Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A 17-year-old-boy has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent, external following a stabbing in Nottingham city centre.

A 21-year-old man was stabbed on Milton Street at about 17:00 on 8 October and required life-saving medical treatment.

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Nottinghamshire Police said the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 16 April.

Sonia Kataria
BBC News

An anonymous artist nicknamed the "Syston knitting Bansky" has been at work yet again - this time brightening up a postbox in the Leicestershire town with an Easter-themed wool display.

The latest piece, covering the top of the same Royal Mail postbox on the High Street as used before, features three bunny rabbits with a basket of eggs.

The toppers often appear for events like Christmas, Mother's Day and VE Day but the identity of the person or group responsible remains a mystery.

Fiona Henry, owner of Syston Town News, which posts updates about the displays, said the first appeared shortly before Easter in 2019 and featured chicks.

"Since then we've had regular ones at special events," she said.

"There was Santa delivering presents on Christmas Day and then on Boxing Day, Santa tucked up in bed with his teddy and a Leicester City Football blanket.

"Previous ones have gone viral online. For the 75th VE Day the knitter did a topper with Sir Captain Tom Moore and it reached one million views across the world."

Ms Henry added: "There's no monetary value - it's purely to bring a smile to the community and a joy to your heart.

"I think the creator, the Syston knitting Bansky, must have a few helpers, who are sworn to secrecy."

The Nottinghamshire site, which opened in 1966, is due to be decommissioned from September 2022.

Two police officers were injured and four cars damaged as they stopped the driver on the slip road.

Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

A Leicester primary school has been closed until after the Easter holidays due to an outbreak of coronavirus.

Saint Mary’s Fields Primary School in Compton Road, Rowley Fields, was one of the first in the city to close a bubble shortly after all pupils returned to school on 8 March.

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A letter sent to parents said while the number of cases was "relatively low" they had "significantly affected staffing levels due to the number of staff now having to self-isolate".

In the letter, head teacher Rebecca Dulieu did not detail the number of cases but said the "safeguarding team, first aiders team and premises/cleaning team" were hit.

The 480-pupil primary will now be closed until 12 April, when children return after the Easter holidays.

Online lessons will be provided this week.

BBC local radio will continue to broadcast ball-by-ball county cricket commentary for the next four seasons.

Colin Pitchfork was jailed in 1988 after DNA linked him to the rape and murder of two 15-year-olds.

David Pittam
BBC News Online

Police said they continued to be called to house parties in Nottingham over the weekend, despite a dispersal order being in place in parts of the city to prevent Covid rule breaches.

Police imposed the 48-hour order at 18:00 on Saturday after issuing 59 fines for Covid-19 regulation breaches in one night.

The order, which runs until 18:00 today, covers parts of Lenton, the Arboretum and the city centre and gives police the power to ask people to leave the area and arrest those causing disruption.

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Insp Amy English said: "We fully appreciate it’s an incredibly difficult and frustrating time for everyone. However organising and attending house parties... is totally irresponsible."

Alex Regan
BBC News

A man has been arrested on suspicion of affray and criminal damage following a near five-hour rooftop stand-off in Mansfield, police have said.

Officers were called to Westfield Lane at 13:45 GMT on Sunday over reports a man had climbed on to the roof of a former bus station, off Lindley Street, and had started throwing roof tiles on to vehicles below.

Negotiators eventually talked the man down at 18:30 GMT.

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Alex Regan
BBC News

A digger thought to be worth about £20,000 has been stolen from a building site in Hucknall.

Nottinghamshire Police said the three-tonne Hyundai M255 track digger was taken from the site in Daniels Way between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

It is believed thieves got on to the site by unclipping a fence.

Det Ch Insp Hayley Williams said: "This theft has left hard-working construction workers unable to work and their employers facing an expensive bill."

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

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BBC Weather

There will be a few sunny spells this morning, but those will quickly give way to cloud and an overcast afternoon.

It should remain dry with highs of 10C, and this evening we can expect an overcast night with lows of 4C.

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