BBC Local Live: Leicestershire

Showers should fizzle out late evening and then it'll be a mild, muggy night with lows of 15C (59F) and light winds.

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A dull, cloudy start to Friday with some patchy rain and drizzle for a time.

Things will improve later with brighter weather around, especially towards the end of the afternoon.

The Oscar-nominated screenwriters who wrote The Fighter have been hired to write the film about Leicester City's surprise title win.

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Check out this stunning photo by Miss P yesterday...

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It was taken in Frisby on the Wreak near Melton Mowbray.

Leicester's Ben Woollaston has lost 5-4 to Joe Perry in the last 16 at the World Open in China.

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Network Rail held an event two weeks ago to find out what people in the area thought of the footbridge plans - about 50 people turned up.

Gary Walsh from Network Rail said: “While we haven’t been able to make every change that was put to us, we have made a few small adjustments to make it easy for those living near the crossing to access their properties."

Network Rail have released this artist's impression of a footbridge they want to build at Little Bowden...

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If planning permission is approved it will be built over the railway on the edge of Market Harborough.

The level crossing at Little Bowden was closed last year.

Apparently Leicester is the country's 13th most expensive city for students.

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The survey of 2,500 students across the UK took into account a range of factors including how much students spend on going out and how much time they spend studying.

If you're a student in Leicester let me know what you think.

Are you a Pokemon Go player? If so you might be interested to know you could tour a historic Leicester landmark while collecting Poke Balls and potions on Sunday.

The city council is opening up the Magazine Gateway to the public, which also happens to be a pokestop.

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Or maybe you're just like me and all that was gobbledygook.

• A man arrested over the death of a cyclist on London Road has been released on bail
• A government review into the performance of prisons in the UK believes there is "cause for concern" about HMP Leicester
• Cricket: Leicestershire have signed Dieter Klein until the end of next season 

The lorry belongs to Tommy Trout's haulage firm, based in Lutterworth, and BBC Radio Leicester has been speaking to Tommy Trout himself.

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He said: "I'm really really pleased with it - I couldn't have wished for anything better.

"The trailer goes for an MOT this afternoon and it'll be on the road next week, which I'm delighted about."

Police investigating the crash want to hear from any witnesses.

DC Seamus Burns says: “There were lots of people in the area at the time of the collision who may have seen what happened and will be able to help with our investigation.

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County Hall transport bosses have asked the government for nearly £3 million to help it develop plans for a by-pass for Melton.

The 49-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving yesterday has been released on police bail.

It's to do with the cyclist who was killed on London Road in Leicester.

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Sam Harrison has said he will be hot on the heels of Leicester Tigers and England scrum-half Ben Youngs this season.

He says he'll be pushing hard to start as many games as he can.

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Months have been spent planning and painting the artwork and it'll be ready to hit road in the next few days.

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I have a feeling the driver will get lots of beeps from excited fans around this area.

Before setting off for day four on the Soar, Ben Jackson had a practise at rowing...

What do you think of this?

It's a plan for Dock 2 at Leicester’s Pioneer Park...

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The building would cost £4.6m and it would be used as work space for local businesses.

If planning permission is approved the city council think building could start early next year.

The man on a bridge on St Margaret's Way has been led to safety and has been escorted into a police car.  

Our reporter at St Margaret's Way says the man on the bridge above the River Soar has now come down safely and is with the police.

Updates on the reopening of the road to come.