Nigel Pearson promised Leicester City's final pre-season friendly would not be a dress rehearsal for next week's Premier League opener against Everton.

He was true to his word because anyone looking for clues to how City will line up next Saturday was left disappointed.

Despite naming a Premier League match-day squad, with seven subs, there was little on show to give Everton manager Roberto Martinez a hint of not only the personnel City will pick, but the system they will employ as well.

There are some names that are no-brainers, absolute certainties to start next week.

Captain Wes Morgan will be a focal figure and he headed what would prove to be the winner from a corner after just seven minutes against Bundesliga side Werder Bremen.

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel also produced two excellent stops in the first half when City gifted one-on-one opportunities to their German visitors through some sloppy defending – scenarios they can ill afford to repeat against the Toffees.

There seems to be just one question to be answered in City's back four.

Will Pearson opt for the youthful energy and athleticism of Liam Moore, or plump for the experience and physicality of Marcin Wasilewski to partner Morgan?

Moore was given the full 90 minutes and he impressed, although he drew a rare friendly yellow card for one robust challenge at the start of the second half.

In fact, that wasn't his only fully committed tackle as he cut the figure of a man playing for his place.

Wasilewski came on at half-time and looked assured again, although the game fizzled out as a spectacle in the second half.

At full-back, Ritchie De Laet and Paul Konchesky look certainties to start next week, as do the central midfield partnership of Matty James and Danny Drinkwater, who were given 45 minutes each here.

The possible arrival of Esteban Cambiasso may change that though.

It is as the attacking force where the biggest questions lay.

City started the match in a 4-2-3-1, with Andy King playing forward of the two holding midfield players.

Marc Albrighton and Riyad Mahrez provided the width and David Nugent operated as the lone striker.

Albrighton may have been a favourite to start next week but now his participation is in doubt after he limped off after 41 minutes with a groin injury.

Albrighton swung a deep cross into the box and with no-one else around him he crumpled to the turf and had to be shepherded off the pitch. The sight of Anthony Knockaert on crutches with a protective boot around his damaged ankle also makes him a major doubt for next weekend and suddenly, after having an abundance of wing options, Pearson now only has Mahrez as a recognised wide man.

Jamie Vardy had been used wide early in pre-season but he is another doubt with a thigh injury,

Then there are the strike options. Nugent has been in form during pre-season with four goals and he played the lone role well in the first half. But he also has the skills to play in various attacking roles; in the hole behind a striker or out wide; and his ability to bring others into the game could see him utilised in that key supporting central role.

That is likely to leave record signing Leonardo Ulloa to lead City's forward line and he came the closest to adding a second for City with a close range header which hit Bremen keeper Raphael Wolf's foot as he was diving the wrong way and bounced to safety.

The architect of the chance was Nugent, which suggests the two could forge a decent understanding next week.

Pearson has been keeping his cards close to his chest in the build-up to the Everton game, but it isn't long now before he has to lay his hand on the table.

Then all will be revealed.

Wild weather upset weekend plans as the remnants of Hurricane Bertha passed over Leicestershire.

More than an inch of rain fell yesterday morning, followed by an afternoon of winds and drizzle.

Flash flooding affected roads throughout the county and the Environment Agency issued a Flood Alert for Loughborough and the Whitwick and Thringstone areas.

Throughout the day, most of the UK was subject to a Yellow Warning for both rain and wind.

Leicestershire's cricket match against Northants at Grace Road had to be called off due to the rain and Severn Trent was inundated with calls about floods and blocked drains.

James Jesic, waste water manager for Severn Trent, said the number of calls the company was receiving yesterday was four times what they would normally get on a Sunday.

He said yesterday: "We were aware this weather was coming and we've worked hard to get ready for it.

"We've got plenty of staff on the phones in our call centre and teams available on the ground to deal with flooding issues.

"We're also out and about keeping an eye on those areas with a high risk of flooding."

The Environment Agency was also out and about, making sure drains prone to blocking remained clear, including the Holt Brook in Loughborough.

Police said they had received a number of reports of flooding across the county yesterday morning and firefighters said a tree came down in Lychgate Lane, Burbage, yesterday afternoon, due to the weather.

