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Man and woman questioned by police over Diamond Shortbreak...
Two people have been questioned by police over an alleged "internal fraud" at a Market Harborough holiday firm which went bust earlier this year.Diamond Shortbreak Holidays collapsed in March with the...
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More tests needed to establish how man assaulted in Scraptoft pub...
Investigators are carrying out more tests to determine how a man died after an assault in a pub car park.The incident took place at The White House, Scraptoft Lane, Scraptoft, on Friday night.Officers...
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Is your beat bobby the best there is? Then tell us about it
All too often they are the unsung heroes who lead from the front in the fight against crime – but now is your chance to help beat bobbies win the recognition they deserve.The Leicester Mercury and...
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Friend of stab victim Isaac Williams, 20, sets up fund to help...
A close friend of a 20-year-old amateur boxer who died after being stabbed is appealing for people to help pay for his funeral.Sam Russell's pal Isaac Williams was found injured in Cropthorne Avenue,...
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Leicester businessman who killed man at Jessie J gig 'not a...
A Leicester businessman who killed a father-of-two with a broken bottle after a private Jessie J gig was not the victim of a miscarriage of justice, top judges have said. Their ruling dashed Ashley...
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Greville Janner: Alleged victim says 'I don't want 'dirty money'...
One of the men who says he was sexually abused by Greville Janner has expressed confidence in an official inquiry into the allegations.John Gater spoke after it emerged nine other alleged victims of...
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Greville Janner: Family again insists sexual abuse claims are...
Lord Janner's children have consistently defended their father against all allegations of sexual abuse.Yesterday. they said the withdrawal of civil proceedings by nine men who accuse the late-peer of...
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Dangerous driver high on cocaine and alcohol deliberately ploughs...
A dangerous driver high on cocaine and alcohol deliberately ploughed a car into a former neighbour. Martin McCarthy (24) had earlier tussled with the middle-aged victim. The victim had intervened when...
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Barwell Co-op robbers were armed with handgun - police
Police say witnesses who saw robbers raid a Barwell supermarket believe one of them was carrying a handgun. Officers were called to the centre of the village at 6.25am today following reports that two...
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Around 10 police officers 'armed with guns' swooped on Barwell...
Around 10 police officers armed with guns swooped on a Co-op store this morning after a robbery, a local shop manager has told the Mercury. Police were called at 6.25am this morning after two masked...
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Co-op staff tied up in armed robbery at Barwell store 'bearing up...
The staff at a Co-op store who were tied up in an armed robbery this morning are "bearing up well but are traumatised". Two masked men – one of whom was believed to be carrying a hand gun – stole money...
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Police name man who died after pub car park assault in Scraptoft
Police have named the man who died after being assaulted in a pub car park in Scraptoft as 68-year-old Graham Hollis. Mr Hollis, from Scraptoft, died in hospital after being injured in an incident...
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Four men jailed for 24 years over drug operation in Leicester and...
Four men have been sentenced to a total of 24 years in prison for their part in a large-scale drugs operation in Leicester and Lincolnshire.They appeared at Leicester Crown Court today after pleading...
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Leicester man was 'heavily involved' in supply of heroin to...
The judge who today sentenced four men for their parts in a large-scale heroin dealing operation described the operation as "wholesale team activity".The four were arrested following an investigation...
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Roads in Leicester closed after 'serious stabbing' - updates
Soar Lane and Sanvey Gate in Leicester are closed this morning after a 'serious stabbing'. The incident is believed to have happened at about 1am in Sanvey Gate.Read more: Body found in search for...
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Woman has bag snatched in middle of afternoon on city street by...
A woman had her bag snatched by a robber on a bike in the middle of the afternoon on a city street.The victim had just got off a bus at the junction of Tudor Road and the A47 King Richards Road when...
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Sanvey Gate stabbing: Forensics team arrives in Leicester street...
Forensics officers have arrived at the scene of a stabbing in Leicester.Investigators wearing white protective overalls can be seen in the Sanvey Gate area after an incident in the early hours.The...
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Sanvey Gate stabbing: Passing police car found stabbed man in...
A passing police car found a man stabbed in a Leicester city centre street in the early hours of the morning.The victim, a man in his fifties, was found injured at around 12.50am in the morning,...
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Sanvey Gate stabbing: Resident heard 'shouting between two men'...
A man who lives close to the scene of the Sanvey Gate stabbing has described hearing shouting between two men in the early hours of the morning.The resident, who wished to be unnamed, said the argument...
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Police arrest two more teens over reports of gunshots heard in...
Police have arrested two more teenagers in connection with reports of a gunshots on a city estate. A 17-year-old youth and an 18-year-old man were arrested today on suspicion of firearm offences after...
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