Summary

  • Updates for Monday 16 May 2016

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

  1. Getting busy further along parade routepublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Leicester City Council tweets...

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  2. Buses heading into citypublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    The buses are nearing Jubilee Square...

  3. Hundreds stuck at railway stationpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    There's a huge amount of Leicester City fans at Narborough Station trying to get into into the city for the parade.

    Narborough Railway StationImage source, Iain McKenzie
  4. Thousands turn up to see parade beginpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Namrata Varia
    BBC Radio Leicester in Jubilee Square

    Wish I could bottle the atmosphere in Leicester today.  

    Crowd
  5. 'Stuffed fox' enjoying atmospherepublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    I thought I'd seen it all today. 

    FansImage source, Reuters

    But how about some taxidermy on a skateboard? 

  6. BBC News at the clock tower in Leicesterpublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    This was Leicester on the BBC News Channel earlier. 

    They were talking to BBC Radio Leicester's Ian Stringer and Rob Tanner from the Leicester Mercury...

  7. Parade getting closepublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    BBC Radio Leicester's Helen McCarthy tweets...

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  8. Cheerleaders entertaining crowdspublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    The players might not be at Victoria Park, but the crowds are still being entertained. 

    CheerleadersImage source, Getty Images
  9. Fans fly round the world for partypublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Tom Brown
    BBC East Midlands Today digital sports reporter

    These guys have come from Australia just for the parade.

    Australia fansImage source, Tom Brown

    Extraordinary commitment.

  10. Great British Bake Off star creates special cakepublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Who wouldn't fancy a slice of Claudio? 

    Claudio Ranieri cakeImage source, Reuters

    The Great British Bake Off's 2013 winner Frances Quinn is joining in the celebrations too.

  11. City getting busy as parade nearspublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    This gives you an idea of how many people are coming into the city...

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  12. More early road closurespublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    London Road isn't the only road having to close early...

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  13. Crowd numbers cause changes to bus servicepublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

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  14. A sea of blue in Jubilee Squarepublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    It's heaving outside our office - less than an hour to go!

    Fans in Jubilee SquareImage source, Leicester City Council
  15. 'King' joins celebrationspublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Tom Brown
    BBC East Midlands Today digital sports reporter

    Even he's having a party...

    Richard III statue
  16. City shops decked out in bluepublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Leicester South MP Jon Ashworth tweets...

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  17. Very busy at the clock towerpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

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  18. Fans getting kitted out for paradepublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Everyone loves a foam hand don't they? 

    Stall
  19. 'King' powerpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Fan makes comparison between the discovery of King Richard III and Leicester City winning the Premier League.

    Fan holding Richard III signImage source, PA

    If Richard III was here today, I'm sure he'd be in a Leicester City shirt.

  20. Just one type of thing to buy in city tonightpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 16 May 2016

    Tim Parker
    BBC Radio Leicester political reporter

    Only one stall left open on the market this afternoon...  

    Market stall