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Kasabian: Reaction from NME

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Among the first online reviews of Saturday's gig was by Andy Welch of the NME.

He wrote: "Before the band appeared on stage, a bright pink backdrop, the same colour as the artwork from new album '48:13', displayed a countdown clock. When 10 seconds remained, the crowd enthusiastically counted down before white sheets dropped all around the stage.

"Chants of 'Leicester' rang out throughout the evening, with the band expressing love for their hometown at every opportunity.

"Pizzorno wore a t-shirt emblazoned with Les-tah.

"The encore was perhaps the most successful section, the band returning to the stage with Switchblade Smiles and Vlad The Impaler before Meighan stopped to thank the crowd once again.

"As he spoke, the band struck up their cover of Fatboy Slim's Praise You, which merged into huge closer L.S.F after a couple of minutes.

"As the song finished, guitarist Pizzorno whipped off his shirt and dived into the crowd, Meighan carried on singing without the band and guitarist Chris Edwards came up to the front for a rare moment.

He said: "I never get a chance on the mic. So thanks Leicester. You've made my f*****g year."


Smoke seen for miles after industrial unit bursts into flames in Heather, near Coalville

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Plumes of black smoke were visible for miles around after an industrial unit burst into flames.

Five fire engines were sent to tackle the blaze, which involved an old industrial building containing scrap vehicles and farm machinery in Heather, five miles from Coalville.

The fire, at Dawson's Yard in Swepstone Road, started at 12.10pm yesterday.

One witness said the smoke had been visible for miles around.

He said: "They had a lot of fire engines there and they took until about 2.30pm to get the fire out.

"There was a lot of smoke and fumes. The smoke was visible from Coalville."

No-one was injured and the cause of the blaze is unknown.

Smoke seen for miles after industrial unit bursts into flames in Heather, near Coalville

Young and old unite to mark Armed Forces Day

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Young cadets, veterans and serving members of the armed forces paraded through Leicester at the weekend.

The event was part of Armed Forces' Day celebrations, which were held a week earlier than the national celebrations.

A service was held in Leicester Cathedral before the parade on Saturday.

Hundreds of supporters lined High Street and applauded the 300 troops, who were accompanied by the Seaforth Highlanders Regimental Association Pipes and Drums Band.

Among the Army cadets in the parade was James Whitehouse, 14, of Oadby, whose grandparents were watching. Nora Whitehouse, 84, said: "I really feel chuffed to watch him parading. It was beautiful."

James' other grandmother, Pauline Hallam, 73, said: "I live in Loughborough and don't come to Leicester very much but it's been lovely to see everyone support them and I got some lovely photos."

Pat Thorpe, of Oadby, was at the parade supporting her husband, Derick, who was marching with other veterans of the Leicestershire Regiment.

Derick said: "It's a bit warm with the sun out, especially when we're all dressed up, but it's brought the crowds out."

Young and old unite to mark Armed Forces Day

One person taken to hospital after car bursts into flames in crash on A5199 Shearsby crossroads

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A person has been taken to hospital after a car burst into flames at the Shearsby crossroads on the A5199. Fire services were called to the accident involving two cars just before 6.30pm yesterday. Crews released one person who was trapped and two other people were injured. One of the patients was taken to the Queens Medical Centre, in Nottingham, by ambulance. The condition of the casualty is not yet known. Crews said that one of the cars involved in the accident was destroyed in the fire.

One person taken to hospital after car bursts into flames in crash on A5199 Shearsby crossroads

Richard III helps boost tourism in Leicestershire

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Richard III has helped to boost the value of tourism in Leicestershire by £482 million in just one year.

The turnover of leisure businesses such as hotels and visitor attractions shot up by 6.2 per cent from £1.39 billion in 2012 to £1.48 billion in 2013 as the number of annual visitors rose from 28.7 million to 29.5 million.

And with the new Richard III visitor centre opening next month and the reburial of the king next year, the increase is expected to continue.

Martin Peters, chief executive of Leicester Shire Promotions, said the county's tourism industry was growing far faster than other East Midlands counties where the average growth was just 3.1 per cent.

He said: "These figures show significant growth in both the volume and value of tourism in Leicester and Leicestershire.

"The regional figures are not up by much so there's a clear trend of Leicester growing faster than the rest.

