Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 BST 2 August 2016
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Updates for Tuesday 2 August 2016
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Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 BST 2 August 2016
Weather: Humid overnight under cloud coverpublished at 17:58 BST 2 August 2016
Alexandra Hamilton
BBC WeatherIt’ll be cloudy tonight with a few clearer spells. There’s the chance of isolated drizzly showers in places and it will feel humid with lows of 17C (63F).
Tomorrow will be cloudy and mainly dry with some brighter spells and highs of 21C (70F), but there's also the chance of drizzly, showery rain.
Bridge collapse affecting whole regionpublished at 17:53 BST 2 August 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveEast Midlands Trains tweets...
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End of X postCordon in place keeping people away from edgepublished at 17:48 BST 2 August 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveThanks to Nick Payne for sending this photo of the cordon that has been in place for some time now around the bridge.
Image source, Nick PayneTicket restrictions in placepublished at 17:39 BST 2 August 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveIf you've got a first class ticket and you are looking to use it on another service, then I'm not sure you will be able to.
This tweet from East Midlands Trains explains, external that other operators will only value the ticket to keep you moving, rather than the first class part of it.
Trains back on 'in days rather than weeks'published at 17:31 BST 2 August 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveHere's what Toby Higgins from Network Rail has had to say about the impact of the collapsed bridge...
Media caption, Trains will be passing through in 'days rather than weeks,' say Network Rail.
No trains passing through Barrow upon Soarpublished at 17:23 BST 2 August 2016
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester political reporterRail to nowhere...
Usually busy midland mainline completely quiet at Barrow upon Soar.
Train operator 'sorry for disruption'published at 17:05 BST 2 August 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveEast Midlands Trains (EMT) has said sorry for the disruption caused to rail services following the bridge collapse.
"I just want to apologise and thank them (our passengers) for their good humour today," EMT's customer experience director Andrew Conroy said.
Collapsed bridge will have impact later in the weekpublished at 16:55 BST 2 August 2016
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End of X postYour comments: Bridge collapse causes rail delayspublished at 16:38 BST 2 August 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveHere are some more of your comments about the state of the bridge from the BBC Leicester Facebook page. , external
Tina Hargreaves writes: "Maybe they should have checked it sooner."
And Meg Lcfc Scott adds: "Maybe they should of listened to reports because I know of two reports put in for the previous state."
BBC reporter broadcasting from near wheelie binspublished at 16:27 BST 2 August 2016
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester political reporterMedia pushing past the bins to get a decent view of the bridge.
Trains still delayed following overnight bridge collapsepublished at 16:14 BST 2 August 2016
Calum McKenzie
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End of X postHundreds of bricks fall off collapsed bridgepublished at 16:03 BST 2 August 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveHere is another pic showing the damage from a different angle, taken by BBC reporter Phil Mackie.
Bridge 'in an area liable to subsidence'published at 15:51 BST 2 August 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveThe bridge had been closed to road traffic before the collapse to allow an examination of dips in the road surface passing over the structure.
The bridge is in an area liable to subsidence.
Bridge 'was being inspected'published at 15:35 BST 2 August 2016
Christian Hill
BBC Radio Leicester newsreaderNetwork Rail has confirmed that the road bridge which partially collapsed was being inspected when it gave way.
Bridge 'had been due to be repaired'published at 15:21 BST 2 August 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveIt is worth noting the bridge had been booked in to be repaired between today and Wednesday.
Collapsed bridge 'attracting tourists'published at 15:09 BST 2 August 2016
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester political reporterSome damaged brickwork has been pushed down onto the tracks.
Grove Lane is now even attracting tourists.
Locals say this is a bus route too so will cause local travel disruption.
We're expecting another update from Network Rail later today.
Bridge collapse sounded 'like a massive earthquake'published at 14:53 BST 2 August 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveJake, who lives in Barrow upon Soar, has been speaking about what he saw and heard when the bridge collapsed.
"I was in bed when I heard something going on," he said.
He added that "there was a sound like a massive earthquake – it was quite nerve wracking."
Trains back in 'days rather than weeks,' Network Rail saypublished at 14:40 BST 2 August 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveToby Higgins from Network Rail has been speaking to the BBC News Channel about when trains might be able to start operating again.
"We're hoping to have an update later today on when we'll be able to start running trains again," he said.
"We're looking at days rather than weeks for trains though."
Passengers left stranded after bridge collapsepublished at 14:23 BST 2 August 2016
Calum McKenzie
BBC Local LiveThese passengers were left frustrated after the bridge collapse left them facing hours of delays...
Media caption, Passengers left stranded after a bridge collapses in Barrow upon Soar
