A century from in-form Temba Bavuma helps Northants make 342 all out against Derbyshire, who are 34-1 at the close.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Two well-known Leicester names - Showaddywaddy and Walkers - have inspired the names of the city's two new gritters.

The public voted in an online poll to call the vehicles Snow-waddywaddy and Spready Salted.

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Leicester City Council said the names will be added to the gritters in due course.

The naming of gritters is something that has been done by several other authorities in the country - in Shropshire there is a "Gritty McGritface" and in Suffolk, there is a SprEd Sheeran.

Alex Regan
BBC News

A 52-year-old man has been arrested after two men were stabbed in Newhall on Monday afternoon.

Police were called to High Street after reports two men had been injured close to the Sainsbury's store and the junction of Orchard Street at about 16:45.

The men, 39 and 33, suffered stab wounds and have been taken to hospital where they are expected to recover.

The suspect, from Swadlincote, is being held on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and remains in custody.

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BBC News

The number of coronavirus cases in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire has risen to seven.

Public Health England, external said as of 09:00 yesterday, there had been two diagnosed cases in the city and five in the county.

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Nottingham City Council has said the risk to the general public remains low.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain in parts of the East Midlands, which is valid until 12:00.

The forecast continues to be unsettled, but it isn't wall-to-wall rain.

We can expect some sunny spells with highs of 16C (61F) and lows overnight of 4C (39F).

Ruben says some make-up brands are not selling enough foundation shades for people of colour.

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers thought his side looked back to their best as Jamie Vardy ended his goal drought in a convincing win over Aston Villa.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

A medical centre in Derby is set to close after building work led to a consultation room no longer being sound proof.

Horizon Healthcare, which runs three medical practices in the city, temporarily closed its Tufnell Gardens branch in Mackworth after the issue came to light in September.

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Now the company has said it plans to close the centre permanently, with patients moving to its Humbleton Drive branch in Mackworth instead.

A spokeswoman said: "Our partnership has decided that it is more efficient to run the full service from Humbleton Drive as we do not own the Tufnell Gardens building and there is no lease on it."

Some ex-employees have lost tens of thousands of pounds through the collapsed firm's pension schemes.

Sonia Kataria
BBC News

An inmate who failed to return to HMP Sudbury, in Derbyshire, after day release is being sought by police.

Alan Murphy, 58, from Bolton, was sentenced to life in prison for possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence in 2008.

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Derbyshire Police said Murphy failed to return to the open prison on Friday.

The force said he should not be approached but urged anyone who sees him to contact them immediately.

Officers found the vehicle making "its less than speedy getaway" in Park Lane, Nottingham.

Sonia Kataria
BBC News

A second case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Leicestershire.

Public Health England said it is currently contacting people who may have had close contact with the second confirmed case in the county.

Mike Sandys, director of public health for Leicestershire County Council, said the risk to the general public "remains low".

The first case in Leicestershire was announced on Saturday, while there is another case involving a Loughborough University student, but they are not a resident of the county.

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Four cases of the illness have been confirmed in Derbyshire, while there are five cases in Nottinghamshire.

Alyasa Samuel stabbed his estranged wife's boyfriend in the restaurant during a heated argument.

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More than 100 Britons stuck on a coronavirus-hit cruise ship off the coast of California will soon be allowed to leave the vessel.

Passengers will soon disembark the Grand Princess - a process the liner's operator said will take a number of days.

Britons on board have described feeling tired and "fed up", having been confined to their cabins since Thursday.

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The ship, which is carrying 21 people who have tested positive, will dock in the port of Oakland.

There are 142 British nationals on board - both guests and crew members.

The government said it has been in contact with all Britons on the ship and is "working intensively" to arrange a repatriation flight.

Justine Griffin, from Leicestershire, is travelling with her husband Dave and friends, and renewed her wedding vows on board the ship to mark her 25th wedding anniversary.

She previously told the PA news agency she feared they would be "at the bottom of the list" to get off the vessel.

The RSPCA says there were "clear signs" the dog had been used for breeding.

Campaigners, citing the cases of 19 women, say perpetrators can be protected from facing justice.

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A group of British travellers quarantined on the Grand Princess cruise ship has said they have no idea when they will be able to return to the UK.

Although the ship is due to dock in Oakland, California, on Monday, only passengers requiring treatment and state residents will be allowed to disembark.

It is not known what will happen to passengers from other countries.

Justine Griffin, who lives in Leicestershire, was travelling on the ship with her husband Dave and four friends when it was placed into quarantine.

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Mrs Griffin told the PA news agency: "We won't be getting off tomorrow as we are at the bottom of the list. First the sick, then Californians, then any other Americans."

The couple have not been tested for the coronavirus but believe they will have to enter quarantine in the UK for a further two weeks when they return home.

"The longer it takes to get us to England the longer we're away from our family. We both have medical appointments to attend, and Dave is having a shoulder replacement operation," she said.

"I've just got in contact with our MP back in England to try and see what's happening.

"I had to tell my youngest child I'm not coming home and I don't know when I will be. He was so upset - he's only eight and we're his special guardians so he doesn't deal well with things changing, it's heartbreaking."

The ship is operated by Princess Cruises, who also own the Diamond Princess, which was placed into quarantine in Japan last month.

Liam Barnes
BBC News

Brackenfield Special School in Long Eaton will be closed for the day due to problems with drainage in the local area, leaving the school unable to use any toilets.

Derbyshire County Council said Severn Trent is currently working to resolve the issue.

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Amy Woodfield
BBC News

More cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the East Midlands.

In Derbyshire, a fourth case of the illness was confirmed over the weekend.

Derbyshire County Council announced the diagnosis on Sunday, saying it relates to travel in Italy and is unconnected to other cases in the county.

Also over the weekend, Leicestershire County Council confirmed the county's first case of coronavirus.

Loughborough University added one of their students had contracted the virus , external- but said they hadn't been in the town since 3 March.

In Nottinghamshire, there are a total of five confirmed cases - two in the city and three in the county.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

There will be some rather unsettled weather over the next few days.

Cloud will start to build from the west as the day goes, bringing in plenty of rain across the region during the afternoon.