BBC Local Live: Leicestershire on Wednesday 17 February 2016

Summary

Updates for Wednesday 17 February 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume on Thursday

Live Reporting

Amy Woodfield

Staff regularly attacked at Leicester prisonpublished at 08:39 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
To start with today, some concerning news about Leicester prison.
Inspectors have severely criticised conditions there, saying that during their visit staff weren't able to find some of the inmates.
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They also found there were high levels of violence, regular attacks on staff and rising levels of self harm.
Weather: Very wet with some sleet or snowpublished at 08:26 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
A thoroughly wet day with plenty of rain around throughout and the potential for some sleet and perhaps snow over high ground (200 metres above sea level).
Highs of 4C (39F).
Travel: Bull Head Street blockedpublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2016
BBC Travel
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Travel: Accident in Nether Broughtonpublished at 08:08 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2016
BBC Travel
The A606 Nottingham Road in Nether Broughton is closed in both directions at the Hecadeck Lane junction, because of an accident.
Good morning: Join us for today's live news coveragepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Morning Leicestershire, did anyone else catch this gorgeous sunrise this morning? I took this from my kitchen window.
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