There were queues on the M69 after a minor crash which closed two northbound lanes of the motorway near Leicester just moments after police warned motorists to take care on the road.

At about 11.10am yesterday, Leicestershire Police tweeted: "We have had a number of reports of flooding as a result of the rain. There is standing water on parts of the M69 – so please drive carefully."

Just two minutes later, the Highways Agency tweeted there had been a crash.

The road reopened shortly before noon.

Leicester Mercury weatherman Dave Mutton said: "This was the remnants of the storm which arrived here as just a depression but it's wreaked havoc.

"There have been floods all over and monsoons in Wales.

"The average rainfall for the whole of August is two-and-a-half inches and yesterday in Leicestershire we had more than an inch of rain in five hours.

"There is a spot of high pressure on its way which should arrive towards the end of the week and settle things down.

"But right behind that there's another low pressure system."

Leicester City have unveiled their alternative kits for the new Premier League season.

City's first team, under-21s and youth teams will switch to a gold and navy strip away from home, while the first team will also have the option of a new all red kit – the first time City have worn red since 1992. Gold was introduced to City's home shirts last season as they romped to the Championship title and it will become even more prominent this season as gold is the trim for the home shirt as well as the dominant colour away from home.

Both kits will go on sale simultaneously at the City Fanstore and online on Thursday, August 21.

Adult shirts are priced £45 for men's and women's, while junior shirts are priced £33.

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A rock music legend and a Leicester academic have formed an unlikely friendship while resurrecting a unique type of Victorian picture book.

Queen guitarist Brian May and De Montfort University doctoral student Denis Pellerin were brought together by a fascination and passion for stereoscopic pictures – three-dimensional images developed in the 1800s.

The pair have already written one book together and are awaiting the release of a second, which will be launched in October.

Their publication, called Poor Man's Picture Gallery, features 260 illustrations which are viewed through an stereoscope viewer designed by Brian.

The pair have been working on the project for a number of years, finding and restoring the pictures. They are now hoping the rest of the world will become as enamoured with the subject as they are.

Brian said: "Some of these stereos are stunningly beautiful, viewed as they were intended, in full colour 3D. We hope this book is not only an account of a phenomenon, but a phenomenon in itself. We're excited."

The book shows paintings, illustrations and cartoons from Victorian times – and comes with a stereoscopic viewer.

Denis said: "Stereoscopic images have a magic of their own, a wow effect few flat photos can ever provide.

"When the stereo is good, you can actually walk into the image and explore it visually. There is so much to look at in a stereo and the best ones are those with lots of detail."

The pair met in 2011 at a viewing of Brian's stereo card collection. And despite the Queen guitarist's celebrity reputation, it did not take long for them to hit it off.

Denis said: "When I met him, I found he was much more than a star and that I was facing an amazingly kind, brilliant, talented and humble person, a true gentleman, one with a real passion for stereo photographs who had managed to keep intact the wonder he felt each time he was looking at a good picture."

The Queen guitarist was just as complimentary. He said: "I think it's fair to say Denis has significantly changed my life – opened doors, made some dreams come true.

"It's rare enough for me to find anyone who is as passionate about stereoscopic images as I am, but Denis also has a complete dedication to the subject."

Brian has been collecting stereo card and slides for about 40 years.

Poor Man's Picture Gallery, published by London Stereoscopic Company is out on October 23. It costs £45.

A man has been taken to hospital after being attacked by a dog in Braunstone Town.

Police were called to the incident just after 7pm yesterday (SUN) following a report of a dog attacking another dog and its owner.

In the interests of public safety, firearms officers were sent to the scene.

On arrival the dog continued to be aggressive and attack the other dog and its owner.

To prevent further injuries and possible attack of other members of the public or officers, the decision was deemed necessary to deploy taser.

The dog subsequently died.

The attacked dog is currently receiving treatment for its injuries at a veterinary practice. The injured owner received puncture wounds to his legs and was taken to hospital for treatment.

No-one else was injured.

Inquiries are ongoing.

Police are appealing for information and witnesses. Anyone who knows anything about the incident should call Leicestershire Police on 101, or alternatively call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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A "cunning" purse snatcher who regularly targeted vulnerable elderly women has been jailed for five years.

