A dark and gloomy winter picture is in store, with spots of sleet and top temperatures of just 3C on the cards.
Today's BBC Weather Watchers picture comes from Bry, who snapped a shot of the Christmas tree in Ilkeston.
Image source, BryNottinghamshire Wildlife Trust says the site represents a "once-in-a-generation" opportunity.
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Sandish Shoker
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over a stabbing in Leicester last month.
A 19-year-old man was seriously injured and received hospital treatment after he was found stabbed at the end of Elsworthy Walk where it meets Cuffling Drive, Braunstone Frith on 25 November.
Police arrested a 19-year-old man yesterday and he remains in police custody.
Image source, GoogleDet Insp Mark Parish said the victim had since been discharged from hospital and was "recovering well".
He appealed for any witnesses to what happened to come forward.
The toiletries were meant for victims at a sexual assault referral centre.
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Amy Woodfield
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A council has apologised to a mother and agreed to pay her more than £8,000 after it stopped funding her autistic son's school transport.
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman said the mother had received free taxis to take her son - who has autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) - to school but this was stopped by Nottingham City Council when the family moved house.
The council's decision was taken "without taking proper account of his mobility problems or his special needs", the ombudsman found.
Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman Michael King said: "It [the council] did not properly question whether the boy could walk or get to school using public transport, despite strong evidence suggesting this was not possible because of his behavioural difficulties and physical problems.
"This has caused serious distress and hardship to the family and is likely to have significantly affected the boy's education and his personal development."
Image source, Getty ImagesThe ombudsman said the mother spent £1,511 getting her son to school, leaving her unable to pay her bills.
The council said it accepts the ombudsman's findings and apologised to the family.
The authority agreed to reimburse the costs the mother incurred paying for her son's transport, £300 for the time she spent making her complaint and a further £1,000 "to reflect the distress and difficulty the family faced".
In addition, the council will also pay the mother £5,500 in acknowledgement of the impact of the son's lost schooling, which the ombudsman estimated was 11 months over an 18-month period.
"We hope that our apology and reimbursement of these expenses will help compensate the family for this," council leader David Mellen said.
Families say concerns have been raised for years at the hospitals but "little has changed".
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Gavin Bevis
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Two men were seriously injured when a motorbike that had been stolen in a robbery involving a stabbing crashed in Mansfield.
Nottinghamshire Police said the bike's rider and a passenger were in a stable condition after it collided with a van at the junction of Chesterfield Road South and Paulson's Drive at about 06:20 today.
Image source, GoogleThe force said the off-road bike had been been stolen about 15 minutes earlier when a man was stabbed at a house in Bishop Street.
The man has since been discharged from hospital. The junction where the crash took place remains closed.
Det Insp Gayle Hart: "It appears a man has been stabbed before having his off-road bike taken from him which has subsequently been involved in a collision.
"We believe this was originally a targeted attack and are glad that no members of the public were injured as a result of the later collision."
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Doorstep coronavirus testing has started again in Leicester in an effort to reduce the city's rate of infection.
Council staff are going house-to-house in areas with higher levels of infection like Braunstone, Hamilton, St Peters and St Matthews.
Residents will be asked to take a swab test even if they don’t have any symptoms.
Image source, Leicester City CouncilLeicester City Council is hoping to deliver and process 500 of these tests every day.
The authority said a previous testing scheme helped bring down the infection rate to 25 per 100,000 in August.
City Mayor Peter Soulsby said: "While we wait for the go-ahead from the government to roll out the new, quicker lateral flow tests, it's vital that we crack on using whatever means we have at our disposal."
Leicester's director of public health, Professor Ivan Browne, said: "The good news is that overall numbers are coming down, but we remain very concerned about the infection rate in Leicester – and no-one must think the development of a vaccine means they can be less vigilant."
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A huge display of festive lights and sounds is being switched on in Nottingham tonight.
The opening was delayed because of the second lockdown
Wollaton Hall has organised a special multi-sensory light show which begins this evening.
The designers said they drew inspiration for the "Covid-secure" spectacle from the wildlife around the park and said there were a few surprises in store for visitors.
The event, which was postponed because of the second lockdown, runs into the new year.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Rolls-Royce has said it plans to transfer its Hucknall plant to its subsidiary company ITP Aero, external.
The change for the facility, which produces a range of aero-engine parts, forms part of a major restructuring of the firm's civil aerospace business.
Rolls-Royce said ITP Aero was among a number of assets it was considering selling to help it generate proceeds of £2bn to strengthen its balance sheet.
The firm said it was also proposing to end the manufacture of aero-engine shafts at its Inchinnan plant in Scotland so it could "consolidate" production of the part in Derby.
Image source, GoogleChris Cholerton, the company's head of civil aerospace, said: "The pandemic has created a once-in-a-generation shock to the whole of commercial aviation and it is going to take years to recover.
“The proposals we are laying out today will provide an opportunity for our workforce in Hucknall to benefit from being part of an enlarged global aerospace leader that can compete for business with other engine manufacturers."
Rolls-Royce added any job losses resulting from the shake-up were included within the figure of at least 9,000 across the company, which was announced in May.
Victims that reported sexual offences said the criminal justice process was insensitive and unfair.
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Two men have been taken to hospital with "serious injuries" after a crash between a van and a motorbike.
Nottinghamshire Police said it happened Police said it happened on Chesterfield Road South in Mansfield at 06:20 this morning at the junction with Paulson's Drive.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceBoth roads are currently closed while the force carries out an investigation.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A woman in her 70s has died after a crash involving a bin lorry and two cars in Ravenstone.
Police said the crash, involving the bin lorry, a Ford Ranger and a Ford Focus, happened just before 12:20 yesterday on the A511 Swannington Road.
The woman, who was driving the Ford Focus, was pronounced dead at the scene. Others involved were reported to have sustained minor injuries, Leicestershire Police added.
Image source, GoogleThe force has appealed for witnesses.
It looks set to be an unsettled day with showery outbreaks of rain for many areas, becoming heavy at times.
The rain will ease later into the afternoon.
Image source, OrangePeelFitness studio owner Kat Bailey was told Makro had banned under-16s to enforce social distancing.
Read MoreWatford miss the chance to go top of the Championship as they play out a goalless draw with Nottingham Forest.
Read MoreNotts County extend their unbeaten run to four games with a goalless National League draw at Dagenham and Redbridge.
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