"There's a big Richard III effect which accounts for a lot of the growth for Leicester and Bosworth Field.

"In the past, the city was wholly dependent on business tourism and that's been doing quite badly.

"Leisure tourism is growing strongly now and this is the highest growth we've ever seen.

"We will hope to see more this year and next with the new visitor centre and the reinterment of Richard III."

The recent increase in the value of tourism has also meant an increase in the number of jobs in the sector, which went up 4.5 per cent from 19,604 to 20,485 between 2012 and 2013.

Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said Leicester is growing as a tourism destination.

He said: "Even without Richard III, it's clear Leicester is becoming a destination for people for a short break.

"I think we're reaching a critical mass of things for people to come and do in Leicester with the Great Central Railway, the great shopping centre and the National Space Centre.

"You only have to look at the growing number of good quality restaurants in the city centre."

Blake Pain, Leicestershire County Council's cabinet member for economic development, said: "Tourism is a key part of Leicestershire's economy and I'm keen to see it develop further, aided by the discovery of King Richard III."

Richard III helps boost tourism in Leicestershire

Cats shot in eyes by airgun thugs in Earl Shilton

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Police have appealed for help tracing thugs who shot two cats in the face with an air weapon. The two pets were injured in the Heath Lane area, Earl Shilton over the past few weeks. Their owners took the injured animals to a vet who discovered pellets lodged in their eyes. Police community support officer George Crossley said: "We would like to hear from anyone who may have information about these incidents or who knows who may be responsible." "We would also urge anyone who thinks there animals might have been shot at to also come forward." Contact Pcso Crossley on 101 or Crimestoppers, which is anonymous, on 0800 555 111.

Cats shot in eyes by airgun thugs in Earl Shilton

Police search Leicester peer Greville Janner's office in child abuse investigation

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Police have searched the House of Lords office of Leicester peer Greville Janner as part of an investigation into alleged historical child abuse. Formally known as Lord Janner of Braunstone, the ex-Leicester West MP's parliamentary office was visited by Leicestershire officers in March, it has emerged. It came after Leicestershire Police officers searched the peer's London home in December last year as part of the same investigation. However, Lord Janner, 85, has not been arrested or interviewed. A force spokesman said: "Leicestershire Police can confirm that in March 2014 its officers carried out a search of part of the House of Lords in connection with an ongoing inquiry into non-recent child sexual abuse. "A search warrant was obtained in advance from a Crown Court Judge and the search was conducted in accordance with established House of Lords procedures, and monitored by senior officials from the House of Lords. "No arrests or charges have been made, and inquiries continue." It is understood the search was connected to an inquiry into historical allegations of child abuse. The allegations date back several decades, the Leicester Mercury understands. The Leicester Mercury contacted Lord Janner's office in the House of Lords, but there was no answer. Lord Janner was a Labour MP in the Leicester North West constituency, which later became Leicester West, between 1970 and 1997, when he retired and was appointed to the House of Lords as a life peer. A Cambridge University and Harvard Law School-educated barrister, Lord Janner is a former president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and has been involved in efforts to seek compensation and restitution for Holocaust victims.

Police search Leicester peer Greville Janner's office in child abuse investigation

Leicester City season tickets have sold out for Premier League campaign

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Leicester City season tickets for next season's Premier League campaign have sold out with more than 22,000 fans securing their seat at the King Power Stadium. The final 500 additional seats, which were released to supporters after the renewal period ended, have now all been snapped up. City fans will see Everton come to Leicester on the opening day of the season before Nigel Pearson's squad welcome Arsenal and Manchester United within the first five games. The initial 7,000 new season tickets, which were released ahead of City's return to the Premier League, had sold out within 52 hours.

Leicester City season tickets have sold out for Premier League campaign


Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson to sign new three-year contract

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Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson is finalising the details on his new contract, believed to be a three-year deal. Pearson is all set to put pen to paper as are his assistants Craig Shakespeare and Steve Walsh. The club's owners, chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and vice-chairman Aiyawatt, stated at the end of last season that Pearson would be offered a new contract after leading City back to the Premier League for the first time in a decade. They said they intended to reward Pearson, Shakespeare and Walsh, while the City manager himself had always said he was not worried about the fact he was soon to be out of contract. Pearson has already begun to add to his squad ahead of the new season with the signings of Ben Hamer, Marc Albrighton and Matthew Upson while the club continue to hold talks with Cardiff striker Fraizer Campbell.

Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson to sign new three-year contract

Leicester house fire deaths: Father who lost his family in blaze says he does not hate their killers

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Choking back tears, Dr Muhammad Taufiq paid a loving tribute to his "beloved wife and three beautiful children" who dedicated their lives to God by serving others. Dr Taufiq was speaking after seven men and a youth were convicted of killing his family in an arson attack as they slept in their terrace home in Spinney Hills, Leicester. The neurosurgeon was away working in Dublin when the fatal attack was launched, but had spoken to his family about an hour before they died. Miraculously, three copies of the Koran, one belonging to his wife, Shehnila, and the others belonging to sons Bilal and Jamal, survived the inferno that engulfed their home. He showed them at a press conference held at the Hilton Hotel in Nottingham yesterday, shortly after the verdicts were returned. Dr Taufiq also showed an envelope containing money raised by the family for a mosque project in Dublin which had also survived.
Talking of his family, Dr Taufiq said: "I can say they were really extra-ordinary people. They were very charitable. They had a strong concern for the welfare of others even before their own comfort. "They had devoted their lives to a dream to give to others, the needy, the less privileged and the misguided. Four amazing human beings." He said his wife's many good deeds included providing voluntary help and support to people in need. Dr Taufiq said his daughter, Zainab, also did charitable work. He added that she was "always smiling and friendly to everyone in her school". Speaking of his elder son, he said: "Bilal was one of the most extraordinary, amazing and God-gifted people. At the age of 16, he was the editor of a religious magazine. He used to record his own religious songs." He also said Bilal had "memorised the whole of the Koran by heart". Of his younger son, Dr Taufiq said: "Jamal was a smiler who mixed with everyone. He made a number of friends both in his school and local community. He was nearly at the end of memorising of the whole of the Koran. He used to play football in goal and at Spinney Hill Park." The neurosurgeon said his wife had completed her five years of religious studies last year. Zainab was going to complete her studies this year. Bilal was in his first year of his Islamic theology course and Jamal was going to join the same course this year. He said: "The ultimate goal of these four amazing people was to live and work together with a primary aim to serve community and humanity." Asked if he hated the defendants for what they did to his family, Dr Taufiq said: "I do not hate the people, but I hate the crime." He added: "They have not admitted what they have done. They have lied. They will have to live with that on their consciences for the rest of their lives." Dr Taufiq attended several days during the trial. He said it was important for him to have done so to seen the outcome. He said: "I had to find out what happened." Dr Taufiq thanked many people who had helped and supported him throughout the past nine months, including Leicestershire Police, Victim Support and his colleagues in Dublin. He added: "My thanks to all the communities in Leicester, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and so on. I have no family members in the UK, but now consider the whole of the country and people in Leicester as my family. "Thank you to all those people all over the world who prayed for me and my family and keep us in their thoughts and prayer. "My special thanks to all in the media who remained very much helpful and positive throughout this difficult time." Tomorrow he will read a victim impact statement to the court.

Leicester house fire deaths: Father who lost his family in blaze says he does not hate their killers

Leicester house fire deaths: Two men guilty of murder, six other defendants guilty of manslaughter

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Two men have been found guilty of murdering a family of four in an arson attack on their home in Wood Hill, Leicester. A jury at Nottingham Crown Court unanimously convicted Tristan Richards (22), of Sparkenhoe Street, Highfields, Leicester, and Kemo Porter (19), of Browning Street, West End, Leicester, of four counts of murder each. The jury cleared six other defendants of murder, but found them guilty of manslaughter. They are: Shaun Carter (24), of Franche Road, Dane Hills; Aaron Webb (20), of Saltersford Road, North Evington, Leicester; Jackson Powell (20), of Burnside Road, Saffron Lane estate, Leicester; Nathaniel Mullings (19), of Farrington Street, off Humberstone Road, Leicester; Akeem Jeffers (21), of Car Mills, Buslingthorpe Lane, Leeds; and Cairo Parker (17), of Wood Hill, Spinney Hills. Shehnila Taufiq, 47, and her three children Zainab, 19, Bilal, 17, and Jamal, 15, all died in the arson attack in Spinney Hills, which took place on September 13 last year. During the trial, the jury heard the fire was a botched revenge attack following the fatal stabbing of 20-year-old Antoin Akpom in Kent Street, Highfields, Leicester, several hours earlier. They heard evidence that Richards had poured petrol on the front door of the home, with the assistance of Porter. All the other defendants admitted being at the scene but denied knowing what was going to happen. Carter was found guilty of manslaughter with a unanimous verdict. The jury returned majority 11-1 verdicts against the other five defendants. As the verdicts were given there were cries of disbelief from family members in the public gallery. The judge adjourned the case until Tuesday afternoon, when the court will hear a victim impact statement to be read out by the husband and father of the deceased, Dr Muhammad Taufiq. Barristers on behalf of the convicted defendants will give their mitigation before sentence takes place on Wednesday.

