Sandish Shoker
BBC News

A Nottinghamshire man has been handed a three-year football ban after he shouted racial abuse at a Manchester City fan at a match in 2019.

Chelsea fan Antony Crump, 28, was found guilty of intentional racially aggravated harassment, alarm and distress at Tameside Magistrates' Court on 9 June, after his trial was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Crump, of Hereford Close, Worksop, was banned from attending games for three years and fined £1,700.

Nottinghamshire Police said the offence related to a match at the Etihad stadium between Manchester City and Chelsea on 23 November 2019.

The force said the incident was reported to a steward but the exchange continued, and the racial slur was repeated again, this time witnessed by another steward and another Manchester City supporter.

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Supt Suk Verma, strategic lead for hate crime at Nottinghamshire Police, said the force was determined to stamp out racial abuse and treat all reports seriously.

"No member of society should face such abuse wherever they are, especially when at their place of work - and this applies for anyone, whether they are a professional sports player or otherwise," he said.

"With fans hopefully continuing to return to stadiums in the coming weeks and months, this conviction is a reminder to anyone who thinks of engaging in such intolerable abuse that we will work robustly to prosecute perpetrators of hate crime and bring them to some justice."

Liam Barnes
BBC News

Organisers of the Noisily festival in Leicestershire have confirmed it will not be taking place this year.

The dance music event had been due to take place at Coney Woods, near Market Harborough, on 8-12 July.

In a statement, festival bosses cited the extended delay in reducing restrictions in England as the reason and said tickets could be refunded or retained for its planned return in 2022.

BBC Weather Watchers

We've had some cracking photos of last night's sunset from our BBC Weather Watchers coming in from across the region.

Maggie T Howlett captured the scene above East Leake in Nottinghamshire.

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Over in West Bridgford Curly Claire also caught the kaleidoscope of the sun going down.

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This was Breedon-on-the-Hill in Leicestershire, where sky girl got a great view.

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Fife on a Bike found a friend on a glorious evening near Melton Mowbray.

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Dave Wade
BBC News

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms for the next four days.

The warning, external covers a large part of England, including Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, from 18:00 on Wednesday and lasts until Saturday.

It said there is a small chance of flooding and a risk of damage to buildings from lightning strikes, hail and strong winds.

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Tony Roe
BBC East Midlands political editor

Reacting to Boris Johnson's announcement last night, Alex Norris, shadow health minister and Nottingham North Labour MP, said people will be "bitterly disappointed by this delay" and said it's happened due to the government's failure to secure our borders.

He said like other countries we have had minimal effective restrictions and that's why we have struggled so badly.

I've also heard from some Conservatives who are not happy either.

Andrew Bridgen, north-west Leicestershire MP said: "I want to see the data myself.

"Clearly infections are rising but whether that's actually transposing into increased hospitalisations and fatalities I think is in some doubt."

Mr Bridgen said he was worried the extension will be moved on after 19 July.

Mid-Derbyshire Conservative MP Pauline Latham has questioned all along the effects of the lockdown on the wedding industry and she said: "I'm pleased my constituents can hopefully have a near normal wedding and it will help stop wedding venues going bust."

Scientists advising the government had warned of a "significant resurgence" in people needing hospital treatment for Covid-19 if stage four of easing the lockdown went ahead as planned on 21 June.

The prime minister said a four-week delay would allow more people to get vaccinated.

Greig Watson
Reporter, BBC News Online

A man died and another man was seriously injured in a road collision in Nottinghamshire.

The 19-year-old driver was killed when his car hit a wall on Main Road, Plumtree, at about 01:25 on Monday.

The passenger, aged 22, was taken to hospital with serious injuries, which are not believed to be life-threatening.

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The road was closed for several hours.

Police said no other vehicles are believed to have been involved in the incident but an investigation has been launched into the circumstances.

BBC Weather

Get ready for another lovely day.

Although there is some cloud around this morning, by this afternoon there will be a full blue sky and sunny spells, with temperatures up to 23 or 24C.

Later, we will continue to have some bright spells through the early parts of the evening and it's expected to stay largely dry and clear overnight with temperatures remaining mild at 11 or 12C.

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Sandish Shoker
BBC News

The boss of Nottingham's Theatre Royal said the extension to coronavirus restrictions was "disappointing news" but "not unexpected".

Venue director Peter Ireson said the theatre had not planned any major productions until the end of July but had some events planned with a reduced capacity.

"We have been closed for 450 days - the longest in the venue's history," he said.

"There's a big impact with that and it's not viable long-term to put on these socially-distanced shows."

Mr Ireson said reduced capacity shows were difficult but they were hopeful of a full opening by the end of next month.

"We certainly can't get any of the big West End touring shows when you have 30% capacity," he added.

