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Updates for Wednesday 7 October
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Thursday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: A dry and chilly eveningpublished at 17:50
A largely dry end to the day with just the risk of an isolated shower. Dry overnight and feeling chilly with lows of 8C (46F) in towns or the city and 4C (39F) out in the countyside.
Leicester trained doctor funds cancer studypublished at 17:44
Simon Ward
East Midlands Today ReporterA doctor who trained in Leicester has raised £40,000 to fund a cancer study after he was diagnosed with malignant melanoma for a second time.
Doctor Mark Sims thought he had beaten the condition as a child, but it's returned.
He hopes his research will find a way to make cancerous cells sensitive to radiation without affecting healthy cells.
Unclear why police complaints have risenpublished at 17:40
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThe chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission says it's not yet clear why complaints about Leicestershire Police have increased by 25% over the past year., external
Dame Anne Owers said: "The fact that there are more complaints could mean people are more confident in complaining and forces are making it easier to do so or it could mean there's greater dissatisfaction with policing. Until we dig into the figures we don't know."
Latest headlines for Leicestershirepublished at 17:35
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live- The number of complaints made against police in Leicestershire has increased by 25%
- A group that defends the human rights of Jews is a step closer to legal action against Leicester City Council
- Former Inter Milan winger Ezequiel Schelotto says he has been in negotiations with Leicester City
Jewish legal action over city council boycottpublished at 17:15
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester Political ReporterA group that defends the human rights of Jews is a step closer to legal action against Leicester City Council.
Jewish Human Rights Watch has applied for a Judicial Review against the council and is now waiting to see if a judge will hear it.
The group claims the council is discriminating against the Jewish Community after approving a motion to boycott produce originating from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Info appeal after Broughton Astley burglarypublished at 17:03
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End of X postPolice respond to complaints figurespublished at 16:47
Leicestershire Police have responded to Independent Police Complaints Commission findings that complaints against the force have increased by 25% in the last year.
Image source, ThinkstockThe statement says: "We deal with more than 600 incidents a day and investigate more than 60,000 crimes a year.
"When you consider that public satisfaction with Leicestershire Police currently sits at 80.8% this shows us that the vast majority of our interactions with people are positive but we know there will always be some people who may not be satisfied with the outcome or service they received."
Elderly couple assaulted by burglarspublished at 16:34
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveThree men forced their way into the home of an elderly couple, external, assaulting them and stealing a brown clutch bag, two passports and a red purse containing commemorative coins.
The 78-year-old woman and a 74-year-old man were woken by the thieves when they broke into the house on Humberstone Drive in Leicester at 21:30 on Friday.
The woman sustained an injury to her leg and the man was hit in the face, causing an injury to his lip. Both remain very shaken.
County council agree to close children's homepublished at 16:21
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End of X postCriminal damage in Aylestonepublished at 16:09
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End of X postResuscitation of boy called off by mistakepublished at 15:55
Mike O'Sullivan
Reporter, East Midlands TodayA manslaughter trial's heard of the moment when a doctor mistakenly called off a resuscitation attempt on a six-year-old boy at Leicester Royal Infirmary.
Jack Adcock's body had gone into septic shock and his lips turned blue.
One of the nurses on trial, Katie Ramsden, claims a crash team were working on Jack but Dr Bawa-Garba stopped them saying he was "not for resuscitation".
Rugby: Winger suffers fresh injury blowpublished at 15:36
BBC SportBBC Sport has more on Gonzalo Camacho's latest injury setback.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe winger is expected to be sidelined for at least a week with a thigh muscle strain.
Teenager stabbed during park rowpublished at 15:20
Leicester MercuryA teenager was stabbed in the leg, external during a confrontation with other youths in a city park.
Your views: Man jailed for strangling girlfriendpublished at 15:09
FacebookMick Wilton got in touch via our Facebook page, external to say he was unhappy at the sentence given to Leicester's Gerrard Kavanagh for killing his girlfriend.
He wrote: "Three years eight months what a joke you would get longer for robbing a post office."
Public chooses name for zoo's baby bonobopublished at 14:46
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local LiveVotes have been cast and counted and the new baby bonobo at Twycross Zoo has been named Ndeko.
Image source, Samantha WeaverMore than 1,800 people voted with 44% choosing the name Ndeko.
It means “brother” in Congolese and Ndeko's brother Winton is also at Twycross Zoo.
Lack of games frustrates Kramaricpublished at 14:29
Leicester MercuryAndrej Kramaric has spoken of his frustration at his lack of opportunities at Leicester City., external
Image source, Leicester MercuryService users 'left to fend for themselves'published at 14:10
A South Wigston charity under threat of closure is still having people referred to it for help.
Helping Hands has been helping people with issues like debt and domestic abuse for 18 years but is now struggling to pay its own bills.
Image source, GoogleProject development manager Amanda Murgatroyd said: "They will literally be left to fend for themselves, there is no other services in this area.
"We don't limit our services to just half an hour to an hour, we've had people here till ten o'clock at night waiting for a bed. All that will be gone."
Leicester pensioner's letter features in speechpublished at 13:55
A Leicester pensioner has found himself at the centre of David Cameron's speech at the Conservative party conference.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe prime minister read out extracts from a letter from 82-year-old Bernard Harris who said he'd always voted Labour but in what could be his last general election, he changed to Conservative.
New customer service hub in Oadby and Wigstonpublished at 13:31
Oadby and Wigston Council will have a new customer service centre, external from next week.
The authority will transfer customer services from offices at Bushloe House to a new purpose-built facility on Bell Street in Wigston.
The council says the move will make services more accessible for residents.
