Summary

  • Updates for Friday 20 January 2017

  • Local reaction to Trump inauguration

  • Jury out in baby manslaughter trial

  • Uncapped Mike Williams makes England squad

  • Atlantic rower sets final challenge

  • Mark Selby out of the Masters after 3-6 defeat

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 Monday

Live Reporting

Amy Woodfield

  1. Council advice to drivers using Cossington lanes

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Leicestershire County Council has put together a statement about the traffic issues people in Cossington are having.

    They said: "We've worked closely with Network Rail and the contractors to encourage drivers to use the signposted diversion route. We're aware that some drivers are choosing to use Bennetts Lane and Back Lane, but we would urge them to use the diversion route and to watch their speed if they still decide to use the lanes."

    They also said they will be carrying out "regular inspections" on the condition of the roads.

  2. Gritter out in Leicester

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Brace yourself for another cold night...

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  3. Afternoon weather update

    Lucy Martin
    BBC Weather

    Dry and settled with plenty of wintry sunshine through the rest of the afternoon.

    Feeling cold in the sunshine - Max temp: 6C (43F).

  4. Level crossing barriers fixed

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    The crossing at Narbrough/Littlethorpe has reopened...

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  5. University to mark death of fallen soldier

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    The University of Leicester will mark the 100th anniversary since the death of this man tomorrow - he is Lieutenant Eric Henry Janson Teasdale who was killed in World War One, aged 20...

    Lieutenant Eric Henry Janson TeasdaleThe King’s School, Canterbury

    His mother left the university a bequest worth £3,048. In exchange she wanted the University to put up a memorial tablet plaque for Eric and her other son Edward.

    The memorial is in the entrance of the Fielding Johnson building.

  7. Leicester 'not playing as group'

    BBC Sport

    Leicester Tigers players have let themselves down and must take responsibility for their poor form, according to lock Ed Slater.  

    Ed SlaterRex Features

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    BBC Leicester Sport

    Leicester Tigers team to play Glasgow...

    Leicester Tigers team

  9. Your photos: Frosty morning in Nanpantan

    BBC Weather Watchers

    A frosty looking Longcliffe Golf Club this morning...

    Longcliffe Golf Clubstewpot21

    Uploaded by our BBC Weather Watcher stewpot21.

  10. Worried Cossington residents

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    A lot of parents in the village share Jan's concerns - one said: "It's absolutely horrific. I walk my son and a neighbour's child to school and it's chaos - I'm absolutely terrified they're going to get knocked over."

    Another said: "They're going over the edge of the road so the mud is everywhere. There's huge pot holes that look like puddles. I'm sure someone is going to end up smashing their wheels."

  11. Listen: Food Friday

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Fancy a bit of cooking this weekend?

    BBC Radio Leicester's Ben Jackson has been learning how to make crab chowder - here's how it's done...

  12. Baby death: Judge summing up

    Amy Harris
    Reporter, BBC East Midlands Today

    I'm at the trial of Chaunfang Zheng - the 31-year-old accused of the manslaughter of her baby niece in Lutterworth

    The judge has begun summing up the case.

    Chaunfang Zheng

  13. Drivers 'ripping up' road

    Jan Bott has been describing how bad the road has become since the work started on the railway bridge on Syston Road.

    Back Lane

    She said: "The amount of traffic that now comes down Back Lane is terrible. The road is being ripped up, people's gardens are being driven over.

    "The cars come down so fast they don't allow for people being in the road."

  14. Fears children are at risk

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    More now on the issues locals are having with traffic in Cossington.

    This is Back Lane - as you can see there's no pavement and it's a narrow road...

    Back LaneGoogle

    Jan Bott is a childminder and uses the road to take children to and from school.

    She told BBC Radio Leicester she's "terrified" one of the children will get hurt. 

  15. Watch: Coach's Trick Shot Challenge

    BBC Leicester Sport

    Has Leicester Riders Head Coach Rob Paternostro still got it?

  16. Rugby: Williams impresses Jones in Brighton

    Mike McCarthy
    BBC Radio Leicester Sport

    When he got back from England's two-day training camp in Brighton earlier this month Mike Williams told me head coach Eddie Jones certainly got his money's worth.

    He's clearly impressed the England boss enough to make the Six Nations squad, as has Ellis Genge who finds himself back in after being left out earlier this season.

    Mike WilliamsGetty Images

    As expected, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole remain firm fixtures in the England setup.

  17. Ranieri expected to address club departures

    Jason Bourne
    BBC Radio Leicester Sport

    Player departures are set to be high on the agenda for Claudio Ranieri's press conference.

    Leonardo Ulloa looks like he wants to leave after becoming frustrated with the lack of game time, while Luis Herndandez is said to be close to a move back to Spain.

    Leonardo Ulloa and Luis HerndandezGetty Images

    Ulloa's been a good servant for the club having joined for a then record fee from Brighton in 2014 - he was the Foxes' top-scorer in the greatest escape season.

    Hernandez joined from Sporting Gijon on a free transfer last summer but hasn't shown the kind of form for him to be a regular starter in the first-team. It simply hasn't worked out for him.

  18. Inside the boat

    Helen McCarthy
    BBC Radio Leicester Reporter

    This is what the boat looks like inside - small and compact...

    Inside the boat

    Graham said this is his final challenge - he's promised his partner.

  19. Watch: Atlantic attempt in 48-year-old boat

    Helen McCarthy
    BBC Radio Leicester Reporter

    Graham's wooden/plywood rowing boat was built in 1969...

    He'll set off in the next few weeks - you can follow his progress.

  20. MK Dons sign Leicester's Barnes on loan

    BBC Sport

    League One side MK Dons sign Leicester City midfielder Harvey Barnes on loan until the end of the season.

    Harvey BarnesGetty Images