BBC Local Live: Leicestershire on Wednesday 9 November 2016

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Updates for Wednesday 9 November 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 Thursday

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Amy Woodfield

Kendall evaluates Trump victorypublished at 08:18 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Amy Woodfield
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Leicester MP Liz Kendall was a supporter of Hillary Clinton in the US election.
She's been tweeting this morning about the demographic make-up of Trump voters...
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Lecturer concerned about Trump/Farage relationshippublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Amy Woodfield
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"Theresa May's people have said themselves they don't know anything about Trump the man or his people. Slightly worrying, in my opinion, is the man who knows Donald Trump best from the UK in Nigel Farage."
Dr Clodagh Harrington, Senior lecturer in American politics at De Montfort University
Students watch Trump winpublished at 08:08 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
A group of about 300 students from various political societies at the University of Leicester have spent the night watching the results come in at a pub on London Road.
Image source, Max Longley
Max Longley is Secretary of the American Studies Society and says: "Trump's appeal has been someone from outside politics - he's very much in the business world.
"You hear people, especially in Ohio, saying employment is poor and they believe Trump from a business point of view is able to boost this."
Watch: Today's weather outlookpublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
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Good morning: Join us for today's live news coveragepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2016
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
He may be thousands of miles away from us here in Leicestershire but today is all about this man...
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Donald Trump has beaten Hillary Clinton in the US presidential elections.
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