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Dad of Sam Boulton calls for law change in first interview since...
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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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