Consultant dies after contracting coronaviruspublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 29 March 2020
Amged El-Hawrani's family thanked NHS colleagues for working "tirelessly" to save him.
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Police 'in absolute shock over massive party'published at 15:24 British Summer Time 29 March 2020
More than 20 adults and children defied social distancing rules with karaoke in Derby, police say.
Read MoreFestival musicians to perform from their own homespublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 29 March 2020
Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News OnlineCellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has signed up to perform as part of a festival being live-streamed from Nottingham.
Light Hustle was due to take place in the city on 4 April but the artists will now be playing from their own homes.
Sheku was the first black winner of the BBC's Young Musician of the Year, performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and has been appointed an MBE.
Other artists performing include Natalie Duncan, Nina Smith and Rob Green.
People can watch from 15:00 BST on the Hockley Hustle, external or Circle of Light, external Facebook pages.
Firm offers protection kits to NHS staffpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 29 March 2020
Angela Rafferty
East Midlands TodayA Derbyshire business is offering hundreds of personal protection kits free to any NHS staff who need them.
Midlands Asbestos Solutions closed down temporarily on Tuesday, but believes its safety kit could be put to good use.
The company said it has already been inundated with calls from GPs and healthcare workers who want some and is calling on other companies to help too.
Rainbows decorate police vehiclespublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 29 March 2020
Caroline Gall
BBC NewsSome West Midlands Police vehicles are displaying artwork created by children in Leicestershire.
Schools have been encouraging pupils to put up rainbow paintings to "spread hope" during the coronovirus pandemic, after a trend started online.
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End of twitter postMen charged with stealing bikes from NHS staffpublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 29 March 2020
One woman found her bike missing after caring for three coronavirus patients on their deathbeds.
Read MoreCoronavirus drive-through test centres for NHS workerspublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 29 March 2020
Sue Nicholson
BBC News
Image source, ReutersNHS workers are being tested for coronavirus at two temporary drive-through testing stations.
Retailer Boots opened the facilities in the car park of Chessington World of Adventures in Surrey, and at its headquarters in Beeston, Nottinghamshire.
The centres are there to support the government's bid to test doctors and nurses who have been self-isolating and are unsure whether they have the virus.
The sites are for NHS staff by invitation only, the company said.
Cosmetic dental chain collapse 'absolute scandal'published at 09:10 British Summer Time 29 March 2020
The BBC spoke to 87 Finest Dental customers who paid a combined £540,344 for work never completed.
Read MoreDairy farms 'at risk' after drop in milk pricepublished at 00:02 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March 2020
Main UK milk processor Freshways says its price cut was forced by a drop in pub and coffee shop trade.
Read MoreAbuse victims 'very vulnerable' due to coronaviruspublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020
Police warn that more people may find themselves being victims of domestic abuse.
Read MoreMan 'spat at police and said he had coronavirus'published at 11:56 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020
He has been charged with assaulting an emergency worker.
Read MoreOnline pub recruits night 'staff' as members surgepublished at 09:58 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020
Founder and ex-landlady Jo Bowtell said "it is the biggest pub I have ever had".
Read More'It is a worrying time to be running a zoo'published at 00:04 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020
Animal attractions face huge outgoings without the visitors who provide their income.
Read MoreCoronavirus: Retired police 'will jump at' returnpublished at 00:02 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March 2020
Former officers says many would go back into service to help their forces cope during the pandemic.
Read MoreBike-theft doctor offers rides to NHS colleaguespublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2020
Dan Harvey was overwhelmed with donations after his bicycle was among several stolen.
Read MoreCompanies to review parking levy due to coronaviruspublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2020
Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy ReporterCompanies in Nottingham have been asked to review the fees they pay to have car parking spaces in light of the coronavirus outbreak, the city council has said.
The workplace parking levy (WPL) means any employer with more than 11 parking spaces has to pay £415 per year per space.
Image source, Magnum PhotosThis was set to increase to £424 from April 1, but now an email has been sent out to companies asking them to take account of staff not currently in the workplaces.
The Labour-run council has written to companies who have previously paid the fee, saying it "recognises the extraordinary situation facing the country as a result of the pandemic", and that the number of parking spaces needed for the city's employers will have reduced.
Drone police slammed for 'shaming' walkerspublished at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2020
Derbyshire Police is accused of "nanny policing" after sharing aerial shots of Peak District walkers.
Read MoreWatch: East Midlands makes a noise to say thanks to NHSpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2020
Thousands of people across the East Midlands stepped out of their homes on Thursday night to applaud NHS workers and carers working during the coronavirus pandemic.
The result was emotional....
Death toll of East Midlands coronavirus patients risespublished at 16:55 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2020
Alex Regan
BBC NewsA further 12 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the East Midlands, the NHS has confirmed.
Across the UK, 759 people have now died with the number of confirmed fatalities increasing by 181 in one day UK. All but four cases in England had underlying health complaints, the NHS said.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust confirmed that five patients died at King’s Mill Hospital between Sunday and Thursday.
The trust's chief executive said the patients were in their 70s or 80s and "all had underlying health conditions".
One person died at Chesterfield Royal Hospitals on Wednesday.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust saw another patient die after testing positive for coronavirus on Wednesday.
University Hospitals of Leicester confirmed another five patients died after contracting Covid-19 between 14 March and 25 March.
Terriers’ director Jarvis named Leics CEOpublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2020
Leicestershire appoint Huddersfield Town’s outgoing commercial director Sean Jarvis as their new chief executive.
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