Multiple fire crews are currently at Bruntingthorpe Airfield tackling a large fire. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue service have seven appliances in attendance, plus an aerial ladder platform. There is a large plume of smoke coming from the area - local residents should close windows and doors. Update 10:45 Ten fire appliances are now at the scene. Advice to all local residents in nearby villages—Gilmorton, Peatling Parva, Bruntingthorpe, Kimcote, Walton: avoid smoke inhalati

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service are currently dealing with a fire at a landfill site in Gibbet Lane Shawell near Lutterworth. 6 appliances and 2 water carriers in attendance. Residents in the area were advised on social media to keep their windows and doors shut because of the smoke. Eastern Fire and Rescue Station, Loughborough Fire and Rescue Station, Lutterworth Fire and Rescue Station, Southern Fire and Rescue Station, Wigston Fire and Rescue Station are attending