Summary

  • Updates for Tuesday 3 May 2016

  • News, sport, weather and travel updates resume at 08:00 Wednesday

  1. Memorabilia flying off the shelves in citypublished at 12:24

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    It appears to have been a good day to have a flag stall in Leicester...

    Woman and son with Leicester flagImage source, PA
  2. Political leaders tweet for Leicesterpublished at 12:18

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

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  3. Leicester City in 'front page news' shockpublished at 12:15

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Oh look, Leicester's triumph made the front pages of the local paper...

    Leicester mercuryImage source, Jonathan Brady/PA Wire
  4. Celebrations at Walkers factorypublished at 12:10

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Workers at the Walkers factory in Leicester are celebrating the Foxes win...

    Media caption,

    Walkers factory celebrants.

    Well, either that or they're really happy about seeing Gary Lineker in his pants!

  5. Tottenham win the EPL... What?!published at 12:03

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    That awkward moment when ESPN report TOTTENHAM have won the Premier League...

    Media caption,

    'This was the reaction today when Tottenham (!) won the EPL...'

  6. Tears of joy for football commentatorpublished at 11:59

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    BBC Radio Leicester's Ian Stringer couldn't hold back his tears at Stamford Bridge last night when Leicester officially became champions. 

    Ian Stringer
  7. Leicester dogs have their daypublished at 11:55

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Here's Leicester fan Steve Hurst with his dogs Ruby (left) and Daisy celebrating outside the King Power Stadium. 

    Fan and his dogsImage source, Action Images via Reuters / Matthew Childs

    Well they do say every dog has their day...

  8. Club's owners 'spent £100m'published at 11:53

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Guardian writer David Conn tweets... 

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    But why ruin a good story David? 

  9. Ranieri arrives at trainingpublished at 11:49

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Media caption,

    Claudio Ranieri speaks.

    Here's the interview everyone wanted. 

    "I feel good," says Claudio Ranieri as he arrives at Leicester's training ground. 

  10. Dean of Leicester downplays Richard III connections...published at 11:47

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    The cathedral says that visitors and film crews from around the world have been connecting Richard lll with the success of Leicester City but the Diocese say: "In the end it’s down to exceptional playing by an exceptional team, in a remarkable city."

    Richard III statue

    The Very Revd David Monteith, Dean of Leicester says: “This is not a fairytale. It is real and it speaks of the growing confidence of this city. 

    "Huge congratulations to the Foxes”

  11. Blue rinse for BBC Leicester edpublished at 11:44

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    It's been a busy few hours for the team at BBC Radio Leicester, but editor Kay Wright has still had time to nip to the hairdressers. 

    Kay wright
  12. Fans celebrate into the nightpublished at 11:40

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    These fans were celebrating outside King Power stadium around 01:00 this morning.

    Leicester City fans
  13. Documentary to chart Foxes remarkable risepublished at 11:37

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Here's a rather snazzy promotional picture that I've just been sent to promote tomorrow night's Leicester City documentary. 

    foxes image

    It's on BBC One (in the East Midlands) at 22:45. 

  14. A tearful conversation with Stringer seniorpublished at 11:36

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Some very moving audio of BBC Radio Leicester's football commentator Ian Stringer on the phone to his dad after Spurs failed to beat Chelsea last night...

    Media caption,

    'Dad don't swear you might be on the radio'

  15. Fans chart 'unbelievable' rise to toppublished at 11:32

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    These Leicester City fans have been recording video diaries leading up to the club's Premier League win.

    Here's their latest installment from the Bank Holiday weekend...

    Media caption,

    'We are just... so nervous'

    Fans chart 'unbelievable' rise to top

    Leicester City have won the Premier League title in one of the greatest sporting stories of all time.

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  16. Title win is 'sheer unadulterated joy'published at 11:27

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Leicester West MP Liz Kendall tweets...

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  17. Shirt of Championspublished at 11:25

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    I last saw BBC Radio Leicester's Tim Parker in this shirt at about 16:30 on Sunday evening. 

    Tim Parker

    I can confirm he has washed it. 

  18. Players enjoy moment at training groundpublished at 11:21

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    It's all smiles at the club's training ground. 

    Huth and UlloaImage source, Reuters / Darren Staples

    And why not? 

  19. Twitter frenzypublished at 11:20

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Apparently "Congratulations Leicester City" among the top trends in Kenya and South Africa.

    Here in the UK #LCFCChampions has been tweeted over 13,000 times and Richard III is trending.

  20. Leicester City: Tears of joypublished at 11:16

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    This fan couldn't hold back his tears as he spoke to Charlie Slater last night...

    Media caption,

    'We deserve this!'