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Inquiry after two killed in plane crash
Forensic scientists are today examining the wreckage of a light aircraft which crashed yesterday, killing two people. The crash happened near a local airstrip at Sutton Cheney, near Hinckley, at about...
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Escaped prisoner is recaptured
A convicted kidnapper who went on the run from prison has been recaptured a week after he absconded. Leicester-born Daniel Best, who was jailed indefinitely in 2007 for kidnapping his then-girlfriend,...
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Arriva bus drivers in TV soapbox race
Whacky bus drivers needed nerves of steel when they raced downhill in a flimsy soapbox for a national TV challenge. A team from Arriva's South Wigston depot was first down the ramp in Sunday's Red Bull...
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A campaign has been launched to try to preserve a historic college building as a seat of learning.Leicester Civic Society has expressed "grave concern" at plans announced by the University of Leicester...
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CCTV appeal after city centre attack
Police have released CCTV of three men they want to trace in connection with an assault in Leicester city centre. The 33-year-old victim was attacked in Granby Street, near its junction with Belvoir...
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Leicestershire woman dies in English Channel swim for charity
A woman from Leicestershire has died while attempting to swim the English Channel for charity, the Foreign Office has said. Susan Taylor, 34, from Barwell, was taking part in the challenge to raise...
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County woman killed in motorcycle accident
A young woman from Leicestershire was killed when the motorcycle she was riding was involved in an accident on the northbound carriageway of the M1. The incident took place at around 10.50pm on Sunday...
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Baby and Toddler of the Year: Little Lacey is princess for a day
Lacey Smith was made to feel like a princess yesterday, after winning a bag of goodies.The 23-month-old was the daily spot prize winner at our Baby and Toddler of the Year competition photography...
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This last year has just been ridiculous, says Tom Youngs
British & Irish Lions hooker Tom Youngs has described his 2012-13 campaign as "ridiculous".The 26-year-old Leicester Tiger fit more into last season than most players manage in a whole career.It...
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VIDEO: Man cut ducks' wings with blunt scissors
A man who used blunt scissors to cut ducks' wings to stop them flying away has been banned from keeping birds for five years.Jonathan Bowes was also fined £1,500 yesterday after he admitted eight...
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Armed raid on village pub
Three masked men broke into a village pub and robbed staff early this morning. The three men, who were wearing balaclavas, targeted the Old Bull's Head in Woodhouse Eaves, near Loughborough, at 3.30am....
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Donations soar for Susan Taylor after Channel swim tragedy
People have flocked to donate money in memory of a woman who died as she tried to swim the English Channel to raise money for sick and dying children.Susan Taylor, of Barwell, was a mile from the...
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Leicester City's owner estimated to be worth £1bn
The fortune of Leicester City's wealthy owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has rocketed to just over an estimated £1billion.That is the new estimate reported in Forbes, the acclaimed American business...
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Elderly couple die in plane crash
An elderly couple died when their light aircraft crashed in rural Leicestershire. Police were called at 6.45pm yesterday following a report that a plane had come down in fields a few hundred yards from...
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Live traffic and travel updates
1.25pm: Congestion on the A444/Atherstone Road for traffic approaching and leaving the A5 at the Redgate junction near Fenny Drayton. One lane closed and temporary traffic lights in place while...
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Search for greatest Leicester City XI starts here
Today, we launch the search for the greatest ever Leicester City team of all time. It is likely to be a controversial journey as we whittle down the total of more than 1,000 who have donned the City...
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'Cyclists' lives are in danger' at junction in Leicester city centre
Cyclists are demanding safety improvements at a busy junction which they say is putting riders' lives at risk.About a year ago, Leicester City Council installed contra-flow cycle lanes in Granby...
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Crews tackle fire at Market Harborough hospital
Firefighters tackled a blaze at St Luke's Hospital in Market Harborough. The alarm was raised just before 8.30am today after smoke was seen coming from a boiler house in the grounds of the hospital,...
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Final bid to keep gran in country
Campaigners mounted an 11th-hour protest against a grandmother being deported to Zimbabwe.An outspoken critic of the Mugabe regime, Evenia Mawongera fears she will be in danger if she is put on a plane...
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Leicester Cathedral calls for speedy resolution
The Dean of Leicester Cathedral has written to the High Court in a bid to speed up the judicial review into the reinterment of Richard III. A group calling itself the Plantagenet Alliance - made up of...
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