive comeback victory at high-flying Leicester.

Leicester winger Harvey Barnes is going to need surgery on a knee injury and will miss at least six weeks, says boss Brendan Rodgers.

Derbyshire Police are investigating racist abuse aimed at Derby County's Colin Kazim-Richards following his side's draw with rivals Nottingham Forest.

There are many key workers carrying on with jobs that you may not have realised are classified as critical.

Kaci says it was her birthday wish to raise money for a charity that supports disabled children.

Mansfield earn a valuable win and prevent Morecambe from closing the gap on the automatic promotion places in League Two.

Bristol Bears stretch their lead on top of the Premiership to six points with victory over Leicester Tigers at Ashton Gate.

A woman and her neighbour, 91, form a friendship "almost worth going through a pandemic for".

Lupus patients share their experiences of dealing with the autoimmune disease during the pandemic.

Colin Kazim-Richards blasts a late equaliser to earn Derby a point in the East Midlands derby with bitter rivals Nottingham Forest.

Mansfield Town sign free-agent defender Jake Wright until the end of May.

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BBC News

Four areas of the East Midlands are among those with the highest coronavirus rate per 100,000 people.

In Leicester the rate was 240.2 in the week to 22 February - that's the fifth highest in England.

Mansfield, North West Leicestershire and Gedling also feature in the top 20.

In all of these place the rate has fallen except in Gedling where it has increased by 11%.

Nowhere in Derbyshire has an infection rate high enough to feature in the top 20.

Relive all the action as Colin Kazim-Richards' late volley earns Derby a point from the East Midlands derby against Nottingham Forest.

Paul Mosley was jailed in 2013 for his part in the arson attack in Derby.

Fellow plastic surgeon Jonathan Peter Brooks has been charged with attempted murder.

Derby County striker Colin Kazim-Richards signs a new contract tying him to Wayne Rooney's Rams for the 2021-22 season.

The pair, 15 and 16, will stand trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 28 June.

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BBC News

Organisers of the Reading and Leeds Festival have said they are confident the event will be able to go ahead in August - but how are things looking for festivals due to take place in the East Midlands this year?

The government is planning to scrap limits on social contact in England by 21 June but has said this date could move back if infection rates and other indicators go in the wrong direction.

The Download Festival at Donington Park is due to start on 4 June but an announcement on whether the event will take place is due in the next few days.

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Organisers of other East Midlands festivals are also deciding whether they can go ahead, with the list including Wollaton Park's Splendour Festival (scheduled for 24 July), Derbyshire's Y Not Festival (due to start on 29 July) and Bloodstock Open Air (11 August).

Indietracks, which usually takes place at Derbyshire's Midland Railway centre in July, has already been cancelled for the second year running due to the pandemic while Bearded Theory at Catton Hall has been pushed back from May to September.

The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has said the "2021 festival season is by no means guaranteed at this point" and that "major festivals such as Reading and Leeds are not a barometer for the whole market".

With Wayne Rooney as manager, Derby County are progressing on the pitch. But off it, a proposed £60m takeover still has not happened.

Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

A woman from Melton Mowbray has recorded a video to warn others of the effects of Covid shortly after she awoke to find herself in intensive care in Nottingham.

Sarah Gumley, 29, said: “Please, stay home. Don’t go out, it’s not worth it.

“I still struggle with my breathing now. I want people to know how bad it is. I could have died."

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Ms Gumley shared the video to highlight how the virus could still make younger people severely ill.

Despite never testing positive for the virus, she says she and doctors are sure she had it back in January.

“The doctors said all of my X-rays showed Covid but the tests and a biopsy came back negative," she said.

"I definitely had it though, my temperature was high, I struggled to breathe and my oxygen was low. I had all of the symptoms.

“I went from being fine one day to being taken to hospital in an ambulance the next and being put on a ventilator to keep me alive. It was very scary."

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Ms Gumley spent seven days on a ventilator and returned home a few days after.

She urged people to continue following the rules at every step as lockdown restrictions are eased in the coming months.