Number of positive isolating pupils unknownpublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 1 July 2021
The government cannot say how many Covid infections in England are being prevented by sending pupils home.
Read MoreNumber of positive isolating pupils unknownpublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 1 July 2021
M1 fire: Three lanes reopenpublished at 09:54 British Summer Time 1 July 2021
Dave Wade
BBC NewsThree lanes have been reopened on the M1 southbound after a car fire, Highways England has said.
Traffic was stopped just before J28 after the blaze near Tibshelf services earlier causing delays.
Lane one remains closed.
There have been no reported injuries.
Image source, Highways EnglandTraffic stopped on M1 after vehicle firepublished at 08:57 British Summer Time 1 July 2021
Dave Wade
BBC NewsTraffic has been stopped on the M1 southbound just before J28 because of a vehicle fire.
Highways England said all lanes have been closed while Derbyshire firefighters deal with blaze, near Tibshelf services.
Drivers have been advised to avoid the area.
It's not yet known if anyone has been injured.
Image source, Highways EnglandToday's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:11 British Summer Time 1 July 2021
Today will see a mixture of sunny spells and light patchy cloud throughout the day.
The cloud will tend to clear later, leaving widespread sunshine and it should remain dry for all.
Pollen levels remain very high today.
Weekend dispersal order in place for townpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News OnlineA dispersal order will be in place for parts of a Leicestershire town this weekend, police have said.
The order, external for Ashby de la Zouch, which covers the area from North Street to South Street and includes the Bath Grounds sports area, will be in place from Friday evening for 48 hours.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceIt gives police officers the power to move on those who are deemed to present a risk of antisocial or criminal behaviour.
"Children aged 16 or under can be taken to their home address or a place of safety and anyone moved on under the powers can be prohibited from going back there for a certain period of time," Insp Rich Jackson said.
"Anyone who refuses to comply with an order to leave will be committing an offence and could be arrested."
The move is in response to a number of reports of groups of people causing trouble, police confirmed.
Parents charged with baby daughter's murderpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Lauren Saint George and Darren Hurrell did not enter pleas at the Old Bailey.
Read MoreTeacher bleaches hair to 'hype up' win over Germanypublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsFootball fever has spread across the country as celebrations of England's victory over Germany continue.
The Three Lions won 2-0 in the last 16 of Euro 2020 at Wembley last night.
To commemorate the moment, a Leicestershire primary school teacher bleached his hair to match midfielder Phil Foden's.
Adam Wright said his year 4 class at Sherard Primary School in Melton Mowbray was delighted by his new hairstyle.
Image source, EPAHe said: "I thought about what could I do just to hype it up a little bit, especially at school to get the kids going, so I thought I would dye my hair like Foden...or Gazza if you like.
"They [the pupils] are absolutely loving it and with England doing so well it's created a hype around the competition and it's been fantastic."
Lorry stuck under railway bridge forces road closurepublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Samantha Noble
BBC News OnlineA Nottinghamshire road has been closed in both directions after a lorry got stuck under a railway bridge.
Emergency services were called to Stapleford Road in Trowell at about 14:00.
Notttinghamshire Fire Service said there were no reports of any injuries.
"We are still there trying to release the lorry - no-one is trapped," a fire service spokeswoman said.
Image source, Louise SpencerA Network Rail spokesman said: "We had trains running at a slow speed while teams inspected the bridge but they found no damage."
However, he said there would be no trains running over the bridge - on the Erewash Valley Line - for a short period while a recovery vehicle attempted to dislodge the lorry.
"We urge drivers to check their vehicle's height and signs on the bridges," he added.
Image source, Spotted: TrowellWoman dies in Kirkby-in-Ashfield house firepublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Alex Smith
BBC News OnlineA 53-year-old woman has died in a house fire.
Emergency services were called to the blaze in The Hill in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, just before 00:40 today.
The woman, who was the only person in the house, was pronounced dead at the scene, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said.
Image source, GoogleNottinghamshire Police closed the road while firefighters brought the blaze under control.
A joint investigation into the cause of the fire is now under way.
"We are keeping an open mind while we determine what caused the blaze but we are not currently treating the woman's death as suspicious," Det Insp Gayle Hart said.
