Summary

  • Blind dog dumped in street gets new home for Christmas

  • Boy, 7, sells his toys to help homeless

  • Rams winger targeted by burglars

  • Leicester hospitals under 'extreme pressure'

  • Beaten mother's death 'was drug-related'

  • 'New lines of inquiry' in 2015 murder investigation

  • Updates for Wednesday 12 December 2018

  1. Police receive new information on mother's 2015 killingpublished at 08:06 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2018

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    Police say they have received fresh information, external about the death of a Leicester mother who was killed three years ago.

    Mumtaz Member’s body was found with severe injuries at her home in Holmfield Avenue on the morning of 12 December, 2015. A post-mortem examination revealed she died as a result of head injuries.

    Two men and a woman were arrested at the time and charged with murder but the case against them was discontinued in 2016.

    Mumtaz MemberImage source, Leicestershire Police

    Det Insp Tony Yarwood, from East Midlands Special Operations Unit Major Crime Team, said: “Mumtaz was killed in a brutal way in her own home. The injuries she sustained were significant and she did not deserve to suffer like she did.

    “We owe it to Mumtaz to find those responsible. It may be three years since her death but our investigation remains ongoing.

    "We are now pursuing some new lines of enquiry but urge those who know what happened to Mumtaz to come forward."

  2. Watch: Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2018

    Alex Hamilton
    BBC Weather

    It's looking cloudy and chilly today.

  3. Good morning: Join us for today's live updatespublished at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2018

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    Hello everyone and welcome to Wednesday's live coverage. Your writers for today are me, Nick Smith and Amy Woodfield.