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Appeal date set for Leicester Tigers boss Cockerill
Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill will have his appeal against a nine-game suspension heard next Monday evening in London at 6.30pm. Cockerill was found guilty of "unprofessional"...
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Leicestershire tie with Lancashire in T20 thriller
Leicestershire 139-9 in 20 overs (Smith 45, Ali 3-23) tied with Lancashire 139-9 in 20 overs (Taylor 4-23) at Grace Road in T20. A point was the least Leicestershire Foxes deserved after a rousing...
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Waghorn's goal sees Leicester City beat Port Vale
Leicester City continued their pre-season preparations with a victory over Port Vale at Vale Park last night.Martyn Waghorn scored the only goal of the game after 15 minutes as City produced a decent...
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Transfer news: New signing admits shock at Leicester City deal
New Leicester City signing Zoumana Bakayogo has admitted that when he heard of Leicester City's interest in him he thought it was a joke.The 26-year-old Ivory Coast defender said he never imagined a...
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Richie Wellens leaves Leicester City by mutual consent
Richie Wellens has left Leicester City by mutual consent after four years at the club.The 33-year-old had a year left to run on his City contract but has reached an agreement to be released, and is now...
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New appeal to help India flood victims
A new appeal for money has been made after fresh rains hit the stricken northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Thousands of families lost their homes and hundreds of people are missing, believed dead,...
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Judges reject HS2 legal challenge
A legal challenge to the controversial High Speed Two rail project has been rejected today. The £42 billion scheme will see a 225mph train line cut through North West Leicestershire along the A42...
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Police warn youngsters to stay off rail lines
British transport police has issued its annual summer warning to youngsters to stay off railway tracks. The arrival of the school summer holidays traditionally sees a rise in incidents of youngsters...
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Pearson praises City squad's fitness levels
Nigel Pearson said he was pleased with his side's fitness levels as they came through a full 90 minutes in the 1-0 win at Port Vale last night. The City boss didn't make one substitution as his side,...
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Teenager charged with manslaughter appears in court
A teenager charged with the manslaughter of a young Melton man, who was found dead in a burning car, has today appeared before a crown court judge. Jack Buckley (18), of Swan Close, Melton, is accused...
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Candle causes curtain fire in flat
Fire crews were called to put out a fire caused by a candle left next to a curtain. Two crews from Leicester's Eastern Fire and Rescue Station were called to a flat in Taurus Close, St Peter's,...
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Passers-by called 999 after a man got trapped between a fence and a lawnmower. The ambulance service and a fire crew from Wigston were sent out to Gartree Road in Oadby after receiving the reports at...
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Two people injured in crash
Two people were treated by the emergency services after their car came off the road. The vehicle was travelling along the A512 near Thringstone when the crash happened at about 5pm yesterday. Four fire...
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UK shuns meningitis B vaccine
A vaccine to protect against a lethal form of meningitis should not be introduced because it is not cost-effective, government advisers have said. According to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and...
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CCTV pic released after nasty assault on bus driver
Police investigating an attack on a bus driver have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to question. A man attacked the 44-year-old driver and damaged his cab while the bus was in St Margaret's Bus...
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First World War 'call to arms' found at car boot sale
A call to arms to a Leicester battalion on the day the First World War broke out has been discovered at a car boot sale. Derek Purves, a collector of military memorabilia, discovered the torn, brown...
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Burglars raiding homes via open doors and windows
Burglars are taking advantage of the heatwave as people leave windows and doors open to ventilate their homes. Police believe criminals are scouring neighbourhoods for insecure houses. Recent break-ins...
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Move to put Austen on notes welcomed
Author Jane Austen will feature on the next £10 note. The announcement today has been warmly welcomed by equality campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez, who raised a 35,000-signature petition calling for...
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Police hunt man who exposed himself to teenage girls
Police are searching for a man who indecently exposed himself to two teenage girls. The man approached the girls, who are both aged 13, while they were walking in a spinney off Ratby Road, Groby. The...
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Madeleine McCann's father to take part in charity triathlon
Madeleine McCann's father will compete in a triathlon this weekend in aid of a charity which supports family and friends of missing people. Gerry McCann, whose daughter was three when she went missing...
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