Neil Heath
BBC News Online

A heavily pregnant woman has been attacked by a group of people while walking down a street in Ilkeston, police have said.

The attack was reported to have happened in Burr Lane at about 16:45 on 15 August.

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The woman was approached by four or five women, before being pulled to the floor and assaulted, according to Derbyshire Police.

She was taken to hospital as a precaution.

The women were described as aged in their 20s and one may have had blonde hair and a lip ring.

A number of schools say they are closed to pupils after a burst pipe left them without water.

"This is not the way we wanted to start the new school year," the school tells parents.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

Hundreds of pupils are in isolation just weeks after starting their new school term. The following schools in Leicestershire have also reported cases this week:

• Brookvale Groby Learning Campus: A letter sent to parents said a "member of our community" had tested positive on Friday. It said pupils have not been told to stay at home because the risk was "low" due to guidelines being followed, but three staff members were told to self-isolate.
• Bosworth Academy, Desford: A pupil has tested positive for coronavirus. Head teacher Simon Brown said in a letter the pupil had not caught it from anyone at school and it would remain open.
• Overdale Infant School, Knighton: A Year 1 pupil tested positive for the virus, prompting the whole year group to be kept at home.
• Humberstone Junior Academy: A child has tested positive and other children in their bubble have been told to isolate at home for 14 days. The school remains open.

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Ross Grant, chair of trustees at Overdale Infant School, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service it was "erring on the side of caution" by telling the year group to stay at home.

"We have a system in place to deal with this and the measures have kicked in smoothly," he said.

"Staff will be making sure parents have the support and resources needed to continue learning at home."

Leicestershire County Council said it is aware of nine confirmed cases since schools reopened in the last fortnight.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

A burst water main has caused flooding at a new development at Fosse Park this morning and closed three Leicestershire schools.

Severn Trent Water said the issue with the pipe on Narborough Road was first reported shortly after 04:00 and engineers are at the scene to carry out repairs.

Many properties in the LE2, LE3, LE8 and LE19 areas are completely without water or experiencing lower pressure this morning.

Blaby Stokes Primary School, Badgerbrook Primary School and Fullhurst Community College said they had closed to pupils due to having no water supply.

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"The place is absolutely devastated," said Rachel Platt, who tried to visit Fosse Park this morning.

"It is completely underwater from Next right through to the sports shop at the opposite end of the development."

She said shops in the old Fosse Park area were also affected.

Severn Trent said: "Our team is continuing to work in the area to get the burst repaired as quickly as possible.

"We are currently moving water around our network to ensure customers remain on supply throughout."

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Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

A group of children at a Leicester school have been told to self-isolate after a pupil tested positive for Covid-19.

In a statement on its website, The Lancaster Academy confirmed the Year 10 pupil had coronavirus.

It added 19 students who had been within two metres of the student for more than 15 minutes had been told to stay at home for 14 days.

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Others at the 840-pupil school in Knighton Lane East are not currently affected.

Principal Anna Fisher said: "I would like to reassure you that Public Health England were very clear that The Lancaster Academy has followed all the right guidelines for getting students back to school.

"I am aware that this is a worrying time for parents and I send my very best wishes to you and your families."

Eight months after their midfielder Jordan Sinnott died after being attacked during a night out, Matlock Town are picking up the pieces.

Neil Heath
BBC News Online

An arrest has been made following a disturbance in which a man reportedly brandished a sword.

Officers were called to Bridgeway Centre, The Meadows, at about 15:50 on Sunday.

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A 49-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of possessing a bladed article in a public place. A sword was recovered from a nearby address.

Nottinghamshire Police said it would have been a "frightening" incident for people to witness.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

A major road in Nottinghamshire has been partially closed due to a vehicle fire.

The A1 northbound between the A57/A638 Markham Moor and A57/A614 Upper Morton junctions were shut in the early hours of the morning after a HGV crashed.

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Fire crews, ambulance and police have attended the scene, though no injuries have so far been reported.

Highways England said the road may be closed for "some time" while recovery and clearance was carried out.

Diversions are in place.

BBC Weather

It is set to be a dry and partly cloudy day across the East Midlands.

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A few breaks in the cloud will allow brighter spells to develop this afternoon and it will remain largely dry in the evening.

Residents in the city of Leicester still cannot meet with other households in homes or gardens.

The English Football League appeals against a disciplinary panel's decision to clear Derby of breaching spending rules.

Derbyshire's chances of reaching the Bob Willis Trophy final fade after Lancashire's bowling attack have a day to remember.

Ben Duckett scores a scintillating century to put Nottinghamshire in control against Durham at Trent Bridge.

Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

Students in Year 10 at Beauchamp College have been told not to return to class for two weeks after a fellow pupil tested positive for coronavirus.

Staff at the Oadby school told the class in the affected bubble that they would have to learn from home until 22 September.

An email sent to families did not state whether the teachers who taught the pupil would need to self-isolate.

A statement from the college said: "We appreciate that this is an unwelcome disruption for students in this bubble but the safety of students, staff, parents-carers, and the wider community is our first priority."

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Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

Three staff members at a Leicestershire school have been told to self-isolate after a confirmed coronavirus case.

A letter was sent to parents of children at Brookvale Groby Learning Campus, which teaches 11-19-year-olds, telling them that a "member of our community" had tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.

It is understood that no pupils have been told that they need to stay at home.

On hearing about the test, the school said they had "immediately" alerted the Local Health Protection Team who advised that risk to students was "low".

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The nature broadcaster said plans to cull badgers in 11 new areas would not eradicate bovine TB.

Heather Burman
BBC News

A Nottinghamshire primary school has confirmed it will close for 14 days after its head teacher tested positive for coronavirus.

Trowell Primary School said in a statement that head teacher Dan Goddard was "currently in hospital, but is in good spirits".

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They said they took the decision to close the school after consulting with Public Health England.

Children and staff have been advised to self-isolate at home.

The second day of the Bob Willis Trophy match between Yorkshire and Leicestershire is washed out without a ball bowled at Emerald Headingley.

Samantha Noble
BBC News Online

No-one was injured in a car fire which closed the A46 near Newark on Saturday.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called to the blaze shortly before 18:00 and the car was "well alight on the northbound carriageway of the A46 north of Syerston".

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A spokeswoman from the service said crews from Newark and Collingham were sent to the scene.

She said the A46 was shut while they dealt with the fire but no-one was injured.

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