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Study may have unlocked key to slowing ageing
Scientists believe they have made a breakthrough in potentially providing a test for ageing.The discovery could lead to slowing the ageing process as well as being used to predict cancer survival.The...
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Leicester foster parent Michael John Sharman found guilty of abusing young...
A foster parent who sexually abused four boys in his care was labelled a "sexual predator" and told to expect a long jail sentence.Michael John Sharman (71) was convicted by a jury of a catalogue of 15...
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Tiger rescued by Uppingham businessman starts new life in big cats' sanctuary...
An Uppingham businessman has completed a 12,000-mile, 10-day mission to re-home a tiger from a Greek zoo in a purpose-built sanctuary for big cats in the US.David Barnes first came across Phevos in...
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You're having a ball! Cinderella sparks panto fever at De Montfort Hall
Screaming children, TV celebrities, great costumes, waving arms, dancing in the aisles – it must be panto season at Leicester's De Montfort Hall.Audiences have been flocking to see a spectacular...
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Private ambulances called to cope with soaring 999 calls
Private and voluntary ambulance services have had to be called in to keep up with the demand on 999 calls.East Midlands Ambulance Service (Emas) has been struggling to meet response time targets as...
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Jockey involved in crash while trying to overtake in fog fled scene and later...
A jockey involved in a three-car crash whilst trying to overtake in fog, fled the scene and later jumped bail, a court heard.Robert Gault (26) was arrested in Northern Ireland three years after the...
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Legal challenge causes city council to rethink funding cuts for Leicester...
A legal challenge has prompted the city council to rethink its controversial plans to cut funding for voluntary groups in Leicester.A number of organisations have been given grants by the authority in...
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Time lapse video: Watch De Montfort University's redevelopment in 100 seconds
Work on the massive redevelopment of a De Montfort University building is well underway. The £42million contract will totally transform the Fletcher complex and create new buildings for the schools of...
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Councillors seeking rethink on Sir Peter Soulsby's decision to close...
Councillors want Sir Peter Soulsby's decision to close one of Leicester's municipal golf courses to be reconsidered.The city mayor has said the 18-hole course in Western Park will shut in October as he...
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Children from Leicestershire's Rainbows Hospice at Prime Minister's Christmas...
A group of children and young people from a Leicestershire hospice were invited to 10 Downing Street for the Prime Minister's Christmas Party. Ten families from Rainbows, in Loughborough were whisked...
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Senior Leicester councillor defends £1 land sell off to provide social eco-homes
A senior councillor has defended plans to sell a council-owned plot of land for £1 so an estate of environmentally friendly homes can be built.Leicester City Council is to dispose of the 13 acre former...
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Princes Trust youngsters get certificates from X-factor's Sam Bailey
X-Factor star Sam Bailey handed certificates to a group of young people on a Princes Trust programme, marking the end of a 12-week personal development course.The 11 young people, aged 16-25, who have...
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Brenda Leyland inquest: Sky News reporter to give evidence about 'McCann...
The TV reporter who confronted a woman believed to have sent more than 4,000 abusive tweets about the parents of missing youngster Madeleine McCann is to give evidence at her inquest.Martin Brunt,...
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First Person: 'The sooner we consign religion to the dustbin of history, the...
The recent US Senate Intelligence Committee report condemned the United States' use of "enhanced interrogation" – a euphemism for torture. One technique, waterboarding, simulated drowning....
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Leicester girl, 7, from Leicester collects food for the Salvation Army after...
Schoolgirl Emily Smith decided to collect food for "hungry people" after watching a TV advert by the Salvation Army.The seven-year-old from Saffron Lane, Leicester, was so upset that some people might...
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Cyclist who died in collision with van named as Martin John Bancroft, of Ibstock
Police have released the name of a cyclist who was killed in a collision with a van on a country road yesterday. Martin John Bancroft, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene at the collision, which...
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First Person: Ched Evans and the law on rape
The case of footballer Ched Evans hit the headlines when he was released from prison in October after serving half of a five-year sentence for rape. Evans was convicted of the offence in 2012 after he...
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Man who killed motorcyclist in 'horrific' crash is freed from prison to appeal
A Leicestershire man who was jailed for killing a motorcyclist in a horrific crash has been freed from prison by appeal judges.The motorcyclist, 47-year-old father-of-two Philip Arnold, died when he...
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First Person: 'For healthier cities we need fewer cars'
Air pollution has been in the news a lot recently. In November, the European Court ruled that the UK Government has not been doing enough to tackle the level of nitrogen dioxide in our cities and they...
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First Person: 'Fuel poverty is a real crisis for many people'
As we travel through December, differences we live with year round become more striking. Messages of peace, simplicity, comfort and love contrast uncomfortably with news of conflict, poverty, greed and...
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