Leicester house fire deaths: Two men guilty of murder, six other defendants guilty of manslaughter

World Cup: England future bright under Hodgson, says Tim Flowers

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The future is exciting for the England national team under Roy Hodgson's leadership, former Leicester City goalkeeper Tim Flowers believes.

Flowers, who spent the last four seasons of his career with City and picked up a League Cup winners medal in 2000, played under Hodgson at Blackburn and rates the England manager as the best coach he ever played under.

Hodgson has been criticised in some quarters after England's failure to get out of the group stages at the World Cup in Brazil following defeats to Italy and Uruguay.

But Flowers believes the emergence of some talented young players at the tournament bodes well for the future.

Many of those youngsters are expected to play tonight when England bow out of the competition against Coast Rica, and Flowers said it is vital they get something from the game to give them confidence going into the European Championship qualifiers.

"It is always important for England to win," said Flowers.

"England expects when we go to major tournaments. They have played well in the first two games against two top sides.

"A lot of young players have been blooded, taken to the tournament and given their head in the matches. I think the formation they are playing suits that personnel of player.

"But going forward to the 2016 European Championship qualifiers, which start early in the season, I think it is important we get something out of the game.

"Roy is without doubt the best candidate to be England manager. He has been around Europe and managed at the highest level.

"He has managed other nations and took Switzerland to the World Cup finals in America. He is an outstanding coach.

"I played with him at Blackburn. He is the best coach I ever played for.

"I can see only one way and that is for Roy to take this young squad and lead them into the 2016 Euros.

"The natural progression is that some of these young players will come through and there is some outstanding young talent on the substitutes' bench, who we haven't seen a lot of in the tournament yet, like Luke Shaw.

"Jack Wilshere has come off the bench briefly, Ross Barkley is going to be a top player.

"All these lads will be pushing for a starting place for the Euros."

World Cup: Jordan Henderson says England want to show fans how much they care

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Jordan Henderson claims England's youngsters will be better prepared for their next major international tournament.

England head into their final Group D clash against Costa Rica this evening with their fate already sealed having lost to Italy and Uruguay.

The Liverpool midfielder admits the England squad are downbeat and have let their country down, but he has vowed to learn from the mistakes made in Brazil.

The Three Lions will head home with their tails between their legs but Henderson said their tame exit is not all doom and gloom.

The 24-year-old, who could win his 14th cap if selected in the dead-rubber against the Central Americans in Belo Horizonte, wants to finish an underwhelming campaign on a high – and avoid losing all three World Cup group games for the first time ever.

"Everyone is disappointed," said Henderson. "We're really down because we are going home far too early.

"There was a lot of confidence going into the tournament, everyone has been getting on great and the team spirit has been brilliant.

"It's not a great mood around the camp but it's a time everyone needs to stick together, everyone needs to stay strong.

"I'm sure everyone at home is feeling down. We feel as though we have let a lot of people down but, at the same time, we have shown people how well we can play in a big tournament with young players coming through.

"We'll be approaching the game the same as we have the other two, and that's to go out and win the game.

"We'll not prepare any differently because we are out of the competition, we'll go out and finish on a high and get a win. We don't want to go home losing all three games.

"We want to show people how much we do really care and for everyone back home, give them some enjoyment in the final game. Give them something to shout about and put on a good performance."

Steven Gerrard is on the bench, with Frank Lampard to captain the side in what is likely to be his last appearance.

