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Leicester house fire deaths: Judge details timeline of arson attack
The judge who sentenced each of the eight men to long prison sentences yesterday outlined how they plotted the botched arson attack. The Honourable Mr Justice John Griffith Williams said things began...
View ArticleLeicester City set to sign young defender
Leicester City look set to add another promising young player to their Development squad. Port Vale defender Joe Davis is reported to have turned down a new one-year deal with the League One club in...
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Leicester's Curve theatre appoints West End director Nikolai Foster to...
West End director Nikolai Foster has been appointed as the new artistic director at Leicester's Curve theatre. In January next year, Nikolai will take over from Paul Kerryson, who is stepping down...
View ArticleLeicester City seek supporters' opinions
Leicester City is seeking the opinions of supporters through a new on-line survey. The club wants feedback from supporters on a host of topics, including ticket sales policies and the match-day...
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VIDEO: Dr Muhammad Taufiq pays tribute to his family, who died in Wood Hill...
Dr Muhammad Taufiq lost his wife, Shehnila, 47, and their three children, Zainab, 19, Bilal, 17, and Jamal, 15, in the blaze at their home in Wood Hill, Spinney Hills, Leicester, last year. Speaking...
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Leicestershire Fire Service could axe 100 firefighters as part of...
About 100 firefighters in Leicestershire - nearly a quarter of the county fire service's staff - face losing their jobs as part of cost-cutting plans, a union has warned. Leicestershire fire chief Dave...
View ArticleSexual abuse 'likely' to have taken place at former Leicestershire children's...
A man's claims that he was sexually abused by Jimmy Savile at a Leicestershire children's convalescent home 50 years ago cannot be corroborated, an official investigation has concluded. The man had...
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Two-vehicle crash shuts Station Road in Broughton Astley
Firefighters cut a motorist free after a crash in Broughton Astley. Police, paramedics and fire crews were called to Station Road in the town at 11.40am today. The crash involved a Ford Transit van and...
View ArticlePostman entered customer's home and rang sex chat line
A postman has admitted making a phone call to a sex line from a customer's house while in the middle of his morning rounds. Paul Buswell let himself into a house in Billington Road West, in...
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Family prepare for funeral of Leicestershire teacher found dead in Bali
A Leicestershire teacher who was found dead in Bali has been cremated in a small ceremony on the island, and her ashes returned to her family. The body of Hinckley-born Anne-Marie Drozdz was discovered...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Emma Louise Spencer (35), of Saxthorpe Road, Hamilton, was found guilty in her absence of exceeding the 30 miles per hour speed limit at the A47 King...
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Ofgem issues warning to gas companies after MP Liz Kendall raises issue of...
The energy sector regulator has raised concerns about how gas customers are being treated after issues were raised by an MP.Leicester West MP Liz Kendall has been campaigning for charges for unused gas...
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Basketball: Conner Washington agrees new deal at Leicester Riders until 2016
Leicester Riders have extended talented youngster Conner Washington's contract until 2016.The point-guard continued to impress off the bench for Leicester last season, as Riders finished fourth in the...
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Boxing: Tearful Leicester teenager Paige Murney dedicates her golden win to...
Leicester teenager Paige Murney was in tears after striking gold at the Haringey Box Cup.Murney sobbed and dedicated her victory at Alexandra Palace to former training partner Athena...
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Kasabian: We tried to get Richard III's bones on stage, but they wouldn't...
A week on from their homecoming, Kasabian are now getting ready for the second biggest gig of their career – headlining Glastonbury tomorrow.The top slot at the UK's biggest festival comes runner-up...
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Next season's Leicester Tigers squad will be 'hungrier for success'
Director of rugby Richard Cockerill said next season's Leicester Tigers squad will be "hungrier for success" after the disappointment of a trophyless 2013-14.Some of the club's players have already...
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World Cup 2014: Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez and Algeria team-mates are out...
Leicester City midfielder Riyad Mahrez and his Algeria team-mates will be out to create history when they take on Germany in the knock-out stages of the World Cup on Monday night.Mahrez was again an...
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VIDEO: CCTV of gunman shooting at house in Saxby Street, Leicester
Police have released CCTV of a gunman firing shots at a house. The 54-second clip shows the man loitering in Saxby Street, Highfields, Leicester before opening fire at the house. One of the house's...
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Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy all fired up for Premier League
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is fired up and ready to make a big Premier League impact.That is the view of former City striker Alan Young.The 27-year-old Vardy was a revelation last season after...
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Burglar alarm conmen told 'downright lies' to householders, Leicester Court told
Householders were told "downright lies" to con them into signing burglar alarm contracts costing thousands of pounds, a jury has heard.Some customers were deceived during "cold calls" into thinking...
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