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Driest September ever? Not in Leicestershire!
September may have been the driest nationally since records began over a century ago in 1910, according to provisional figures released by the Met Office - but not in Leicestershire.Mercury weatherman...
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Woman passer-by comforts lorry driver after his vehicle flips onto side on...
A woman has told how she went to the aid of a lorry driver who was injured after his HGV crashed onto its side.Jodie McLaughlin said she comforted the dazed driver after his vehicle had crashed on the...
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Police appeal for witnesses after cash is stolen from lorry
A thief broke into a warehouse to steal £200 from a lorry which was parked inside it. The warehouse, in Mill Lane, Melton was targeted between 6pm on Sunday, September 21 and 8.45am the next day....
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Leicester Clock Tower vigil for Islamic State hostages
Muslims have been invited to gather at Leicester's Clock Tower to call on Islamic State to release its hostages and to tell the terror group it has nothing to do with their faith. The vigil, which is...
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RAF Tornados strike ISIS targets in Iraq for the first time
RAF jets have struck ISIS targets in Iraq for the first time today, after the Foreign Secretary insisted the UK would not be 'panicked' into action, the Mail Online reports.Two Tornados flying out of...
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Scheme aimed at making commuting and business travel cheaper to launch in...
A new scheme aims to help make commuting and business travel cheaper, easier and more sustainable in a Leicestershire town.Smartgo Loughborough will provide employers and their staff with a range of...
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Supermarkets slash cost of fuel in price war
Britain's supermarkets have opened a new front in their ongoing price war with Sainsbury's slashing the cost of diesel and petrol by 5p a litre today.Tesco also cut the price of its petrol and its...
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GP access "seven days a week" promise by Prime Minister David Cameron
Everyone in England will have access to GP services seven days a week by 2020, Prime Minister David Cameron has promised.The government has also promised to bring back "named GPs" - to take charge of...
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Radio DJ Dr Fox arrested by police investigating claims of historical "sex...
Radio DJ Neil 'Dr' Fox was arrested in London today by police investigating claims of historical "sex assaults".The 53-year-old, whose full name is Neil Fox, was arrested at the studios of Magic FM in...
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Premier League predictions - with Olympic hopeful Gemma Steel: the results!
Last week we asked athlete Gemma Steel to go up against Mercury sports writer James Sharpe and predict the result of Leicester City's visit to Crystal Palace as well as the rest of the weekend's...
View ArticleISIS hostage Alen Henning's wife makes public plea to his captors to release him
The wife of taxi driver Alan Henning, being held hostage by ISIS has made a televised plea for the militants to release her husband.Speaking publicly about the 47-year-old's kidnap for the first time,...
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Six men due in court in connection with Hayley Pointon murder in Hinckley in...
Officers investigating the murder of a woman from Coventry in February 2013 have charged six men with offences connected to her death.Hayley Pointon died following an incident at an address in...
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Suspect's image released after woman is 'groped' on a bus
image in ext merc. webbed Police have released an artist's impression of a man who allegedly indecently assaulted a woman on a bus. The woman has told police a man sat next to her and touched her...
View ArticleEngelbert Humperdinck and Kiss legend Gene Simmons compare tongues
Engelbert Humperdinck has been comparing tongues with Kiss legend Gene Simmons. According to the New York Post, the duo compared tongues while recording their duet "Spinning Wheel" for Engelbert's...
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Golf: Ratby's Paul Swain set for American cup challenge
This is a time of intense golfing challenges for Paul Swain.The Ratby man had played golf as a youngster with his grandfather and then returned to the game after being badly injured in Afghanistan.He...
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Rob Paternostro column: Two wins out of two is good start for Leicester Riders
The BBL regular season is up and running and everyone in the Riders camp is pretty happy with the way we have started.Playing back-to-back games so early in the season was always going to be a major...
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Jordan Crane is ready to come out fighting in a bid to end Leicester Tigers...
Big No.8 Jordan Crane epitomises the fighting spirit that will be needed by Leicester Tigers to battle their way out of an unexpected early-season slump.Three days after the narrow defeat by London...
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Teenager punched and robbed after using bank machine
A teenager was treated in hospital after he was mugged moments after withdrawing cash from a bank machine. The 19-year-old was attacked as he walked away from Santander in Market Place, Loughborough at...
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Leicester City news: Boss Nigel Pearson says players have genuine pride in...
Nigel Pearson has spoken of his players' pride at pulling on a Leicester City shirt.The City boss admits the perception of footballers' loyalty in the modern game has changed, although he doesn't...
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Ironman Manjit Singh's son Jatinder joins him in the record books after...
The son of ironman Manjit Singh has joined his father in the record books by dragging a 13-tonne bus with his teeth today. Jatinder, 31, bit down on a strap attached to the First bus and let out...
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