Police widow backs Harper's Law campaignpublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 9 September 2020
PC Ged Walker was killed in 2003 in similar circumstances to the death of PC Andrew Harper last year.
Read MorePolice widow backs Harper's Law campaignpublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 9 September 2020
Teenage boy taken to hospital after being hit by carpublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 9 September 2020
Neil Heath
BBC News OnlineA teenage boy has been taken to hospital after he was hit by a car in Leicester.
Leicestershire Police said they were called at about 08:00 following a report that a pedestrian was knocked over in Dysart Way.
The boy's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing, a force spokesman added.
Image source, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue ServiceMan fighting for life after A52 crashpublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 9 September 2020
Neil Heath
BBC News OnlineA man has been taken to hospital with "life-threatening" injuries after the car he was driving hit a lamp-post.
Nottinghamshire Police said it happened near to the Bardills roundabout on the A52 at about 03:00 this morning.
The road remains closed while police investigate what happened.
Image source, GoogleWitness appeal after man hurt in hit-and-run crashpublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 9 September 2020
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA man has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Birstall.
Image source, GoogleLeicestershire Police said the pedestrian, who is in his 30s, was hit by a white Fiat 500 in Greengate Lane at about 16:00 on Tuesday.
The car was reported to have then driven away without stopping, the force added.
Officers have appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage.
Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 9 September 2020
It will be largely cloudy with a slight chance of a light shower, but sunny spells could develop later.
Image source, Janice DysonThere will also be a few sunny spells this evening then it will become cool overnight.
Whaley Bridge dam wall to be decommissionedpublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 9 September 2020
The damaged dam spillway, which led to the evacuation of the Derbyshire town, will be replaced.
Read More'We just want to live on the land we legally own'published at 00:33 British Summer Time 9 September 2020
Six Traveller families are challenging a decision which would force them to leave the land they own.
Read MoreFans return in first competitive pilotpublished at 22:23 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
Fans attend elite competitive football in the UK for the first time since March as Cambridge beat Fulham U21s in the EFL Trophy.
Read MoreLancs all but end Derbys final hopespublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
Derbyshire face a huge final-day chase against Lancashire after Keaton Jennings and Alex Davies put on 138 for the first wicket.
Read MoreClarke puts Notts on top against Durhampublished at 19:03 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
Centuries from Ben Duckett and Joe Clarke boost Nottinghamshire's hopes of beating Durham at Trent Bridge.
Read MoreYorks set for win but Lord's hopes endpublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
Yorkshire close in on a resounding Bob Willis Trophy win over Leicestershire but it will not be enough to reach Lord's.
Read MoreDecision to sell city's council house offices challengedpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceA decision by the city council to sell part of Nottingham's Council House is to be formally challenged by opposition councillors.
The authority plans to sell Grade II former council offices above the Exchange Arcade to developers, as they have been unused for five years.
But the move has been "called in" by a Conservative councillor and two members of Clifton Independents, meaning a special hearing will take place on 18 September ahead of a final decision by the council.
Image source, Nottingham PostRoger Steel, who represents Clifton North for the Conservatives, said: “While I appreciate there is a need to balance the books after the extraordinary losses at Robin Hood Energy, this is not a suitable way forward."
Kevin Clarke, leader of the Clifton Independents, said: “There has been no consultation with Nottingham Civic Society on the history and preservation of the historical buildings and certainly no consultation with members of the public to the selling-off of the family jewellery."
David Mellen, leader of Nottingham City Council, said: "Clearly an empty building in a prime city-centre location is not a productive use, and does not provide an economic return for the council.
"By offering the site for sale, we hope to secure a strong capital receipt at the same time as facilitating a new and beneficial use of this property."
Coronavirus case confirmed at school shut over pipe burstpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
Amy Orton
Local Democracy ReporterA Leicestershire school which was closed over a burst water pipe has now confirmed a pupil has tested positive for coronavirus.
Children in year three at Blaby Stokes primary school have been told to self-isolate at home.
Staff members who were in contact with the child have also been told to self-isolate.
Image source, GoogleThe school said it remained open for the "majority of children" and was "continuing to monitor the situation, working closely with Public Health England".
It was closed today after a water pipe burst on Narborough Road in Leicester caused issues with water supplies in the area.
Class group to stay home after pupil tests positivepublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
BBC Radio NottinghamAnother school in Nottinghamshire has reported a positive coronavirus test.
Berry Hill Primary in Mansfield has confirmed a pupil has tested positive for the virus and one class group has been told to stay at home.
Headteacher Jacqueline Hill said the school has worked hard to ensure appropriate measures are in place and the rest of the school remains open as normal.
Image source, GoogleVictorian marker at stone circle damagedpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
Samantha Noble
BBC News OnlinePolice are appealing for information after a pillar which marks the boundary of a stone circle in the Peak District has been badly damaged.
The stone marker, which was enscribed with VR for Victoria Regina, was placed at Arbor Low in the Peak District in the 1880s when it was designated a scheduled monument.
Derbyshire Police's rural crime team said on Facebook: "Someone has felt the need to take some hefty implement to the marker stone and cause it some considerable damage."
The force said it happened "in the last two or three weeks".
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceArbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument where a circle of some 50 white limestone slabs - now all fallen - surround a central stone cove, which, according to English Heritage, is a feature found only in major sacred sites.
The damaged stone was a marker for the boundary of the monument, not one of the ancient stones.
Image source, Getty ImagesCovid-19 cases prompt extra testing at Amazon sitepublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
A temporary testing unit is set up after 39 positive cases at the Nottinghamshire development.
Read MoreDerby to 'vigorously resist' EFL appealpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
Derby County will "vigorously resist" the English Football League's appeal against a decision to clear them of spending breaches.
Read MoreLeicester lockdown to be reviewed on Thursdaypublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsLeicester's local lockdown restrictions will be reviewed on Thursday, the health secretary has announced.
Matt Hancock was responding to a request for an update from shadow health secretary and Leicester South MP Jonathan Ashworth in the House of Commons.
Image source, PA MediaHe said: "The local lockdown in Leicester has resulted in a very significant drop in the number of cases and we [will] take a formal review of the measures in place in Leicester on Thursday.
"I will be certain to talk to him [Jonathan Ashworth] in advance of that and take his local intelligence and views into account."
Mr Hancock made no mention of when any changes resulting from the review would be announced.
Image of destroyed motorhome shared after A1 crashpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
Neil Heath
BBC News OnlineAn image showing the aftermath of a crash involving a lorry, a motorhome and a car has been issued by the Highways Agency as a safety reminder.
The collision happened on the A1, between the B6325 and the A46, in Nottinghamshire, at about 11:50 on Monday.
Image source, Highways EnglandThe lorry, which was travelling southbound, swerved and collided with the camper van and then struck a car, according to Highways England.
No-one was hurt in the crash but the government agency used the picture on Twitter as a warning to people tempted to rest in a moving mobile home.
It tweeted, external: "Ever thought of sleeping in your motorhome whilst it is on the move? Here's a good reason why use of the correct seats is essential."
Coronavirus cases confirmed in more county schoolspublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
Amy Orton
Local Democracy ReporterMore coronavirus cases have been confirmed at Leicestershire schools.
A pupil in Year 5 at Leicester's Medway Primary School has tested positive, meaning other children in that year group now need to self-isolate for 14 days.
Year 10 students at Gartree High School in Oadby have also been asked to stay at home until 21 September after a test confirmed a pupil had contracted the virus.
Image source, Google
