BBC Local Live: Leicestershire on Thursday 18 February 2016

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Updates for Thursday 18 February 2016
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Friday

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Amy Woodfield

Williams a 'tough match for Selby'published at 08:55 GMT 18 February 2016
BBC Leicester Sport
We'll need to cheer on our local snooker star again today, Mark Selby is playing Mark Williams in the fourth round of the Welsh Open.
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He says: "It'll be a tough game. I watched Mark a little bit on the next table and it seemed as though it was a good match and they both played ok.
"I probably need him to play like he did in his first round game and then I'll have half a chance.
"I need to play better than what I'm playing but hopefully if Mark plays well and I play well it'll be a good game."
Dangers of climbing 'part of the fun and beauty of it'published at 08:44 GMT 18 February 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Iain Mackenzie, from Leicester, is a rock climbing specialist and climbed Ben Nevis himself just two weeks ago.
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He says: "When you have lots of snow that comes down very quickly it can build up and you get a cornice forming at the top of the ridges.
"Then, when you have temperatures rising and falling as they have been doing the cornices break sending a huge amount of snow down a fragile valley.
"If you are walking at the bottom of any of the gullies, you're not going to stand a chance if one of the cornices from up above goes.
"It can be dangerous but climbers take a measured risk, it's all part of the fun and beauty of it."
Search for missing climbers may continuepublished at 08:29 GMT 18 February 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
An update now on the search for a missing couple on Ben Nevis.
Tim Newton, who's originally from Leicester, and Rachel Slater are both in their 20s and failed to return from a climb on Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands at the weekend.
Image source, Police Scotland
Heavy snow, fog and high winds prevented teams from carrying out detailed searches yesterday.
Mountain rescue teams have said they will have to review weather conditions before carrying out further searches today.
Travel: Queues on city bound A50published at 08:16 GMT 18 February 2016
BBC Travel
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Weather: A bright and sunny daypublished at 08:09 GMT 18 February 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
A cold and icy start to a bright and sunny day with light winds, the risk of an odd shower and highs of 6C (43F).
Good morning: Join us for today's live news coveragepublished at 08:00
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Hello Leicestershire. If you haven't looked out the window yet this morning I'll save you the bother, there's no snow.
That'll probably come as good news to anyone working or driving but bad news for the kids on half-term.
I'll be looking after your Local Live page with all the day's news, sport, weather and travel.
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