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Updates for Thursday 11 August 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: A better day tomorrow with sunshinepublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Kay Crewdson
BBC weather presenterA dry and mostly cloudy night although some clearer spells developing during the early hours.
Feeling warm with lows of 16C (61F).
A better day on the cards tomorrow - dry with variable cloud and long sunny periods, especially late morning, early afternoon.
Feeling warm with highs of 21C (70F).
Rugby: Genge 'world class'published at 17:50 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
BBC Leicester SportThe Leicester Tigers head coach has been singing the praises of their young prop Ellis Genge.
Aaron Mauger says he has the potential to become a "world class" player.
Image source, Getty ImagesLess than 12 months ago Genge was playing Championship rugby for Bristol but is now part of the 45-man England training squad.
Concern over 'contaminated' soilpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LivePlans to dispose of waste soil around the site of Kelham Bridge Nature Reserve have been approved.
The County Council's development and control committee met this afternoon and said the soil can go onto the fields near Hugglescote.
The soil has come from nearby building developments and campaigners think it could pollute the watercourse at the reserve.
Your comments: Pavement parking pilotpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveI have just read about Leicester City piloting a pavement parking scheme. Have they considered wheelchair users, and the visually impaired?
As a wheelchair user my progression is constantly endangered by parked cars on pavements.
Ann Howard
Superdog Drake learning to flypublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveForget Superman... you could soon be getting rescued by Superdog in Leicester...
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End of twitter postListen: Ellis needs to 'get scrum sorted'published at 17:22 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveHere's a clip from BBC Radio Leicester of Aaron Mauger talking about Ellis Genge...
Goddard replaced in child sex abuse investigationpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveA new chairwoman has been appointed to lead the inquiry into child sex abuse in England and Wales.
The child protection expert Professor Alexis Jay has been appointed - among the allegations she will be looking into are those against the former Leicester MP Lord Janner.
Image source, PAYou might recognise Professor Jay because she led the inquiry into child exploitation in Rotherham.
Advice after airport shutdown: Tell people how to fit screwpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Dave Wade
BBC Local LiveThe Air Accident Investigation Branch gave some handy information in a bid to avoid future problems.
It recommended the aircraft's manufacturer tells operators how to ensure the set screw is properly installed...
Image source, Kayla WilliamsScrew caused shutdown of East Midlands Airportpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Dave Wade
BBC Local LiveAnd we're back with East Midlands Airport now.
Remember when a light aircraft had a problem on the runway back in January that led to the whole airport being shut down?
Well it was caused by nothing more than a wrongly-fitted screw, a report has found.
The private plane's landing gear failed to work properly shortly after the plane touched down.
Man in mobility scooter crash namedpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveEarlier this week I told you an elderly man had died after crashing his mobility scooter in Newbold Verdon., external
Police have now named him as 81-year-old Harry Lee who lived in the village.
Image source, GoogleHe crashed outside the Nisa Local shop on Main Street on Saturday afternoon. He was airlifted to hospital but later died.
FA Cup dream overpublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
BBC Leicester SportHinckley AFC are out of the FA Cup after being beaten 5-1 in their preliminary round replay against Heanor Town.
Image source, Getty ImagesLeicester rower misses out on Olympic medalpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
BBC SportLeicester's Jonny Walton and John Collins have missed out on a medal in the Men's Double Sculls in Rio.
Image source, Getty ImagesMedals went to Croatia, Lithuania and Norway - the GB pair came fifth.
Watch: Boy finds a kidney through Facebookpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThis is a story we featured a lot on Local Live yesterday - a Leicestershire man who donated his kidney to a little boy who'd been waiting eight years for one.
If you missed it, here's a recap...
New residents' parking schemespublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveAnother part of the parking plan would be to spend £75,000 on a residents' parking schemes in Stoneygate and St Matthew's.
Image source, GoogleThe council say there will be a consultation on this and it will only happen if their is a demand for it locally.
Listen: Classic Claudio jokes with the presspublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveI don't think Claudio Ranieri is optimistic Leicester City will win the Premier League again.
Here's the moment he told BBC Radio Leicester there's more chance of ET landing in Piccadilly Circus...
Thousands to be invested in safer school parkingpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveAny parents out there might be aware of dangerous of parking outside schools - well about £450,000 will be spent on trying to stop it.
Image source, GooglePart of the new parking plan will see the council review how they use "keep clear zones" outside schools and even look at using camera enforcement vans to fine parents who park illegally.
Any aliens heading to London?published at 14:50 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Ian Stringer
BBC Radio Leicester Foxes commentatorHe's done it again... Claudio with a beauty: "There's more chance of ET landing in Piccadilly Circus than City winning the Premier League again".
The room erupted - classic Claudio
More Leicester companies dodge fair wagespublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveOther local employers shamed for not paying the minimum wages were...
Music Junkie Ltd who owed £396.85 to one worker, Beezy Beez Day Nursery Ltd who owed £334.26 to one worker and Wood & Co Ltd who owed £179.17 to one worker.
Nursery shamed for failing to pay minimum wadgepublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveNearly 200 employers have been named and shamed for failing to pay their workers the national minimum wage - including some in Leicester.
Image source, GoogleThe worst local offender was a children's nursery school called Kushi Care Ltd.
They owed £9,726.23 to 46 workers.