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Leicester City's record signing Leonardo Ulloa set for debut against Everton
New record signing Leonardo Ulloa will make his Leicester City debut tomorrow when they take on Everton in a prestigious friendly in Bangkok.The Argentine striker joined City earlier this week from...
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70-year-old Lutterworth man jailed for abusing two young girls
A 70-year-old man who abused two girls has been jailed for nine years.Peter Mahoney was found guilty at a recent trial of five counts of sexually assaulting a child under 13.The victims were aged...
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Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson says price tag won't be a burden on...
Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson said he will relieve the burden of expectation on new record signing Leonardo Ulloa.The Argentine striker, who is set to make his debut against Everton tomorrow,...
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Live traffic and travel updates in Leicester and Leicestershire
1.32am: No reports of any major incidents or congestion on city and county roads.11.02am: Evington Road, Highfields, Leicester, has re-opened after earlier accident near to Skipworth Street junction....
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Man treated for head injuries following "assault with bladed weapon" in...
A man was treated for head injuries after being attacked with a "bladed weapon" in Nelson Mandela Park last night. Police cordoned off an area of the park, off Welford Road, Leicester, after receiving...
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Richard III: Crowds turn out to opening of new visitor centre on "day of...
The new Richard III Visitor Centre has opened to the public, amidst great fanfare and excitement. Crowds gathered this morning outside the new attraction, which is on the very site the Last Plantagenet...
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Parents of flight MH17 victim Richard Mayne hope to support diabetes charity...
The parents of flight MH17 victim Richard Mayne say they hope to help a diabetes charity in his memory. Simon and Elizabth Mayne, of Western Park, Leicester, say the Leicestershire Parents' Support...
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Fire crews tackle garage blaze in St Matthew's, Leicester
Firefighters were called out after a blaze broke out at a garage. A car inside a workshop in Britannia Street, St Matthew's, Leicester, set alight while a workman was welding. Crews were called to the...
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Leicester Music Festival: Stars take the stage as two-day event gets under...
Big names in soul, rap, reggae and pop kicked off Leicester Music Festival yesterday.From midday, a mix of local bands and international acts, including Tinie Tempah, Professor Green and Billy Ocean,...
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Six people taken to hospital after two-vehicle crash in St Margaret's Way,...
Six people were taken to hospital for treatment after an accident involving two vehicles. Emergency services were called to St Margaret's Way, Leicester, shortly after 10.30pm last night. A fire...
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M1 motorway closed between junctions 21 and 22 following serious accident
The southbound carriageway of the M1 is closed between junctions 21 and 22 following a serious accident this morning. Police say full details of the incident are not yet clear, but it is believed that...
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Fire sweeps through house in Belgrave after religious candle is left unattended
A religious candle left unattended in a bedroom cupboard caused a fire which badly damaged a house. Flames swept through the first floor of the mid-terrace house, in Loughborough Road, Belgrave,...
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Thousands get in the pink for Loughborough Race for Life
Women, children and even a few men ran and marched through Loughborough to raise funds and awareness for cancer research this morning. There was a sea of pink in the town's Market Place as thousands of...
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M1 motorway crash: Three people injured in four-vehicle pile-up
Three people have been injured in a crash involving four vehicles on the M1 this morning. The collision took place on the southbound carriageway of the motorway shortly after 8am. Firefighters,...
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The best garden centre in Leicestershire? And the winner is...
A family-run garden centre with friendly staff and a variety of plants grown on-site has been voted the best in the county by Leicester Mercury readers. Brookside Garden Centre, in Anstey, was the...
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Tinie Tempah, The Saturdays and Union J among star-studded line-up at...
Leicester Tigers' Welford Road stadium was the stage for a star-studded weekend of music. Music fans of all ages descended on the ground for the inaugural Leicester Music Festival, which took place on...
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Rat infestation making life a misery for residents in flats in Netherhall,...
Residents in a council-owned block of flats say their lives are being made a misery by an infestation of rats. The rodents have been found in a number of homes in a complex in Netherhall Road,...
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Leicester City 1 Everton 0: Encouraging win for Nigel Pearson's men in Thailand
Gary Taylor-Fletcher bagged the only goal of the game as Leicester City secured an encouraging 1-0 victory over Everton in a pre-season friendly in Thailand.It took until just after the hour-mark for...
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M1 motorway crash: One woman killed, two others injured in four-vehicle pile-up
A woman has died and two other people are seriously injured in hospital following a crash involving four vehicles on the M1 this morning. The southbound carriageway of the motorway at junction 21A was...
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Simon Says: Leicester's musical talent showcased at De Montfort Hall Festival
Leicestershire's finest musicians have been doing what they do best at the Simon Says Festival at De Montfort Hall. Thousands of people have turned out for the event, which returned to the venue this...
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