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Weather for Leicester and Leicestershire
Today: Windy and feeling cold with sunny spells and scattered showers. Clouding over later with outbreaks of rain and hill snow arriving for the evening. Maximum Temperature 6C.Tonight: Spells of...
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National Lottery numbers: Lotto draw for Wednesday, December 10
Here are last night's winning numbers for the Lotto draw:14, 15, 31, 36, 42, 47 and the bonus ball was 1.The jackpot was £8,466,374 and 139,358 lucky ticket holders have won prizes.Did you win big? Let...
View ArticleCases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Mohammed Shakir Manjra (38) of Thornville Close, Leicester, pleaded guilty to failing to give information relating to the identification of a driver alleged to have committed an offence on August 19...
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Lee Trevor Wakefield (32) of Wellinger Way, Braunstone, was proven guilty in absence of failing to give information relating to the identity of a driver alleged to have committed an offence on July 7...
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Eco-homes plan for £1 former allotment site off Leicester's Saffron Lane to...
Plans for an estate of low cost eco-homes on former allotment land are set to be approved next week.Westleigh Developments wants to build 68 properties on a 13 acre plot of land next to Heathcott Road...
View ArticleMan who raped and beat woman in three hour ordeal jailed for 11 years
A man who kept a woman prisoner for three hours while he raped and beat her has been jailed for 11 years.Serwan Abdullah repeatedly assaulted the woman in a house in Leicester in May this year. The...
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Poetry helps transform lives of men who have mental health problems
An innovative arts project using poetry to help transform the lives on men with mental health problems has close the year with a performance.The Leicester-based group, Showcase Smoothie, showcased its...
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Gambling addict raided the bank account of a good friend's mother
A gambling addict raided the bank account of a good friend's mother, by pocketing almost £7,000, a court heard.Emma Marie Grogan, 32, used some of the cash to pay off hundreds of pounds worth of phone...
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Motorist who deliberately ran down and killed a young cyclist had a fair...
A motorist who deliberately ran down and killed a young cyclist after hounding him over a drugs debt has failed to convince top judges his trial was unfair.Karl Herbert, 25, was jailed for life at...
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Cancer diagnosis 'felt more like winning a lottery'
Confirmation of a cancer diagnosis felt more like wining the lottery than a death sentence for Joe Bohen.Having been given weeks to live a new diagnosis of a rare form of cancer actually provided a...
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Mum forced to flee burning flat with son tells of ordeal
A young mum forced to flee her burning home with her baby son in her arms has spoken of her terrifying experience.Katie Price, 21, was awoken by the smell of smoke in the two-bedroom flat in Sileby, at...
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Live traffic and travel updates in Leicester and Leicestershire
7.15am: There are no incidents to report. For more local and national travel information and weather updates see the links below:MOTORWAY UPDATES: For traffic updates on UK motorways and other key...
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Weather for Leicester and Leicestershire today
Today: Starting cloudy and possibly windy with some rain, perhaps falling as sleet over the hills. It will brighten up during the morning with some sunny spells by afternoon but remaining breezy....
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Raiders try to force open Co-op cash machine - while staff and shoppers look...
Two men tried to break into a village shop cash machine as staff and shoppers looked on in amazement.The pair, who were wearing balaclavas, walked into the Co-op, in Pochin Street, Croft, and tried to...
View ArticleHollywood stars keep warm thanks to RST International in Leicester
The stars of two of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters are keeping their intimate parts warm, thanks to a Leicester-based thermal underwear manufacturer.RST International has flown the flag for Britain...
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Two people taken to hospital after crash in Wymeswold
Two people were taken to hospital after a crash between a car and a lorry.The incident happened on the A6006 in East Road, Wymeswold last night. The driver of the lorry was uninjured but a man and...
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Cycling clothing brand Vélobici goes global
A cycling fashion brand is now being stocked in stores around the world.Bosses at Leicester-based Vélobici said the business was continuing its rapid growth with seven new stockists in the UK, Europe...
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Man taken to hospital after crash in Oakthorpe, near Ashby
A man was taken to hospital after a car crash.The fire service was called to the incident on Thursday night at about 10.45pm where they found a car on its side in a ditch in Burton Road, Oakthorpe,...
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Leicester Market attack: Two teenagers released while victim remains...
Two teenagers have been released after they were questioned about an attack in Leicester Market which left a man critically ill in hospital.The two, aged 18 and 19, were released on bail...
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Review: Got, Not Got - the Lost World of Leicester City
Got, Not Got - the Lost World of Leicester City, by Derek Hammond and Gary SilkePitch Publishing, £12.99Every now and again, one of the glossy women's mags will run a feature with a headline that...
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