Live updates: Luke Harlow guilty in Kayleigh Haywood trial

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Updates for Tuesday 28 June 2016
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Amy Woodfield

Harlow: 'He had scratches all over his face 'published at 13:56 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Harlow claimed he awoke on Sunday 15 November to find Kayleigh gone.
Stephen Beadman had been with Harlow and Kayleigh the night before, and Harlow claimed he walked to his neighbour's house to see if she was there.
When he spoke to Beadman he said he had scratches all over his face, which he didn’t have before.
He claims Beadman told him he he'd got them at work and said "I didn’t think anything of it at the time".
Harlow gave murdered teen alcoholpublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Kayleigh told her family she was spending the weekend with friends and on 13 November she was dropped off outside Ibstock Community College.
Instead, the 15-year-old met with Luke Harlow. The prosecution claim he gave her "substantial amounts of alcohol" and "sexually touched" her.
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Her parents became worried about her and reported her missing to the police.
Her body was found after days of searching.
Harlow and Beadman to be sentenced on Fridaypublished at 13:35 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Harlow's co-defendant Stephen Beadman was found guilty of the same offence yesterday. He and Harlow were neighbours.
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Beadman, 29, admitted raping and murdering 15-year-old Kayleigh Haywood and leaving her body in a field just outside Ibstock.
Both men will be sentenced on Friday.
Harlow held teen captivepublished at 13:25 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
The jury found that Luke Harlow held Kayleigh Haywood captive at his home on George Avenue in Ibstock in November.
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He already admitted to grooming the teenager on Facebook before having her over for a alcohol-filled weekend that ended with 15-year-old Kayleigh being murdered by his co-defendant Stephen Beadman.
Kayleigh Haywood trial: Harlow found guiltypublished at 13:13 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
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Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
A jury at Nottingham crown court has found Luke Harlow guilty of falsely imprisoning the Leicestershire schoolgirl Kayleigh Haywood.
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Cricket: Update from Grace Roadpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
BBC Sport
Leicestershire are all out for 334 after just over an hour of the second morning.
Neil Dexter led the way with 136.
Afternoon weather updatepublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
BBC Weather
Cloud is increasing over the course of this afternoon. Expect rain to move in from the west later today.
Highs of 16C (61F).
West Bank boycott not discriminatorypublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
The High Court has rejected claims that Leicester City Council discriminated against the Jewish community by boycotting goods produced in illegal settlements in the West Bank.
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Jewish Human rights Watch (JHRW) had said Leicester, Gwynedd and Swansea councils failed to have regard "to the need to eliminate discrimination and harassment of Jewish people".
Bishop backs 'solidarity' eventspublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
The Bishop of Leicester is supporting the Brexit events showing "solidarity " in Leicester.
The Right Reverend Martyn Snow says: "There's a need for a lot of healing now and I think in every way possible we need to find practical expressions of bringing people together."
Leicester 'less friendly' since Brexitpublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Susan Strange has helped to organise the "Stand Together Leicester" event this evening and says she was inspired by one of her neighbours.
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She says: "A neighbour who has the permanent right to remain in the country said he felt very isolated and unwanted on Friday morning and that Leicester seemed like a less friendly place than it had been on Thursday.
"I really took that to heart and wanted to do something to help."
Leicester react to Brexit resultpublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Events are taking place across Leicester to show "solidarity" after the result of last week's EU referendum.
De Montfort University is campaigning to protect the rights of its European staff and students- they'll hold a rally at 17:30 today.
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There's also a "Stand Together Leicester" event happening in Jubilee Square. It's aimed at everyone regardless of how they voted, their age or race.
New crime fighting puppiespublished at 11:41 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Oh my gosh how cute are these new police recruits? The puppies, not the men (sorry guys).
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The new trainee police puppies called Riggs, Lionel, Olly and Mac will one day be helping to fight crime in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.
Man charged after two die in crashpublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
A 40-year-old man has been charged with two counts of death by dangerous driving after a crash on the A50 Groby Road., external
The crash happened on Friday 29 January.
Rashminder Gill from Bradgate Hill is also charged with one count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Travel: Welford Road reopenspublished at 11:12 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
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Cricket: Expected to start on timepublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
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BBC Radio Leicester's cricket commentator is over at the Grace Road ground and reckons play should start on time...
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Foxes show interest in Bradypublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
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Leicester City are thought to be interested in signing the Norwich City winger and a full-back Robbie Brady.
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Brady plays for his national side Republic of Ireland and scored the winner in their 1-0 win over Italy.
He's said to be available for around £15 million.
Cricket: Day two against Gloucestershirepublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
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It's the second day of Leicestershire's County Championship game against Gloucestershire at the Fischer County Ground and the home side are batting.
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After a fairly rocky start yesterday they'll begin day two on 252 for seven.
Neil Dexter resumes on 107 not out.
Kayleigh Haywood: Co-defendant found guiltypublished at 10:06 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Yesterday the jury found Harlow's co-defendent Stephen Beadman guilty of falsely imprisoning Kayleigh Haywood.
He's already admitted raping and killing her.
Image source, Leicestershire Police
Travel: Crash closes Knaptoft roadpublished at 09:50 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
BBC Travel
There's been a crash on Welford Road in Knaptoft.
The road has been closed and there's queuing traffic in both directions.
Kayleigh Haywood trial: Jury continue to consider Harlow verdictpublished at 09:40 British Summer Time 28 June 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
I'll keep you up to date with the developments in the Kayleigh Haywood trial over in Nottingham.
The jury are to continue deliberations on whether or not Luke Harlow falsely imprisoned the Measham schoolgirl before she was murdered.
The man from Ibstock denies the charge but has already admitted online grooming and indecency charges against the 15-year old.