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Curiosity leads amateur space enthusiasts to possible discovery of missing...

Amateur space enthusiasts following the progress of the Mars Curiosity rover might have discovered debris from a Russian lander which mysteriously disappeared more than 40 years ago. The Soviet Mars 3...

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Alan showing his mettle with sculpture of soldier

Everything from an old filing cabinet to coat-hangers and a garden gate have been used to help create this detailed sculpture of a German soldier.Amateur metal worker Alan Rosak has spent just over a...

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Market fun day raises cash for cancer charity

Traders at Leicester Market donated scores of items as part of a fund-raising day for a young persons' cancer charity.Stall-holders offered raffle prizes for an event at the market on Saturday to raise...

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Dealer loses appeal and must repay drugs cash

A convicted drug dealer who was told he must hand over £185,000 of his ill-gotten gains from a £2.2 million cannabis operation has lost an appeal against the order.Kuldip Singh Hayre was given a...

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Leicester dental academy plan is put on hold

Plans to launch a dental academy in Leicester have been shelved.The Leicester Dental Teaching Academy (LDTA) had been due to open in September, based at the city's Phoenix cinema, but the project has...

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City secondary school judged outstanding by Ofsted

A city secondary school has leapt from satisfactory to outstanding in just three years.Babington Community College, in Beaumont Leys, has been given the good news by Ofsted inspectors who visited the...

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Barbecuing up for US-style treat

The succulent, wood-smoked world of American barbecue is about to hit Leicestershire.Husband and wife champion barbecuing team Scott and Lyndsey Lane, from Hugglescote, are working with America's...

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Ben Youngs says Leicester Tigers are peaking at right time

Scrum-half Ben Youngs believes Leicester Tigers are right where they want to be as the finishing line approaches.Youngs scored two tries for Tigers in yesterday's 35-16 victory over London Wasps at...

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Basketball: Leicester Riders into play-off semi-finals

Leicester Riders moved a step closer to Wembley with a 14-point aggregate win over London Lions in their play-off quarter-finals.Having won by just a single basket in the first leg, the Jelson Homes...

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Warning as scam letter claims 'lottery' cash win

A woman has warned people not to fall for a lottery scam after she was sent a letter saying she had won £700,000.In the letter, Christine Watts, of the Narborough Road area of Leicester, was told her...

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Gambling addict burgled a friend's home for cash

A compulsive gambler committed a "mean and nasty" burglary at the home of his friends.Ahmed Amijee (19), who had previously baby-sat for the family, secretly took a spare key to get a copy made.He then...

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We can win all our final four games – Leicester City's Jeff Schlupp

Leicester City striker Jeff Schlupp said he fully believes they can win their final four games to break into the play-off places.Birmingham's last-minute equaliser from the penalty spot on Friday night...

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Leicester Tigers favourites for home semi-final in Aviva Premiership

Leicester Tigers returned to Welford Road in style with a five-try showing against old rivals Wasps.The result means they will be big favourites for a home Aviva Premiership semi-final in the play-offs...

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'My injuries are healing, but I can't rest until thug is caught'

A man who suffered horrific injuries when he was knocked unconscious during a night out has made a renewed appeal for help tracing his attacker.The 36-year-old was left with a shattered cheekbone and...

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Sainsbury's could call time on a busy city centre pub

A busy pub could be turned into a Sainsbury's store.The supermarket giant has lodged plans to convert Varsity, in London Road, Leicester, into a shop.Should the application be approved by Leicester...

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Leicester Tigers set sights on top spot

Leicester Tigers booked a place in the Aviva Premiership play-offs but now have bigger targets in their sights.A 35-16 victory over Wasps on their first showing at Welford Road in six weeks delighted a...

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Couple's plea to burglar who 'stole 10 years of memories'

A burglary victim today makes a heartfelt and direct plea to the intruder who ransacked her home and stole a computer hard drive on which she had stored hundreds of family photographs.Ruth Rolinson's...

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VIDEO: Parents' new hope their little girl will walk and talk for first time

A bubbly three-year-old girl could soon be able to walk and talk for the first time after she was diagnosed with a condition which affects just 500 people in the world.Fields Taylor has Glut1...

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We need to win all our matches - Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson

Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson admitted his side probably have to win all four of their remaining games to reach the play-offs.Pearson said: "It's still do-able for us, but really we've now got...

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Basketball: Leicester Riders wait to find out semi-final opponents

Leicester Riders will need to wait until tonight before finding out their opponents in the semi-finals of the BBL play-offs. Riders made it through from the quarter-finals when they narrowly beat the...

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