Man killed as loose trailer falls on carpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
The large trailer became detached from a tractor and toppled onto the vehicle in Derbyshire.
Read MoreMan killed as loose trailer falls on carpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
Griffiths extends Leicestershire dealpublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
Leicestershire bowler Gavin Griffiths extends his contract with the county until 2022.
Read MoreLeicester shopkeeper eager to see restrictions liftedpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
Simon Ward
East Midlands Today ReporterHussein Hassanali who runs the Quality DIY and Hardware in Oadby, Leicester said people in the area are being cautious and abiding by the guidelines.
He said his customers had remained loyal but is keen to see the lockdown in Leicester, Oadby and Wigston lifted this week.
“It has been a bit difficult in terms of footfall and turnover," he said describing how business had been affected.
"It has been very low compared to before.”
Health secretary Matt Hancock was expected to announce the government's decision on the lockdown today.
'Brazen' cash machine thieves steal from elderly womenpublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsTwo elderly women have each lost hundreds of pounds to thieves who targeted them at a cash machine in Nottingham.
An 84-year-old woman had £500 taken by a man who pretended to be helping her use the machine at TSB in Plains Road, Mapperley.
A few minutes later, a 79-year-old woman lost £350 when a man snatched her card while offering his help and then used it at another cash machine nearby.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PolicePolice have issued images of two men they want to speak to about the thefts, which happened on 16 July.
Det Sgt Charlotte Henson, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “These were brazen thefts perpetrated against elderly female victims in broad daylight."
Car dealer to close 15 branches and cut 1,800 jobspublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
Pendragon, which owns Evans Halshaw, says it needs to ensure the "long-term health" of the company.
Read MoreMan's half-marathon per day for a month fundraiserpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
Tom Cotterill takes on the challenge after reading about an eight-year-old boy fighting leukaemia.
Read MoreLeicester businesses get £3m coronavirus fundpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
Being shut for an additional four weeks "has been difficult" for businesses, a local MP says.
Read MoreCharity struggles to repair minibus wrecked by vandalspublished at 11:52 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineA charity minibus which has been delivering food parcels to the elderly and vulnerable has been badly damaged by vandals.
The specialist vehicle, run by John Storer Charnwood, had a window smashed over the weekend while parked at Loughborough Leisure Centre.
Image source, John Storer CharnwoodThe attackers also tore out fire extinguishers, poured antifreeze around and urinated inside.
Candi Barnes, the charity's transport manager, said: "I was absolutely gutted when I found out.
"This is quite a unique vehicle, a favourite among the older people who use it, and of course we have been using it to deliver food parcels."
Image source, John Storer CharnwoodMs Barnes said the unusual model of minibus meant the garage was struggling to source a replacement window and she did not know how long it would be unusable.
Oadby business 'anxious' for lockdown updatepublished at 11:15 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
BBC Radio LeicesterA hairdresser with salons in Oadby and Leicester has said she is feeling "very anxious" about the expected local lockdown announcement today.
The government is set to review the extra restrictions imposed on Leicester and Oadby and Wigston.
Businesses like pubs, restaurants and salons haven't been allowed to reopen since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Image source, GoogleAmanda Falls, from KH Hair, said: "Bank balances are really quite low now and it's quite a scary situation to be in.
"We don't want to lose any staff but we're in a situation now where clients are starting to go elsewhere because their patience is running out."
She said the prospect of the lockdown continuing was "really scary".
Car dealership group announces 1,800 job cutspublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
PA MediaCar dealership group Pendragon has said it will slash 1,800 jobs and shut 15 of its showrooms.
The Annesley-based firm said it expects about 400 redundancies will come as a result of closing loss-making sites, with a further 1,400 coming as part of plans to make its operations "leaner and more sustainable".
The announcement comes as part of a review started by the firm before the coronavirus crisis hit, which further damaged demand for cars.
Image source, GoogleQuote MessageThese have been difficult decisions for the board to make and our priority now is to manage the transition to our new operating model. The Covid-19 pandemic is a uniquely challenging situation and we want to protect as many jobs as we can sustainably and the proposed redundancies are, of course, extremely regrettable."
Bill Berman, Chief executive, Pendragon
Extra cash for businesses still in lockdownpublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsBusinesses in Leicester, Oadby and Wigston will get £3m of government funding to help with the financial impact of the local lockdown.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the extra money in a letter to Neil O'Brien - the Conservative MP for Harborough, Oadby & Wigston.
Leicester will get £2.6m, while the two city suburbs will share the remaining £400,000.
Image source, PA MediaMr O'Brien told BBC Radio Leicester: "We've been shut for four weeks more than the rest of the country has and that's been difficult for businesses - a lot of them were preparing to reopen just at the point our local lockdown kicked in.
"I've had to talk to an awful lot of people - the prime minister, the chancellor, the business secretary, the health secretary and make the case."
