Watch: Children thank lollipop ladypublished at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Children at All Saints Primary School in Sapcote deliver anniversary present to their lollipop lady...
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Huge fire at derelict building on St John Street
Man sentenced for Kayleigh Haywood grooming
Petition to save children's heart unit going to Downing Street
School lollipop lady celebrating 40 years
Leicester City beat Derby County 3-1 in FA Cup
Updates for Thursday 9 February 2017.
Watch: Children thank lollipop ladypublished at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Christmas Day baby finally homepublished at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
The baby daughter of poorly mum Katherine Boulton was discharged from hospital this week, and returned home to Market Harborough. , external
Dexter the sniffer dog all fired uppublished at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Khia Lewis-Todd
BBC Local LiveDexter looks like he's eager to help fire crews in Leicester today.
They've been tackling a large blaze at a derelict building in St Peter Street, which also damaged about 35 cars.
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End of twitter postYour photos: Cloudy afternoonpublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
An overcast afternoon near Freeby...
Image source, PeteMan dies in M69 crashpublished at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LivePolice have just reported a 63-year-old man died in a crash on the M69 last night, external.
The two cars and a van crashed at about 20:40 on the southbound carriageway - a woman was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary for treatment and has since been discharged.
No football fans arrestedpublished at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveIt looks like most football fans behaved well last night during the FA Cup match between Leicester City and Derby County.
Police have said they stopped and searched 26 people but no arrests were made and no dispersal orders were handed out.
Supt Steve Potter, the match commander, said: “There was a great atmosphere at the match last night, with a very low level number of incidents."
Clean up after building firepublished at 12:53 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Navtej Johal
East Midlands Today reporterThe clean-up begins at the VW dealership on Friday Street in Leicester. Fire crews are expected to be here for most of the day.
Petition handed to PMpublished at 12:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveLooks like the Glenfield Hospital petition has now been handed in at Downing Street - the Leicester MP Liz Kendall has just tweeted this...
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End of twitter postWatch: Demarai Gray's moment of magicpublished at 12:02 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC SportThis was the other goal everyone's been talking about - scored by Demarai Gray in the 114th minute...
Smoke still rising from disused buildingpublished at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Andy Trigg
BBC Radio Leicester reporterThere's still a strong smell of burning as smoke continues to rise from the former factory...
A car dealership nearby has a team cleaning dozens of cars that are covered in ash.
Structural engineers are on site assessing the damage - it's still unclear whether anyone was injured or whether the building will need to be demolished.
Update on power cutpublished at 11:06 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveIf you've been affected by the power cut in Barrow Upon Soar here's the latest...
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End of twitter postDog helps with fire investigationpublished at 10:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveLeicestershire Fire and Rescue Service have said a fire investigation dog is working at the scene of the building fire on St John Street.
Image source, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue ServiceRugby: Cole and Youngs to start for Englandpublished at 10:57 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Leicester SportLeicester Tigers Ben Youngs and Dan Cole to start for England against Wales in the Six Nations on Saturday...
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End of twitter postLeicester Mercury newspublished at 10:57 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Today's front page - read the headline story here, external.
Image source, Leicester MercuryHouse raided in German jihadists investigationpublished at 10:57 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Kate Palmer
BBC News OnlinePolice have raided a house in Leicester as part of a German investigation into two people suspected of providing supporting for a Syrian jihadist group.
Read the full story here.
Image source, AFPTravel: Traffic lights not workingpublished at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
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End of twitter postLollipop lady reminisces on anniversarypublished at 09:52 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Helen McCarthy
BBC Radio Leicester ReporterThis black and white photo was taken shortly after she started...
Image source, Jennifer HookJenny (as the children call her) wouldn't tell me her age but said she started in her 30s when her son was at the school and she was asked by the local police officer.
She remembers her first day vividly - she was scared because she didn't actually drive herself.
Four decades of cross patrolpublished at 09:45 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Helen McCarthy
BBC Radio Leicester ReporterJennifer Hook is the most glamorous looking lollipop lady with her bright pink lipstick...
Today she is celebrating 40 years of helping children in Sapcote to safely cross the road.
King hopes FA Cup success can boost Foxespublished at 09:44 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC SportAfter the match Leicester City's Andy King said: "It's been a tough few weeks and we've been getting a lot of criticism.
"It was important to get a win tonight to try to kick-start some form to take into the league."
Image source, Getty ImagesHe continued: "We have 14 massive games left in the league but now we are through in a couple of rounds of the cup. Why can't we create another journey this season?"
Lineker feeling optimisticpublished at 09:43 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveHe tweeted this after the FA Cup win last night...
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