"But we had a marvellous repoening weekend with the Kanneh-Mason family, the staff are very keen, we have loved reopening and we know the show will go on."

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

The East Midlands Chamber, which represents businesses in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, has responded to the prime minister's announcement that the lifting of lockdown restrictions has been pushed back to 19 July.

Chief executive Scott Knowles said: “Today’s announcement that coronavirus restrictions will no longer end on 21 June is a huge disappointment to everyone and means businesses will have to stagger on for four weeks longer than they’d anticipated.

"Without proper support, for some this may prove to be one setback too many."

He called for enhanced support in the form of grants for businesses in the hardest-hit sectors until everything can fully re-open.

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“Every week that goes by in which restrictions are in place has a real-life impact on the owners of hospitality, events and leisure businesses in particular as they must operate significantly under capacity," he added.

“Many of these companies, already tight on cashflow, will have spent lots of money on marketing, staffing up and perishable stock in preparation for a milestone that is no longer happening."

He urged the government to extend the furlough scheme which had been due to end on 1 July and said the four-week extension must be the "final delay".

Liam Barnes
BBC News

Police in Derbyshire said they closed roads around a reservoir over the weekend after "undiluted, full-throttle antisocial behaviour".

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Melbourne Police's safer neighbourhood team said they took action around Foremark Reservoir after a number of incidents over a 10-hour period.

In an emotive post, external the force said Sunday's shift would be known as "one of scorching, wanton destruction and recklessness", which included vandalism, urinating in public and bad parking blocking roads.

"During an horrendous 10-hour period, acres of beautiful Derbyshire countryside was turned into a triple, back-to-back, episode of ITV’s Benidorm", the post said.

Officers said 27 vehicles parked on double-yellow lines were issued with tickets and people were also warned about swimming in dangerous water and asked to leave.

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Giles Taylor
BBC East Midlands Today reporter

Many business owners in Nottingham city centre had hoped to see a return to normality on 21 June, allowing standing service in bars and cafes, and a reopening of nightclubs.

But the Prime Minister is now widely expected to put the new freedoms on hold and businesses are preparing for another four weeks of restrictions.

Antony Wilson, director of The Copper cafe, said they had missed out on trade from the theatre opposite since it has been closed.

"The weekends look after themselves. We are fully booked always," said Mr Wilson.

"Friday nights are excellent and Saturdays are a fantastic atmosphere, but Monday to Thursday can be a little disappointing, especially without any theatre trade at the moment."

He said the bar area would usually be "buzzing" with people grabbing a drink before a show but the last year had been "completely different" and they are expecting a few more tough weeks.

"It is going to be tight," he added. "But we are confident we will pull through and be back bigger and better."

Keeper Scott Carson is to be released by Derby County while it emerges the Rams were prevented from extending Jack Marriott's deal.

Guards working for East Midlands Railway are taking action over "inferior" contracts.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

People in Nottingham have been giving their reaction to news the lifting of lockdown restrictions on 21 June is set to be delayed.

Clare Harris said she was "somewhat fed up with it".

"It might be sensible to get more people double vaccinated in a short period but I think we all have to move on and learn to live with it," she said.

"If it's only one more month I think we can handle it but some small extensions to give us a little bit more freedom in the next couple of weeks would be good."

Vicky Hyde said it was right to delay the easing of restrictions "but it is frustrating for everybody."

"People need to be cautious and we just need to get through this and let's hope it doesn't get any worse," she added.

Her husband Adrian said they were frustrated Boris Johnson had not taken action over the Delta variant much sooner.

He added: "We have a daughter living in Italy we can't get out to see, her husband is seriously ill and we have grandchildren out there so it has seriously impacted our lives."

Heather Burman
BBC News

Two people have been arrested after a man was found stabbed in Market Harborough.

A 21-year-old man was taken to hospital by air ambulance after being found injured in St Mary's Place at about 21:20 on Saturday, police said.

He was discharged after receiving treatment for superficial wounds.

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Police believe he was attacked in the Britannia Walk area of the town and have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

A man, 18, and a 16-year-old boy were arrested in the Northamptonshire area on suspicion of Section 18 wounding with intent and have since been released on bail pending further inquiries.

Ned Eckersley smashes 50 as Durham earn victory over Leicestershire in an increasingly tetchy T20 Blast North Group game.

BBC Weather

After the heat and humidity of yesterday, today will be a bit cooler and fresher.

It's a fine start but quickly cloud will feed in from the north west with perhaps a few spots of rain across the north of the region.

However, it should be a dry day for many of us with some sunshine at times and temperatures around 20C to 22C (68F to 72F).

This evening should remain dry with clear spells and it should stay settled overnight, with temperatures down to about 10C (50F).

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