BBC Radio Nottingham

Nottingham City Council has confirmed it is set to enter further talks with the government today over the possibility of further coronavirus restrictions in the region.

David Mellen, leader of the authority, said he and the leader of Nottinghamshire County Council have received invites to speak to a minister this afternoon, where he said they will discuss the possibility of the area being moved into tier three and "a financial support package" to help businesses and residents if further restrictions are imposed.

He said: "We will be keen to robustly discuss and understand any impact of tier three given the approximate two-week time lag before we see any potential impact, especially as we are starting to see the numbers reduce now in the current tier two level."

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Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

Nearly 40 East Midlands Railway (EMR) services are being withdrawn or reduced, with the company blaming "a steep rise in Covid-related absences".

The new timetable will start on Monday, external with EMR saying the changes affect 37 services - about 10% of the total.

Bosses said the reduction was "designed to safely reduce the number of staff required to deliver its services".

Regional routes, such as Liverpool to Nottingham, Matlock to Newark Castle and Peterborough to Lincoln are most heavily hit, and some Nottingham to Leicester trains have also been cut.

Will Rogers, managing director of East Midlands Railway, said: "We have taken the proactive step to make changes to our timetable to protect our most popular services, including those that are relied upon by key workers or those who use our services to travel to work, school or college."

He said the changes will remain under review.

BBC Radio Derby

The parents of a Derby woman who died after contracting coronavirus are urging people to donate a present in her memory this Christmas.

Maria Lawrence, 48, started the Derby Secret Santa scheme to give people in the community a present at Christmas.

Image source, Derby Secret Santa

Her parents, Joy and Stan, only moved to Derby from the West Midlands last year to be closer to their daughter and help her run the scheme.

Instead, they've found themselves doing it without her.

Joy said Maria had been planning to expand the Derby Secret Santa scheme for 2020 to include more areas of the city.

Stan told BBC Radio Derby: "I just hope people go out, buy a little thing, find a drop-off point, put it in and just think about the person that started it and the poor person that may well be receiving it.

"It could be the only present they get this Christmas."

BBC Radio Leicester

People living in the borough of Charnwood could soon find themselves under extra restrictions as the number of coronavirus cases in the area continues to grow.

Leicestershire's director of public health said the area is "on the brink" of being moved from tier one into tier two.

This would mean residents will not be able to mix households indoors and the rule of six will apply outdoors.

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Latest figures show Charnwood's Covid-19 rate of infection is 282.5 per 100,000 people.

That's more than Leicester and Oadby and Wigston, which are both already in tier two.

Mike Sandys said the figures are partly down to students at Loughborough University testing positive.

He said: "If the government said 'Charnwood is in tier two', I could hardly argue with the numbers because they are the highest across Leicester and Leicestershire.

"Equally, there is a view that if you do allow for the cases in younger people, then do we give it another week and see if we can get the figures down?

"Clearly there's no getting away from it that Charnwood is on the brink and is under discussion - whether it tips over the edge is probably something we're going to find out in the next 24 hours or so."

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

Fire crews in Rothley were called to rescue a muntjac deer last night after it became trapped in a wire fence.

The adult female suffered a minor leg injury and was taken to a local wildlife sanctuary for treatment and rehabilitation, according to Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service.

Image source, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue

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Neil Heath
BBC News Online

The coronavirus infection rate for Nottingham has dropped again compared to the same time a week earlier.

In the seven days up to 18 October, there were 2,012 new cases, down from 3,085 in the previous weekly period.

The rate of infection per 100,000 people has also gone down from 926.7 in the week up to 11 October to 604.4.

On Wednesday, for a third day, the city has the second highest rate in England, behind Knowsley.

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Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A "serious collision" has shut the A1 in both directions on the border of Leicestershire.

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The road is shut between Colsterworth (A151) and Great Ponton.

Highways England said police and fire crews are at the scene and urged drivers to avoid the area.

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There will be cloudy spells in the morning with the chance of a few blustery showers, but this afternoon sunny spells will increase and winds will diminish.

Temperatures are expected to peak at 13C (55F).

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Officers find people hiding in the kitchen, upstairs bedrooms and basement of the house in Nottingham.

Another officer denies allegations against Lord Janner were "put in a bottom drawer".

Leicester's Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans is keen to extend his contract, which expires next summer.

Liam Barnes
BBC News

The coronavirus testing site at the Motorpoint Arena car park in Nottingham is being moved after it was "identified as being at increased risk of flooding", the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed.

It will now be based at County Hall in Nottinghamshire.

The Serco-run site had earlier made headlines after two mothers revealed they could only book a slot at the centre by using a Scottish postcode.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A sign about upcoming roadworks in North Kilworth has raised some eyebrows locally.

The sign reads the works should start on 27 November and finish 18 days before then.

James Cunningham posted on Twitter: "Looks like Dr Who is the main contractor given the dates on the sign."

Image source, James Cunningham

Leicestershire County Council replied to the post to say the sign should read 29 October 2020 to 9 November 2020.

The authority said it would be notifying the roadworks team about the chronological error.

Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy Reporter

A tier two lockdown for Derby is moving closer as infections in the city continue to rise.

Six days ago, Dr Robyn Dewis, Derby City Council’s public health chief, said she expected the city to be put into tier two within the next seven to 19 days.

In the week up to 17 October, there were 407 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the city, with a rate of new cases of 158 for every 100,000 people.

A spokesman for the city council said the "direction of travel has not changed" but no update has yet been provided.

The "exceptionally rare" Rolex was bought by a Nottinghamshire miner in 1964 for about £70.

Police say Aaron Foster was driving at nearly double the speed limit just before he hit George Phillis's car.

A move to the top tier must "come with a package to support our businesses", a council leader says.

The Care Quality Commission orders The Limes, in Hinckley, to shut down after a damning inspection.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A swan has been put down after getting fishing hooks stuck in its tongue and wing.

The Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service water team captured the swan in the River Soar in Leicester on Sunday after the RSPCA received a report of concern for its welfare.

Image source, RSPCA

The fishing hook in its tongue also had a line attached, which had become wrapped around its body.

Its wing was infected and contained maggots, said the charity.

Image source, RSPCA

RSPCA officer Rebecca Frost took the swan to a vet, who decided to put it to sleep to end its suffering.

She said: “It is so sad to see a swan in such distress. He would have suffered a slow and lingering death had we not rescued him.

“Fishing litter in our waterways is a major problem and it is so damaging to wildlife.

"I would urge people to be responsible and remember to take home any litter if you go fishing."