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Updates for Wednesday 2 December 2015
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Thursday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Wet evening but staying mildpublished at 17:51
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenterThere will be some patchy rain around through the evening which is set to intensify during the early hours of Thursday, becoming persistent for a time. Lows of 9C (48F).
Leicester protest against Syria bombingspublished at 17:42
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThis is the scene at Leicester's Clock Tower right now.
There's around 200 people with placards calling for "love not bombs" as MPs decide whether or not the UK should carry out air strikes in Syria.
Drugs raid follows tip-offpublished at 17:31
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LivePolice have seized bags of the drug MCAT from a property in Measham., external
Two men, aged 26 and 32, were also arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceInsp Helena Bhakta, police commander for North West Leicestershire Police, said: “This warrant was executed as a result of local people raising their concerns to us about drug dealing."
Vaz in two minds on Syria bombingspublished at 17:23
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveLeicester East's Labour MP, Keith Vaz, has tweeted from the Commons that the Foreign Affairs Select Committee may have made him change his mind about the vote on Syria.
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End of twitter postHarborough MP raises concerns over Syria reconstructionpublished at 17:13
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveHarborough's Conservative MP, Sir Edward Garnier, has spoken in the Commons about his concerns over re-building Syria.
MP's are debating whether or not the UK should target Syria with air strikes.
Image source, Getty ImagesHe said: "Will he ensure that we complete the military aspect of this campaign, if at all possible, so that we can then get onto the really important, but perhaps the most difficult aspect of the questions that he's posed.
"Namely the post conflict stabilisation and the reconstruction of Syria because without this early stage, there wont be a Syria to reconstruct."
Your comments: Birstall Christmas treepublished at 16:55
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThanks to Steve for sending me an email about the controversial blue conical Christmas tree in Birstall.
"I happened to see that awful 'cone' in Birstall yesterday. What an utter waste of money. The council or whoever paid for it should be ashamed."
Steve
You can let me know what you think as well by email, Facebook , externalor Twitter, external.
James back in action after injurypublished at 16:42
BBC SportLeicester City midfielder Matty James is making a comeback from long-term injury in tonight's U21 game against Villarreal in the Premier League International Cup.
James has been out of action since May when he injured his knee against Southampton.
Image source, Getty ImagesCity manager Claudio Ranieri is hoping he'll be back in the first team squad in the new year.
Year in jail for 130mph driverpublished at 16:30
A dangerous driver who travelled at more than 130 mph in foggy road, external conditions has been jailed for 12 months.
Image source, Leicester MercuryCharity wants to plant 800 new trees in Leicesterpublished at 16:13
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveIt's all about trees in Leicester today...
The Saffron Acres Project have embarked on a new scheme today, aimed at planting about 800 trees on land off Saffron Lane.
Mayor Peter Soulsby was there to help with lots of volunteers, local residents and school. BBC Radio Leicester's Helen McCarthy also got stuck in.
Snooker: Selby wins 6-1published at 15:55
BBC SportWell done to Leicester's Mark Selby who's just beaten Thailand's Dechawat Poomjaeng 6-1 in the UK Snooker Championship.
Image source, Getty ImagesHundreds in Leicester to oppose Syria air strikespublished at 15:40
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveAbout 250 demonstrators opposed to UK air strikes in Syria are expected to gather at Leicester's Clock Tower this evening.
It's been organised by Leicester Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and is due to start at 17:00.
Bus U-turn welcomed by councillorpublished at 15:21
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveJeffrey Kaufman, from Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, has welcomed Arriva's decision to reverse the recent changes to its number 31 bus route.
He said: "Unbelievable news, incredible news, it will really please a lot of people who relied on the bus service to get in and out of town.
"I don't think it should have ever been stopped."
Charnwood MP in favour of Syria air strikespublished at 15:08
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThe House of Commons is hosting a ten-hour debate on whether the UK should launch air strikes in Syria.
Image source, Getty ImagesEdward Argar, Conservative MP for Charnwood, said: "I can fully appreciate and understand concerns people express, but in terms of the threat to the UK, the reality is, these are people who are committed to attacking all that we in Britain stand for.
"Whether we do something or do nothing is not going to affect the fact they will and continue to threaten us."
Change of heart for bus firmpublished at 14:50
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveDo you remember us telling you about Arriva changing its number 31 bus service because of "safety concerns"?
Well now the firm has changed its mind.
A decision was made to change the route through Oadby, leaving out bus stops on Launde Road and Copse Road.
Now Arriva has said it will reinstate the service in the New Year.
Getting festive at BBC Leicesterpublished at 14:36
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveWe won't let a blue Christmas tree dampen our spirits here at BBC Leicester.
We've got carol singers in reception.
Snooker: Selby beating Poomjaengpublished at 14:20
BBC SportLeicester's Mark Selby is doing well in the UK Snooker Championship.
So far he's beating Dechawat Poomjaeng three frames to none.
Image source, Getty ImagesBirstall's cone-shaped tree 'something different'published at 14:04
More the 100 people have now signed a petition to have the blue Christmas tree in Birstall replaced. The cone shaped tree cost £7,000.
Chair of the parish council, Anne Marshall, says: "What we've tried to do, is improve our decorations.
"We took a great deal of criticism over the last two or three years by residents that thought the tree wasn't very good.
"Councillors listened to that and decided to try something different."
Plan for city centre 'low-emission zone'published at 13:48
A 10-year plan to try to tackle Leicester's poor air quality, external has been approved.
Image source, Leicester MercuryHospital apologises for ambulance delaypublished at 13:32
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveLeicester Hospitals Trust has said sorry for the delay in an ambulance getting to an 80-year-old woman with a broken hip.
It took East Midlands Ambulance Service two hours to get to Gloria Joseph.
EMAS says the delay was because of the slow handover at Leicester Royal Infirmary.
Image source, GoogleRichard Mitchell, from the hospital, said: “These delays are also incredibly hard and demotivating for the staff working in our emergency department and of course the ambulance crews.
“We are working closely with EMAS and have a joint understanding of the problem. However our organisations alone cannot fix this.
"The urgent healthcare system continues to see an increase in demand with more and more patients turning up at our emergency department for care."