Two boys arrested after girls report sexual assaultpublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsTwo teenage boys have been arrested after two girls reported being sexually assaulted in Oakham.
Leicestershire Police said the 13-year-old girls were walking along Princess Avenue at about 18:00 on Sunday when they were followed by two boys "who tried to talk to the girls and then touched them inappropriately".
The girls' parents came to help them, a force spokesman said, after which the boys also verbally abused them, with two other girls reportedly "touched inappropriately" that day.
Officers arrested a 14-year-old boy from Oakham and a 15-year-old boy from Draycott-in-the-Clay in connection with both cases, and are asking for any witnesses to contact police.
Image source, GoogleLeicester sign 'exciting' striker Dakapublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Leicester City sign Zambian striker Patson Daka from Red Bull Salzburg on a five-year-deal.
Read MoreSex offender jailed after admitting offencespublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Liam Barnes
BBC NewsA sex offender who sent sexual messages to undercover police officers posing as a 12-year-old girl has been jailed for three years.
Lewis Watts began sending messages on social media site Kik on 4 November last year, asking the user he believed to be a young girl to send sexual images.
He also sent similar messages to other accounts, Leicestershire Police said, but these were also run by police, with West Midlands Police informing their colleagues, who arrested Watts on 22 December.
The 26-year-old, of Saxelby Road in Melton Mowbray, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual communications with a child, one count of attempting to incite a child under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity and one count of breaching a sexual harm prevention order.
He was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Monday.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceQuote MessageThis man is a serial offender and thanks to the detailed and dedicated work of officers from the Paedophile Online Investigation Team and West Midlands Police, we were able to identify Watt’s account and provide full proof of what his intentions were when he made contact with the decoy accounts."
Det Con Glen Reid, Leicestershire Police
'Stalking victim' died from stab wound to neckpublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Inquests are opened into the deaths of Gracie Spinks and the man thought to have killed her.
Read MoreA&E staff to wear bodycams after rise in abusepublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Bodycams are given to front-line staff in Derby after a "sharp rise" in physical and verbal abuse.
Read MoreAllen among nine leaving Leicester Womenpublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Remi Allen and Charlotte Fleming are among nine players who are leaving Leicester City Women following promotion to the WSL
Read MoreCrowds celebrate England winpublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsBig crowds gathered in Nottingham's Old Market Square last night after England's 2-0 win against Germany in Euro 2020.
Scores of fans gathered to sing and celebrate after the final whistle.
England will now face Ukraine in the quarter finals of the competition on Saturday.
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said there were no arrests.
Large gathering of car enthusiasts broken up by policepublished at 08:11 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsA large gathering of car enthusiasts was broken up over the weekend amid complaints of antisocial behaviour from residents, police have said.
Nottinghamshire Police said 100 cars and up to 200 people were at the organised meeting in Sellers Wood Drive from about 21:15 on Sunday.
It said reports were received of inconsiderate and dangerous driving, with vehicles causing issues for other road users and residents.
A small number of drivers were also reportedly seen racing around the Blenheim Industrial Estate, in Bennerley Road, Bulwell, at about 21:45 on Saturday.
Image source, GoogleSgt Oliver Chadwick said there were still Covid restrictions on large gatherings, adding: "We understand people's passion and desire for wanting to meet, admire each other's vehicles and come together, but what we do not condone is antisocial behaviour causing misery for local people and dangerous and irresponsible driving on our roads which puts the safety of other road users at risk."
Sgt Chadwick said dispersal order powers can be used against large groups in an area without having to arrest them – allowing police to break up gatherings more quickly.
Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Today will be a largely cloudy and dull day, but it should remain dry.
Later on in the afternoon, the cloud will begin to break up in places, and a few spells of late afternoon sunshine will develop.
Essex edge out Somerset & Surrey beatenpublished at 22:48 British Summer Time 29 June 2021
Essex beat Somerset by six wickets, Glamorgan edge Surrey by one run while Northants beat Leicestershire in the T20 Blast.
Read MoreLeicestershire batsman Kimber isolatingpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 29 June 2021
Leicestershire's Louis Kimber is to self-isolate after a contact returned a positive lateral flow test for Covid-19.
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