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Jobs losses announced at Wreake Valley Academy, Syston
Dozens of jobs could be lost at an academy as a result of changes to the ages at which pupils are admitted to schools.Wreake Valley Academy, in Syston, yesterday announced a 30-day consultation into...
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Partner of Leicester Tigers winger Gonzalo Camacho to star in her first panto
The partner of Leicester Tigers winger Gonzalo Camacho is preparing to star in Aladdin, despite admitting she had never heard of panto before moving to the UK.Argentinian singer Josefina Achaval has...
View ArticleTransfer Rumours: Leicester City linked with Vedran Corluka and Junior Hoilett
Leicester City continue to be linked with a number of potential transfer targets in the national media.The latest said to be of interest to City are Croatia defender Vedran Corluka and QPR winger...
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Jack's the lad for fund raising
A teenager fighting a brain tumour has proved the inspiration behind fund raising for him, his family and charity.Neighbours and friends have raised nearly £10,000 to help the Meredith family in...
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Leicester City v Aston Villa - Premier League LIVE!
Leicester City turn their attentions back to the Premier League survival race as they host Aston Villa in the first of two crucial games at the King Power Stadium. Nigel Pearson's men secured their...
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Police search Leicester brook and park for missing Sameena Imam
Police looking for a missing woman who they fear has been murdered have searched a brook and parkland in Leicester. Officers carried out the operation today near a house in Hughenden Drive, Aylestone,...
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Man who downloaded indecent images of children given suspended sentence
A man who downloaded indecent images of children on his computer has been given a suspended jail sentence.Julian Smith accessed almost 200 illegal pictures and movie clips via the internet, between...
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Pensioner, 72, who bludgeoned 68-year-old colleague with hammer in unprovoked...
A pensioner repeatedly bludgeoned a 68-year-old colleague with a lump hammer in an unprovoked attack at the day centre where they worked.Stephen Newman (72) was jailed for six years for the attack,...
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Police seizing CND T-shirts is ridiculous, says protester
A peace campaigner accused of criminal damage at an RAF base has said it is "ridiculous" that police apparently took away some of her T-shirts when they searched her home.Penny Walker said officers...
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Charlie Hebdo: Keith Vaz reacts to Nigel Farage's comments on the Paris...
Leicester East MP Keith Vaz has reacted to Nigel Farage's comments that multiculturalism was to blame for Wednesday's terror attack in Paris.The Ukip leader was talking about the assault on the Charlie...
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Leicester Tigers' Brad Thorn says All Blacks would have picked Graham...
Graham Kitchener would be playing for the All Blacks if he was from New Zealand.That is the view of fellow second-row forward Brad Thorn, who is better placed than most to make that judgment.Kitchener...
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Two brothers - including man from Leicester - charged with murder of Sameena...
Two brothers have been charged with the murder of missing Sameena Imam.West Midlands Police have said that David Cooper (38) of Hughenden Drive, Aylestone, Leicester , and Roger Cooper (40) from Tile...
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National Lottery: Euromillions results for Friday, January 9
There was a £24,754,047 jackpot for last night's Euromillions.The winning numbers were 6, 21, 24, 32, 45 with the lucky star numbers 1 and 11.There was no jackpot winner from the UK after last night's...
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MERCURY OPINION: Why Ched Evans must never play again
The case of convicted rapist Ched Evans and his desperate search for a football club following his release from prison has become a drawn-out and rather tawdry affair. It is an argument that seems to...
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Five injured in Humberstone Road crash
Firefighters were called to Humberstone Road this morning after three vehicles collided.The crash happened at about 6.50am.A spokesman for the fire service said no one was trapped but five people were...
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St Matthews Way traffic moving slowly due to crash
Traffic is moving slowly on St Matthews Way following a minor collision.Area Traffic Control (ATC) has reported that the road is partially blocked between the flyover and St Georges island due to an...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases dealt with at Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Lana June Patterson Shillito (25). of Barrow Road, Sileby, pleaded guilty to stealing a women's fragrance worth £39.99 from TK Maxx,...
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Gale force winds, the warmest January since 1882 and snow - Leicestershire's...
Last night was the warmest recorded January temperature in more than 130 years but the uncharacteristic heatwave is set to be replaced tonight with snow.Thermometers reached highs of 14.5c yesterday in...
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Charlie Hebdo: Event at Leicester Clock Tower to remember those killed in...
Members of Leicester's Secular Society will gather at the Clock Tower tomorrow to remember those killed in the terror attacks in France.On Wednesday, brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi killed 12 people...
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Man to appear in court charged with causing the death of Bhagwant Singh by...
A man is due to appear in court today after being charged with causing death by dangerous driving in connection with a crash which shut the M25 in both directions a month ago.Adam Olkusz (25), of no...
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