Bernard Mangan (30), who has used 37 different aliases, has previously served lengthy jail sentences for sneak thieving in various parts of the country.

He appeared at Leicester Crown Court to admit two offences of purse thefts from elderly women at the Co-op store, Sturdee Road, Eyres Monsell, on March 13 and 15.

The first involved a 77-year-old, who told him off for spitting outside the shop.

While talking to her he took her purse, containing £100, a driving licence and scratch cards.

The second victim, aged 82, was approached by Mangan inside the same store.

He asked her to show him where the "cheap meat" was and, as she stooped down to get something from a bottom shelf, he deftly took her purse containing £80 and her pension card.

"She was shocked and upset and is now wary when she goes out," said Neil Bannister, prosecuting.

The first victim wept with relief when told Mangan, pictured, had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing, because of "worry and anxiety" about giving evidence in court if the case went to trial.

Sentencing, Judge Robert Brown said: "You're a cunning and skilful thief and deliberately targeted these victims because they were elderly. They were vulnerable and completely unsuspecting.

"You've an extremely bad record, including offences exactly like this.

"You've learnt nothing from your previous sentences.

"You've a high risk of causing harm to the public, particularly elderly women shoppers, who need protecting.

"A deterrent sentence must follow."

Mangan, of no fixed address, has 84 offences on his record, of which 37 are theft-related.

In 2001, he was given eight months' detention for a series of thefts from women in their 70s and 80s.

In 2006, he was jailed for 32 months for 10 similar offences in Somerset and Bristol.

In 2012, he was jailed for 45 months for stealing five pensioners' purses in Hampshire and Nottingham.

He was released on licence from that sentence on January 16.

Imran Khan, mitigating, said: "He's been receiving custodial sentences for the past 10 years for matters of a similar nature.

"What's different is he's no longer addicted to class A drugs.

"He was staying in Leicester with his brother and the reason for his offending was he needed money for a train ticket to London because he had been offered accommodation there."

Wolverhampton Wanderers are trying to sign Leicester City striker Chris Wood, but Wolves boss Kenny Jackett has dismissed reports a deal has been agreed.

Jackett, who managed Wood when he was on loan at Millwall before joining City in January, 2013, said he was keen to bring the New Zealander to Molineux.

However, he said there was a long way to go if any deal for the 22-year-old, despite reports both clubs had agreed a fee for Wood.

"We've made enquiries to Leicester about Chris Wood but we're in a situation where in terms of formalising the deal we're still some way off," he said.

"I've not spoken to Chris, I've not had that green light yet, but it is one we are pursuing.

"He had a good record at Millwall for me and he's had a good ratio at all the clubs he's been at.

"He's 22, has a lot of experience for a 22-year-old and good forwards are hard to come by.

"People behind the scenes have been working on it more than me."

The biggest and brightest moon in 20 years lit up the skies in the city and county last night. People enjoyed the dramatic 'supermoon' which appeared 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than normal as it reached the point in its orbit closest to the Earth, known as its perigee. The supermoon was the second, and biggest, of a trio of supermoons to appear in our skies this summer. On July 12, a smaller supermoon appeared and on September 9 another is due to appear. However, the one in September will be the last for more than a year. On Twitter, the hashtag #supermoon2014 was trending as people shared their images. Yesterday evening stargazers also tried to spot the Perseid meteor shower. This is one of the most spectacular comet showers you can see from earth. Mercury Garry Woodford, 35, of Countesthorpe, captured the supermoon and sent in a picture. He said he took it in his back garden at between 9.30pm to 10pm. "The moon was very big and bright. It was very windy so, as you can imagine, the more wind the blurrier the photo." Did you see it? If so, please e-mail your photographs to picture desk: picturedesk@leicestermercury.co.uk

Students at Loughborough University may be breathalysed to see if they are too drunk to enter the Students' Union building.

The idea, which has already been trialled by students in Norfolk, is under consideration by the new students' union executive at Loughborough as a means of tackling irresponsible drinkers.

Due to the cost of alcohol in pubs and bars, many students choose to drink substantial amounts at home or in their halls of residence before heading out.

