Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Dr Phillip Monk from Public Health England has been into BBC Leicester to talk to us about the swine flu.

He says this type of flu has become a "normal type of flu" and claims it's nothing "spectacular".

The problem at Leicester Royal Infirmary is that it's struck on a cancer ward where people are already very sick with a low immune system.

He says: "It's normal flu, this isn't anything special that's happened in the hospital it's just unfortunate that it's got into the cancer wards."

Doctors have asked anyone suffering from cold and flu symptoms to stay away from the Leicester Royal Infirmary.

Three wards have been closed at the hospital after 16 cancer patients were diagnosed with swine flu.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

We're now hearing the number of cancer patients at the Leicester Royal Infirmary infected with swine flu has risen to 16.

The additional two were diagnosed overnight and more are expected this afternoon.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Three wards at Leicester's Royal Infirmary have been closed after 14 cancer patients were diagnosed with swine flu.

Another three people with the illness are being treated at Glenfield Hospital.

The patients are all suffering with the H1N1 strain of influenza and have been isolated to avoid an outbreak. 

They're currently undergoing antiviral treatment.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

These two men, Mohammed Hirsi and Ameen Jogee, were both convicted of Paul Fyfe's murder and given life sentences under a joint enterprise conviction.

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Hirsi was the person that actually stabbed the 47 year old, while Jogee egged him on.

Jogee had argued he wasn't inside the house where the incident took place, and could not have foreseen what his friend intended to do.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

The joint enterprise law has come into question following the death of Leicestershire policeman Paul Fyfe in 2011.

He was stabbed in the heart in Rowlatts Hill in Leicester.

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Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

The national cycling charity Sustrans is also chuffed with the news.

They said Leicester was "leading the way" when it comes to setting up car-free routes for walkers and cyclists.

They also said our city was increasingly being seen across the rest of the UK as a great place to work and live.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Hundreds of prisoners could soon be able to appeal a murder conviction following a ruling on a Leicestershire case.

The joint enterprise law which has allowed people to be convicted of murder even if they did not inflict the fatal blow has been wrongly interpreted for more than 30 years, the Supreme Court has now ruled.  

The ruling came after a panel of five Supreme Court judges considered the case of Ameen Jogee, who had been convicted under joint enterprise of the murder of former Leicestershire police officer Paul Fyfe in 2011.  

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It will apply to prisoners convicted of murder because they were with a person that physically committed the crime.

The Supreme Court has ruled it was wrong to treat "foresight" as a sufficient test to convict someone of murder.

BBC Leicester Sport

If like me, you were shocked to hear Eddie Jones was leaving Tom Youngs out of his England side, you'll be pleased to hear the Leicester hooker's not ruling out being part of the national squad again. 

But in the meantime, the 29 year old says he's going to concentrate on helping Leicester Tigers get back-on-track first.

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Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Charlotte Atkins from the Canal & River Trust, said: “This scheme will make a visit to the canal even more special and enjoyable and what’s most exciting is that it’s just the start in terms of improvements on Leicestershire’s waterways over the next five years.

“I hope that, once finished, people will take the opportunity to get out onto the new towpath and see their city from a whole new perspective.”

Leicester Mercury

Fourteen cancer patients on three wards at Leicester Royal Infirmary are being treated for swine flu., external

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Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

John Tagawa is Amazon’s vice president of UK Operations and said: “We are excited to create 500 new permanent jobs over three years in Leicestershire.

“Amazon has a dedicated and enthusiastic workforce who play a crucial role in delivering a first rate level of service for our customers and we look forward to recruiting people from Leicestershire and the surrounding area.”

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Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

The Canal & River Trust will carry out the work and they're not hanging around - they're starting on Monday.

As well as widening the path, they'll make it look like gravel by using tarmac and stone-chip finish.

Work is expected to take about three to four months to finish and the towpath will be closed during this time.

Jack Rafferty
BBC Radio Leicester

What do you think of a car free highway to get into the city? 

This section of towpath is just one part of the £750,000 improvement work to achieve just that.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Some good news on the local jobs front. Amazon is going to open a new warehouse in Coalville providing 500 permanent jobs.

The one million sq ft centre in Mountpark Bardon will begin operating this autumn.

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Jobs available range from operations managers to engineers, HR and IT roles to order handlers.

BBC Leicester Sport

Great news for our basketball team...

The Leicester Riders have set up a second final against the Newcastle Eagles this season after beating Sheffield Sharks 74-70 in the second leg of their BBL Trophy semi-final.

Leicester Mercury

Police are examining CCTV footage, external after a man was found dead on a roof next to a city centre multi-storey car park.

Image source, Leicester Mercury

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Thousands of pounds is going to be spent on improving the towpath alongside the Grand Union Canal in Leicester.

The council is doing-up a 3km stretch between Abbey Park and the Riverside Development.

One of the main things they're going to do is widen the path so walkers and cyclists aren't having to dodge each other all the time.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

• Rescue teams searching for two young climbers on Ben Nevis will see if weather conditions will allow them to resume their search
• A 3km stretch of canal towpath, linking Leicester's Waterside area with Abbey Park, is getting a major revamp
• Leicester Riders will play Newcastle Eagles in the final of the BBL Trophy after beating Sheffield Sharks

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Missing Tim Newton had been a member of the Hinckley Mountaineering Club.

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Its president, Dave Gair, says: "He was a late teenager then, he'd been trekking in the Himalayas and he'd really caught the mountaineering bug.

"He proved to be a natural on the hill and progressed very rapidly to become a competent mountaineer.

"He moved very easily over the ground, the rock, he was very good on ice and snow."