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Police hunt three suspects after man, 51, is found injured in...
Police are searching for three suspects after a 51-year-old man was found injured in his home this morning.The man was taken to hospital from his home in St Mary's Court, Barwell after police were...
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'Spit hoods' could be used on Leicestershire prisoners according...
Leicestershire Police officers could be equipped with controversial mesh hoods to place over the heads of prisoners who spit at them.Chief Constable Simon Cole has told the Leicester Mercury he is...
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Police officer's 'months of hell' after she was bitten by drug...
Tiff Lynch, chairman of Leicestershire Police Federation had to endure months of medical tests seven years ago after she was bitten by a drug-user.She told the Leicester Mercury last month: "The alarm...
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Mum stabbed toddler and doused her in acid 'because she feared...
A schizophrenic mum stabbed her young daughter to death and doused her in acid because she feared her family in Leicester would take her away. Paranoid Iman Omar Yousef, 32, was "driven by voices" to...
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after death of man found with...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man found with serious injuries in a village house this morning died in hospital.The 53-year-old man is being questioned by detectives this...
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Cosby murder inquiry: Neighbours stunned by death of 'lovely man'...
A man who died in hospital today after he was found seriously injured in his home was a "lovely man" in his 80s who was recuperating after a spell in hospital, according to neighbours.The man, whose...
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Rap star Drake's visit to Club Republic, Leicester cancelled at...
Global superstar Drake's visit to a Leicester nightclub tonight was cancelled at short notice – leaving hundreds of fans disappointed.The Canadian rapper, singer and songwriter, whose most famous hits...
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Wigston Elvis impersonator stole mother in law's funeral...
An Elvis impersonator has gone on trial charged with the theft of his late mother-in-law's funeral fund. Christopher Martin Burrows (55), of Whitehead Crescent, Wigston, is known for his renditions of...
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Cosby murder inquiry: Police name 84-year-old deceased
Police have named a man who died in hospital after he was found seriously injured in his home as 84-year-old Brian Robson.Mr Robson was discovered in his home in Brooklands Road, Cosby with serious...
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Cosby murder inquiry: Man charged with killing 84-year-old Brian...
A man has been charged with murdering 84-year-old Brian Robson, who was found seriously injured in his home in a Leicestershire village yesterday and later died in hospital.Peter Bunyan is due to...
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Dramatic film shows men armed with bats clash in Leicester city...
Footage has emerged online of a clash between the bat-wielding occupants of two vehicles in Leicester city centre.It was sent to a group called UK Idiot Drivers Exposed, which posted it on its Facebook...
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Man charged over death of pensioner in collision 10 months ago
A 57-year-old man has been charged following the death of a woman in a collision in April 2016.William McTaff (57), of Orchard Road, Lutterworth, has been charged with causing death by dangerous...
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Police CCTV appeal after nightclub attack
Officers investigating an assault in a nightclub would like to speak to the man shown in these CCTV images as he could have information that will help their inquiries.Read More: Ranieri sacking - "This...
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Man appears in court accused of murdering 84-year-old next-door...
A man accused of killing his elderly next-door neighbour has appeared before magistrates.Peter Bunyan, 53, of Brooklands Road, Cosby, entered no plea to the charge of murdering 84-year-old Brian Robson...
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Third man appears in court following the fatal stabbing of man in...
A third man has appeared in court charged in connection with the death of Lauric Lebato in Leicester.Sheriff Adekunle Oluwa (20) of Upperton Road, Leicester, appeared before city magistrates charged...
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Elvis impersonator tells court he did not steal charity...
An Elvis impersonator accused of stealing a collection held at his late mother-in-law's funeral, has helped raise up to £90,000 for charity over several decades, a court has heard. The jury in the...
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Man peers over side of toilet cubicle occupied by girl, 10, at...
A 10-year-old girl was left traumatised after a man peered over the side of a toilet cubicle she was occupying.Sam Aaron Stanger (32), of Salcombe Drive, Glenfield, committed the offence at the...
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Leicester magistrate locks up teen and tells him: 'We don't want...
A magistrate who locked up a teenager for 10 months after he robbed a 16-year-old boy of his bike at knifepoint told him: "We do not want knives in our city."Jennifer Joannou told the 17-year-old, who...
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Warning over fake fiver scam - here are 6 ways to spot a...
The new £5 note only entered circulation last September, but scammers could already be producing counterfeit notes. A Dorset PCSO warned of counterfeit "new £5 notes" circulating in her area, the Daily...
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Elvis impersonator cleared of stealing charity collection at his...
An Elvis impersonator has been cleared by a jury of stealing a charity collection held at his late mother-in-law's funeral.Christopher Martin Burrows denied theft of £290 donated by mourners, for...
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