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Leicester City to face Newcastle United in Premier League U21 Cup after...

Leicester City's youngsters will now face Newcastle United in the last 16 of the Premier League U21 Cup after Birmingham City withdrew from the competition. Steve Beaglehole's side were due to play...

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X Factor: Quarter finalist Sam Bailey's week of EastEnders, Engelbert and...

She's visited the set of EastEnders, attended the Royal Variety Performance, spoken to Engelbert Humperdinck and been preparing for tonight's X Factor quarter-final.So it's fair to say it has been a...

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Richard III: University of Leicester and city council meet to discuss...

Leicester Cathedral yesterday hosted a meeting between the city council and the University of Leicester in a bid to "create a trusting relationship" between to the two parties.Both organisations have...

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Leicester City v Millwall: We need to end bad run, says Wes Morgan

Leicester City have extra motivation to beat bogey side Millwall at the King Power Stadium this afternoon, says captain Wes Morgan.The Lions have done the double over City for the last two seasons and...

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Kasabian fans queue from dawn to buy Victoria Park gig tickets

Kasabian fans say their summer is sorted now they have their hands on tickets for the band's massive homecoming gig at Victoria Park.As soon as the tickets went on full sale online at 9am yesterday,...

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Leicester Tigers match verdict: Toby Flood right on cue in crucial win...

Toby Flood's 17-point haul helped Leicester Tigers land a huge Aviva Premiership win at Kingsholm as they beat Gloucester 22-17.Goal-kicking was the difference on the night as the hosts missed five out...

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Rapist Matthew Joseph Browne jailed for attack on victim after breaking in to...

A woman who was raped, gagged and blindfolded by a masked burglar has told how she feared she would be killed by the attacker.The 22-year-old victim was half-strangled in her bed before being forced to...

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Mother of tragic Hannah Smith threatened to slit teenage boy's throat over...

The mother of schoolgirl Hannah Smith, who killed herself after being targeted by internet bullies, punched and knifed a teenager and threatened to slit his throat.Tracey Tompkins took terrified Niall...

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Newsagent puts Leicester councillor's phone number on advertising board in...

A newsagent has upset a city councillor by putting her mobile telephone number on an advertising board outside his shop so people who get parking tickets can call her.Subhash Varambhia published the...

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Injured man rescued from burning flat in Humberstone Gate, Leicester

A man had to be rescued after a blaze broke out in a city centre flat in the early hours of this morning. Crews were called to a premises above a shop in Humberstone Gate at about 3.30am today (SAT)....

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Car crashes into pub in Granby Street

A car collided with a city centre pub in the early hours of this morning. The vehicle hit the Last Plantagenet, on the corner of Granby Street and Dover Street, at about 3am. Firefighters were called...

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Judge rules in favour of Leicester City Council in Uplands Junior School row

Governors at a city primary have lost their High Court fight to prevent the local authority taking control of the school. A judge ruled yesterday that Leicester City Council's intervention in the...

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Youths could hold clue to abduction in Spinney Hills, Leicester

A group of young people who intervened when two men attacked a woman in Spinney Hills could hold vital information about the assault. Detectives are asking the youths to come forward and help with the...

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Armed police arrest burglary suspects in Beaconsfield Road, Leicester

Armed police sealed off a street for up to 10 hours to arrest two men on suspicion of burglary. Residents in Beaconsfield Road, in Leicester's West End, were ordered to stay in their homes throughout...

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Coalville Town 1 Grimsby Town 1 - match report: Ravens earn FA Trophy replay

Coalville Town secured an FA Trophy first round replay at Grimsby Town thanks to a late second-half equaliser from Jordan Hempenstall. The hosts started the game brightly against the Skrill Premier...

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Leicester City 3 Millwall 0: "We have earned the right" to be top of...

Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson said his side have "earned the right" to be at the top of the Championship following an emphatic victory over Millwall. A Jamie Vardy brace and a Lloyd Dyer volley...

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X Factor: 'World class' singing sensation Sam Bailey says she just wants to...

X Factor sensation Sam Bailey says she wants to show people she "do everything" with her incredible singing voice. She was speaking after her flawless performance of Whitney Houston's How Will I Know...

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Leicester City 3 Millwall 0 - match report: Emphatic win sees City top...

City: Dyer (12'), Vardy (52', 55')Leicester City moved top of the Championship thanks to a convincing 3-0 victory at home to Millwall. A stunning Jamie Vardy brace inside three second-half minutes...

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Firefighters tackle car fire at a motorway petrol station in Markfield

A motorway petrol station had to be evacuated after a car caught fire on the garage's forecourt. Firefighters from Coalville station were called to the BP Garage, at junction 22 of the A50, at the M1...

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This week's mobile speed camera locations in Leicestershire

Mobile speed cameras will be in the following locations this week: A607 Thurmaston Bypass, Thurmaston A606 Nottingham Road Melton A607 Melton Rd, Waltham A607 Melton Rd, Waltham on the Wolds A6...

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