Luke Shaw and Ross Barkley will also start the game but Leighton Baines and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are out.

Costa Rica will also ring the changes despite needing a point to be guaranteed an unlikely top spot in Group D.

However, former Manchester City striker Paulo Wanchope, Costa Rica's assistant manager, said they cannot become complacent.

"The first thing is to manage our emotions," he said. "We've qualified but it is important to look forward, it's important to keep growing as a team.

"We need to give some other players some football.

"It's important to give some football to those who don't normally get any and also to see how they fit into the system."

World Cup: Jordan Henderson says England want to show fans how much they care

Witnesses tried in vain to rescue driver following fireball crash, inquest hears

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Motorists battled to rescue a man from a crashed car as it was engulfed in flames after spinning into the path of a lorry, an inquest heard.

Drivers tried to release Rivaash Kalicharan from the wreckage of his Vauxhall sports car, but were forced back as the fire spread.

The tragedy happened on the B6047 Leicester Road, near Tilton-on-the-Hill, on Friday, February 21.

Home Office pathologist Dr Michael Biggs carried out a post-mortem examination at Leicester Royal Infirmary.

In a statement read out in court, he said Mr Kalicharan, a mechanical engineer from Jackson Close, Oadby, died from "severe head injuries" consistent with the violent "rotation" of his car and impact with the lorry.

He said the 36-year-old's death was "instantaneous", adding: "The lack of soot in his airways provides evidence that the deceased wasn't alive during the fire."

Lorry driver Dale Mills said he was driving his Volvo HGV towards the A47 when the crash happened, near the Back Road turn, at about 8.40am.

In a statement read out in court, he said he was driving at about 40mph in a national speed limit zone.

"I drove through the village and, as I was leaving, I saw a car as it came around the corner," he said. "That was the first time I'd seen it. It was on its own side of the road.

"Suddenly, the driver lost control and slid into me."

Katherine Johnson was two cars behind the lorry in a Ford Focus, on her way to work at the University of Leicester.

She said: "I saw a fireball, lots of sparks and debris and whatever it was – I took it to be a car – fall into a hedgerow on the left-hand side of the road."

Ms Johnson stopped and, after asking someone to dial 999, ran to Mr Kalicharan's aid.

She said: "As I approached, I saw the car was still on fire and there was an acrid smell.

"The fire didn't seem to be particularly aggressive at that point. I looked inside and saw a man in the driver's seat.

"He appeared badly injured. There was a long streak of blood across his face."

Struggling to contain her emotion, Ms Johnson said: "I reached in and put my hand on him to see if I could find a pulse, but I couldn't.

"The car was really hot. The roof was missing and I couldn't see the back of the car – it appeared to have disintegrated."

Ms Johnson was pulled away from the car as fire spread by fellow motorist William Brewin, who emptied a fire extinguisher into the vehicle.

He said: "I was trying to keep the flames from Kate. She is a very brave young woman.

"But there was no way you could save him. I thought he had already gone."

Crash investigator Pc Ian Brown said Mr Mills was in no way to blame for the crash.

He said neither the weather nor road conditions played any part in the crash and tests on both vehicles found them to be mechanically sound.

Pc Brown said a tyre mark in the centre of the road suggested Mr Kalicharan had lost control of his car on a right-hand bend, spinning anti-clockwise towards the lorry.

The point of impact was broadside against the Vauxhall's petrol tank, which exploded, causing the fireball.

Toxicology tests found no alcohol or drugs in Mr Kalicharan's system.

Assistant coroner Lydia Brown recorded a verdict of death from head injuries sustained in a road accident.

She also praised Ms Johnson for "ignoring the personal risk" by trying to save him.

Witnesses tried in vain to rescue driver following fireball crash, inquest hears

Rugby: Leicester Tigers sign props Aniseko Sio and Michele Rizzo

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Leicester Tigers have added another South Sea islander to their ranks with the signing of Samoan prop Aniseko Sio.

They have also confirmed the arrival of Italian international prop Michele Rizzo.

The new arrivals will add further strength to Leicester's front-row resources, which will be without tight-head Dan Cole until around November, as he recovers from surgery on his neck.

Sio made his international debut as a loose-head in his side's 33-14 defeat by Japan last month.

