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A new father who died in a crash on the A60 in Derbyshire has been named by police.

Officers were called to the scene near Belph at about 06:20 on Thursday after an Audi and a lorry were involved in a crash.

Bradley Tyas, a 23-year-old from Chesterfield travelling in the Audi, died at the scene.

His family said they have "lost a very special person", who only became a father seven weeks ago.

Derbyshire Police is appealing for any witnesses or drivers with dashcam footage to get in touch.

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Quote Message: Anyone who had the pleasure of knowing Brad will understand how devastated we all are. He was the kindest, most loving person, who could light up a room with his energy and smile and his contagious laugh. He had a massive character, full of life, charming and funny." from Family of Bradley Tyas

Anyone who had the pleasure of knowing Brad will understand how devastated we all are. He was the kindest, most loving person, who could light up a room with his energy and smile and his contagious laugh. He had a massive character, full of life, charming and funny."

The A52 eastbound is currently closed between Spondon and the M1 following a major crash.

Derbyshire Police said emergency services were at the scene. An air ambulance could also be seen.

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Highways England said the crash involved an overturned vehicle and it was aiming to have the road back open by 12:30.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital has said it is treating more Covid-19 patients than at any time during the pandemic.

The hospital is currently caring for 169 inpatients, 16 of whom are in intensive care.

The trust says that 289 patients have died as a result of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.

In a candid post on Facebook, the trust's head of communications Sarah Turner-Saint said the hospital had "hit a 'milestone' we weren't looking forward to".

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She said about 6% of the 4,200 staff at the trust were absent after contracting Covid-19.

She added that she had also been an outpatient at the trust, after contracting Covid-19 at Christmas.

She said: "I would say I had a pretty severe case - with breathing difficulties, a consistent cough (literally), a temperature that made me hallucinate, painful muscles, extreme fatigue, headache and sickness.

"I still have no sense of taste and a full day at work is like running a marathon."

In the post, she added: "We are also incredibly sad that 289 of our patients are now a ‘Covid-19-related death statistic’.

"They are of course much more than that - they are much-missed loved ones. They are grandparents, parents, sisters and brothers, nephews, nieces, cousins, workmates and friends.

"We are also mindful that more than 1,100 people have left our hospital in the last 10 months after care and treatment for coronavirus.

"That, and the start of the national vaccination programme - the biggest in history - are lights in the dark tunnel of lockdown."

More than 300 crimes linked to Covid-19 have been recorded at Co-op stores across central England, the company has said.

The food retailer said some customers have threatened to cough on workers and "give them coronavirus".

Staff have also been threatened because people have had to queue to enter stores, a Co-op spokesman added.

It comes as the retailer said instances of verbal abuse to staff had increased by 167% over 12 months, assaults had increased by 35%, and threats had increased by 16% compared to the same period in 2019.

Other examples highlighted by Co-op include a staff member in Leicestershire being threatened with a wrench for refusing to sell an energy drink to a customer, with another colleague in Leicester knocked unconscious after a robbery in July.

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Co-op loss prevention manager Craig Goldie said the statistics were "a sad reminder of the terrible abuse and crimes that our colleagues had to face during 2020".

The company recorded a total of 1,963 crimes committed in its central England shops, with 312 of those "related directly to Covid-19".

It said it is working with other retailers, police and crime commissioners and MPs to push the government to crack down on those who abuse or attack shop workers.

A fund of £100,000 is being made available to Derbyshire residents and businesses affected by the recent flooding.

Parts of the country have been hit by flooding, including Bakewell and Matlock.

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Councillor Barry Lewis, the leader of Derbyshire Council Council, announced the financial support on Twitter, adding more details will follow.

The Environment Agency has warned the water level of the River Derwent in Derby has not yet reached its peak.

Paul Reeves, of the agency, says the river in the city centre is due to keep rising until this afternoon so the flood warning for the area remains in place.

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Heavy rainfall during Storm Christoph has caused significant disruption across the county including the flooding of roads, homes and businesses.

However, Mr Reeves said the overall picture is improving.

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Flood warnings for the River Derwent in Chatsworth, Calver and Grindleford have been removed as has the flood warning for the River Wye in Littton Mill and Rowsley.

"It's generally an improving picture across Derbyshire but we are asking people to remain vigilant," he said.

Several businesses on Bakewell Road in Matlock appear to be affected by flooding this morning, after a major incident was declared in Derbyshire.

The last floods in the area were seen in 2019.

Ben Bowler and Jules Neale "built Noah's Ark" on Monday in order to protect their business, The Tipsy Toad pub in Matlock.

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Despite putting up barriers to prevent water getting in, Mr Bowler said on Thursday morning: "We've got about three inches of water in the pub, so we're getting some sandbags in to try and stop it getting any higher."

Ms Neil said: "It's sad to see another year of the same thing and it's hard because it's not the river that's broken its bank, it's from the drain.

"It's happening year-on-year now, and we can't keep on going if it's like this."

Water on Bakewell Road in Matlock has risen significantly since I arrived earlier this morning.

Flood warden Steve Wain says it looks like the water is coming out of the drains.

Standing on top of the M&S car park, it gives a birds eye view of Bakewell Road and the River Derwent - and you can see just how high the river has become, and it's still flowing really ferociously.

A few days ago, Ben Bowler - the owner of the Tipsy Toad pub - was hammering wooden boards together to protect his business.

But now the front of the pub is surrounded by water, Mr Bowler has said his hard work helped prevent too much getting inside.

He said there was about three inches of water in the bar area and they are putting more sandbags out to stop it getting worse.