Three Leicester City first-team players are in self-isolation after showing symptoms of coronavirus.

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A man has been charged after a cannabis factory was discovered in Sileby, Leicestershire, yesterday.

Leicestershire Police said the 30-year-old was charged with production of cannabis and is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court today.

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Four other men, aged 27, 28, 33 and 37, were also arrested in Swan Street, Sileby, on suspicion of production of cannabis and burglary offences.

They have since been released pending further investigations, police said.

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Local Democracy Reporter

Four members of a Leicestershire family have been diagnosed with coronavirus.

Three new cases were confirmed today – all three are family members of one of the previously confirmed cases.

It brings the total number of confirmed cases in the county to five.

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A joint statement by Public Health England (PHE) and Leicestershire County Council said: "PHE is currently contacting people who may have had close contact with the three new cases – all three are family members of the case confirmed on Monday.

"Close contacts will be given health advice about symptoms and emergency contact details to use if they become unwell in the 14 days after they had contact with the confirmed case."

Another separate case at Loughborough University was reported on Saturday but does not involve a Leicestershire resident.

Leicester City have also said three first-team players are self-isolating after showing symptoms of coronavirus.

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North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen has confirmed he is self-isolating.

It is understood the Conservative MP made the decision after having lunch with health minister Nadine Dorries in the House of Commons last week, before she became the first MP to be diagnosed with coronavirus.

Mr Bridgen is now awaiting a test.

Speaking from his home, he told Press Association: "I have a cough and a cold but I am working via Skype and the telephone."

Meanwhile, fellow Tory and Charnwood MP Edward Argar - who has self-isolated "as a precaution" - told the BBC he is "feeling fine with no symptoms". He has not yet been tested for the illness.

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The 17-year-old defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies murder.

The owner of the Trafford Centre and Lakeside shopping centres reports a loss of £2bn.

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A Leicestershire MP and government minister has put himself into self-isolation while being tested for coronavirus.

Edward Argar, the Conservative MP for Charnwood, took the decision "as a precaution" after having lunch with fellow health minister Nadine Dorries, who has been diagnosed with the illness, a source confirmed to Press Association.

The BBC has contacted his office for more information.

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A Nottinghamshire GP has criticised the quality of the equipment provided to surgeries to protect staff from catching coronavirus.

Dr Hussain Gandhi works at the Wellspring Surgery in St Ann's, which serves more than 10,000 patients.

They have received supplies, including 200 face masks from NHS England.

But Dr Hussain is concerned they are not going to be effective in containing the virus.

"We had hoped for the N95 mask - which has a special membrane to filter out the virus - but we got something else instead and it is a question of how much protection those offer," he said.

Samantha Noble
BBC News Online

The leader of Derbyshire County Council has said an "initial £1m" will be set aside to help the county deal with coronavirus.

Councillor Barry Lewis said: "It’s clear the impacts on local businesses and residents will be significant. We stand ready to help."

He said further details about the funding will be released later today.

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Derby has its first confirmed case of coronavirus, Public Health England has said.

There have been four diagnosed cases in Derbyshire - three in the High Peak area and one in Erewash.

Meanwhile, the number of cases in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire has risen to three in the city and six in the county.

In Leicestershire, there are two confirmed cases of the illness so far, according to Public Health England, external.

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BBC Weather presenter

There'll be some sunshine but some showers also after a blustery night.

There will be highs of 10C (50F) and lows of 3C (37F), feeling chillier than earlier in the week.

Refugees and asylum seekers were taken to explore the English countryside for the very first time.

Leicester winger Jonny May faces an "extended period" out after fracturing a cheekbone in England's Six Nations win over Wales.

Rethink Mental Illness and other groups say they are concerned people have been failed by the system.

Jack Thompson was later diagnosed with hidden heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Kim Beaney wins £74,000 after a tribunal criticises Highways England for her "atrocious" treatment.

The Prison Service says HMP Nottingham inmate Alexander Braund, 25, died on Tuesday.

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BBC News Online

A male peregrine falcon from Derby Cathedral has flown to Belper to find a mate, days after another male was shot and died.

The two-year-old bird was spotted by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust "trying to impress a female" and is believed to be mating.

Last Wednesday another of the birds, which had been nesting with a female at East Mill, was found with two shotgun pellets.

The Derbyshire town is famous for its nesting peregrines and a number of young have fledged there.

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Tim Birch, director of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, said it was "good news" a new male was on the scene.

However, he tweeted: "Bad news is how safe is he, given the previous male who died had two shotgun pellets in its body."

Derbyshire Police has been investigating the death, which was the second time in five years the birds have been targeted.

Police believe "the same person or people" targeted four homes, stealing jewellery, cash and a mobile phone.

Nottingham Forest players and staff have tested negative for coronavirus after owner Evangelos Marinakis' positive result.