BBC Local Live: Leicestershire on Wednesday 18 November

Summary

Updates for Wednesday 18 November 2015
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Thursday

Live Reporting

Amy Woodfield

At the scene: Searching continuespublished at 09:33
Giles Taylor
BBC Radio Leicester reporter
The search for missing teenager Kayleigh Haywood has resumed here in Ibstock this morning.
In the last few hours, I've seen a dog unit, and three tactical support vans arrive at Sence Valley Forest Park.
Leicester set to get Uberpublished at 09:20
Leicester Mercury
Taxi-ordering app Uber is expected to launch in Leicester in the near future, external, the Mercury has learned.
Image source, Leicester Mercury
Latest headlines for Leicestershirepublished at 09:08
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
- Police and volunteers continue to search fora missing 15-year-old girl from Measham
- Leicestershire Fire Service received a number of calls last night asStorm Barney took hold
- Leicester Tigers players past and present have been paying tribute to former new Zealand international Jonah Lomu
Police given extra time to question menpublished at 08:53
The two men arrested in connection with Kayleigh Haywood's disappearance are still in police custody.
Yesterday, police were granted an extra 36 hours by a magistrate to hold and question the pair, who are 27 and 28.
Search for missing teenager continuespublished at 08:38
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
First up here's an update on what's happened overnight in the search for a missing 15-year-old girl from Leicestershire.
Image source, PA
A police dog unit has arrived at Sence Valley Forest Park near Ibstock to continue the search for Kayleigh Haywood.
She's been missing for four days now.
Weather: Rain this afternoon with wind not as bad as yesterdaypublished at 08:29
Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather
The wind has now eased and the yellow weather warning for Leicestershire has gone.
It'll start cloudy with some brighter spells but then some scattered showers will move in over the course of the day with highs of 13C (55F).
Tonight it’ll be a mostly dry with lows of 9C (48F).
Today's big picture: Leicester horsespublished at 08:19
This is the photo we've picked to sit at the top of our page today. These horses in Leicester were photographed by Bruce Martin.
Image source, Bruce Martin
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Travel: Traffic easing after accident on M1published at 08:08
BBC Travel
Queuing traffic on M1 southbound between J22, A50 (Coalville) and J21, M69 (Leicester), because of an accident.
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Good morning: Join us for today's live news coveragepublished at 08:00
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Well it survived the wind last night, which is more than I can say for some of the county's bins and garden ornaments.
The wind seems much calmer this morning but we'll get the forecast from Alex soon.
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