Teacher Sam Boulton died on July 27 last year following an accident on London Road, when his bike was forced into the path of a van driver by a taxi passenger opening her door.
Here, his dad, Jeff, speaks about him for the first time and how a change in the law needs to happen.
Sam Boulton's art studio in Leicester is full of life, full of creativity, full of him.
But the 26-year-old isn't there. It's been nearly a year, but his family, clearly very close, find some kind of solace there....
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Dad of Sam Boulton calls for law change in first interview since...
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Advice for people who may be in trouble with loan sharks
A Leicestershire father of four has spoken about his experience with illegal lenders.The loan shark victim borrowed £5,500 in three separate loans from a man he thought of as a friend.He has now urged people not to deal with illegal lenders.
Here is some advice for people who may be in trouble with loan sharks:
'Loan sharks prey on the most vulnerable in society'
People who find themselves in financial trouble can easily be fooled by the friendly behaviour of loan sharks when they first...
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Loan shark victim from Leicestershire 'was being held to ransom'...
A victim of a loan shark has warned other people not to deal with illegal lenders.
The Leicestershire father of four, who does not want to be identified, borrowed £5,500 in three separate loans from a man he thought of as a friend.
Each time he took out a loan he was supposed to pay back £100 a month plus £50 interest.
When he slipped on his repayments he had the interest payment increased to £80.
It was only after Trading Standards contacted him that the man...
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Baby's brain injuries equivalent to being in high speed crash,...
A baby suffered extensive brain injuries equivalent to being in a high speed crash, or falling from a second floor window, which a couple tried to pass of as a minor bump to the infant's nose, a jury heard.
The four-month-old girl was also found to have multiple bruising on her face, a broken leg and a bite mark.
The child's mother and her new boyfriend allegedly delayed taking the youngster to hospital for two days after the first signs of injury, despite a concerned neighbour advising them...
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Man charged with dangerous driving after Glenfield pub car park...
A 21-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving and other related offences after a car crashed into a car park at a village pub at the weekend.Tarrell Shepherd, of Welford Road, Leicester, is alleged to have been the driver of a car which collided with concrete bollards in Station Road, Glenfield, on Saturday afternoon.The vehicle ended up in the car park of the Nags Head – just yards from drinkers in its beer garden.Read more: Heatwave health alert in place across Leicestershire...
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Community leaders condemn disorder in Leicester following India v...
Community leaders have condemned the disorder in Leicester following the India versus Pakistan ICC Champions Trophy cricket match on Sunday.India cricket fans in Belgrave Road on SundayCity councillor Mustafa Malik, ward member for Spinney Hills and chief executive of the Pakistan Youth and Community Association, in Highfields, said: "As soon as I found out what was happening, I was in continuous touch with the police and sought, through social media, to calm people down."This was just...
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Call for unity and calm after terror attack on London mosque
Community leaders in Leicestershire have called for calm and unity in the wake of the terror attack on worshippers at London's Finsbury Park mosque.
Faith leaders and Chief Constable Simon Cole spoke out as the Metropolitan Police continued inquiries into the incident, in which one man died 10 people were injured.
A van mounted the pavement and was driven at a group of worshippers who were making their way home after attending evening prayers shortly after midnight.
One person died at the...
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Police praised for child protection work but urged to improve
A watchdog has told Leicestershire Police to make improvements in some aspects of its child protection work.HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, (HMIC), issued a report into the force's handling of sensitive cases involving young people, including child sexual exploitation.Inspectors highlighted areas where the force was successfully tackling crime and educating young people, however it said it found cases of alleged child sexual exploitation and domestic violence which should have been better...
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Mother weeps and tells jury she wishes she had taken brain-damage...
A mother wept as she told a jury she wished she had taken her brain-damaged baby daughter to hospital sooner, but said she had no idea how badly hurt she was.The woman denies harming the four-month-old, claiming her new partner at the time was responsible for the injuries. He is blaming her.The prosecution alleges the brain injuries were caused by "forceful shaking". The infant also had a broken leg.Woman 'trusted' her new partnerGiving evidence, the child's mother told Leicester Crown...
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Anger as 200-year-old oak tree in Bradgate Park is felled after...
A 200-year-old oak tree in Bradgate Park has been cut down after it was ignited by carelessly discarded barbecue embers.
The Bradgate Park Trust, which manages the estate, posted photographs of the tree on social media today.
The photographs show staff dealing with the fire in the early hours of yesterday and then chopping the tree down to a stump.
In a statement on its Facebook page, the trust said: "These images are the outcome of discarded BBQ ashes in the base of the one of the...
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Police 'expect more arrests' after India and Pakistan cricket...
