Narrowboat involved in eight-mile police chasepublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 30 April 2021
One officer says he had been waiting 15 years to be involved in a water pursuit.
Read MoreNarrowboat involved in eight-mile police chasepublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 30 April 2021
Climate protesters tape up council 'crime scene'published at 10:13 British Summer Time 30 April 2021
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineExtinction Rebellion campaigners have put up "crime scene" tape at Nottinghamshire County Council's headquarters.
Pictures of the "Climate Crime Scene" tape wound around several of the entrances to County Hall in West Bridgford have been posted on social media.
Image source, Extinction RebellionIt is part of an ongoing protest to push the council to declare a climate emergency in the run-up to next week's local elections.
The group wants the council to commit to opposing incinerators and removing pensions investments in the fossil fuel industry.
The authority said it was making no comment at this time.
Man stabbed after meeting online buyer to discuss salepublished at 08:36 British Summer Time 30 April 2021
Samantha Noble
BBC News OnlinePolice are trying to trace a man after another man was stabbed when he met a potential buyer of items he had advertised online.
Nottinghamshire Police said the victim was stabbed in the back of his shoulder on a towpath along the River Leen, in Radford, Nottingham between 14:30 and 15:30 on Wednesday.
The man ran off with the goods and the 20-year-old went to hospital where he was given stitches before being discharged,
Image source, GoogleDet Sgt Andy Buxton said: "The towpath where this happened is quite heavily used so we’re urging anyone who was in that area around the time and who saw anything to please get in touch with us."
He said the suspect has been described as middle-eastern, aged about 24, 6ft 2in tall and of a muscular build.
He also had dark hair, a sharp defined beard and was wearing a dark-coloured tracksuit.
Officers also urged people to protect themselves when selling goods online, for example by speaking to the person first, using PayPal rather than cash, and to avoid meeting at home or in a secluded location.
Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 30 April 2021
After a bright start, patchy cloud and scattered showers will push in through the afternoon.
There should still be a few sunny spells across the day though with light winds.
Image source, The BugsBroad stirs Notts after batting collapsepublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
England bowler Stuart Broad strikes twice as Nottinghamshire recover from a batting collapse to leave Derbyshire reeling on 86-8.
Read MoreY Not Festival announces 2021 line-uppublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsOrganisers of the Y Not Festival in Derbyshire have confirmed the event will go ahead this summer.
Stereophonics, Bombay Bicycle Club and Blossoms will headline the festival near Pikehall in the Peak District.
Other acts due to feature are Circa Waves, Sleaford Mods and Jake Bugg.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's one of just a few festivals going ahead this year due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Other local events like Download have been cancelled.
Evans century powers Foxes at Bristolpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Leicestershire opener Sam Evans scores 102 against Gloucestershire to help the visitors make a strong start at Bristol.
Read More'The epitome of how we all should be'published at 18:04 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Tributes pour in to honour the passing of Leicester Tigers player-turned-commentator Bleddyn Jones, at the age of 72
Read MoreMPs back miners in pension fund 'injustice' demandpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Ex-miners, not the government, should immediately get £1.2bn extra from the fund, a report says.
Read MoreRailway footpath closed after 'repeated misuse'published at 16:16 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Network Rail releases CCTV of teenagers sitting on the railway tracks as an example of "misuse".
Read MoreWater supplies return for 'majority' of propertiespublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsMost of those affected by a burst water pipe in Gedling have now had their water supply returned.
Severn Trent said it was aiming to have all remaining properties back on "very shortly".
A spokesperson for the company said: “We’re pleased to say the majority of customers’ water supplies are now back on.
"We’re really sorry to those who are still affected and our engineers are moving water around our network, operating valves and will be using tankers to inject water directly into the network to help get supplies on.
"The pipe that’s burst is one of our larger pipes so we’re really thankful for everyone’s patience while we continue to work on this complicated repair."
Firefighters tackle 300-year-old tree on fire in parkpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsFirefighters were called to Wollaton Park yesterday afternoon after reports of a fallen tree on fire.
The fire service said they "discovered a deep-seated fire within the trunk of a fallen 300-year-old tree".
While they were able to stop the fire from spreading to nearby woodland, they could not stop the fire deep in the trunk.
Image source, Nottinghamhire Fire and RescueIt said a team from Wollaton Hall and Nottingham City Council was also on site.
It is unknown how the fire started.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Fire and RescueBBC Radio Derby celebrates 50 years of broadcastingpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsBBC Radio Derby is celebrating its 50th anniversary today.
