Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A woman has been taken to hospital with injuries to her head and wrist after she was reportedly stabbed while smoking in her back garden.

Nottinghamshire Police said officers were called, along with paramedics, to Ilkeston Road, Nottingham, just after midnight on Monday.

The victim's injuries have not been described as life-altering or life-threatening.

A 21-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and remains in custody.

Police are urging anyone who saw what happened to come forward and help with the investigation.

BBC Weather

It's quite a damp start to the day with some cloud around this morning, but that'll sink away to the south fairly quickly to be replaced with lots of dry and bright conditions.

Clear skies with sunny spells are expected this afternoon and temperatures are due to be just a little bit lower than yesterday with highs of 6C to 7C.

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Rob Sissons
East Midlands Today Reporter

The jab programme is being expanded, with even more vaccination sites opening across the East Midlands.

It’s the introduction of the seven big centres across England which has baffled some people, with our nearest being Birmingham.

Some people, aged 80 and over, have been given the chance to go for a vaccination at the Birmingham site, but only if they live a 45-minute drive away.

The NHS do say it is a choice to go there and if you are willing to wait, you will get the chance to get a jab at a place closer to you in due course.

The biggest concern has been the number of people missing appointments.

One clinic in Ashbourne had 11 people miss their slots. The vaccine can only be stored for so long, so staff ended up staying late to call people in and make sure it wasn’t wasted.

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Sandish Shoker
BBC News

Councils in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire have said they hope to begin rapid asymptomatic testing in selected areas from later this month.

Nottinghamshire County Councli plans to start its pilot in Mansfield on 25 January and in Worksop from early February, testing people once a week over three months.

This type of testing began in Lambeth, London, earlier this month and the government said it will now roll out across England this week.

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Jonathan Gribbin, Nottinghamshire's director of public health, said the places they would target first are the Bellamy Road, Ladybrook and Oak Tree areas of Mansfield and the Manton and Sandy Lane areas of Worksop.

"We have identified these communities because they have a high proportion of working-age residents and those who are unable to work from home," he said.

"We want to make sure that they have easy access to testing and support if they need to self-isolate."

Nottingham City Council said it had selected the Forest Fields and Hyson Green areas of the city for an asymptomatic community testing facility, due to open over the next couple of weeks.

Sally Longford, the council's deputy leader, said: “We know there have been high rates of Covid-19 infections in these areas and that citizens living here are of working age and more at risk from Covid-19.

"Many individuals living in Forest Fields and Hyson Green may also find it difficult to access testing, so the chosen site is close to transport routes that serve these communities."

She added the facility would be in place until March.

Four new vaccination hubs have opened, including at a recreation centre and a community hall.

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Sandish Shoker
BBC News

East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has warned people in Derbyshire to stay at home and not rush on the roads after the Met Office issued a yellow warning for ice., external

The forecaster's warning, for the north of the county, is valid from 15:00 this afternoon until 11:00 tomorrow.

EMAS tweeted, external to remind people only to travel for essential reasons and said, given the weather forecast, "don't put yourself or others at risk by rushing".

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Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A teenager is due in court after being charged in connection with a confrontation between a group of youths that led to a 17-year-old boy being stabbed in Nottingham.

Nottinghamshire Police said the boy was stabbed in Beech Avenue, Forest Fields, at 17:49 on Saturday.

The victim sustained a single stab wound to the stomach. It was initially thought his injuries were life-threatening but the force confirmed his condition is now "not life-threatening or life-altering".

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The charged teenager, 18, is accused of possession of an offensive weapon and is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court today.

Two boys, aged 16 and 17, were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and bailed.

Police added the stabbing "is believed to be self-contained and does not pose a threat to the wider public".

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

A Nottingham care home worker who stole a vulnerable 83-year-old's bank card and and used it to buy fuel has been sentenced.

Nottinghamshire Police said Tyra Banton, 20, of Penrhyn Close, St Ann’s, used the card more than 12 times at petrol stations in August last year and stole more than £300.

She was charged with 12 counts of fraud by misrepresentation and, at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday, was handed four months' detention, suspended for 12 months.

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The force said the victim, who has now passed away, noticed his card had been taken while shopping and was reported stolen by his son.

Officers arrested Banton after a search at her house found clothing which matched that worn by her in a forecourt CCTV recording (pictured).

"This was a very sad case which saw a highly vulnerable man lose money. It left him upset and it took time for him to get over the whole ordeal," Said PC Sharoon.

"The man had suffered with a stroke previously, was wheelchair-bound and had one arm. He also had difficulty communicating due to his health.

"Banton exploited this. She was in a position of trust, but was willing to defraud the victim on several occasions for her own personal gain."

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

The M1 was closed southbound between junctions 21 and 20 following a crash earlier.

Two lanes have now reopened.

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Highways England were warning of delays in the area of about 40 minutes and a 4.5-mile (7km) queue on the approach.

Leicestershire Police is recommending motorists find an alternative route.

BBC Weather

It's a cloudy start to the day and there may be the odd spot of drizzle.

While many places will catch an occasional bright spell through the morning, patchy outbreaks of rain will move in from the north west later on.

It will be a breezy day but feeling milder than it has done recently, with highs of 9C.

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