How are travel rules being relaxed?published at 11:07 British Summer Time 3 July 2020
From Friday, fully vaccinated people travelling to the UK no longer have to take any Covid tests.
Read MoreHow are travel rules being relaxed?published at 11:07 British Summer Time 3 July 2020
How would League Two have finished?published at 17:59 British Summer Time 9 June 2020
How would League Two have ended without coronavirus? Experts at the University of Reading predict the 'final table'.
Read MoreStilton sales plunge 30% amid coronavirus pandemicpublished at 09:28 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
Makers of the UK's only trademarked cheese hope the British public will start buying more of the product.
Read MoreCall to protect Filipino health workerspublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 17 May 2020
Approximately 13% of the 173 frontline health and care worker deaths had Filipino heritage.
Read More'Kiss on the cheek' assault appeal mockedpublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 17 May 2020
Police said the unwanted kiss was a sexual assault and the victim was "very distressed".
Read MoreBoy cycling 400 miles in memory of great-grandmapublished at 11:21 British Summer Time 17 May 2020
Ben, 11, is cycling on a static bike the distance from his home to where his great-grandmother lived in Derbyshire.
Read MoreLeague Two clubs vote to end seasonpublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 17 May 2020
The League Two season is brought to an early conclusion after talks between clubs and the English Football League.
Read MoreCall to protect Filipino health workerspublished at 10:06 British Summer Time 17 May 2020
PA MediaThe Philippines' ambassador to the UK has called for key workers to be "properly protected".
It's after it was claimed Filipinos had the highest death rate of staff across the NHS and care services.
Image source, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton TrustBy 16 May, the PA news agency had verified the deaths of 173 frontline health and care workers with Covid-19. Of those, 23 - approximately 13% - were of Filipino heritage.
Among those to have lost their lives were two who died this week - Norman Austria, a healthcare assistant at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, and Jun Terre, a nurse at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire.
In a message to PA following the deaths, ambassador Antonio Lagdameo said: "I urge the NHS to ensure that those heroes who put their lives on the line for all of us are properly protected and equipped as they do their job."
The NHS has introduced risk assessments for all BAME staff in the wake of the concerns.
'I have 1,400 plants in my one-bed home'published at 02:44 British Summer Time 17 May 2020
Joe Bagley has to keep his clothes in the loft because he has no room for a wardrobe.
Read MoreChurch uses Minecraft to reach teens in quarantinepublished at 02:28 British Summer Time 17 May 2020
The youth group has created a Minecraft server where younger parishioners can socialise and learn.
Read More'People must think that Covid-19 is a joke'published at 15:33 British Summer Time 16 May 2020
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThe leader of Derbyshire County Council has taken to Twitter to complain about the amount of people out in Matlock.
The area is popular tourists and even attracted crowds of visitors at the start of the coronavirus lockdown.
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End of twitter postAirport hopes holiday travel will resume in Julypublished at 02:33 British Summer Time 16 May 2020
East Midlands Airport's managing director said they were lobbying the government hard over travel restrictions.
Read MoreSeriously ill singer seeks help finishing albumpublished at 02:09 British Summer Time 16 May 2020
Kara Jane Spencer is desperate to get the album recorded before her health declines further.
Read MoreTributes to doctor who died with coronaviruspublished at 20:56 British Summer Time 15 May 2020
Dr Thomas Oelmann, 57, was best known for his "big personality", say colleagues.
Read MoreCoronavirus: New trials not yet to start in Derby and Nottinghampublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 15 May 2020
Press AssociationDerby and Nottingham Crown Courts will not be starting new trials yet after it was found they're not suitable for safety measures to be maintained.
On Monday, four other crown courts will open their doors to jurors to hear new cases for the first time since March.
Jury trials have been on hold during the lockdown - with preliminary, plea and sentencing hearings being held virtually.
The Lord Chief Justice announced new trials will be started at the Old Bailey, Bristol Crown Court, Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, and Cardiff Crown Court under strict social-distancing guidelines.
A working group chaired by Mr Justice Edis and reporting to the Lord Chief Justice identified, as well as the four above, three other courts - Reading, Warwick, and Winchester - suitable for new trials.
Special arrangements will be put in place at the courts to maintain safety, in line with Public Health England and Public Health Wales guidelines.
To ensure social distancing, trials are expected to be split between up to three courtrooms.
Long and complex trials have already been postponed in favour of shorter cases of up to two weeks.
Mr Justice Edis' group assessed Derby and Nottingham Crown Courts, but found they were not yet suitable.
Police charge six over village affray and burglarypublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 15 May 2020
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsSix men, arrested during a police operation in Enderby on Thursday, have been changed.
The men, aged between 23 and 51, are accused of offences including burglary, arson, affray and assault ABH.
Image source, GoogleThe forces said the affray and ABH charges relate to an incident in Aston Flamville, Leicestershire, on 10 April.
The burglary and arson charges relate to an incident in Henham, Essex on 14 April.
Two other men, also arrested at the site on Blaby Road, are suspected of violent disorder, conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to commit arson.
They have been released on bail.
Care homes take part in virtual festivalpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 15 May 2020
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsMore than 60 care homes across Nottinghamshire have signed up to take part in a virtual festival's sing-a-long event.
The "Pack Up Your Troubles" sing-a-long will take place as part of the Nottstopping Festival, external - an online event on 23 and 24 May bringing together local musicians, poets, dancers, as well as local film and theatre.
Image source, Nottingham PlayhouseBBC Radio Nottingham and the Nottingham Playhouse have joined forces and hope the festival will help support care home residents and staff through the coronavirus lockdown.
They have also launched a pen pal scheme encouraging people to send a letter, story, poem or drawing to a care home resident to help forge some new friendships and brighten someone's day.
Firm sees 'tsunami' of orders for plasticpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 15 May 2020
East Midlands TodayA family-run company says it has had "a tsunami" of orders for clear plastic from businesses trying to protect their staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
Oadby Plastics, in Leicestershire, says there has been a huge demand for plastic sheeting with tonnes of it being shipped each week.
"We have never seen anything quite like this before," said managing director Mark Rojahn.
"Our material of clear plastics has been used for face visors so for the last six weeks we have probably supplied enough plastic to make five million visors, and that is continuing," he added.
The firm's plastics are also being used by employers to create till shields, as well as protection in offices and warehouses.
Up to 950 JCB jobs at risk as 'demand halves'published at 15:34 British Summer Time 15 May 2020
The staff roles are under threat at the firm's 10 plants in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Wrexham.
Read MoreResidents 'emotional' as coaches pass through villagepublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 15 May 2020
Neil Heath
BBC News OnlineResidents of a Nottinghamshire village were treated to a drive-by of coaches and buses during Thursday evening's clap for carers.
The event was organised between Marshalls of Sutton-on-Trent Ltd and Hutchinson Engineering, which are also based in Sutton-on-Trent.
Charlie Marshall, who watched the drive-by, said: "It was such an amazing memory and very emotional."
Media caption, Village treated to drive-past during clap for carers