Richard Hanson, who spent 35 days in an induced coma, was discharged on Monday.

A British couple have spent two months trying to return to New Zealand after it shut its borders.

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Huge queues formed outside branches of McDonald's restaurants yesterday as the fast food chain reopened more drive-thrus for the first time since March.

On Tuesday, McDonald's reopened 168 restaurants for drive-thru across the UK and Ireland, 497 drive-thru sites reopened on Wednesday with a further 261 drive-thrus reopening today.

At one point yesterday, about 40 cars were waiting outside the Fosse Park restaurant in Leicester – including BBC Radio Leicester reporter Sophie Cook.

She said it took her about 45 minutes to get to the front and order her meal.

Travel disruption was also reported in West Bridgford, where fast food fans were waiting to get served.

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BBC Radio Derby went to a restaurant on Bakewell Road, in Matlock, where there were about 15 customers in the queue.

One customer told reporter Matt Barlow she had only just found out it had reopened and headed there straight away.

"I've even had my dinner - but I'm going to have a McDonald's as well," she said.

Another customer had travelled just under 30 miles to get there from Hayfield.

He said: "There are closer ones but we like the Matlock one because it's not as busy and we like the drive."

When Mr Barlow arrived at the McDonald's at the Meteor Centre in Derby, there was a wait of about an hour for food.

One woman waiting in the queue said she hopes this is a sign everything is going "back to normal".

Witnesses said some of the smaller stones had been moved - apparently for seating.

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BBC News

The charity that runs Creswell Crags is warning it is "not sure" if the museum and visitor centre can afford to reopen.

The ancient limestone gorge with caves has been closed since 17 March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Since then, Creswell Heritage Trust has had no regular income.

Image source, Creswell Crags

Last week, it announced it had received £25,000 of emergency funding from Historic England.

A further £22,000 has been donated by the public in an online fundraiser.

Despite this, it is warning its financial situation remains perilous.

With the car park and cafe remaining closed, the trust said: "It is not cost effective to reopen safely, as the cost would be more than the income from visitors."

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It said social distancing will also mean a smaller capacity for visitors and limitations on cave tours.

Reduced school visits are also a "major concern" for the trust as they were formerly its main source of income.

Paul Baker, executive director of Creswell Crags, told BBC Radio Nottingham: "Our biggest concern at the moment is when we bring our staff back, there won't be the funds to actually pay their wages.

"Our forecasts are looking very worrying at the moment."

BBC Radio Derby

An increase in people tending to their gardens due to the warm weather during lockdown has led to a shortage of compost in Derbyshire.

Multiple garden centres across the county say they are running low or have completely sold out.

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John Jackson, owner of Swarkestone Nursery and Garden Centre, said: "Compost is like toilet roll was six weeks ago - it's very hard to get hold of.

"Our suppliers have a four-week lead time - that's four weeks from order to delivery."

Ashbourne-based Vital Earth, which converts brown bin garden waste into compost, said it had taken on extra staff to deal with demand.

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BBC News

Police used a drone to track down a suspected dangerous driver hiding in trees.

Nottinghamshire Police said officers had been pursuing a vehicle seen "driving dangerously" in Manvers Street, Sneinton, on Tuesday night, external.

Two men then abandoned the car and made off on to land near the railway line, the force added.

One was arrested soon after but a drone with a thermal imaging camera was used to locate the second suspect.

The pair, aged 17 and 19, were detained on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop and theft offences.

PC Nick Lewis, one of the force's officers trained to fly their drones, said: "This was a really satisfying job for me because there's no way he would have been found without the use of the drone."

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BBC Weather Watchers

There is a fair bit of cloud around but we may see it break up at times to give us some bright intervals. Equally, some areas may see showers.

Here's how the skies looked over Bakewell at 04:30 this morning. Photo by Weather Watcher Chosney Girl.

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The 50-year-old victim suffered a cardiac arrest and died in hospital two days later.

Kylah had been "extremely upset" by the mess left behind by tourists in her village.

Ronnie, 10, and seven-year-old Reggie Cockroft want to help NHS and supermarket workers.

Towns already exposed to "economic shocks" could feel the impact of coronavirus, a study warns.

Digging ponds in the countryside can deliver "unprecedented" gains for nature, experts say.

Unions say David Ross Education Trust did not prepare enough before reopening.

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BBC News Online

Rolls-Royce has announced 1,500 jobs will be cut in Derby by the end of the year.

The Derby-based firm today began the process by offering voluntary redundancy to staff.

It comes shortly after the company, which makes aero-engines and power systems for aircraft and military ships, announced 9,000 job cuts at the end of last month. Today the firm announced where those losses will fall.

Contracts have fallen steeply with the economic shock from the coronavirus crisis.

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Staff at Twycross Zoo say their chimpanzees miss having visitors walking through.

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Reporter, BBC News Online

"Serious" damage to an ancient monument in Derbyshire is being investigated by police.

The prehistoric Doll Tor stone circle, near Birchover in the Peak District, was targeted sometime during recent warm weather.

Image source, Historic England

Witnesses said some of the smaller stones had been moved - apparently for seating - and several fires had been set.

Historic England has appealed to anyone with information to contact police.

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BBC Radio Nottingham

An American who became a Nottingham Forest fan after being mistaken for a player online has described the difficulties in living in the country amid widespread protests over the death of George Floyd.

Wesley Hall - who like doppelganger and former Forest defender Wes Morgan is also known as Big Wes - is currently living under a curfew in his home city of Atlanta, with all city residents having to be home by 21:00.

He said most of the protests there have been "really peaceful" during the day, but things have been getting "crazier" as the night goes on, with one "big skirmish" seeing clashes with police and helicopters deployed.

While backing the peaceful protests, he said he hopes the violent confrontations can come to an end and "cooler heads can prevail".

He also said President Donald Trump's response was "part of the problem" and was deliberately making the country more divided.

Image source, Wesley Hall

It is thought a wet winter and the lockdown may have contributed towards the large swarms.