Summary

  • Updates for Monday 21 November 2016

  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Tuesday

  1. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    That's all from Leicestershire's Local Live for today - updates will start again on Tuesday at 08:00.

  2. Weather: More heavy rain tonightpublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Lucy Martin
    BBC Weather

    Cloudy with scattered showers overnight - some of which could be heavy. 

    Breezy, particularly in eastern areas with lows of 7C (45F).

    Weather

    A cloudy start to Tuesday with some scattered showers first thing.

  3. Travel: Emergency repairs on M1published at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    BBC Travel

    One lane is closed and there's very slow traffic on M1 northbound between J20 and J21 because of emergency repairs.

  4. Flooding in Wymeswoldpublished at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Emily Anderson
    Reporter, BBC East Midlands Today

    The brook has burst its banks...

  5. Police warn A47 crash affecting nearby roadspublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

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  6. Flooding in Leicesterpublished at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    We're starting to get some photos from you of the flooding across the county.

    This is Lancaster Road bridge in Leicester...

    Flooding Lancaster Road bridgeImage source, Liedra

    Thanks to Liedra for sending it our way via Twitter, external.

  7. Final decision on hospital closures in summer 2017published at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    For a lot of today I've been telling you about plans to close three Leicestershire hospitals and make some significant changes at others.

    Well you can see the report by Better Care Together here, external.

    The group behind it has said specific areas within the plan will be subject to formal public consultation where appropriate during 2017. 

    They said final decisions on many of the proposals wont be made until the summer of next year.

  8. Warning from Leicestershire Fire and Rescuepublished at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

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  9. Another Leicestershire council supplies sandbagspublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    'Limited" sandbags for Charnwood residents...

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  10. Pre-Club Brugge press conferencepublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Ian Stringer
    BBC Radio Leicester Foxes commentator

    Here's my verdict on the Claudio Ranieri and Riyad Mahrez press conference...

  11. Travel: Lane blocked on Narborough Roadpublished at 16:15 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

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  12. Flood alerts in Leicestershirepublished at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    As well as the flood WARNING for Grace Dieu Brook there are now FOUR flood alerts in place, external for Leicestershire.

    • Lower River Soar (including tributaries from Cossington to Redhill)
    • Loughborough Urban Watercourses
    • River Wreake and tributaries from Stapleford to the River Soar at Syston
    • River Sence and tributaries from Billesdon to the River Soar at Glen Parva  
  13. Sandbags available in Coalvillepublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

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  14. Council hands out sandbags over flooding fearspublished at 15:57 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    There's a warning that flooding is "expected" for the Grace Dieu Brook at Whitwick and Thringstone - the council is now handing out sandbags to residents...

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  15. Latest Leicestershire headlinespublished at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    • A river crossing is closed and there is a flood warning and alerts in place after hours of heavy rainfall
    • Plans for the future of Leicestershire's NHS suggest closing three hospitals and making other significant changes
    • Leicester City striker Islam Slimani will not be involved against Club Brugge in the Champions League tomorrow
  16. 'Serious' crash closes A47published at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

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  17. Uppingham Road closurepublished at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

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  18. Foxes two points above relegation zonepublished at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    BBC Leicester Sport

    Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez says he isn't thinking about Leicester City going down...

  19. Watch: Ranieri not expecting Drinkwater reprimandpublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016

    BBC Leicester Sport

    Claudio Ranieri is confident there will be no FA action for Danny Drinkwater despite video footage allegedly showing him elbowing Valon Behrami at Watford on Saturday...