Union president Robert Whittaker said: "We're keen to experiment with any good practice for running licensed premises. The only way to see if this measure is effective is to experiment with it.

"We know that in Norfolk the police helped with equipment and training and we will ask for the same help here. Working in partnership with the police and licensing authorities."

Rob said that it in practice not every student would have to undergo a breathalyser test.

"Obviously it wouldn't be practical to breath test everyone as we admit over 3,000 people on busy nights. Therefore, if we were to adopt this, we will experiment with some random testing and test people who appear to be too drunk. This will help our security make more objective judgements," he said.

He added that he hoped it would help more students understand that they needed to be careful not to get drunk before they went out.

Details of the scheme are still being worked out. It is not yet known when the scheme could be introduced, but it's unlikely to be in time for September - the start of the new academic year.

It's believed the policy could have a positive effect on rowdy or anti-social behaviour.

The Students' Union already has some policies in place to eject those deemed to have drunk too much in the building.

It's not yet known what the level to determine 'how much is too much' would be, but it's unlikely to be the drink driving limit which is 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 ml of breath.

A spokesman for Loughborough University said: "The university and Students Union work closely together on all matters affecting student welfare.

"We are very proud of the union and its excellent track record of initiatives that are focused on welfare. It already holds gold accreditation under the Best Bar None scheme and organises innovative campaigns such as 'Better Decisions'. The union is also taking part in the pilot being organised by the NUS and the Home Office looking at responsible drinking. We understand that the breathalyser scheme is in the very early stages of consideration but the university is pleased to support ongoing activity such as this that is focused on student welfare."

A newly-created football club was named as a national radio show's non-league team of the day after winning 13-0.

Hinckley AFC was given the honour on BBC Radio Five Live Non-league Football Show on Saturday by presenter and former Leicester City star Robbie Savage.

Hinckley AFC spokesman Russ Abbott said everyone at the club, which was created this year after the collapse of Hinckley United, was delighted.

He said: "When we were 8-0 up at half-time I tweeted the show to give them the heads up that we must be in the running for non-league team of the day.

"We finally won 13-0 so I thought we had to be a cert for the award. Everyone here is delighted that we won so well and that we got the recognition."

Hinckley AFC beat Birmingham-based Pelsall Villa 13-0 after taking the lead after just 38 seconds.

it was the club's third game in the Midlands league Division One season.

The team won the first game 3-0 at Southam United but were beaten 6-1 by Uttoxeter Town at the first home game.

The show tweeted: "After losing 6-1 midweek, @RobbieSavage8's #nonleagueteamoftheday is @hinckley_afc - they beat Pelsall Villa 13-0."

Russ said: "The crazy thing is that Pelsall Villa's goalkeeper played a blinder. He was maybe their best player.

"It was a great result for the lads especially as they were thumped 6-1 at home on Tuesday.

"If we can keep on playing this well then the future looks bright for this club.

"Not bad for a club that almost disappeared never to be seen again last year.

"We are away to Cadbury Athletic on Saturday and another victory would be sweet."

Hinckley AFC are fourth in a league of 20 teams.

Melton Road has been re-opened following a factory fire.

Police opened the road at around 8pm on Saturday night after closing it on Thursday morning.

The road was closed after a huge fire at a four-storey factory on the corner of Melton Road and Woodbridge Road, in Belgrave, Leicester.

People in nearby houses were forced to evacuate and some were unable to return until Saturday.

Police said the road was unable to be re-opened and people were not allowed to return to their houses until the building and area was deemed safe.

A stretch of the A5 has been closed near Hinckley after an accident involving a car and a van.

Emergency services were called to the scene, opposite the Dodwells Service Station, at about 2pm today.

A fire service spokeswoman said: "We received a call for assistance from the ambulance service who were at the scene of a road traffic collision.

"It involved a car and a van, opposite the BP garage on the A5 Watling Street.

"One person was reported trapped."

She added: "Fire crews are in attendance and extrication is in progress."

The A5 has been closed between Nutts Lane and the A47 Dodwells island while the rescue operation is carried out and the road cleared.

Diversions are in place through Hinckley town centre, with Area Traffic Control warning motorists of delays.