The station officially went on air for the first time on 29 April 1971 with programmes presented by Mike Warr and Jackie Brogan.
However, broadcasting had already started two months earlier due to the "Rolls-Royce crash" as the receivers were called in to the then flailing company.
Over the years the station has enjoyed numerous successes.
In 1979, presenters Paul Baird and Simon Shaw entered The Guinness Book of Records with a non-stop 45-hour programme.
More recently it was named Station of the Year at the Sony Radio Awards in 2007, 2010 and 2011.
Listeners have been sharing their memories of the station including presenters like Colin Bloomfield, who died six years ago, and classic moments from its coverage of Derby County.
David Black has been a listener for more than 40 years and remembers playing cricket with several of the station presenters - pretending to be on the station's weather department.
"We never won anything," he said.
He rates the station as "better than ever" and said it had helped many people cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
Image source, Dave MaynardPaedophile raped teenage girl on his wedding nightpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Nottinghamshire Police say Jason Guzikowski abused the girl over a number of years.
Read MoreBurst water pipe: Some customers back onpublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsSevern Trent says some customers in Nottinghamshire who have been without water or had low pressure since this morning have had their supply restored.
It said work was continuing to get the water supply back to normal for everyone else.
A large pipe at a construction site on Lambley Lane burst overnight and caused issues for residents in the NG3 and NG4 postcode areas this morning, as well as closing three schools.
Villagers in £300k bid to buy Peak District landpublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
If successful the villagers are planning to plant more than 5,000 trees on the field in Foolow.
Read MoreNo Covid deaths in Leicester in over a weekpublished at 10:46 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
BBC Radio LeicesterThere have been no recorded coronavirus-related deaths at Leicester’s hospitals for more than a week for the first time since the summer.
NHS data shows that the last time a patient who had tested positive for coronavirus died at either the Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital or Glenfield Hospital was on 18 April.
It is also the first time since weekly updates started in July that no Covid deaths have been recorded by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngineers at water leak sitepublished at 10:46 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsSevern Trent workers are on site at a burst water pipe in Nottinghamshire, which has forced three schools to close and left people in the area without a supply.
Teams were "digging to excavate the pipe" in Gedling in order to start repairs and were using tankers to help get the water supply restored.
A statement said: "We’re really sorry about this and it will be our absolute priority to make sure that everyone’s water is back on as quickly as possible."
It said bottled water is also being delivered to their "most vulnerable customers".
Severn Trent confirmed the pipe that had burst was on the construction site for the Gedling Access Road.
It said it would "be fully investigating the cause of the burst, but the priority right now is to get everything back to normal".
The new road is being created to provide a link between the B684 Mapperley Plains and the A612 Nottingham Road.
'Didn't hurt at all': Hancock receives jab from Prof Van-Tampublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
BBC News HealthProf Jonathan Van-Tam, who is a member of the University of Nottingham's School of Medicine, has given Health Secretary Matt Hancock his first coronavirus vaccination.
England's deputy chief medical officer has played a lead role in the national response to the pandemic and has been volunteering at vaccine centres, including in Nottingham.
He gave Mr Hancock his first dose at the Science Museum in London this morning.
Mr Hancock has tweeted, external after receiving his first coronavirus vaccine dose, saying: "Didn't hurt at all!" and "massive thanks to JVT".
Prof Van-Tam joined the Department of Health and Social Care in 2017, and has also worked in the private sector over the course of his career.
He has close ties to the University of Nottingham, having studied at the university himself and lectured there in the late 1990s. He returned as a professor in 2007.
Burst pipe closes schoolspublished at 09:43 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsPeople in part of Nottinghamshire are without water or have a reduced supply this morning after a large water leak in Gedling.
Seven Trent Water said the leak in Lambley Lane was detected just before 08:00 and engineers are on site to fix the problem.
Parkdale Primary School, Priory Junior School and Phoenix Infant and Nursery School have announced they have closed.
Parkdale's headteacher wrote on Facebook: "Severn Trent tell us it is a major problem and they do not yet know the cause or where that may lie. As it stands, we need to prepare to close."
Image source, Severn Trent WaterSevern Trent Water said staff were trying to "move water around the network" to get customers back on.
The leak is affecting people in the NG3 and NG4 postcode areas.
A spokeswoman said: "We’re really sorry to anyone who may be experiencing little or no water this morning, due to one of our larger pipes bursting on Lambley Lane.
"Our engineers are working hard to get supplies back on, and will be moving water around our network of pipes, operating valves and using tankers to help get the water back on for everyone as quickly as possible."
