Updates for Thursday 16 March 2017
Former BBC radio presenters in court
Man jailed for fatal crash
Council approves alcohol recovery hub
Tuberculosis in Beaumont Leys school
Congestion leads to bus timetable changes
Shakespeare: Vardy 'not a cheat'
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 Friday
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
This is 20-year-old Samuel Bainbridge who was reported missing on Saturday...
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceSamuel is originally from Sheffield but has been living in a shared house on Welford Road in Leicester.
He was reported missing by his housemate who said it is very out of character for Sam to go missing., external
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
The Leicester City legend Alan Birchenall has commented on our story yesterday about a man who suffered a cardiac arrest during the Leicester v Sevilla match on Tuesday...
Image source, Facebook"The Birch" went through a similar experience earlier this year at an awards ceremony where a defibrillator was used to help save him.
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Last night councillors for Leicester City Council voted on plans to open a new recovery hub in the city centre for people with alcohol related issues - this was one councillor's thoughts...
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Mr Grant, who represents the Knighton ward and could not vote on the item because of his objections, later tweeted to say it was "passed unanimously".
Lisa Paris, who runs Little Angelz nursery on Humberstone Gate, has said she will now have to rethink her child safety measures.
Here you can see how close the new centre will be to the nursery...
A driver who failed to stop after a crash which left a cyclist with fatal injuries has been given a suspended prison sentence., external
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BBC Weather presenter
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
If you regularly drive into Leicester you'll know that at times it can feel like one big traffic jam on our roads.
Well the bus company Arriva has said congestion has become such an issue, they're having to change the timetable and routes for some of their services.
The services that will change are:
More information will be made available next month when Arriva holds "roadshows" for passengers.
Simon Mathieson from Arriva said: "We have a system that tracks all our buses all the time and we've built up a database of actual times buses are taking to get between places.
"That is saying it's taking longer to get between places like Haymarket, the Clock Tower and sections of Narborough Road.
"We've got to keep up to pace with the modern world of the county and the city."
Where has the sunshine gone?
Image source, Kizzi Grand Union CanalIt's certainly not in South Wigston this morning. Thanks to Kizzi Grand Union Canal for the picture.
BBC Leicester Sport
Craig Shakespeare is due to hold his pre-West Ham press conference at lunchtime - all the key headlines here on Local Live from 13:00.
BBC Leicester Sport
Last night's Champions League match between Manchester City and Monaco means Leicester City will be the only English side to continue into the quarter-final of the competition.
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester City lost 3-1 meaning the sides draw 6-6 on aggregate - Monaco won on away goals.
The quarter-final draw will happen tomorrow. These are the sides the Foxes could face next...
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
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