Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Two buildings in Leicester have been shortlisted for a prestigious architecture award. 

Image source, RIBA East Midlands

Leicester Cathedral's Richard III project (pictured below) and Number One Westhill - a residential property - have been shortlisted alongside six other buildings for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) East Midlands awards. 

Image source, RIBA East Midlands

Valeria Passetti from RIBA said: "It’s fantastic that eight projects have been shortlisted for the RIBA East Midlands 2017 Awards. 

"The range and diversity of the schemes selected, including two by regionally-based practices, is testament to the inspiring architecture that this region has to offer."

The buildings will learn if they have been successful at a ceremony in Derby on Thursday.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

I have just been sent these pictures from the scene of Tuesday's fire at a high voltage electrical substation in Leicester.  

Image source, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue said its crews had been dampening down at the site throughout the night. 

At its height, the blaze left 45,000 properties in Leicester without power. 

Image source, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy could be set to win his 15th England cap this evening when The Three Lions take on Germany in a friendly.

Image source, PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images

Manager Gareth Southgate has yet to decide whether he wants Vardy, Marcus Rashford or Jermain Defoe to lead the line at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund. 

Foxes striker Vardy scored his first international goal in a 3-2 win over Germany in Berlin last year.

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

A team of scientists led by the University of Leicester has discovered a 430 million-year-old fossil and named it after Sir David Attenborough.

The fossil (pictured in a digital scan below) has been determined as a distant relative of living lobsters, shrimps and crabs.

The find comes from volcanic ash deposits that accumulated in Herefordshire.

Image source, University of Leicester

The fossil is named Cascolus ravitis in honour of Sir David - who grew up on University College Leicester campus (the forerunner of the University) - in celebration of his 90th birthday.

Image source, University of Leicester

Professor David Siveter (pictured above) from the university said: "In my youth, David Attenborough’s early programmes on the BBC, such as ‘Zoo Quest’, greatly encouraged my interest in Natural History and it is a pleasure to honour him in this way."

The word Cascolus is a Latin rendering of the Old English equivalent to Attenborough while Ravitis is a reference to the Roman name for Leicester.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Here is your forecast from East Midlands Today for Wednesday...

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

It has been a stunning start to the day across our region - and luckily, our BBC Weather Watchers have been up early with their cameras. 

Image source, Loki's keeper

Image source, Andy's Rutland

These efforts are from Loki's keeper at East Midlands Airport (top) and Andy's Rutland at Empingham (bottom). 

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome along to Wednesday across Leicestershire. I'll be with you until later with the region's news, sport, weather and travel. 

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