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Leicester are awarded four points after their Premiership game against Northampton was cancelled because of Covid-19 cases.

Patients, many shielding, have been offered appointments miles away from their homes.

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The friends said they were relieved people would not have to fear being fined for taking a walk.

Leicester cruise into the FA Cup fourth round with an emphatic win at Stoke.

Derby County's stand-in boss Pat Lyons says his decimated side were unable to pull off a "fairytale" as they lose to non-league Chorley.

Nottingham Forest end their awful recent run against Cardiff to heap more pressure on Bluebirds boss Neil Harris with a 1-0 FA Cup third-round win.

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Reporter, BBC News Online

Two women and a child had to be rescued from their car after it came off the road in Derbyshire.

The vehicle became stuck upright against a wall and tree after apparently skidding on the A623 near Tideswell at about 08:00 this morning.

Image source, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue

Image source, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue

Fire crews got the people out of the car and passed them into the care of the air ambulance and East Midlands Ambulance service.

Only minor injuries were suffered by the occupants. The road was closed for a number of hours.

Two women were fined £200 after driving five miles to walk around Foremark Reservoir, Derbyshire.

Students had threatened to withhold rent on accommodation they could not use due to the lockdown.

Derby's Covid-hit makeshift side are underdogs to win the FA Cup tie with non-league Chorley, says stand-in boss Pat Lyons.

The Peepul Centre in Leicester will have 36 vaccination stations when it opens later this month.

The two women were given £200 fixed penalty notices after driving five miles to go on a walk.