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Police issue description of man found dead in Royal Infirmary...
Police have issued a detailed description of a man who was found dead in the grounds of Leicester Royal Infirmary in an effort to identify him. The man, thought to be in his 20s, was found at 6.40am on...
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Police issue photo and ask for help tracing missing teenager...
Police have tonight issued a photograph of a teenager who went missing from home yesterday afternoon.Leicestershire Police issued an appeal and a photograph of 16-year-old Megan Brownlow shortly after...
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Missing teenager Megan Brownlow found 'safe and well'
A teenager who went missing from home on Thursday afternoon has been found safe and well, police have confirmed.Megan Brownlow, was located in Leicester city centre this morning.Leicestershire Police...
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Thieves attack Tesco security guard in Loughborough before...
Two thieves involved in attacking a security guard and brandishing a large kitchen knife outside a store, were later caught when staff recognised them on Facebook, a court heard. Ben Rowland punched...
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Six people in hospital after two-vehicle crash on county road
Six people have been taken to hospital after they were involved in a two-vehicle crash on a county road this morning.One of the casualties was airlifted from the scene in Ab Kettleby, near Melton, to...
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Firefighters break into car to rescue dog
Firefighters broke into a locked vehicle to rescue a dog.The animal was rescued from the vehicle on the campus of Loughborough University earlier today.Emergency services have the authority to break...
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Women posing as charity collectors blamed for sneak thefts in...
Two women thought to be posing as charity collectors have been blamed for a series of sneak thefts. Police say they have received complaints from people in Market Harborough and Lutterworth of people...
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Drunk driver with knife in car crashed head-on into police...
A drunken driver, who did a U-turn and crashed head-on into a police car that was pursuing him, has escaped being sent to jail. Jed Waller (26) pleaded guilty to dangerously driving a VW Polo, driving...
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First look at new £170 million Glen Parva prison ahead of...
Plans for a new £170 million prison to replace Glen Parva's aging jail look set to be approved. Planning officers at Blaby District Council have recommended councillors approve the demolition of the...
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Men 'walked down street firing guns', according to Leicester...
A woman has told the Mercury how her neighbour claims to have seen guns being fired in a Leicester street. Police have a cordon in place after officers were alerted to the sound of gunshots in Tolton...
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Julie and Tony Wadsworth trial: Teenagers 'invited to watch...
Three men have told a jury they were invited when they were young to watch former BBC Radio Leicester presenters Tony and Julie Wadsworth having sex in woods.Giving evidence to a trial at Warwick Crown...
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Megan Bannister death: What we know a week on from discovery of...
A week ago today Leicestershire was coming to terms with the death of 16-year-old schoolgirl Megan Bannister.Here, we take a look at what has happened in the past week.Megan's body was found in the...
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Survey shows 149 Leicestershire Police officers were spat at...
A quarter of Leicestershire Police officers have been spat at while on duty in the past year, according to a survey by their representatives. Some 149 officers in the city and county reported they had...
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'Gunshots' heard in Tolton Road off Beaumont Leys Lane - what we...
A city street was taped off for several hours today as Leicestershire Police investigated residents' reports of hearing gunfire. This is what we know about the incident so far: The police were called...
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Jailed for life: Sadistic attacker tortured man before trying to...
A sadistic attacker who brutally tried to murder a man with a hammer and a knife will serve at least 15 years behind bars. Kevin Mace (38) was high on drink and drugs when he tortured former Job Centre...
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Manchester terror attack: What we know so far
This is what we know so far about last night's attack.An explosion – or possibly two – went off in the foyer area at about 10.35pm shortly after the end of an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester...
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Muslim organisations in Leicester condemn Manchester Arena terror...
The spokesman for Muslim organisations in Leicester has condemned last night's attack in Manchester.While no terrorist group has yet claimed responsibility for what happened in the foyer of the...
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Leicestershire police chief issues statement after Manchester...
The chief constable of Leicestershire Police has urged local people to be vigilant after last night's terrorist attack in Manchester.Simon Cole said: "Although there is no specific threat to Leicester,...
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Judge spares Earl Shilton child porn addict jail so he can find ...
A judge told a child porn addict he was sparing him a jail sentence in the hope he would find some new purpose in life.Unemployed university graduate Benjamin Walker (29) was caught with more than...
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Julie and Tony Wadsworth trial: 11-year-old 'sexually touched by...
The youngest alleged victim of former BBC Radio Leicester presenter Julie Wadsworth told a court he was aged about 11 when she asked him: "Do you want an experience?"The man, now in his 30s, told...
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