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A man in his 30s remains in hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed in Leicester.

Leicestershire Police were called to reports of a fight between a group of men near the entrance of Abbey Park at about 13:00 on Tuesday.

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Shortly after, it was reported a man had attended hospital with a serious stab wound "believed to be connected to the incident reported".

Det Insp Esther Scott said: "We know a number of people were in the area for the fair and so may have seen something or have some information that could help.

"We are treating this as an isolated incident and the incident does not have any connection to the fair."

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the force on 101.

The rescheduled Mayfair in Hereford and Leominster has been cancelled.

The fairs were postponed earlier this year, when it was hoped circumstances would be safer and easier for the events to go ahead.

The council said while restrictions are set to change from 19 July, the four week delay from the original date for lifting restrictions resulted in a "lack of certainty" and it has not been possible to put together viable events within such a short timeframe,.

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The fair was due to take place in Leominster on 29 to 31 July and Hereford on 3 to 5 August. It is hoped it will return next year.

Testing and vaccinations are to be boosted in Tamworth in a bid to manage high numbers of Covid-19 cases.

The borough had 657.1 new cases per 100,000 in the seven days to 9 July.

An extra mobile testing unit has now opened at Riverdrive Car Park, offering about 1,000 PCR tests which can be booked daily.

With the final step of the lifting of lockdown happening on Monday, health chiefs in Staffordshire say they are encouraging everyone aged 18 to get both doses of the vaccine as soon as they are eligible.

As well as booking online, walk-ins are also available in the borough, with plans for the roll out of more vaccine pop-up clinics are also being finalised.

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Dr Richard Harling, Staffordshire County Council's Director for Health and Care, said: "Cases in Tamworth remain very high and are still almost double both the Staffordshire and national average.

"With the legal easing of restrictions, we can expect to see more cases. We want to avoid unnecessary hospitalisations and deaths, so it is important that we act now to help keep case numbers as low as possible."

South Yorkshire's mayor, Dan Jarvis, has ordered the use of face coverings to continue in the county's bus stations even after national restrictions are lifted.

It follows a similar move by West Yorkshire's mayor, Tracy Brabin.

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Mr Jarvis has said masks are to remain mandatory in the 11 bus stations and interchanges that the Mayoral Combined Authority operates.

England will move to the final stage of easing Covid restrictions on Monday when almost all legal restrictions on social contact will be removed.

Mr Jarvis said: “With Covid case numbers continuing to rise rapidly, now is not the time to remove the legal requirement to wear face masks on public transport and in enclosed public spaces.

"This why from Monday, at the bus stations and interchanges we control in South Yorkshire, wearing face coverings will continue to be mandatory.

"We wear masks to protect each other from the virus, and the mixed messages from this government risks making public transport a no-go area for the vulnerable and young people who haven’t yet had both vaccinations."

The policy will apply to Barnsley Interchange, Meadowhall Interchange, Rotherham Interchange, Sheffield Interchange, Doncaster Interchange, Adwick Mini Interchange, Dinnington Mini Interchange, Hillsborough Mini Interchange, Swinton Mini Interchange, Woodhouse Rail Station and Arundel Gate Mini Interchange

A man has been stabbed in the leg in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Staffordshire Police were called to Church Street at 14:30 on Tuesday to reports a man had been stabbed.

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The man, in his 30s, is not believed to be seriously injured.

A search of the area for the suspect is ongoing, the force said.

It has appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

It's not what you usually expect to see when catching your bus, but a swarm of bees made themselves at home at a stop in Derby this afternoon.

Dannii Louise Riddings spotted them while walking past the X38 bus stop on Corporation Street in the city centre.

"It was amazing to see," she said.

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