Apology for 'confusion' after over 40s jab U-turnpublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021
The over 40s are told they can get a jab but the offer is later withdrawn.
Read MoreApology for 'confusion' after over 40s jab U-turnpublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021
Man in court over 'Taser threat'published at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021
Sonia Kataria
BBC NewsA man has appeared in court charged with weapon offences after a report another man was threatened with a Taser.
Nottinghamshire Police said officers searched a house on Beckingham Court, Mansfield, at about 10:35 on Saturday.
A Taser device, throwing stars, a sword, a crossbow, a lock knife and petrol can with a fuse cord were found and seized at the property, the force added.
A 37-year-old man was charged with two offences of possession of a firearm and assault at Nottingham Magistrates' Court earlier.
He is next due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 12 April.
Image source, GoogleDerbyshire Police hand out 700 Covid fines in a monthpublished at 16:05 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021
Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy ReporterMore than 700 Covid-19 fines have been handed out to lockdown rulebreakers by Derbyshire Police in the last month.
The county's police and crime commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa said 176 Covid fines were issued last week alone.
Recently officers fined eight people in Matlock for breaking Covid rules, saying the tourist hotspot resembled a "bank holiday".
Image source, Stuart WoodmanIn another incident in Repton, a man who drove from London to Derbyshire to collect a wardrobe claimed he had "forgotten about lockdown".
In a report to the county's police and crime panel, Mr Dhindsa said that there had been 388 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the force and a total of 7% of the workforce was currently off work after contracting Covid-19.
The report reveals that since the start of the pandemic, the force has – up until March 2 – handed out 1,605 fines to people breaching Covid guidance in the county and city.
Nottinghamshire Police handed out nearly 2,000 Covid-19 fines by mid-February.
Man who glassed stranger in street jailedpublished at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021
Alex Regan
BBC NewsA man who smashed a pint glass on a stranger's head in an "unprovoked and violent attack" has been jailed for 18 months.
Police said Macaulley Hancock's victim nearly lost sight in his left eye during the attack which was "without warning or reasoning" in Worksop town centre on 2 November 2019.
The man was treated at Bassetlaw Hospital after sustaining a cut to his left eyelid, and has since made a full recovery.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PolicePC Joshua Gibbons said: "The victim was incredibly lucky that his injuries didn’t impact his eyesight."
Hancock was identified as a suspect after CCTV footage was reviewed by officers, and was arrested nine days later.
The 24-year-old, whose address was listed as HMP Lincoln, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent at Nottingham Crown Court, and was sentenced on Thursday.
He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £149.
'Significant milestone' as over-40s offered Covid vaccinepublished at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsPeople aged 40 and over can now book to have a coronavirus vaccination in Nottinghamshire.
The Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said those who are eligible can make an appointment from today using the online booking link, external or by calling the booking line.
Image source, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCGAmanda Sullivan, accountable officer at NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG, said: “We know the public has been waiting patiently for their turn to be vaccinated and now we are able to open up the programme further to include all those aged 40 and over.
"We are vaccinating huge numbers of people and over the comings week we will see more younger people in our communities receiving the vaccine. It’s a significant milestone for the programme."
Restraining order for man who stalked shop workerpublished at 10:54 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA stalker who made a woman working at a betting shop in Sutton-in-Ashfield "fear she may be kidnapped" has been sentenced.
Gary Westwell, 36, was given a 12-month community order at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to stalking without fear.
Westwell, from Charles Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, was also given a five-year restraining order.
Image source, Getty ImagesDet Sgt Abigail Goucher, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "This was a highly distressing case where Westwell's level of stalking has built and built until the victim feared she may be kidnapped and felt completely out of control and fearing for her life."
Correction 29 April 2021: An earlier version of this update, based on information supplied by Nottinghamshire Police, incorrectly reported that Gary Westwell had pleaded guilty to two counts of causing stalking without fear.
Today’s weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:17 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021
It's a dry and settled start to the week.
The best of the sunshine will be through the morning and while there will still be some bright spells this afternoon, cloud will tend to increase with highs of 12C.
This evening will be dry but cloudy and spells of rain will move down during the early hours of tomorrow morning with a minimum of 6C expected.
In Cotgrave, the sky is looking blue and a little cloudy this morning in this lovely snap by BBC Weather Watcher Curly Claire.
Image source, Curly Claire
