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Live: Traffic and travel updates for Leicester and Leicestershire
09.32: There are some slow sections around Leicester's inner ring road as Christmas shoppers head into the city. Slow sections are in the areas of the John Lewis car park and St George's Retail Park.
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Leicester supermarket Christmas opening times
Christmas opening hours for supermarkets around Leicester:All Aldi storesMon 22 8am - 10pmTue 23 8am - 10pmWed 24 8am - 6pmThu 25 - Fri 26 CLOSEDSat 27 8am - 10pmSun 28 10am - 4pmMon 29 - Tue 30 8am -...
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Today's Weather
The day should remain dry with sunny spells and light winds.The temperatures will peak at about 8C (46F) in the middle of the afternoon and drop to a low of 5C (41F) overnight.On Sunday it will be...
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Man was seriously injured in attack in Henley Road while walking home from...
A man was seriously injured in an attack while walking home from the pub last night.Police said the 29-year-old man had been at the Crow's Nest pub in Glenfield Road on Friday evening, where he was...
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Keith Vaz to raise Leicester temple's parking problems in House of Commons
Keith Vaz is to raise problems over parking and concerns about street lighting around one of Leicester's Hindu temples in the House of Commons.The Leicester East MP says he has been contacted by...
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Leicester's best-selling Christmas presents
With the last big shopping weekend before Christmas now upon us, we've been out and about speaking to some of Leicester's independent shops to see what are best-selling gifts that people have been...
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Nearly 100 calls an hour for the ambulance service as people go out to drink...
Last night was a busy time for the East Midlands Ambulance Service as workmates held their Christmas celebrations.There was a mixture of calls ranging from alcohol related injuries to slips, trips and...
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Leicester man jailed for role in violent English Defence League protest
A man from Leicester has been jailed for two years for his role in violence which flared up during an English Defence League demonstration. Shane Williams was among 2,000 supporters of the group which...
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West Ham 2 Leicester City 0 - match report: Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing...
Leicester City will be bottom of the Premier League at Christmas after they fell to a 2-0 defeat at West Ham. Goals from Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing either side of half-time secured City's fate as...
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Match report: Northampton Saints 23 Leicester Tigers 19
Northampton 23 Leicester 19A try with just three minutes left on the clock saw Northampton win yet another compelling East Midlands derby, despite playing an hour of it with 14 men.Jamie Elliott dived...
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West Ham 2 Leicester City 0 - Premier League: as it happened
Goals from Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing saw Leicester City fall to a 2-0 defeat at West Ham. Carroll gave the hosts the lead in the first half at Upton Park when he latched on to Paul Konchesky's...
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West Ham 2 Leicester City 0 - reaction: 'There are no quitters in this...
Nigel Pearson insists there are "no quitters" in the Leicester City dressing room as they fight to become only the third side to survive after being bottom of the Premier League at Christmas.City's 2-0...
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NATIONAL LOTTERY: Lotto and Thunderball results for Saturday, December 20
A lottery win would definitely be an excellent early Christmas present.So here are the winning numbers from last night's Lotto draw.18, 22, 23,32, 40, 42, and the bonus ball was 28.The jackpot was...
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Caroline Flack wins Strictly Come Dancing
Television presenter Caroline Flack and her partner Pasha Kovalev have won Strictly Come Dancing.The pair made history by becoming the first competitors ever to get three perfect scores of 40 in the...
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Mobile speed camera sites for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland from...
The mobile speed camera sites for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland from Monday, December 22, are: A563 Colchester Rd / Hungarton Blvd, LeicesterA47 Uppingham Rd, Leicester (Spencefield Lane)A6030...
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Rutland is fourth most desirable place to live in the UK - and here is the...
Rutland has shot up a chart that rates the best places to live in the UK.The tiny county was ranked fourth on the Halifax quality of life survey top 50 list.The top three were Hart in Hampshire,...
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Today's Weather
Temperatures are due to rise all day long today, going from around 7C (45F) in the morning to 12C (54F) by about 11pm.They should stay at around 12C overnight and then remain in double digits until...
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Car overturns in Knighton Fields Road East in Leicester
A car rolled onto its roof in a late-night crash in Knighton.No one is believed to have been injured in the incident but one man was arrested.A police spokeswoman said: "Police were called to a report...
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Drunk arsonist put neighbours at risk in Beaumont Leys, Leicester
A woman who recklessly endangered the lives of neighbours by setting fire to her flat when "paralytic drunk" has been jailed for 18 months.Lynette Blair (47) started the blaze in on the first floor of...
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Concerns over plan to turn pub into supermarket
Business leaders have expressed concerns about plans to turn a town pub into a supermarket.The owner of The Maltings, in Loughborough, said it was seeking alternative uses as the site struggled to...
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