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Thieves are on the look-out for defrosting cars, Leicestershire Police warns

Police are urging motorists to help thwart thieves by staying with their cars while they are defrosting them. Officers believe thieves will attempt to exploit the freezing weather and will travel the...

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Leicester City Council and university at odds over who owns Richard III's bones

A disagreement over who legally owns the remains of Richard III has broken out between Leicester City Council and the University of Leicester.Both parties are claiming they are the rightful guardians...

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Huge new Sainsbury's supermarket opens in Rushey Mead, Leicester

The site of a disused factory has been brought back to life with the opening of a huge Sainsbury's supermarket.The store, on the site of GE Lighting, in Rushey Mead, Leicester, replaces the chain's...

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I've a real selection headache, Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson

Nigel Pearson admits he will have a few selection headaches ahead of Leicester City's clash with Millwall at the King Power Stadium on Saturday, but he welcomes them.The performance of midfielder Dean...

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I'll sacrifice my goal tally for side – Leicester City's David Nugent

Leicester City striker David Nugent said he is prepared to sacrifice his bid to break the 20-goal barrier for the sake of the promotion push.Nugent is still City's top scorer this season with 10 goals,...

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Police cordon off part of East Park Road and Spinney Hill Park

Police have cordoned off part of East Park Road and Spinney Hill Park, Leicester, while they investigate an incident. A section of pavement is cordoned off at the junction of East Park Road and St...

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Motorist assaulted in road rage incident in Soar Valley Way near Fosse Park

A 60-year-old driver was attacked in a road rage incident near Fosse Park. He had been passing Everards Brewery in Soar Valley Way towards Glen Parva when a passenger from another car got out, walked...

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Pedestrian, 83, remains in critical condition following A50 crash near...

An elderly pedestrian who was seriously injured in a road collision in Glenfield remains in a critical condition. Police were called to the A50 Groby Road, outside the Glenfield Hospital, close to the...

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Judge's concern for Uplands Junior pupils because of school and council's...

A top judge has raised concerns that pupils at a school which is subject of a tug of war between its governing body and Leicester City Council have been forgotten amid the legal wranglings. Governors...

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Woman found in East Park Road after being injured in Spinney Hill Park attack

A woman has suffered head injuries in an attack in Spinney Hill park last night. The victim is believed to have been assaulted in the park but managed to make her way about 150 yards to East Park Road,...

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Woman abducted and assaulted in Spinney Hill Park

A woman suffered head injuries after she was abducted by two men, taken to a park and beaten. The woman, who is in her early 20s, was walking along Rosebery Street, Spinney Hills, Leicester, last night...

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Team news: Marcos Ayerza returns to Leicester Tigers side for trip to Gloucester

Argentine prop Marcos Ayerza returns to the starting line-up as part of a huge pack that Leicester Tigers will send to Gloucester tomorrow night in the Aviva Premiership. The 30-year-old joins Tom...

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Sir Clive Woodward leaves Leicester Tigers board

Sir Clive Woodward has left the Leicester Tigers board after not putting himself up for re-election at the club's AGM. The former centre cited time difficulties as his reasons behind the decision and...

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Leicester City transfer news: Nigel Pearson unlikely to make deals before...

Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson has said it is highly unlikely there will be any movement in or out of the club before the loan window shuts at 5pm today. Pearson said he has not been tempted to...

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Sofidel UK Ltd fined after worker had to have the tips of two fingers amputated

A company has been fined £2,000 after a worker had to have the tips of two fingers amputated after trapping them in badly-guarded machinery. Sofidel UK Ltd, of Waterside Road, in Hamilton, was...

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Great Central Railway submits £10 million lottery bid for new Leicester museum

A bid for £10 million of lottery cash has been submitted to help fund the construction of a new railway museum in Leicester. The Great Central Railway (GCR) wants to develop the new attraction at its...

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Naked man wearing just a bobble hat exposed himself to woman in Beaumont Leys

Police are hunting a man who was naked apart from a bobble hat who indecently exposed himself to a woman. The man targeted the 23-year-old woman as she walked along Anstey Lane, Beaumont Leys,...

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Boy, 14, robbed in Charles Street, Leicester city centre

Police are searching for a thug who assaulted a 14-year-old boy and snatched his phone. The victim was robbed as he was waiting to be picked up by his mum in Charles Street, Leicester city centre. The...

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Therapist found not guilty of sexually assaulting patient at his treatment...

A therapist was today found not guilty of molesting a female client on a massage table. A jury today acquitted Jamil Mahmood, (59) of Frinton Avenue, Evington, of three counts of sexual assault....

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Bereaved mother and the driver who crashed, killing her son, join forces to...

A bereaved mother has united with a driver who crashed, killing her son, to offer the starkest warning of the devastating consequences of getting behind the wheel after drinking alcohol. Mandie Brown's...

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