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Shop-owner warns retailers in Leicester city centre of sneaky new...

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A shop owner has warned retailers in the city centre to be on the look-out for a sneaky trick which thieves used when stealing stock from him.Stuart Delahoy, owner of Set Design Ltd, in High Street, said the thief or thieves took stock from his shelf and deliberately placed other items in their place so they did not leave an obvious gap.Mr Delahoy said: "We sell a range of Ted Baker items, including stationery. We like to have it out on display so our customers can pick them up and feel...

Shop-owner warns retailers in Leicester city centre of sneaky new...


Former boss of children's charity Mighty Creatives avoids jail...

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The former boss of a children's charity, who downloaded child pornography and tried to persuade a 15-year-old boy to engage in sexual activity, has avoided a jail sentence.Richard Clark, who helped found and formerly ran Mighty Creatives, in Leicester, admitted attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity and viewing 26 illegal images of youngsters. Leicester Crown Court was told Clark made lewd suggestions when "talking dirty" on the internet with a person believed to...

Former boss of children's charity Mighty Creatives avoids jail...

Police tape off Drummond Walk, Melton after man is seriously...

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A man was taken to hospital after he was found injured in a town street today.The man is believed to have been assaulted in Drummond Walk, Melton.He was taken by ambulance from the scene and the area cordoned off as police launched an investigation into the circumstances.A Leicestershire Police spokeswoman said the inquiry was in its early stages and was unable to confirm local reports the man had been stabbed. In a statement, Leicestershire Police said his injuries were not thought to be...

Police tape off Drummond Walk, Melton after man is seriously...

'I wasn't stalking her' - Alice Ruggles murder accused gives...

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A soldier accused of murdering Leicestershire woman Alice Ruggles is on the witness stand for the second day. Alice, aged 24, was found in her flat in Gateshead last October. Lance Corporal Trimaan Dhillon, 26, denies her murder and is being tried at Newcastle Crown Court . Dhillon, also known as Harry, served with the Royal Regiment of Scotland and lived at Glencorse Barracks in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. Read more: Alice Ruggles: Murder accused had restraining order banning him...

'I wasn't stalking her' - Alice Ruggles murder accused gives...

Caravan torched at the roadside in Ashby Parva

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An abandoned caravan has been burnt to the ground in a suspected arson attack.Fire crews called to the scene, in Mere Lane, Ashby Parva, near Lutterworth, shortly before 1pm today, were met with an inferno.A fire service spokeswoman said: "We received numerous reports of a caravan on fire in Mere Lane, Ashby Parva."Two appliances were mobilised and the fire was extinguished using one hose reel jet."The caravan was destroyed in the blaze."There was also a danger that a gas...

Caravan torched at the roadside in Ashby Parva

Can you help police find missing boy Mala-Kye Braithwaite, 14?

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Police have circulated a photograph of a 14-year-boy who has been reported missing from his home in Leicester.Mala-Kye Braithwaite went missing from his home in the Rushey Mead area of the city several days ago but has been seen elsewhere in the city since.In a statement this afternoon, Leicestershire Police said: "Mala-Kye was reported missing from his home in the Gleneagles Avenue area of Leicester."There have been sightings of him in the Gypsy Lane and Tudor Road areas of Leicester...

Can you help police find missing boy Mala-Kye Braithwaite, 14?

Do you know these men? Police seek help after mass brawl in...

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CCTV images of 14 men wanted in connection with a mass brawl in Market Harborough town centre have been released by police. Officers want the public's help to identify these men following an incident in High Street, last month, involving a group of up to 20 men, in which a teenager was among those believed to have been injured. A spokesman for Leicestershire Police said: "We need your help to identify these men after a fight in Market Harborough town centre."The incident took...

Do you know these men? Police seek help after mass brawl in...

Man injured in Drummond Walk, Melton had been stabbed, say police

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A man found injured in Melton yesterday had been stabbed, police have confirmed.The man, who is in his 20s, was injured in Drummond Walk, Melton at around 4.40pm.He remains in hospital today, where his condition was described by police as 'stable'.In a statement this morning, Leicestershire Police said: "A man, in his twenties, was found injured at the scene and was taken to hospital for treatment to injuries caused by a bladed weapon."He remains there in a stable condition.Read more:...

Man injured in Drummond Walk, Melton had been stabbed, say police


Four injured in fight outside Shell Trocadero petrol station in...

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A teenager has been arrested after a fight outside a petrol station in the early hours of this morning.Police were called to the Shell Trocadero petrol station at the junction of Uppingham Road and Scraptoft Lane in Humberstone, Leicester, at about 4.30am this morning.Four people - two men and two women - were hurt in the incident and the men were treated at hospital.Read More: Police release pictures of men they want to talk to after brawlThe petrol station was cordoned off while a forensic...

Four injured in fight outside Shell Trocadero petrol station in...

Four men admit roles in conspiracy to supply heroin in Leicesters...

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Four men have pleaded guilty to roles in a conspiracy to supply heroin in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.The men, one from Leicester and three from Lincolnshire, were arrested last year following an investigation by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, which leads the fight against organised crime gangs across the region.Keith Garner, of Aylestone, Leicester, and Ian Tolley pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin on the first day of their trial at Leicester Crown Court on...

Four men admit roles in conspiracy to supply heroin in Leicesters...

