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Football: Seven Leicester City players report for international duty
Seven of Leicester City's first team squad will be on international duty this week, while several development squad and youth team players are also in action.Andy King and Tom Lawrence have linked up...
View ArticleRugby: Martin Crowson's five things from the Aviva Premiership weekend
Martin Crowson picks his five talking points from the weekend's rugby action.1 Leicester Tigers are acting to bolster their squad with Jersey full-back Tommy Bell and Cardiff lock Lou Reed set to join...
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Cricket: Angus Robson and Niall O'Brien share honours at Leicestershire's...
Angus Robson and Niall O'Brien shared five awards at Leicestershire's presentation evening.The pair were the side's leading batsmen in the County Championship and, even if it was another year of toil,...
View ArticleHuman cost of a trial by Twitter era
Let's get things straight. The death of Brenda Leyland in a hotel room in Leicester is a tragedy in every sense of the word. A needless, avoidable tragedy which has shocked and disturbed in equal...
View ArticleCases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases dealt with at Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Joseph O'Beirne (58), of Bentinghouse Gardens, Eyres Monsell, pleaded guilty to keeping an unlicensed vehicle on a public road, Tovey Crescent,...
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Live: Traffic and travel updates from Leicester and Leicestershire
8.05pm: There is heavy traffic in Loughborough on Epinal Way and Soar Valley Way (A563). 7.55pm: M6 and A14 towards the M1 and M42 is busy.7.55pm: The M1 junction 21a to 21 (M69) and 20 to 19...
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Leicester and Leicestershire weather forecast
Today: Rather cloudy at first with locally heavy, showery rain slowly moving northwards. It should become drier and brighter from the south during the afternoon with some sunshine, but a few isolated...
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Firefighters called after car crashes into house in West Knighton
Firefighters were called to an accident where a car crashed into a porch in West Knighton.The incident happened after 7.30pm yesterday in Shrewsbury Avenue, Leicester.Three fire engines attended from...
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'Twitter troll' Brenda Leyland had posted more than 4,000 messages about Kate...
The woman accused of abusing Kate and Gerry McCann on social media had posted more than 4,000 messages about the Rothley couple before being outed as a troll.Brenda Leyland, 63, from Burton Overy, who...
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Firefighters called after car collides with telegraph pole
Fire crews were called after a car collided with a telegraph pole.The incident happened at about 2.30pm in Langton Road, Kibworth yesterday. No-one was trapped, but following the accident the driver...
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Car crash in Dunton Bassett leaves driver in critical condition
A motorist is in a critical condition after a crash in Dunton Bassett.The male driver of a Vauxhall Corsa was taken to University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire following a collision on the...
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Appeal after Labrador attacks another dog in park
Police have appealed for help tracing the owner of a black Labrador which is said to have attacked another dog in a park. Officers want to speak to the owner after his dog, which is thought to be...
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Two men, aged 40 and 41, charged with child sex offences
Two men have appeared in court charged with child sexual offences. The men were arrested by officers from Leicestershire Police's child sexual exploitation team last Thursday. Officers said the arrests...
View ArticleBeat bobby gets 2,000th Twitter follower
A beat bobby is celebrating getting his 2,000th follower on Twitter.PC Joe Lloyd runs the @OakhamPolice account, which has one of the largest number of followers for all neighbourhood officer...
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Police issue descriptions of thugs who robbed jeweller
Detectives investigating a robbery outside a jewellery shop have urged witnesses to come forward. A 51-year-old man was attacked and beaten with a metal bar as he arrived to visit Arti Jewellers, in...
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Leicester Tigers' Richard Cockerill sees Jersey boy Tommy Bell as long-term...
Leicester Tigers beat two other Aviva Premiership clubs to secure the signature of full-back Tommy Bell.The 21-year-old is one of the brightest prospects in the game and he arrived at Oval Park to meet...
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Counter Culture: Kiki & Fleur bring new shoes to Stoneygate, Leicester
Here at Counter Culture, we're firm believers a gorgeous pair of shoes can truly make an outfit. So, it gladdened our hearts to hear that a new shoe boutique has opened in Leicester, and in lovely...
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Is he back? 'Monk' distributes anti-gay leaflets in Leicester
A man dressed in a monk's habit reportedly posted homophobic leaflets through people's front doors today. A number of residents in Clarendon Park, Leicester said today they were offended by the...
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Why do people troll? Professor Brian Brown of De Montfort University...
Sending abusive messages to people over the internet - or 'trolling', as it is known - has made headlines over the past few days following reports of vitriolic abuse aimed at the parents of missing...
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WATCH: The cat which went up on the roof but couldn't get down - for 48 hours
At first it was a case of finding Nemo – then it was a case of getting him down off a house roof.The adventurous cat spent nearly 48 hours on the roof and chimney stack of a house in Leicester's West...
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