Two men who were arrested after violence flared between India and Pakistan cricket fans in Leicester at the weekend have been released from custody but remain under investigation.
Leicestershire Police issued the update today and said it expected to make further arrests in connection with Sunday's violence in the Belgrave Road area.
The trouble reportedly began following the ICC Cricket Champions Cup final between the two national sides.
A large crowd had gathered in the area after...
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Ex-BBC presenter Tony Wadsworth stripped of honorary degree...
Disgraced ex-BBC Radio Leicester presenter Tony Wadsworth has been stripped of an honorary doctorate following his conviction for offences against boys.
Leicester's De Montfort University announced today it has decided to take away the honour.
Wadsworth and wife Julie were found guilty of sexual offences against young boys earlier this month and jailed for five years.
He was awarded the honour by De Montfort University in July 2012.
The university has confirmed this afternoon that...
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Body of man found at Glazebrook Road property in New Parks
Police are investigating after the body of a man was found at a home in Leicester.Officers were called to a house in Glazebrook Road, New Parks, at 11am today.A spokesman for the force said the death is being treated as unexplained.Read more: Met Office issues weather warning as heavy rain and storms could be heading to LeicestershireA 35-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of preventing the lawful and decent burial of a dead body.They were both in police custody last...
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Teenager turned to drug dealing after hitting 'rock bottom' when...
A young man hit "rock bottom" when his dream of playing professional football was dashed, and he resorted to dealing in heroin, ecstasy and cannabis, a court heard.
Donte Ramsey (19) obtained a football scholarship at the age of 10, but his hopes were shattered at 16, when he was released by Sheffield United.
He then gave up playing semi-professionally, to help his mother care for his terminally-ill grandmother, said defence barrister Paul Prior.
Leicester Crown Court was told...
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Man accused of child cruelty has 'no idea' how baby girl suffered...
A man accused of child cruelty told a jury he did not "have any idea" how a four-month-old baby girl he helped look after had suffered bleeding on the brain.
He denied shaking the youngster – which medical experts say was the most likely cause of brain damage suffered by the little girl.
The man said he had lived in Leicester with the infant's mother, with whom he had a casual sexual relationship for three months, in the summer of 2014. They are both on trial at the city's...
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Leicestershire Police warn pair who downloaded malware to hack...
Two young men from Leicestershire who had obtained the means to hack other people's computers have received warnings from the police.
The men were among six people identified by the National Crime Agency and European law enforcement as having gone online to obtain illegal software, known as malware, which they could have used to take control of or damage others' computers.
Officers from Leicestershire Police visited the pair at home earlier this month to warn them officers were aware of...
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Dad and daughter jailed for killing vulnerable neighbour in burst...
A father and daughter have today been jailed for the manslaughter of a vulnerable woman who they attacked after she burst a football which landed in her garden.
William Gary Jelly (47) and Natalie Bollen (29)
were convicted unanimously by a jury at Leicester Crown Court, in May, of causing the death of Kelly Machin.
Miss Machin, 34, died from internal bleeding days after being assaulted at her home in Waldwick Close, Leicester Forest East, on August 23 last year.Pictures: These are the...
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Pictures released of dad and daughter who killed vulnerable...
Pictures have been released of a dad and daughter who killed their vulnerable neighbour after she burst a football which landed in her garden.
Leicestershire Police released custody images of William Gary Jelly (47) and Natalie Bollen (29) after they were sentenced at Leicester Crown Court today.
The pair were found guilty of manslaughter and both were jailed for seven years.
Mother-of-four Bollen, of Waldwick Close, shouted and stormed out of the dock during the sentencing.
Judge...
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Divers searching stretch of Leicester canal could help solve...
A murder mystery that has baffled detectives for nearly a century could be about to be solved – if a search of a Leicester canal is a success.
In a few weeks a quiet stretch of the Grand Union Canal could become a crime scene as divers hunt for a murder weapon.
It's been suggested that a revolver, used by the killer of Bella Wright, may hold the key to cracking the case, writes the Mirror.
Annie Bella Wright, Bella to her friends, was found dead in a lonely lane outside Leicester on...
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Two charged with manslaughter over Bosworth Water Park death of...
Two people have appeared in court today charged in connection with the death of Charlie Dunn – the five-year-old boy who drowned at a Leicestershire water park last year.
Lynsey Dunn, 28 and Paul Smith, 36, both of Caledonian, Glascote Heath, Tamworth, have been charged with manslaughter by gross negligence in connection with Charlie's death at the Bosworth Water Park last July, Leicestershire Police confirmed today.
They appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court this morning.
Police...
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