Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
That's all from Leicestershire Local Live - updates will start again on Wednesday at 08:00.
Summary
Updates for Tuesday 10 January 2017
Cash machine ram-raid 'guts' post office
Pub table 999 dash after medic no-show
Leicester war reporter 'who broke WW2' dies
Ranieri named FIFA Coach of the Year
Foxes to face Derby in FA Cup
News, sport, travel and weather resume at 08:00 Wednesday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Weather: A cold and wet nightpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Kay Crewdson
BBC weather presenterIt will be a cloudy, windy and mild night with showery rain pushing in from the west during the early hours.
Lows of around 7C (45F) initially, however turning milder as the cloud and rain pushes in.
A windy and increasingly cold-feeling day tomorrow.
Strong and gusty westerly winds with a fair amount of cloud at first but brightening later.
Plans to dump tonnes of waste in old Barrow Hill Quarrypublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Plans have been submitted to fill in and restore a former quarry, external to agricultural land.
Watch: Riders' new recruitpublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Owen Bradley
BBC SportJosh Ward-Hibbert explains how he ended up swapping tennis for basketball...
Tennis star turns to basketballpublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveYou wouldn't think a change in profession would be that easy for a sportsman - but Leicester Riders' new recruit has done just that.
Josh Ward-Hibbert used to be a professional tennis player but has now switched to basketball.
Morgan got 'too personal'published at 17:23 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
BBC NewsnightLoughborough MP Nicky Morgan has admitted her comments about Theresa May's leather trousers were "too personal".
Image source, Sunday Times/News SyndicationThe former education secretary criticised the prime minister for choosing to appear in the designer legwear in a newspaper photo-shoot.
Mrs Morgan had expressed doubts about the £1,000 Amanda Wakeley "bitter chocolate" trousers and said she always judged such matters by how she would explain it in Loughborough market.
MP expresses concern on Twitterpublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThe Leicester MP Liz Kendall has tweeted , externalto say she is "deeply concerned" that Leicester Hospitals have declared a system critical incident.
Lorry leaves A14 carriagewaypublished at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThis is why the A14 has been shut eastbound after junction 19 on the M1...
Image source, Highways EnglandHighways England has said they're soon going to reopen a lane past the accident to release the "trapped" traffic.
Hospital declare a 'system critical incident'published at 16:03 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveLeicester's Hospitals Trust has declared a "system critical incident" over the number of patients they're treating.
Quote Message‘’Our situation worsened over the last 48 hours with patients experiencing very long waits for ward beds and, unfortunately, too many patients experiencing ambulance handover delays which is not the experience we would wish for our patients. CDU (at the Glenfield) has been extremely busy and numbers of patients in our emergency department has been excessively high."
Richard Mitchell, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer at Leicester’s Hospitals
New role for UKIP MEPpublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester Political ReporterUKIP has named East Midlands MEP Margot Parker as "spokesman" for Women & Equalities...
Image source, Getty ImagesVehicles 'trapped' in road closurepublished at 15:30 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Amy Woodfield
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End of twitter postTravel: Crash on Abbey Lanepublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Amy Woodfield
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End of twitter postPolice confirm heron deathpublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Dave Wade
BBC Local LiveLeicestershire Police confirmed it had received a report that a bird had been shot this morning between 07:30 and 08:00.
A spokeswoman said officers will be making enquiries.
Image source, Paul WildeJohn said it was an "upsetting" thing to see.
"Believe it or not, I am happy with legal shooting but this, when you're walking down the high street and a heron drops beside you, it's disturbing and gives legal shooting a bad name," he said.
'Illegal to shoot a heron'published at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Dave Wade
BBC Local LiveJohn retrieved the bird's body and confronted the man and has since reported what happened to the police and the RSPB.
"It's illegal to shoot a heron," he explained. "You can get a special licence like in a fishery, but all birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Game birds come in a separate category."
Heron shot and tossed in riverpublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Dave Wade
BBC Local LiveBBC Radio Nottingham's gardening expert, John Stirland, called this morning to report a shocking wildlife crime he witnessed.
A man appeared to shoot a heron dead and throw its body in the River Devon in Muston, just over the Leicestershire border, early this morning, he said.
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End of twitter postYour comments: Ram-raid in Rothleypublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
FacebookYou've been commenting on Facebook , externalabout the ram-raid in Rothley.
Image source, Tim RoleyBeryl Goodwin said: "What an awful end to our local Post Office."
Dawn Blythe said: "This happened here in Shepshed too last year, our local post office. The owners were devastated."
Police appeal after 'touching' incidentspublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveQuote Message“I would like to thank the prompt and effective actions of the security guards at the shopping centre who initially responded to reports and worked closely with our officers during enquiries. I would like to hear from anyone who was at Fosse Park at around the time of the incidents and believes they could have information which would help us with the investigation."
Det Insp Kenny Henry, Leicestershire Police
A14 closed after accidentpublished at 14:42 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Amy Woodfield
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End of twitter postCentre evacuated after fire extinguisher set offpublished at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveWe've just heard back from the fire service, who have four fire engines at the scene.
Apparently someone set off a fire extinguisher and the alarm went off.
Highcross shopping centre evacuatedpublished at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveI'm currently outside Highcross shopping centre, which has been evacuated. The fire alarm is going off and sirens can be heard.
Leicestershire Police and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service have been contacted for more information.