Train journey costs passenger more than £1,000 after he...

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A 12-minute train journey cost a rail passenger more than £1,000 after he refused to pay the £5.60 fare. Ben Warrington, 20, of Parnell Close, Littlethorpe, did not have a ticket when he took the 6.7-mile ride from Narborough to Leicester on November 7. And when questioned by a ticket inspector, he gave a false name and address. Warrington was found guilty in his absence at Leicester Magistrates' Court of travelling by train without paying the fare, and of giving false...

Train journey costs passenger more than £1,000 after he...

Madeleine McCann: Australian documentary promises new evidence in...

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A documentary airing in Australia this weekend claims to have fresh information about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.A trailer for Australia's Channel 7's Sunday Night programme suggests a significant new lead in the case has been unearthed.Featuring a top criminologist, a forensic scientist and the former lead Portuguese investigator, it claims to deliver a "landmark TV event".Read More: Nanny breaks 10 year silence over disappearance of MadeleineThe show, due to air in...

Madeleine McCann: Australian documentary promises new evidence in...

Teenager has teeth knocked out in Melton town centre attack

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A man lost two teeth when he was attacked while he was standing next to a town centre cash machine.The 19-year-old was targeted by the ATM near to the King's Head pub, in Nottingham Street, Melton last Sunday.A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out the attack, Leicestershire Police said.Officers said the man was punched in the face at 2.30am.Read more: Man from Leicester admits role in huge heroin supply conspiracyIn a statement issued today, Leicestershire Police said:...

Teenager has teeth knocked out in Melton town centre attack

Alice Ruggles murder trial: Accused soldier admits being obsessed...

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A soldier accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend's flat and cutting her throat from ear to ear has admitted he was obsessive but denied stalking her.Lance Corporal Trimaan "Harry" Dhillon denies murdering Alice Ruggles and leaving her to bleed to death in the bathroom of her Gateshead flat last October.Alice was originally from Tur Langton, near Market Harborough, and went to Leicester High School for Girls.She later studied at Northumbria University and went on to work for Sky in...

Alice Ruggles murder trial: Accused soldier admits being obsessed...

Man in court to deny murdering Lauric Lebtao in Albion Street,...

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A man has appeared in court to deny a murder charge following an incident in Leicester city centre.Sulaiman Sillah (20) pleaded not guilty to murdering Lauric Lebato (20), who was fatally injured in Albion Street on Saturday, February 11 this year.Co-defendants Jason Danquah (19) and Sheriff Oluwa (20) both denied violent disorder on the same date.Sillah, of Bateman Road, New Parks, Leicester, also denied wounding a man, with intent to cause grievous bodily, harm in Eastgates, near Leicester's...

Man in court to deny murdering Lauric Lebtao in Albion Street,...


Woman died after being attacked because she burst child's...

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A vulnerable woman died 10 days after she was attacked during a row with her neighbours over a punctured football, a court has been told.The body of Kelly Machin was discovered on the sofa of her semi-detached house in Waldwick Close, Leicester Forest East, on the afternoon of Monday, September 5.It was claimed at Leicester Crown Court that the 34-year-old died from injuries she suffered when she was assaulted by her next-door-but-one neighbour, Natalie Bollen, and Bollen' s father, William Gary...

Woman died after being attacked because she burst child's...

Cameras to be used to fine drivers stopping illegally outside...

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Cameras are to be used to catch drivers who illegally stop in restricted areas outside Leicester Rail Station Since last month, it has been illegal to pull up on the stretch of London Road between Station Street and just before Conduit Street. The measure was designed to improve safety following the tragic death of cyclist Sam Boulton. It has been policed by patrols of civil enforcement officers and four £70 fines have been issued for infractions. Read more: Police officers honoured...

Cameras to be used to fine drivers stopping illegally outside...

Police officers honoured for their efforts to save life of...

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Four police officers have received an award for their efforts to save the life of a teacher knocked off his bike outside Leicester railway station.The firearms officers, from West Midlands police, were on a course in Leicester on the day Sam Boulton was killed as he cycled up London Road on his 26th birthday.Mr Boulton was knocked off his bike by the door of a taxi opened by a woman exiting the vehicle by the station.He suffered fatal injuries after falling into the path of a van...

Police officers honoured for their efforts to save life  of...

RECAP Man, 20, critical after suspected stabbing in Leicester

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A 20-year-old man is in a critical condition after being assaulted in Leicester. Police were called to Cropthorne Avenue, Evington, at around 12.50pm yesterday afternoon by a member of the public reporting that a man had been assaulted. Officers attended and the man was taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary for treatment to "an injury believed to have been caused by a bladed weapon", said Leicestershire Police. Read more: Woman died after being attacked because she burst child's...

RECAP Man, 20, critical after suspected stabbing in Leicester

'Naive' drug dealer spared jail

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A "naive" drug dealer caught with £11,500 worth of cocaine and MCat has been given a suspended jail sentence.Benjamin Bladon (29) was found in possession of the drugs after his car was stopped by police in Meridian Way, Leicester, at 12.50am on October 8.Leicester Crown Court was told that after being told his vehicle was to be searched he admitted to having drugs in his car.Various amounts of cocaine, totalling 29.9 grams, as well as 434 grams of MCat, were recovered from his...

'Naive' drug dealer spared jail

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