BBC Local Live: Leicestershire on Wednesday 8 March 2017

Summary

Updates for Wednesday 8 March 2017
Death of man found injured on London Road treated as murder
England women's cricket coming to Grace Road
Campaign into brain tumour research
University use castle after £4m renovation
Cole and Youngs stay with England for Scotland match
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 Thursday

Live Reporting

Amy Woodfield

Budget day in Leicestershirepublished at 09:37 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2017
Helen McCarthy
BBC Radio Leicester Reporter
The Chancellor Philip Hammond will deliver his first Budget later - he's expected to say that more austerity lies ahead and the government won't shirk difficult decisions on tax and spending.
I’ve used a fine Leicestershire pork pie to show you how the money is currently divided...
So how would you do it differently?
I met Matt Wray and Emma Stone who set up an Organic Health Food Store in Market Harborough nine months ago.
They want help with business rates and with employing their first member of staff. They believe in paying the living wage but said it's a big step to also pay an expected rise in National Insurance contributions and pension auto-enrolment for any full time staff they take on.
Scene of road closurepublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
This is the scene at London Road where the road has been closed - by the sound of it there are very long delays getting around the closure.
Missing teen could be in Leicesterpublished at 08:50 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
This is 16-year-old Lily Rose Carr - she's been missing from home in Kettering for over a week...
Image source, Leicestershire Police
Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts - it's thought she could be in Corby or Leicester.
Man found injured on London Roadpublished at 08:21 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
I've got more more information about the closure of a section of London Road this morning.
Police have told us they were called by the ambulance service just after 00.30 this morning following the discovery of a man in the road with injuries.
He's thought to have been involved in a hit-and-run.
Rugby: Burns hopeful for Anglo-Welsh Cup silverwarepublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2017
BBC Leicester Sport
Leicester Tigers fly-half Freddie Burns has said he doesn't want to leave Welford Road without winning something.
Image source, Getty Images
Burns' three-year spell at the club ends in the summer when he moves to Bath in a deal that will see George Ford arrive in his place.
He said he's targeting Saturday's Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-final as a chance to get some silverware.
Rugby: Cole and Youngs stay with England for Scotland matchpublished at 08:13 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2017
BBC Leicester Sport
Leicester Tigers prop Dan Cole and scrum-half Ben Youngs have been retained by England for Saturday's Six Nations clash with Scotland.
Forwards Ellis Genge and Mike Williams will be available for Tigers this weekend after being released.
Image source, Getty Images
Speedway: Lions appoint new team managerpublished at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2017
BBC Leicester Sport
Former Great Britain manager Jim Lynch has been appointed Team Manager at Leicester Lions.
Image source, Getty Images
England cricket coming to Leicesterpublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
England will play Pakistan at Grace Road on 27 June in the ICC Women's World Cup.
The summer tournament in England and Wales will include seven fixtures in Leicester in total with the city being the home venue for Pakistan.
Five of their seven matches will be at Grace Road.
Watch: East Midlands weather outlookpublished at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2017
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Travel: Delays caused by road closurepublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
The London Road closure is causing problems as traffic is diverted...
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Crash closes London Roadpublished at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
This could cause you some delays this morning...
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Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2017
Amy Woodfield
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