Liam Barnes
BBC News

A headteacher of a Nottinghamshire school said it's made alternative arrangements for some of its students after a staff member working in the Year 5 bubble tested positive for coronavirus.

Rob Gilbey, from Robert Miles Junior School in Bingham, said its Year 5 pupils and their families or carers will need to stay home and self-isolate for 14 days after the school was informed of a positive case over the weekend.

The rest of the school "is open as usual to all other year groups and is operating normally", he said, adding the school has "followed the guidance and advice given by Public Health England’s Nottinghamshire Health Protection Team".

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A shipment of 1,000 face masks were seized from a shoe shop in Nottinghamshire by Trading Standards.

Liam Barnes
BBC News

A man who hosted a house party police said was "illegal" is facing a heavy fine after being handed a fixed penalty notice.

Nottinghamshire Police said officers were called to a property on Holgate Road in The Meadows at about 23:35 on Saturday, where they found about 40 people partying.

A spokesman said the crowd was dispersed using new legislation to tackle large gatherings that was introduced as part of efforts to halt the spread of coronavirus.

The man could be fined up to £10,000.

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Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

Two primary schools in Leicestershire have confirmed cases of coronavirus.

Blackfordby Primary School has been closed today to allow for a deep clean after a pupil tested positive for the virus over the weekend, while a child at All Saints Church of England Primary School in Sapcote has also tested positive.

A statement provided by the Oval Learning Trust, which runs the Blackfordby school, apologised to parents "for any inconvenience caused", adding it would update families "as soon as we have received guidance from the health protection team".

Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust said it has "followed government guidance and taken all of the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the virus".

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Two teachers at a Nottingham school have coronavirus confirmed, forcing their pupils to self-isolate.

Samantha Noble
BBC News Online

Rangers at Bradgate Park are urging people not to litter after a cygnet was found with string caught around its beak and foot, meaning it was unable to eat.

The rangers managed to catch the cygnet on Sunday, remove the string and return it to its mother in the park.

Image source, Bradgate Park Trust

Bradgate Park Trust said: "We urge visitors to use our on-site bins or take litter home.

"Please take care of the park and its wildlife and do not litter."

Leicestershire's Chief Constable highlighted a "particularly distasteful trend" of spitting.

Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

The family of a great-great-grandfather has described how they watched him die through a hospital window because coronavirus restrictions meant they could not be at his side.

Graham Porter, who was 82, died in July after being admitted to Glenfield Hospital in Leicester.

Mr Porter, who preferred to be called Gray, had a pacemaker fitted on New Year's Eve and his family said prior to his death, his "health was slowly deteriorating".

Due to Covid-19 visiting rules at the hospital, only his daughter Nicola Harding was able to be with him as he passed away.

But thanks to an "angel" nurse, some of the other family members were able to ring Ms Harding and say their final goodbyes as they stood outside of his hospital room at the window.

Mr Porter and his wife Margaret - who died three years and one day before her husband - lived in Aylestone.

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Ms Harding said: "My niece said, 'It’s OK granddad, go to grandma now', and that's when he closed his eyes and passed.

"Just after a tear rolled down his cheek. The whole thing was like something out of a Hollywood film."

Ms Harding added: "The kindness and compassion and just pure care that the team showed us that day and one nurse in particular, she was an angel, I can't describe her in any other way, it was amazing."

Mr Porter had six children, 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

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Ms Harding shared her story with University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust's board members last week to show the family's appreciation for the way they were treated.

The school tells pupils from a number of year groups to stay at home as a "precaution".

Samantha Noble
BBC News Online

People across the region have snapped some beautiful sunrise shots this morning.

The photographs below were taken at Mam Tor in the Peak District, Chilwell and the final picture was shot in Chesterfield by ambulance crew member Tracy as she arrived for her shift.

Image source, Darren Singleton

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Leicester Tigers sign South African back rower Jasper Wiese from Cheetahs following the end of his contract with the club.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

Police have released an image of a man officers want to speak to after a report a transgender woman was verbally abused in Derbyshire.

The incident, which police have classified as a hate crime, took place on Derby Street, Ilkeston, on 12 August.

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The man is described as white with a tanned complexion, of a skinny build with short brown hair and possibly aged in his 20s. He was wearing a grey tracksuit.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the force on 101.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

A man struck by a van in Leicester has died of his injuries, police have confirmed.

The crash, on Parker Drive, took place just after 16:20 on 2 September.

A pedestrian was injured by a Vauxhall Vivaro van which then collided with two other cars.

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The 40-year-old pedestrian was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham but died on Friday.

A 22-year-old man was arrested at the time on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving while under the influence of drugs and possession of a class A drug with intent to supply.

He was released under investigation.

Police have appealed for witnesses and information.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

A man is in hospital with serious injuries after his car crashed into a ditch off the A46 in Leicestershire.

Leicestershire Police said officers were called at 07:40 on Sunday to reports of a purple Ford Fiesta being found in a ditch in the area of Broome Lane, Ratcliffe on the Wreake.

The man, in his 50s, who was found in the car, was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham where he remains.

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Det Sgt Ed Des-Chanelle said detectives were trying to "establish the full circumstances leading up to this collision" and appealed for anyone who saw the car before or after the crash to get in touch.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

Two people have been seriously injured when a car hit them, sending one through a glass door.

The men were in Humberstone Road, Leicester, in the early hours of Sunday when a blue VW Golf struck them.

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The injured men, one in his 20s and one in his 30s, were taken to hospital but their condition is not believed to be life-threatening.

An appeal for witnesses has been made and police said they were particularly keen to trace two people who ran from the car immediately after the crash.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

A motorcyclist has died after being injured in a crash with a van in Nottinghamshire.

The crash happened in Lindhurst Lane, at the junction with Berry Hill Lane, Mansfield, at about 14:50 on Sunday.

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The motorcyclist, a 24-year-old man, was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital where he died that evening.

Police closed the road for several hours while investigations continued.

No arrests have been made but officers have appealed for witnesses.

BBC Weather

Early brightness will be short-lived with cloud quickly building throughout the morning, accompanied by a few scattered showers.

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It will remain largely cloudy overnight with occasional clear spells and a moderate westerly wind, but it will remain largely dry.