He is 21 and almost 17-stone, and becomes the six South Sea islander in Tigers' squad next season with Niki Goneva, Steve Mafi and Logovi'i Mulipola already at the club – and Seremaia Bai and Christian Loamanu joining this summer.

Rizzo's arrival has been widely reported and he becomes the fourth player to join this summer from Italian side Treviso.

Hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini, back-rower Robert Barbieri and centre Loamanu will be in Tigers colours next season.

Rizzo, 31, has 21 international caps and was a replacement at loose-head for the Azzurri in their 52-11 drubbing by England in this year's Six Nations.

Rizzo and Sio will provide competition for Marcos Ayerza, with Mulipola as another option in the No.1 shirt.

At tight-head, Leicester will have Cole, Mulipola, Fraser Balmain and Tiziano Pasquali in the squad.

Rugby: Leicester Tigers sign props Aniseko Sio and Michele Rizzo


Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson closing in on new contract

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Manager Nigel Pearson is finalising the details on his new Leicester City contract.

Pearson and his assistants Craig Shakespeare and Steve Walsh look set to put pen to paper soon on their new contracts.

They are believed to be three-year deals and the process is understood to be in its final stages.

The fact that pre-season begins in less than two weeks and Pearson and his staff have not signed new deals since leading City back to the Premier League may have concerned some supporters, but the contracts have never been in doubt.

Both chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and vice-chairman Aiyawatt stated at the end of the last campaign that Pearson would be offered a new contract.

They said they intended to reward Pearson, Shakespeare and Walsh, while the City manager himself said he was not worried about the fact he was soon to be out of contract.

The fact that City were able to bring in three new players – Ben Hamer, Marc Albrighton and Matthew Upson – so early in the close season was an indication Pearson was planning for the club's first season back in the Premier League for a decade, and he is not finished with those three.

City have been in negotiations with representatives for Cardiff striker Fraizer Campbell for the past couple of weeks and reports suggest he is due to meet Pearson this week and complete his £800,000 transfer.

City have also tried at least three times to prise Leonardo Ulloa from Brighton.

However, City's interest in the Argentinian appears to have cooled after the Seagulls slapped a £10million price tag on their centre-forward.

City are hoping to sign at least one striker, with the future of top scorer David Nugent still in doubt.

Nugent is soon to become a free agent and, while talks between his representatives and City are described as 'ongoing', the fact they still have not come to an agreement is causing concern.

There have been reports Nugent is considering offers from other clubs.

There is more positive news over captain Wes Morgan, who is believed to be close to agreeing a contract extension.

The defender is set to enter the last year of his contract after City activated a one-year option, but talks have proved positive over another year on top of that.

Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson closing in on new contract

Kasabian: Leicester pubs, restaurants and hotels get big boost from Victoria Park gig

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Pubs, hotels and restaurants enjoyed a boom in business as 50,000 Kasabian fans descended on Leicester's Victoria Park for the band's gig on Saturday.

Many fans headed to city centre pubs for a drink or two ahead of the 3pm concert, while others followed Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan's advice, given in a Q magazine interview, to visit the Old Horse, in London Road.

The pub had a heaving beer garden ahead of the show – and, not surprisingly, the landlord, Kevin Shepherdson, was delighted.

He said: "It was very good for trade and no trouble at all. I hope it can happen again. One of them a month would be great for us!

"It was a great day and the whole thing just came and went – they had the litter pickers out straight away and the next day you wouldn't have known it had happened."

Leicester City Council assistant city mayor Sarah Russell said the city's night-time economy also benefited.

"It was a fantastic event and the feedback was the city carried on buzzing afterwards, and there's also been good trade for restaurants and hotels.

"There were lots of people visiting Leicester for the first time who will hopefully now want to return."

Asked if the city would be hosting another, similar event on the park in the future, Coun Russell said: "I think we've got to learn any lessons that need to be learned before planning anything."

The council had its entire cleaning team on hand for the event.

However, some city residents who walked along London Road before the clean-up crews had finished their work on Saturday were shocked by the amount of rubbish they saw.

Karishma Navsaria, 21, a student living in Clarendon Park, Leicester, said: "London Road was just disgusting with litter on Saturday evening. It didn't seem they'd prepared for it."

