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Updates for Thursday 10 March 2016
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Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Dry, cold and frosty night across Leicestershirepublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2016
Anna Church
BBC East Midlands Today weather presenterIt will be dry overnight but the cloud will remain for some and where the skies break a frost is possible and some mist or fog patches by dawn.
It’s a chilly night - so make sure you've got your electric blanket turned on.
Duo through to badminton quarter-finalspublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveLeicester-born Chris Adcock and his wife Gabby are through to the quarter-finals of the Yonex All-England Open Badminton Championships.
Image source, Getty ImagesThey defeated the Korean pair of Kim Gi Jung and Shin Seung Chan 21-12, 21-16 at Birmingham's Barclaycard Arena.
Listen: The making of Riyad Mahrezpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveHere's where it all began for Foxes star Riyad Mahrez...
Media caption, Mahrez's former room mate Mathias Pogba says Riyad was like a brother to him.
Crossing patrol 'ties you down,' headteacher admitspublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveHeadteacher at Queniborough Primary School, Joy Hardy, has been speaking about the challenges recruiting someone to run a school crossing patrol.
"The problem with a crossing patrol is you have to be there 40 minutes in the morning, 40 minutes in the afternoon" Ms Hardy said.
"It ties you down a little bit, but you do get to talk to children and I think that can make your day".
Carer suspended over 'appalling' picturepublished at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2016
Alex Smith
BBC News OnlineA carer has been suspended after a picture emerged showing a man holding a pile of shopping while a woman stands next to him smoking and on her phone.
The photograph, understood to have been taken in Leicester, was shown to learning disability charity Mencap.
Mencap confirmed they have suspended the woman and were "appalled" by the apparent goings-on in the picture.
Image source, Charlotte ShawTuilagi: I feel good to gopublished at 17:25
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveManu Tuilagi has said he's "ready" to play for England against Wales.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Tigers centre said: "I feel ready. I've played six games and I feel good to go.
"This is Test rugby. If you get asked to play 40 minutes, you play 40 minutes. I'm ready for any amount of time that I'm asked to play."
Teenage pregnancies fall in Leicesterpublished at 17:06
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveThe number of teenage pregnancies in Leicester have fallen for the 10th consecutive year.
A total of 151 girls aged between 15 and 17 became pregnant in the city in 2014, 26 fewer than the previous year.
Latest headlines for Leicestershirepublished at 16:55
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveHere's what's happening in Leicestershire:
- The IPCC is looking into a fatal crash in Leicester
- A 10-year-old boy from Glenfield has spent almost his entire life on the kidney transplant list
- Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri has said he would like new deals for assistants Steve Walsh and Craig Shakespeare "soon"
Headteacher concerned about no crossing patrolpublished at 16:44
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveFancy becoming a lollipop man/woman?
Queniborough Primary School in Leicester hasn't had a lollipop lady or man since the last one retired in 2015.
The headteacher has said she's got serious concerns for the safety of her pupils because they can't find a permanent crossing patrol.
Ranieri wants new contracts for Walsh and Shakespearepublished at 16:30
Jason Bourne
BBC Radio Leicester sportWith news they may get new contracts, how pivotal would you say Craig Shakespeare and Steve Walsh have been to the club's success?
Ranieri: Lets get duo's contracts signed 'soon'published at 16:16
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveClaudio Ranieri has been speaking at his weekly press conference about the futures of his assistants Steve Walsh (pictured) and Craig Shakespeare.
Image source, Getty Images"Sooner they can sign, everyone is happy," the Italian said.
The pair's contracts expire at the end of next season.
Jones: Tuilagi has got 'innate sense of rugby'published at 15:55
Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writerEddie Jones on Tuilagi: "He ran two lines and cut a hole in our defence.
Image source, Getty Images"He’s got power, he’s got pace, he’s got that innate sense of rugby."
Finding a kidney match 'particularly hard'published at 15:40
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveNHS Blood and Transplant have said the waiting list for under-18s like Matthew to receive a donor kidney is on average 316 days.
"It is difficult for all patients waiting for a transplant but it can be particularly hard for children and their families" Sally Johnson from the service said.
"Sadly Matthew is not alone and there are currently 65 children on the UK Transplant waiting list for a kidney."
Hinckley OAP with dementia is latest victim of distraction burglarspublished at 15:28
A pensioner who suffers from dementia is the latest victim of a distraction theft in Hinckley town centre., external
NHS: 'Hard to find a kidney match for boy'published at 15:11
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveMatthew was diagnosed with congenital nephrotic syndrome at five weeks old and had both kidneys removed.
A spokeswoman for NHS Blood and Transplant said his nine-year wait was because "high levels of antibodies in his body make it even harder to find a match".
He received a kidney from his mum Nicola when he was a year old but it was removed following complications.
Boy's life on kidney transplant listpublished at 15:01
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveMeet the 10-year-old boy from Glenfield who has been on the kidney transplant list almost his whole life.
Image source, NHS/PAMatthew Pietrzyk is on dialysis and takes 18 tablets a day.
The youngster, who had his kidneys removed, has been on the waiting list for nine years due to a shortage of donors and problems finding a match.
Fees set to rise as Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council sets budgetpublished at 14:38
Residents across the borough will be paying more to rest in peace, get rid of rats and break into a sweat as fees and charges rise for numerous services. , external
Image source, Hinckley TimesHave we found the next Jason Bourne?published at 14:23 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveTony Pulis was speaking to those students as part of the BBC's School Report day.
Maybe we'll uncover the next Jason Bourne or Ian Stringer?
Pulis: Foxes title win would be 'marvellous'published at 14:02 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveWest Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis has backed Leicester City to win the Premier League.
Image source, Reuters"It would be marvellous for a so-called 'smaller club' to win the Premier League," he told students from St John Wall Catholic School, external in Birmingham.
