Summary

  • Updates for Wednesday 25 January 2017

  • Taxi driver fined for refusing guide dog

  • Prince Charles visiting Leicestershire

  • Men jailed after prison disorder

  • Claudio Ranieri gets honorary degree at DMU

  • Mermoz joins Tigers until the end of the season

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

  1. Men sought after 'assault' outside barpublished at 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    If you recognise the men in these CCTV images, police want to hear from you...

    CCTV imagesImage source, Leicestershire Police

    They want to speak to them in connection with an assault outside a bar on Belvoir Street in Leicester.

    It happened quite a while ago - 27 August 2016. 

    The victim needed hospital treatment for facial injuries.

  2. Watch: Evans on life at Welford Roadpublished at 10:26 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    BBC Leicester Sport

    He hated it at first - but now Will Evans is loving life at Leicester Tigers...

  3. All-rounder signs one-year dealpublished at 10:10 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    BBC Leicester Sport

    Meet James Burke – he’s agreed a year-long deal with Leicestershire County Cricket Club…

    James BurkeImage source, BBC Sport

    Burke is an all-rounder who’s represented England at youth level.

    He can play in County Championship, One Day Cup and T20 competitions but can’t face his parent club Surrey.

    It’s also his 26th birthday today – happy birthday James!

  4. Mother 'hurt' by girlfriend's responsepublished at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    After Magson stabbed James with a steak knife, she called 999 but failed to tell the operator he'd been stabbed.

    She also told the call handler it did not matter if paramedics were delayed. Listen to some of the phone call here...

    Mrs Knight said: "That hurts - I can't comprehend how somebody can not call for help. I can't get it into my head that you can actually watch somebody die."

  5. Tennis star intrigued by 'Lechester' Citypublished at 09:14 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Milos RaonicImage source, Getty Images

    How does world number three Milos Raonic prepare for a semi-final of the Australian Open? 

    By finding out about Leicester City, obviously. 

    BBC commentator David Law said: "Milos Raonic was interrogating me about Leicester City. He called them 'Lechester'.

    "He was warming up by playing a bit of football."

  6. Latest Leicestershire headlinespublished at 09:09 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    • The Prince of Wales will be visiting several locations in Leicestershire today including Mountsorrel Railway
    • The mother of a murdered Leicester man has spoken of her struggle to come to terms with her son's death
    • Leicester City's Daniel Amartey could be part of Ghana side taking on Egypt in final African Cup of Nations group match
  7. Amartey's Ghana to play Egyptpublished at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    BBC Leicester Sport

    Daniel AmarteyImage source, Getty Images

    Leicester City's Daniel Amartey could be part of the Ghana side playing Egypt tonight.

    It's their final group match in the African Cup of Nations. Ghana have already qualified for the knockout stage.

  8. Watch: East Midlands weather forecastpublished at 09:05 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    Charlie Slater
    BBC Weather presenter

  9. Mother still expects son to phonepublished at 09:03 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Trish Knight

    Trish Knight called her son a "loveable rogue" and that she still feels like her son is going to call her.

    She said: "It's like a dream and you just want to wake up from it. It's going to be a long while 'till it ends - well, there'll be no end.

    "Every Christmas is going to be hard - his birthday is New Year's Eve. James should be celebrating his birthday and he never will again and that's hard."

  10. Struggling to cope with son's murderpublished at 08:47 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    James KnightImage source, Family handout

    You may remember hearing about the murder of James Knight in Leicester - he was stabbed by his girlfriend in March last year.

    Emma-Jayne Magson denied murdering the 26-year-old but was found guilty by a jury.

    Now James's mother has spoken about how she's struggling to come to terms with his death.

  11. Fire service door knocking in Glenfieldpublished at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

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    This follows the death of a woman who was involved in a house fire in Glenfield on Friday.

  12. Prince to arrive by steam trainpublished at 08:30 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Steve Cramp at the Mountsorrell & Rothley Community Heritage Centre

    Steve Cramp, a director of the Mountsorrell and Rothley Community Heritage Centre, said the prince will have the opportunity to get very hands-on.  

    He said: "He's going to arrive at the heritage centre by steam train - in fact he'll be on the footplate of the steam train, maybe even working the regulator and the whistle."

    About 700 schoolchildren are expected to flock to see the prince.

  13. Royal visit kept secret from studentspublished at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Daren Amoo, who runs the Prince's Trust programme at the City of Leicester College, told BBC Radio Leicester: "There's been lots of preparation but we're feeling quite relaxed now.

    "We explained to the students that we'd have a visitor, but it was only last week that we identified it would be Prince Charles coming and obviously they were really excited." 

  14. Prince for visit restored railwaypublished at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Workers at Mountsorell and Rothley Community Heritage Centre

    Another place on the royal itinerary today is a visit to the restored Mountsorell and Rothley Community Heritage Centre. 

    Volunteers worked for nine years to clear the site, rebuild the track, repair two stone bridges and create the Nunckley Nature Trail.

    There's also a new station and car park.

  15. College hangs bunting for Prince Charlespublished at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Bunting going up in Leicester College

    Preparations for the royal visit have started at the City of Leicester College in Evington. 

    Later Prince Charles will be meeting teenagers there who are taking part in Prince's Trust's programmes.

  16. Good morning: Join us for today's live news coveragepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Hello Leicestershire - we have a very special visitor to the county today...

    Prince CharlesImage source, Getty Images

    I'll keep you updated on the Prince of Wales's visit throughout the day as well as the rest of the day's news, sport, weather and travel.

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