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  1. A photograph of Shafiqul Haidhar, a south Asian man, with a long beard and wearing a prayer cap and standing in front of decorate display of white flowers. He is smiling subtly and wearing a smart jacket.

  2. A back street in Leicester with looming blocks of flats on one side of the road

  3. Nottinghamshire captain Haseeb Hameed and head coach Peter Moores holding the County Championship trophy

  4. The railway has tracks, green fields, houses and there are people in the background.

  5. A man standing outside City Hall in Leicester

  6. Newport County manager Christian Fuchs at Oldham

  7. George Martin training at Leicester Tigers

  8. A glider stuck in a tree, with a yellow crane below. There is a man in the glider.

  9. Several emergency service vehicles parked on a road at night with orange cones blocking the street.

  10. Grace Richardson wearing a red dress and a Miss England sash wearing a tiara and holding a silver trophy

  11. 'No hiding from poor performance' - Cifuentes

    Listen to Leicester City boss Marti Cifuentes' post-match interview after the 3-0 defeat to Southampton

    Leicester City boss Marti Cifuentes says there is "no hiding" after his side were convincingly beaten 3-0 at Southampton on Tuesday night.

    "It's a disappointing night, both the result and performance," Cifuentes told BBC Radio Leicester.

    "The first goal had too much impact. It doesn't matter that it's a clear offside, we didn't react well after that.

    "I am disappointed because it is not what we wanted to offer to our fans. It's not easy to come here, it's a long trip. We wanted to give them something else in terms of the performance and points.

    "We're going to try again on Saturday [against Sheffield United]. There is no hiding when you have such a performance, you need to look at yourself, be very critical and analyse what went wrong."

    The Foxes played almost an hour with 10 men after teenager Olabade Aluko was sent off after 33 minutes on his first league start for the club.

    Cifuentes added: "He [Aluko] will be stronger after this, we will be here to help him. I am sure he will be a good player for us. I trust him, he has been playing well for us and we think he's a very good player."

  12. Image shows a lorry overturned on its left side. The front of the lorry is on its side underneath the A5 Watling Street Bridge and the back and you can see the underside of the lorry with its wheels showing.

  13. A man with very short grey hair and a long grey beard. He is wearing black glasses, a dark grey t-shirt and blue jeans. He is holding a small black labradoodle puppy. There is another black puppy is resting its head on his leg. A woman is sitting next to him with a grey and silver bob and black glasses. She is also holding a black puppy, and there is a light brown one next to her, lying down.

  14. Black and white picture of John Newman in his Plymouth Argyle days

  15. Teddy, wearing lots of Leicester City clothing and holding Patson Daka's shirt

  16. A white pub building with an anchor logo on its frontage and a partially deflated bouncy castle out front

  17. John Wade in the grounds of a Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust site in Derby. The mental health trust supports people to deal with problem gambling.

  18. A dark green food waste bin with fruit and vegetables inside.

  19. Pennant extends loan spell with Gateshead

    Kian Pennant, playing for Leicester Under-21s, clapping whilst wearing glovesGetty Images

    The loan move to Gateshead is Kian Pennant's first experience of senior football

    Leicester City forward Kian Pennant has extended his loan spell with National League side Gateshead until the end of December.

    Pennant, 21, moved to Tyneside last month and has already played seven games for the Heed.

  20. Foxes need to build on good run before deduction

    Kate Blakemore
    Fan writer

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    Leicester City's Patson Daka kneeling and pointing up to the skyGetty Images

    Somehow, after a really disappointing and stuttering start, Leicester find themselves only one point off the play-offs after victory against an in-form Stoke at the weekend.

    We were able to capitalise on two loose passes from the visitors, with Patson Daka amongst the scorers to finally break his duck after almost a 12-month absence from the scoresheet.

    The stats weren't pretty though. Two big chances, two shots on targets, two goals and Stoke were arguably the better side. Converting 100% of our chances is obviously an exception to the rule and adds pressure to a team that fails to create enough.

    We had some periods of progressive play and seemed more eager to look for the forward pass rather than the easy backpass, which is encouraging.

    However, with Asmir Begovic winning man of the match, it shows that our defensive frailty remains and continues to blight our game and spike the blood pressure of the fans.

    Leicester take a lot more risks defensively than we do going forwards, which is the result of deep-rooted habits from yesteryear.

    Habits are created with a persistent drive to change that is eventually rewarded and I hope that the players can sense that. The only way to change things though is through practice - and as luck would have it, we have Southampton on Tuesday night and Sheffield United on Saturday(!).

    The fixture list offers little respite now and Leicester need to build on this slight hint of a good run to give themselves the best chance this season.

    A possible points deduction remains the wolf at the door and with things being so congested in the table at the moment, it is more important than ever to try and negate the fallout from this as much as possible.

    Listen to more from Kate Blakemore at Leicester Till I Die.

  21. A firefighter on a cherry picker next to a blackened house

  22. A police cordon around a small village shop which has been rammed into. There is a large hole in the entrance where an ATM would be and the shutters have been torn down.

  23. Pick of the stats: Southampton v Leicester City

    Side-by-side of Southampton and Leicester City club badges

    Southampton will look to continue their marvellous winning run under interim boss Tonda Eckert as they host fellow relegated side Leicester City on Tuesday (20:00 GMT).

    The Saints had only won two of their 13 games under previous boss Will Still before Eckert took charge, winning all three of their matches under the German to make a strong impression on fans.

    However, Leicester have took victory in both their previous two league matches to inch closer to the play-offs and won't want to risk being caught by their hosts three points below them.

    • Southampton have lost each of their last four league games against Leicester, their longest ever losing run against the Foxes.

    • Leicester have lost just one of their last eight away league games against Southampton (W5 D2), going down 1-0 in the Premier League in March 2023.

    • Southampton have won fewer home league games than any other ever-present side in the English Football League since the start of last season (3), though they did beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 last time out at St Mary's.

    • Having won 2-1 at Norwich in their last away league game, Leicester are looking for back-to-back wins on the road for the first time since February 2024.

    • Leicester have conceded the first goal in six of their eight away league games this season, though did come from behind to beat Norwich 2-1 last time out.

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