A woman was attacked on her front doorstep by two robbers who knocked her to the ground and snatched £3,500 of gold jewellery she was wearing.

In separate incidents, one of the raiders, Christopher James Smyth, who was jailed for five years at Leicester Crown Court, also snatched two gold chains from elderly women in the street as he cycled past.

He also attempted to rob a middle-aged pedestrian.

Smyth (23) and co-accused John Vincent Barry Smith (20), both admitted robbing the householder in Andrewes Street, near King Richard's Road, Leicester, on June 24.

Smith was jailed for four-and-a-half years.

Neil Bannister, prosecuting, said the defendants knocked at the victim's door using an excuse to ask about picking fruit from a tree and inquired if anyone else was at home.

She indicated she was alone in the house.

Mr Bannister said: "Both defendants grabbed jewellery she was wearing, with one snatching her gold necklace and the other grabbing her earrings.

"She ended up on the floor and suffered bruising, grazing and was left in shock."

The police responded rapidly and pursued the defendants who were hiding at a nearby house of someone they knew.

Smith, of Cowdall Road, Braunstone, was arrested at the property and Smyth, of Pollard Road, Braunstone, was detained after being chased across several gardens.

The stolen jewellery was recovered and returned to the owner.

In a victim impact statement she said: "Even if someone crosses in front of the house I feel they might be coming to hurt me."

Smyth admitted robbing a 73-year-old woman who was walking along Lindsay Road, Rowley Fields, at 6.30 pm on June 19.

Mr Bannister said: "Smyth cycled up behind her and grabbed her £400 gold necklace and in doing so knocked her to the ground."

The necklace featured an African marriage symbol and was given to her by her husband on their wedding day 50 years ago and was of great sentimental value.

She suffered pain to her lower back and the fall exacerbated an existing shoulder injury, with torn ligaments, and she may also require surgery.

Smyth further pleaded guilty to robbing a 60-year-old woman on June 23, at 2 pm on Fosse Road North, in the city.

Mr Bannister said Smyth cycled past and snatched her £1,500 gold necklace – a cherished gift when her son was born 37-years-ago, given by her mother-in-law.

She suffered a bruised and sore neck and was shaking in fear and later suffered nightmares.

Smyth also admitted attempting to rob a 49-year-old woman moments earlier in the same street, by unsuccessfully trying to grab her necklace, leaving the victim frightened with a ripped T-shirt.

Sentencing at Leicester Crown Court, Judge Robert Brown said of the attack on the householder: "It was pre-planned and you were both involved.

"She was left traumatised.

"Each of you have a substantial record of previous convictions showing a large number of house burglaries and you were both on licence from earlier sentences.

"All four victims were badly affected by what happened."

Carl Gaskell, for Smyth said: "No weapons were used and there wasn't significant violence used."

When the judge remarked that there have been a recent spate of jewellery snatch incidents in Leicester, Mr Gaskell said: "He's pleaded guilty to all that he's done.

"He's not responsible for anything else.

"The victims must have been terrified and he knows that and is remorseful and doesn't want to do this sort of thing again."

James Varley, for Smith, said: "He was involved in one offence and is very sorry for what happened."

A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to a string of sexual offences.

Charles Tetley, of Kings Road, Long Clawson, near Melton, was sentenced, today, at Leicester Crown Court.

He had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to five counts of rape; attempted rape; eight counts of assault by penetration; three counts of sexual assault, and 10 counts of making indecent images of children.

The conviction relates to a number of offences against one person, which he committed between January 2011 and October 2013.

Speaking after the hearing, Detective Constable Mike Buckey, the investigating officer in the case, praised his victim's bravery in coming forward.

He said: "The victim has shown immense bravery throughout the investigation and court process.

"Fortunately, because Tetley pleaded guilty to the offences she has been spared the trauma of reliving what happened to her in the court room."

Det Con Buckley added: "I hope that the sentence passed today, and Tetley's admission, will help the victim move on with her life and put the events of those two and half years behind her."

A woman was taken to hospital after being injured in a crash involving a car and transit van on the A5, in Hinckley.

Emergency services were called to the scene, opposite the Dodwells Service Station, at about 2pm today.

The accident involved a black Ford Fiesta and a Red transit van.

