Summary

  • Updates for Tuesday 17 November 2015

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

  1. Police call for local community to help find Kayleighpublished at 08:49

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    This is what Kayleigh Haywood looks like. 

    Police hope this photo will jog the memory of someone who might have spotted her.

    Kayleigh HaywoodImage source, Family handout

    She was last seen at 18:00 on Friday 13 November when she was dropped off outside Ibstock Community College in Central Avenue.

    Police investigating her disappearance say they believe local residents may have information to help them.

  2. 'Urgent appeal' to find Kayleighpublished at 08:37

    This morning I'll be telling you abouta search for a missing 15-year-old girl in Leicestershire.

    You'll probably have already heard her name, it's Kayleigh Haywood from Measham.

    Missing KayleighImage source, Leicestershire Police

    Police have launched what they're calling an "urgent appeal" to find her and are using the hashtag #HelpFindKayleigh on social media to "spread the word".

  3. Weather: Wet and very windypublished at 08:21

    Alexandra Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    A cloudy start with some heavy rain moving in over the course of the afternoon.

    During this time there's also a yellow weather warning for wind with gusts possibly reaching 60 to 70mph.

    Weather

    The rain will clear into the evening for a cloudy night with maybe the odd isolated showers overnight.

  4. Travel: Slow on M1 southboundpublished at 08:07

    BBC Travel

    Nothing too major on the roads at the moment.

    There's heavy traffic on the M1 southbound between J22, A50 (Coalville) and J21, M69 (Leicester). 

    Also, it's slow on Fleckney Road in Saddington at the Kibworth Road junction in the roadworks area.

  5. Good morning: Join us for today's live news coveragepublished at 08:00

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    It's all going on outside BBC Leicester this morning - the wheel has arrived.

    That must mean Christmas is on its way.

    Wheel arrived in jubilee square

    I'll have all your day's news, sport, weather and travel from across the county until 18:00 today.

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