Samantha Noble
BBC News Online

A shed caught fire after it was struck lightning during storms last night in Leicestershire.

Firefighters were called to a back garden in Little End, Bruntingthorpe, near Lutterworth, shortly before 20:30.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said the shed roof was damaged in the fire.

The fire service added neighbouring properties were inspected but no other damage was found.

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A number of universities are offering students extenuating circumstances if they are struggling.

A dossier compiled by ex-students has detailed allegations of more than 100 incidents of racism.

Nottingham Forest defender Michael Dawson signs a new one-year deal with the Championship club.

The stores might be back open but will a lack of available toilets put some shoppers off?

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It's starting off quite grey initially this morning, and we will see showers developing throughout the day.

There is a weather warning for heavy thundery downpours, with the potential for localised flooding.

A man in his 30s died at a block of flats in Market Harborough after becoming unwell.

Rugby Players Association chairman Mark Lambert calls for mediation to help resolve the pay dispute.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

A new appeal for information about a stabbing in Nottinghamshire has been made after a man was released by police.

A 30-year-old man suffered injuries to his neck on Kitchener Drive, Mansfield, at about 17:40 on Sunday.

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Police initially said the injuries were life-threatening but this is no longer believed to be the case.

A 22-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder has since been released with no further action.

Detectives said they were following up "numerous lines of inquiry" including forensic examinations, CCTV and house-to-house inquiries but appealed for new witnesses.

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A businesswoman in the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre said she was "shocked" and "angry" to be told she could not reopen on Monday as she was finishing off preparations.

The redevelopment of the centre has been put on hold due to coronavirus and owner Intu's financial difficulties, meaning parts of it are still a building site.

Johanna Riley, manager at Tailors, said they had spent a week preparing to reopen, only to be told on Friday afternoon they would not be able to.

"It was a big blow," she said. "We had no clue it was going to happen."

They have now decided to relocate and Ms Riley said Intu, who manages the centre, needs to treat its shop owners better.

She added: "We're excited to move and to make a fresh start released from that negativity of Intu."

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Intu said the pandemic and their current financial position meant they were forced to pause work on the site.

A spokesman added: "It's become clear that we can't reopen our doors with construction at a standstill and the site the way it currently is. There are health and safety considerations to take into account and we're not prepared to put anyone at risk.

"We know this will be disappointing news, but we feel that this is the responsible thing to do.

"We have let our people, our brand customers and our partners at the council know and we will continue to work with them on the future of the centre."

West Indies legend Sir Viv Richards is voted as English county cricket's greatest overseas player by BBC Sport users.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

A man has been arrested after reports two women were assaulted - and one threatened with violence - in a Nottingham street.

Police were called to reports of the attack in Ryeland Gardens in the Meadows at about 15:20 on Monday.

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There are no reports of any injuries.

A 39-year-old was arrested in connection with the attack and remains in custody for questioning.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

Four people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was shot in his car.

The victim, a man in his 30s, was injured in Scraptoft Mews, off Scraptoft Lane, on 3 April.

He was later released from hospital.

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Now four men, aged 18, 18, 20 and 22, have been arrested over the attack.

Another two - a 37-year-old man and 36-year-old woman - have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.

All remain in police custody.

Appealing for more witnesses, detectives said the shooting was an "isolated and pre-meditated crime".

Liam Barnes
BBC News

Free school meals are "the last lifeline" to help vulnerable children get fed, a 15-year-old from Leicester has said.

Dev told BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine programme that he and his brother "rely on free school meals", which also "takes the stress" off his parents who "work as hard as they can" and do "an amazing job".

Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford has been among the campaigners calling for a voucher programme in England to continue through the summer holidays, and after initially saying it would not extend the scheme, the government has today confirmed it will now run through the holidays.

Before the government's announcement, Dev said: "It's really scary because my free school meals are going to be stolen over the summer, and I don't know for six weeks what I'm going to do without a decent lunch."

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Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

A Hinckley primary school has confirmed it remains open, despite a pupil testing positive for coronavirus.

St Peter's Primary, on London Road, said it became aware that a pupil had tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.

The case is an example of the "bubble" system, which sees pupils taught in groups of no more than 15 at a time and spending breaks and lunchtime together without mixing with other children in the school.

Neil Lockyer, chief executive officer for the St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service all parents in the child's bubble group have been contacted "in accordance with guidance from the Department for Education", while the room used by the group has been sealed off for three days so a deep clean can take place.

One parent praised the school's response, saying they are "doing exactly what they should in the situation", but criticised government guidance for not requiring families of the pupils who were in the bubble to also self-isolate for 14 days.

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Sonia Kataria
BBC News

A man was arrested after he was caught driving at more than 100mph on the M1 in Nottinghamshire.

Police said the 23-year-old was spotted on the motorway between junction 26 and 27, near Nuthall, on Thursday during a four-day police operation.

The driver then failed a roadside drug test after officers noticed a strong smell of cannabis, Nottinghamshire Police added.

He was arrested on suspicion of speeding and driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit. He has since been released under investigation.

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The force's roads policing team said 46 drivers were stopped between Monday and Thursday on the M1 and A1 as part of Operation Tramline.

It said an unmarked lorry was used to observe driver behaviour and film evidence.

Police added other offences observed included a driver looking at an iPad with headphones on while having his feet up away from the pedals with the vehicle in cruise control. He was subsequently fined for driving without due care and attention.

Liam Barnes
BBC News

The chairman of the D2N2 local enterprise partnership has joined NHS Test and Trace, external as its first marketing strategy director.

Elizabeth Fagan takes up the position on an interim basis with immediate effect, with D2N2 deputy chairman David Williams taking over as interim chairman in her absence.

NHS Test and Trace has been launched to reduce the spread of coronavirus, with 31,000 close contacts of people with the virus identified during the first week.

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The creator of the Belper Moo says he hopes the community spirit fostered by the group groaning will carry on long after the last lowing is udder-ed.

Derbyshire's own effort to lift knockdown boredom became a global sensation, with fans joining in from Australia, India, Japan, and the US.

It was brought to an end on Sunday night after more than 80 days of people standing on their doorsteps and bellowing like a bovine for a couple of minutes.

Jasper Ward, who came up with the idea, says he doesn't know if it was "a eureka moment or a moment of insanity" to start the mooing, but felt now was the right time to stop it so that it remains "special" and a reminder of people helping each other during the darkest days of lockdown.

He now has plans to create an "annual moo event" to keep the "sense of togetherness" going and remember the time when Belper "made the world smile".

Sonia Kataria
BBC News

Three people have been arrested and released under investigation after a man died at a property in Leicestershire.

Leicestershire Police said they were called by East Midlands Ambulance Service at 01:40 on Sunday after the man, in his 30s, had become unwell at an address on Kettering Road, Market Harborough.

The man then died at the scene, the force added.

Officers are currently treating the death as unexplained.

Two men, aged 38 and 54, and a woman, aged 38, all from Market Harborough, were detained on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs and later released while inquiries continue.

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The former striker shared a screenshot of racist and homophobic messages on Twitter.