A fire service spokeswoman said: "We received a call for assistance from the ambulance service who were at the scene of a road traffic collision.

"It involved a car and a van, opposite the BP garage on the A5 Watling Street.

"One person was reported trapped."

A crew from the fire service's technical rescue unit, in Leicester, used cutting gear to free the driver of the Fiesta by removing the roof of the car.

A police spokeswoman said: "The female driver of the Ford had to be removed from the vehicle by the fire service, who requested the road be closed, between Nutts Lane and the A47 Dodwells island, during the rescue operation."

She added: "The woman was taken by ambulance to the University Hospital of Coventry, at Walsgrave.

"Her injuries are not believed to be serious."

The driver of the van was unhurt.

Diversions during the road closure re-routed traffic through Hinckley town centre, resulting in significant congestion and delays.

It was eventually reopened at 3.30pm.

A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to a string of sex offences.

Charles Tetley, of Kings Road, Long Clawson, was sentenced yesterday at Leicester Crown Court.

He had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to five counts of rape, attempted rape, eight counts of assault by penetration, three counts of sexual assault and 10 counts of making indecent images of children.

Police said the convictions related to a number of offences against one person, committed between January 2011 and October 2013.

Speaking after the hearing, Detective Constable Mike Buckey praised his victim's bravery in coming forward.

He said: "The victim has shown immense bravery throughout the investigation and court process.

"Fortunately, because Tetley pleaded guilty to the offences, she has been spared the trauma of reliving what happened to her.

"I hope the sentence passed by the court, and Tetley's admission, will help the victim move on with her life and put the events of those two-and-a-half years behind her."

Some are hardly beautiful, others are a touch obscure, but nearly 150 Leicester landmarks are to be added to a list cataloguing the city's heritage gems.

The 1960s Lee Circle car park, the former Haymarket Theatre, a 1950s block of council flats and the National Space Centre are all among proposed new entries on Leicester's Local Heritage Asset Register.

The register, compiled by Leicester City Council, is designed to record the landmarks that define the city's unique character – and is likely to be the source of passionate debate.

Members of the public have been asked to nominate their favourite features to be put on the register and 144 have been earmarked.

The list will be used by planners when determining whether future development might harm the historic fabric of the city.

Should the new additions be approved, it will take the list to 387 features – none deemed worthy of national listing and the protected status this brings, but all considered of significant interest.

The council's heritage champion, Councillor Adam Clarke sat on a panel that discussed whether some of the public's nominations should make the revised list. Also on the panel was local historian Richard Gill and Nils Feldermann, from the Leicestershire and Rutland Society of Architects.

Coun Clarke said: "There was fulsome debate about the suggestions that came to the panel.

"They are not necessarily things of beauty.

"That certainly can't be said of the Lee Circle car park, but it was once the first Tesco store outside London."

Lee Circle was the first automated multi-storey car park in Europe.

Coun Clarke said: "If nothing else, this will create a debate about the built environment in our city and what we do and do not value."

A public consultation is still to take place on what should or should not be added to the hertage list.

Also proposed are the blocks of council-owned flats in Aikman Avenue, New Parks; the mile-long Glenfield railway tunnel, built by George Stephenson in 1839; the Greyfriars area around the spot where Richard III's remains were discovered and the Roman basilica under what is now being turned into Jubilee Square.

The sporting statue in Gallowtree Gate, which commemorates the successes of Leicester City Football Club, Leicester Tigers and the county cricket club is also marked for inclusion on the list. Other features to be included are a George V post box in Welford Road, the Rainbow and Dove pub, in Charles Street, the Masjid Umar mosque, in Evington Drive, and the Wigston Lane Children's home, in Aylestone.

The proposed list is not without controversial features. The former Barclays Bank, in Clarendon Park Road, is earmarked for the list, while Tesco may yet choose to appeal the decision by the council to refuse some of the changes the supermarket firm wanted to make to turn it into a store.

The municipal Western Park Golf Course, which the council is proposing to close to save cash, was nominated for the register but rejected.

Coun Clarke said the panel did not have enough information to judge that the golf course should be accepted at this time. The council will start the public consultation on the list at some point this week and it will run until the end of the month.