Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Leicestershire Local Live has now finished for the day.
Updates will begin again tomorrow from 08:00.
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Updates for Wednesday 30 December
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 Thursday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: A dryer and brighter day tomorrowpublished at 17:55
Anna Church
Weather Presenter, BBC East Midlands TodayRain clearing through the first part of the night with winds gradually easing in the early hours as the sky clears.
Feeling cold with lows of 5C (41F).
A much better day tomorrow with lighter winds and plenty of sunshine through the morning before a short spell of rain in the afternoon.
Highs of just 7C (45F).
Ranieri uncertain about second half of the seasonpublished at 17:50
BBC SportLeicester City's boss says their next Premier League clash against Bournemouth will be "more difficult" than last night's goalless draw against Manchester City.
Image source, Getty ImagesClaudio Ranieri is sounding worried about the second half of the season.
He says he doesn't know if they'll be able to sustain their "high tempo football" but says they'll "give it a good go".
Police gaff tweet makes 2015 listpublished at 17:43
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThis tweet by Leicestershire Police has made it onto a list of "Twitter and Facebook gaffs" put together by the BBC.
Image source, Twitter/Leicestershire PoliceIt's worth having a look through them all for a laugh.
Christmas babies in Leicesterpublished at 17:41
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveLeicester hospitals have tweeted to say there were 16 babies born there on Christmas Day this year.
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Image source, ThinkstockWind blows roof off pet shoppublished at 17:35
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveStrong winds of Storm Frank have blown part of the roof off at the Natural World pet shop in Syston.
Latest Leicestershire headlinespublished at 17:30
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live- A major fire in the Belgrave area of Leicester is thought to have started because of an electrical fault
- Strong winds have caused disruption across Leicestershire and Rutland with several trees, power lines and tiles being blown into roads
- Claudio Ranieri says their next Premier League game against Bournemouth will be "more difficult" than last night's draw against Manchester City
Flood alerts for Leicestershirepublished at 17:18
Amy Woodfield
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End of X postFlood alerts in place, external for Leicestershire this evening are for:
- River Wreake and tributaries from Stapleford to the River Soar at Syston
- Lower River Soar in Leicestershire including tributaries from Cossington to Redhill at the River Trent
- Black Brook, Wood Brook, Burleigh Brook, Grace Dieu Brook and other urban watercourses in Loughborough
Wind blowing down trees across the countypublished at 17:06
Leicestershire County Council has told us they've been dealing with nine trees blown down across the county.
Rutland County Council says its highways department had to close four roads in the county this afternoon at different times, to clear fallen trees.
Power cut affected 900 homespublished at 16:54
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveI've just been speaking to Western Power Distribution about a power cut in Mowsley Husbands Bosworth this afternoon.
There were 900 properties without power for 11 minutes.
It's thought this could have been down to the high winds.
Vandals smash baby Jesuspublished at 16:40
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LivePolice are looking for the vandals that stole a figure of the baby Jesus from a church nativity scene and smashed it to pieces.
Image source, Father Neil FergusonThe figure had been part of a full scale display at the Holy Cross Priory in Leicester.
It was the first time the church had featured an outdoor display, which contained traditional ceramic figures.
Fire cordon expected to be lifted laterpublished at 16:23
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThe police cordon around the area of Ross Walk, Moorgate Street and Marjorie Street in Belgrave is expected to be lifted this afternoon to allow people back into their homes.
The cordon was in place while an investigation was carried out into the cause of the fire.
Demolition of the burnt out factory has begun and is expected to last for a few days.
Woman hit by bus in Leicesterpublished at 16:07
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveA woman has been taken to hospital, after being hit by a bus in Leicester this afternoon.
It happened on Charles Street just after 14:00.
Her injuries aren't believed to be life threatening at this stage.
Reports a gun was used after Enderby crashpublished at 15:52
Police are investigating reports of fire arms being used after a collision in Enderby, external on Sunday night.
Image source, Leicester MercuryFire caused by electrical faultpublished at 15:39
BreakingAmy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThe fire service have just told our reporter Emily Anderson they believe the cause of the huge fire in Belgrave on Monday was an electrical fault in one of the units.
Could festival be Lemmyload?published at 15:22
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveCould next year's Download festival be renamed Lemmyload?
Andy Copping is one of the event organisers and tweeted this yesterday...
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End of X postIt follows the death of Motorhead frontman Lemmy on Monday. He was due to perform at the Leicestershire festival in June.
Veainu's game is 'instinct'published at 15:03
Leicester Tigers wing, Telusa Veainu, says he sometimes doesn't know what he'll do when he receives the ball.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Tongan international left six defenders grasping at air in Tigers' Boxing Day win over Newcastle.
He says his game is all about instinct: "If I see someone massive coming for me, I know I'm either going to get smashed or try and get through.
"In my head I like to not get smashed and use my footwork."
Tiles falling from roof on Castle Streetpublished at 14:41
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LivePolice have closed Castle Street in Hinckley as Storm Frank has begun blowing tiles off a roof.
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End of X postBelgrave fire: Factory being demolishedpublished at 14:25
Amy Woodfield
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End of X postFire service spend 48 hours at Belgrave firepublished at 14:09
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThe Assistant Chief Fire Officer in Leicestershire has just tweeted this about the fire in Belgrave.
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End of X postWork to demolish the site is currently under way.
