Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Here's what Leicestershire Police have had to say about Mike Medhurst's conviction. 

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Here's a little bit more of the interview Gokhan Inler has given to ESPN, external about his lack of playing time at Leicester City. 

Image source, Reuters

The Swiss international said: "I am in a critical situation. I usually speak diplomatically, but I have to face up to why things are the way they are.

"There is no point in me trying to sugar-coat the situation."

Hinckley Times

A warning has been issued by Leicestershire Police, external after a rash of 'car key' burglaries.  

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

The record had been held by a 102-year-old man...

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Here's what's happening in Leicestershire: 

• The developers behind Hinckley Crescent have promised empty shop units will be filled
• An ex-scout leader has been jailed for child abuse in Leicestershire in the 1980's 
• Leicester City midfielder Gokhan Inler has said he's "sick" of his situation at the club 

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Grey and cloudy but mainly dry this afternoon with the chance of one or two showers.

Highs of 6C (43F). 

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Leicester Mercury's rugby correspondent tweets...

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

There's been plenty of chatter online about record breaking 104-year-old Edith Varley.

Terry Ayres on Facebook writes:, external "Well done you were very brave!!!!!"  

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Police said Mike Medhurst became a scout leader solely to befriend boys and their parents before abusing the children. 

Some of the attacks took place on a campsite at Donington Park, during a trip to the 1984 British Grand Prix and a visit to Mallory Park race track. 

Medhurst insisted he share tents - and on occasions sleeping bags - with boys on camping trips, officers said.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher maidofkent444 for this great shot of the sunrise in Melton Mowbray this morning. 

Image source, maidofkent444

Kudos also to maidofkent444 for being up early enough to capture it on camera. 

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

A former scout leader has been jailed for five years for sexually abusing boys in Leicestershire in the 1980s.  

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Mike Medhurst, from Birmingham, pleaded guilty at Leicester Crown Court to 10 counts of indecent assault and one charge of gross indecency.

He attacked four scouts, aged between eight and 11, on camping trips in Hinckley and Castle Donington, between 1981 and 1987.

Hinckley Times

A grand plan is being devised to bring the Hansom Cab back home to Hinckley.  , external

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Helen McCarthy
BBC Radio Leicester reporter

I had a fascinating morning looking around the store rooms at Leicestershire County Council where seized illegal goods are taken.

Now 750,000 illegal cigarettes are being broken down to be used as good old garden mulch.

They'd usually just be sent to landfill. 

Leicester Mercury

A secondary school with about 900 pupils has been slammed as inadequate by education watchdogs., external

Image source, Leicester Mercury

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Here's what's happening in Leicestershire: 

• The owners of Hinckley Crescent are promising the empty shop units will be filled 
• A Leicestershire woman is understood to have broken the world record for the oldest full hip replacement operation 
• Leicester City midfielder Gokhan Inler complains about a lack of game time , external

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

I was always told if you're feeling sick to take a couple of paracetamol. 

But I suspect that isn't what Gokhan Inler wants...

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Woah! Top of the Premier League but Foxes midfielder Gokhan Inler isn't best pleased with his lack of game time. 

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"I had several enquiries in January, but didn't leave as the manager said that he was counting on me," Inler has told ESPN. , external

"But there have been no more games for me since then. It makes me sick, and the stupid thing for me is that I have the Euro 2016 finals with Switzerland this summer." 

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

It was decided Edith was fit enough to have the operation after discussions with her surgeon. 

Image source, Hospital issue

Mrs Varley said: "I am delighted with the success of the surgery and so grateful to Mr Power and his team for freeing me from the dreadful pain I have suffered for so long."

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

It would appear that Manu Tuilagi is the "hot topic" at the moment.

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Even Wales centre Jonathan Davies has waded into the debate about whether he should play on Saturday.  

"I'm sure they'd want to throw him in there, whether or not to start is down to them," he said.