Image source, Neil O'BrienJonathan Ashworth, the Labour MP for Leicester South, said: "This will go some way to supporting businesses locally in this lockdown."
He did, however, say Leicester City Council was "rightly lobbying for more".
Earlier in July, Liz Kendall - Labour MP for Leicester West - said she was "angry" after a government minister said the city would not receive special financial support after it was placed in local lockdown.
Nurse's bike theft a 'kick in the teeth'published at 10:36 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
Anthony Ndung'u said riding had helped him cope with the long hours during the coronavirus outbreak.
Read MoreCoronavirus: 'Release Leicester from its chains'published at 09:40 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
PA MediaMinisters can "release Leicester from its chains" by easing the local lockdown, the police and crime commissioner for Leicestershire has said ahead of an expected decision today.
Peers heard the plea from Lord Willy Bach, who was unable to attend a House of Lords debate on regulations related to the lockdown in the area.
Lord Campbell-Savours said he was reading out a speech from his Labour colleague to ensure his words were included in Hansard, the official report of parliamentary debates.
The chamber was told Lord Bach backed the lockdown following a spike in local cases, although he criticised the government for an "absurd" delay in drafting the regulations.
Lord Bach highlighted a decrease in positive coronavirus tests, adding the seven-day infection rate "has fallen dramatically at a time when huge amounts of testing are taking place".
Image source, Leicestershire PCCBalaclava gang break into post officepublished at 09:38 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsPolice are investigating after a group of men wearing balaclavas broke into a post office.
Four men smashed a window before getting into the premises on High Street in Warsop, Nottinghamshire Police said, with officers called at about 00:15 on Tuesday.
A force spokesman said it's believed nothing was taken, and the group of men are thought to have fled in a small black car.
Image source, GoogleInvestigation into fire at disused millpublished at 08:37 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
BBC Radio DerbyFirefighters have been tackling a blaze at a disused Victorian mill in Ilkeston overnight.
They were called to the former Norton Plastics building on Heanor Road just before 21:00 on Wednesday and were there until about 03:45 on Thursday.
Image source, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue ServiceDerbyshire Police were also called to enforce a road closure.
Nobody is thought to have been injured but those nearby were advised to keep windows and doors closed.
Structural engineers from Erewash Borough Council have been asked to check the building is safe after the blaze caused it to partially collapse.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is expected to get under way later.
Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
It is a little bit overcast at the moment but the cloud will push away to the north and we are expected to see a lot of sunshine later.
The skies will slowly start to brighten as we head into the afternoon and it will become quite humid overnight.
Man released under investigation after girl, 2, hurt in crashpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 29 July 2020
Police investigating a car crash that left a two-year-old girl in hospital have released a man under investigation.
Leicestershire Police said they were called to Oaks Way, in Earl Shilton, yesterday afternoon, with the injured toddler taken to Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham for treatment for "serious" injuries.
A force spokesman said the 34-year-old man, who is from Leicester, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing a roadside drugs test.
Officers are appealing for any witnesses to get in touch.
A woman in her 20s was also taken to the same hospital as the two-year-old, but police said her injuries are not believed to be serious.
Image source, GoogleWoman charged after blaze led to evacuationpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 29 July 2020
The fire led to a number of flats being evacuated in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
Read MoreBoohoo aims to 'restore confidence' in garment industrypublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 29 July 2020
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsFast fashion giant Boohoo has outlined the terms of an independent review into its supply chain, stating it wants to "help restore confidence in the Leicester garment industry".
The company is looking into its own working practices after allegations workers in its supply chain were paid as little as £3.50 an hour and workers were allegedly "being forced to come into work while sick with COVID-19".
A Boohoo spokesman said: "The purpose of this independent review is to consider the group's obligations and relevant duties of care in relation to the workforce in its Leicester supply chain."
The company said the review "will investigate the allegations made in relation to the Leicester supply chain and determine whether they are well-founded" and "make recommendations for the future in response to those findings".
Image source, BoohooThe firm also wants to set up its own factory in Leicester and purchased the site of a former car showroom at Thurmaston Lane last month.
Deputy city mayor Adam Clarke said he "welcomes any inward investment in the city that will create good jobs, and drive out any bad jobs there are in the city".
Mr Clarke added: "Of course it's welcome but we will want to work with any company to make sure that what they're doing is right for the city, right for the residents or the potential workforce."
Police appeal after car 'driven at pedestrians'published at 15:33 British Summer Time 29 July 2020
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsOfficers are appealing for information after a car was reportedly driven at a group of pedestrians outside a community centre.
Derbyshire Police said they're looking for a silver Vauxhall Zafira said to have been driven at six people outside Mackworth Community Centre, on Prince Charles Avenue, at about 20:30 on 10 July.
Nobody was injured, and a force spokesman said they have interviewed the driver of the vehicle, but other witnesses are being sought in connection with the incident.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
