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'Moronic behaviour' as laughing gas litter left outside cafepublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 6 April 2021
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Police have criticised litter left outside a coffee shop in Market Bosworth.
Among the rubbish appeared to be dozens of nitrous oxide canisters and balloons, often used to inhale the substance, also known as "laughing gas".
Image source, Leicestershire Police
Police said on Facebook, external: "It’s a shame that now lockdown is being relaxed some people use their new freedom to inflict their moronic behaviour on others.
"If only they’d tidied up nobody would know what they’d been doing."
The litter was left outside Jasper's Coffee Shop near Bosworth Hall on Sunday morning, the force said.
Image source, Leicestershire Police
Motorcyclist, 41, dies after bike comes off roadpublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 6 April 2021
David Pittam
BBC News Online
A motorcyclist has died after his bike came off the road on Sunday.
Nottinghamshire Police said the 41-year-old rider sustained serious injuries in the crash on the A634 near Oldcotes at about 10:45.
Despite the arrival of air ambulance medics, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The road between Oldcotes and Blyth was closed for much of the day and police are trying to establish exactly what happened.
The force has appealed for witnesses.
Image source, Google
Police issue warning to motorists after car meetpublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 6 April 2021
Liam Barnes
BBC News
Police have issued a warning to motorists after a large number of cars parked up at East Midlands Parkway railway station on Sunday.
Nottinghamshire Police said they received a report of a large gathering, with "local intelligence" informing officers of a planned event for car enthusiasts over the weekend.
Officers disrupted vehicles meeting at Portland Retail Park in Mansfield, with other groups of drivers also meeting up in Bulwell, while the drivers attempting to meet up near the railway station caused "significant traffic disruption" on the A453 after travelling on the M1.
The groups dispersed at about 21:45 and no fines were issued.
A spokesman for the force said the drivers "are being watched and will be prosecuted if they drive dangerously or aggressively".
Image source, Getty Images
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These meet-ups become a problem for us when people drive those vehicles in a way that puts other road users, and themselves, at risk of serious injury or death. We will be putting more officers and resources into dealing with such events in the coming weeks and months to target people who break the law."
PC Phil Broughton, Nottinghamshire Police
Sudden death of MP's son inspires new charitypublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 6 April 2021
Mid Derbyshire MP Pauline Latham is campaigning to raise awareness of aortic dissection.
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Woman delivers chocolate eggs dressed as chickenpublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 6 April 2021
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A woman, dressed as a chicken, spent Good Friday delivering 70 chocolate eggs to children in Kibworth.
Merryn Lynes, 26, said: "As it is Easter I wanted to deliver chocolate eggs to all of the kids I used to see every week."
Image source, Merryn Lynes
Last year, during the first lockdown, she wore the outfit to deliver thousands of real eggs to villagers.
She said the outfit would "lighten everyone’s mood".
Knife found in drain after slash attackpublished at 10:25 British Summer Time 6 April 2021
Alex Regan
BBC News
A kitchen knife thought to have been used in an assault has been found by officers in a street drain.
Police were called to Wellington Square in Retford at 12:20 on Sunday after a witness reported seeing a man being threatened before having his arm slashed.
Officers found the knife and arrested a 42-year-old man on suspicion of possession of a bladed article and actual bodily harm.
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The victim received stitches in hospital but has since been discharged.
Insp Georgina Ball said: "This was excellent work by response officers who were quickly on the scene, not to just arrest a man in connection with the incident, but also seize a knife hidden in a drain."
Vandals cause 'very costly' damage to medieval church ruinspublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 6 April 2021
David Pittam
BBC News Online
Vandals have damaged the ruins and gravestones of a centuries-old church during lockdown.
Nottinghamshire Police said there have been "numerous incidents of criminal damage" at the Grade I listed St Mary's Church in Colston Bassett, parts of which date back to the Norman period.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Police
The force said, since the beginning of the year, there has been damage to the boundary walls and the headstones, and there has been a "significant increase" in littering, particularly of fast food packaging.
A spokesman said it will be "very costly" to repair.
He said: "Whilst the vast majority of the people attending that location are doing so to see the ruins or as part of them exercising, can you please be vigilant in an effort to ensure that no further damage takes place?"
Murder arrests after man dies following stabbingpublished at 08:34 British Summer Time 6 April 2021
A man and woman are arrested after Ricky Collins died following a stabbing in Derbyshire.
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Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 6 April 2021
BBC Weather
Don't be fooled by how sunny it looks, temperatures are starting at freezing today and will not reach the double digits.
There's even the chance of snow in some areas this afternoon and lows of -4C overnight, but it should stay bright and relatively cloudless for most of the day.
Image source, Helen Earth