Updates for Monday 21 November 2016
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Tuesday
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
The wet weather continues with some heavy and even thundery downpours for a time - this will lead to tricky driving conditions and possibly localised flooding with only a couple of dry intervals and highs of 9C (48F).
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On our Facebook , externalpage you've been commenting on the news that three of Leicestershire's hospitals could be closed under new plans.
Sheila Robinson said: "They've been trying to close maternity unit for ages, looks like it's going to happen, what a shame."
Phil Simpkin said: "I am not surprised, but sadly disappointed - it will be a big loss to lose community hospitals."
BBC Sport
Belgium newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws is running a story today saying Leicester City are trying to sign 19-year-old Genk midfielder Wilfried Ndidi.
The player can also play as a central defender and has been capped by Nigeria.
Image source, Het Laaste Nieuws
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Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Looks like being a Premier League footballer isn't always as glamorous as it seems - with a big game tomorrow the Foxes are out training in the rain this morning...
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Image source, Getty ImagesAmy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
I believe this man is a "celebrity" from the MTV reality show Geordie Shore (I've never watched it and have no idea).
Still his rather unkind post about our Christmas tree has been retweeted 464 times...
Image source, Twitter
BBC Leicester Sport
The Sun is reporting, external Leicester's Danny Drinkwater may be hit with a three-match FA ban after he was seen in TV footage elbowing Watford’s Valon Behrami on Saturday.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe have a call in with the FA and will let you know more when we find out.
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
We're still waiting for a full statement from healthcare bosses.
There are the people behind the plan...
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Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
BBC Radio Leicester has been speaking to Zubeir Hassam about landing the role in the advert. He said it was his son who got him the original audition.
Image source, Amazon PrimeHe describes the advert as "a silent but effective message to the community" about how people from different faiths can get along.
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Have you had chance to watch the new Amazon Christmas advert?
It's another one of those festive adverts that's so heartwarming you don't know whether to laugh or cry...
The man playing the Imam is actually local - he's principle of The Muslim School in Oadby.
Helen McCarthy
BBC Radio Leicester Reporter
Michael Mullaney is a Liberal Democrat county councillor who's been campaigning to keep Hinckley hospital open.
He told me a lot of people in Hinckley had been worried for a long time about the proposals to close the hospital.
The plan for Hinckley Hospital is to keep a lot of services but move them to the health centre.
Mr Mullaney said: "We need increased health facilities, not reduced or even swapping them around to different sites."
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
More now on these plans to close three Leicestershire hospitals.
Karen Chouhan is from patients group Healthwatch Leicester - she has raised some questions about the Sustainability and Transformation Plan draft.
She said: "If those hospitals in the county are going to close, that will mean patients will be coming into Leicester. There will need to be some transport and how will the hospitals cope with that?"
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
A nice story over the weekend you may have missed - the three sons of an Oakham man who died while playing rugby were mascots at the England v Fiji autumn international match at Twickenham on Saturday.
Image source, Getty ImagesSavenaca Koroibulileka collapsed while playing in Rutland on 24 September.
He was originally from Fiji, which is why the boys were Fijian mascots.
BBC Leicester Sport
The Foxes slumped to their sixth Premier League defeat of the season at Watford on Saturday.
Claudio Ranieri says the players were left "frustrated" because they felt they'd done enough to get something out of the game.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Leicester City boss added he expects his side will react immediately by putting in a good performance against Club Brugge in the Champions League tomorrow night.
BBC Leicester Sport
Here's Richard Cockerill's post-match interview - he talks about the return of Manu Tuilagi and rumours the club is interested in buying back the Bath and England fly-half George Ford...
BBC Leicester Sport
Leicester Tigers moved back into the Premiership top four with a comfortable 25-6 win against Harlequins at Welford Road last night.
Image source, Getty ImagesFreddie Burns didn't miss a kick, slotting five penalties, a drop goal and the conversion of the only try of the match by Owen Williams.
Image source, Leicester MercuryAmy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
So the Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby has just been on BBC Radio Leicester talking about this very controversial Christmas tree...
If you were hoping all the negativity towards the decorations would push the city council into changing it - think again.
He's standing by the tree, saying "all publicity is good publicity" and hopes the widespread criticism may draw people into the city to see it.
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
The Leicester South MP Jonathan Ashworth has tweeted about this Sustainability and Transformation Plan for the NHS...
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Helen McCarthy
BBC Radio Leicester Reporter
The good news is that under the new plans there will be GP's available for everyone between 08:00 and 20:00, seven days a week.
There'll also be a souped-up 111 - what they're calling a "Clinical Navigation Service".
This will aim to help us go to the right bit of the NHS rather than turning up at A&E when what we really need is a pharmacist.