Coun Russell said: "We had several crews and mechanical sweepers out to clean up.

"It's always going to be a challenge when you've got that many people moving from one place to another but our crews were in London Road, Regent Road, the side streets and the area around the station to deal with problems."

For people in the area around Victoria Park, the concert also meant road closures. Student Hayley Scott, 21, had to keep her car on her drive all day because of restrictions in Clarendon Park Road. She woke up on Sunday to find that the car's windows had been smashed.

She said: "Four cars along here had their windows smashed."

Leicestershire Police is collating information on crimes related to the concert. Details were not available yesterday.

In yesterday's Mercury, we wrongly said a musician pictured on page three was Kasabian bassist Chris Edwards.

The musician was, in fact, the band's touring guitarist, Tim Carter. We apologise to Chris and his family, and to Tim, for the error.

Kasabian: Leicester pubs, restaurants and hotels get big boost from Victoria Park gig

Live: Traffic and travel updates for Leicester and Leicestershire

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12.44pm: King Street, Sileby, has now re-opened after the earlier accident at the railway bridge.11.36am: King Street, in Sileby, is expected to remain closed for another hour after the earlier accident involving a double-decker bus stuck under a railway bridge.10.25am: One lane is closed resulting in heavy traffic on the A453 Ashby Road northbound in Lockington, between the A42 junction and East Midlands Airport, because of an accident.9.44am: King Street, in Sileby, is blocked due to an accident involving a double-decker school bus trapped under the railway bridge.8.59am: Slow traffic on the A50 Groby Road, eastbound, in Groby, between the A46 junction and the A563 Glenfrith Way junction.8.58am: De Montfort Street, in Leicester, is blocked in both directions at the A6 London Road junction because of an accident involving a motorbike and a car. Congestion to the Princess Road East junction with London Road, University Road junction and Waterloo Way junction.8.37am: Area Traffic Control report long queues on Leicester Lane between Enderby and the park and ride site opposite Leicestershire police headquarters. A traffic census is being carried out in the area by Leicestershire County Council. 8.02am: There are also delays building due to lane closures between the Asda island at Fosse Park and the M1 and M69 island at junction 21.7.30am: Delays city-bound on the B4114 Narborough Road due to a lane closure around the Foxhunter island on the edge of Leicester. For more local and national travel information and weather updates see the links below:MOTORWAY UPDATES: For traffic updates on UK motorways and other key roads - CLICK HERE.LIVE CAMERAS: Check the M1 through Leicestershire with our live traffic cameras - CLICK HERE.NATIONAL RAIL: For live UK train updates - CLICK HERE. FLIGHT INFORMATION: For East Midlands Airport visit: CLICK HERE.WEATHER: See the latest five-day weather report for Leicester and LeicestershireCONTACT NEWSDESK: Send us your news and pictures. Tweet us @Leicester_Merc or email newsdesk@leicestermercury.co.uk

Live: Traffic and travel updates for Leicester and Leicestershire

One person cut free from vehicle following Six Hills crash

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One person had to be cut free from the wreckage after a crash involving two vehicles. Emergency services were called to Six Hills Lane, near the A46, at Six Hills, at 4.52pm, yesterday. Crews from fire stations in Loughborough and Birstall attended the incident, at the junction with the A6006 Paddy's Lane.. A fire service spokesman said: "A casualty from one of the vehicles was injured and had to be released by firefighters. "The scene was then made safe and the incident was left in the hands of the police." He did not have details of the extend of the casualties injuries or if they required hospital treatment.

One person cut free from vehicle following Six Hills crash

Two people cut out of car and taken to hospital following crash in Glenfield

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Two people were taken to hospital for treatment after being injured in a crash. The casualties were hurt in the collision, which involved just the one car, in Station Road, Glenfield. Emergency services were called to the scene at8.16pm, yesterday. A fire service spokesman said: "Two people were trapped in the car. Crews from Leicester and Birstall used cutting gear to free the casualties, who were conveyed to Leicester Royal Infirmary by ambulance." Details of the extent of the injuries are not yet known. Firefighters cleared fuel that had spilled onto the road and made the scene safe before sending a stop message to fire control at 9.05pm. The incident was left with the police.

Two people cut out of car and taken to hospital following crash in Glenfield

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