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Woman whose pregnant daughter died in car crash is jailed for benefits fraud
A woman has been jailed for benefits fraud just a few months after her pregnant daughter was killed in a car crash.Vanessa Freeman (43) admitted four counts of dishonestly obtaining a total of £33,416...
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Publican caught without TV licence fined £420
A publican caught without a TV licence has been ordered to pay £420 by magistrates.Anthony King, of The Tom Thumb, in Grove Road, Blaby, was fined £200 for the offence of using a TV without a licence...
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Alain Prost at Donington Park to help launch Formula E Championship
Big-hitters from the world of motorsport descended on Donington Park yesterday for the launch of an environmentally-friendly racing championship.The FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile)...
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40 jobs at risk at Longslade College in Birstall
More than 40 support staff at a secondary school are facing redundancy.A consultation has begun at Longslade Community College, in Birstall, after it was announced a number of jobs were under...
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Union leaders are threatening universities with court action over deductions from staff pay.The University and College Union (UCU) said Leicester and De Montfort universities acted unlawfully by...
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Leicester man who downloaded indecent images of children is jailed
A man who accessed child pornography on his home computer has been jailed for 12 months.Paul Vincent Ward (48) admitted six offences relating to downloading 28 indecent images of young boys, including...
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WANTED: Police are trying to trace these men
Police have urged Leicester Mercury readers to help them trace two men they have linked to alleged drugs offences.Officers at Leicester's Beaumont Leys police station say Sammy Gunn and Jordan Wayne...
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Rob Paternostro Column: Quality of BBL is improving, says Leicester Riders'...
I could not find it in me to watch the BBL play-off final last weekend, still smarting from our semi-final defeat to Newcastle.Many games have 'what might have been' moments, but that loss against...
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Man posted sex video of ex-girlfriend on Facebook
A barman who posted naked photographs of an ex-girlfriend on Facebook, as well as video clips of them having sex, has been given a suspended jail sentence.Leicester Crown Court was told the 25-year-old...
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Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers: Manu Tuilagi and Lutter Burrell take...
There will be a lot more on the line during tonight's gargantuan clash between two bitter local rivals than a place in the Aviva Premiership final.All over the pitch are head-to-head battles that will...
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Gary Silke Column: Are Leicester City a rich club again?
When I was a kid, quite some time ago now, I was under the impression that my football club were rich. There they were, in my big Purnell's Encyclopaedia of Football breaking the British transfer...
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The Richard Cockerill Column: Everyone's been more grumpy than me this week,...
Everyone has been a bit grumpy and tetchy at training this week. When they are more miserable than me, you know you have got them in the right place.It is nothing unusual for players to be skulking...
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Leicester house fire deaths: Teenager lays blame on fellow defendant
The jury in the Wood Hill fire trial has heard more evidence from defendant Kemo Porter.Porter, (19) of Browning Street, Leicester, is among seven men and one teenager accused of torching the house in...
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Leicestershire v Derbyshire: We're ready for T20 – Foxes' Josh Cobb
Leicestershire Foxes know that it will take a squad effort for them to make an impact on the new-look NatWest T20 Blast this season.The Foxes begin their campaign this evening at home to Derbyshire...
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Leading Leicestershire crimefighter's home burgled
A leading member of Crimestoppers has had his home ransacked by burglars. Intruders escaped with jewellery worth thousands of pounds after raiding Zuffar Haq's house after he nipped out for 15 minutes....
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Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers: We're ready for white-hot battle, says...
Leicester Tigers' players know exactly what to expect when they walk out at Franklin's Gardens to face Northampton Saints tonight.The Aviva Premiership play-off semi-final will be no place for faint...
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Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers: Underdogs must battle against the odds
Leicester Tigers will have to overcome some major obstacles tonight if they are to earn the right to defend their Aviva Premiership title.Tigers are the underdogs as hosts and bitter rivals Northampton...
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Ragdale Hall employee stole £150,000 from colleagues by skimming off...
A payroll administrator at a county health spa has been jailed for two years after being caught stealing £150,000.Christine Burdett admitted fraud by abusing her position as an employee at Ragdale Hall...
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Live traffic and travel updates from Leicester and Leicestershire
9.45am: M1 Leicestershire: Two lanes closed and heavy traffic on M1 northbound between J20, A4303 (Lutterworth) and J21, M69 (Leicester), because of a lorry fire.7.05am: There are currently no new...
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Website honours sacrifice of those who fell in the First World War
A website has been launched to tell the stories of 597 Rutland men – and three women – who died in the First World War.Its creators said the website is the most comprehensive record yet of the...
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