Summary

  • Updates for Wednesday 23 March 2016

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00

Live Reporting

Amy Woodfield

  1. Latest Leicestershire headlines

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    • Flights between East Midlands Airport and Brussels remain cancelled following yesterday's terror attack in Belgium
    • Tourism bosses say the discovery of King Richard III has attracted more visitors to Leicester
    • West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis thinks Leicester's achievements this season could out-do Nottingham Forest's in the 1970s

  2. Weather: Dull and cloudy with a few spots of drizzle

    Charlie Slater
    BBC Weather presenter

    Weather for the East Midlands on Wednesday 23 March 2016

  3. Airline advice for Brussels passengers

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Here's some more information for people supposed to be flying to Brussels today...

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    Airline bmi is allowing passengers booked for travel within the next 28 days to change their flight for free.

  4. No flights to Brussels

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    The 07:35 flight from East Midlands Airport to Brussels has again been cancelled today following yesterday's attack on the airport in Belgium.

    There is a second flight to Brussels scheduled to leave the East Midlands at 19:35 but from this tweet, it doesn't look like it will be...

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  5. Good morning: Join us for today's live news coverage

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Hello Leicestershire - I hope you're all well this morning.

    Today I'll be keeping you up to date on how yesterday's attacks in Belgium are affecting our region, as well as all the rest of the day's news, sport, travel and weather.

    You can get in touch with me during the day by email, Facebook or Twitter.