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Watch moment digger crashes into building society to steal cash...
Police have released CCTV footage which shows the moment thieves crashed a digger into the front of a building society to steal its cash machine.The gang targeted the Nationwide branch in the centre of...
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Jailed: Gunman who shot doorman outside Leicester nightclub...
A gunman who shot a doorman in the leg outside a Leicester nightclub has been jailed.Theodore Paget, of no fixed address, was sentenced to 20 years at Leicester Crown Court today, with an additional...
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'I'm no hero,' says doorman praised for tackling gunman
The doorman shot through the groin outside a Leicester nightclub has insisted he is "no hero".It comes after Dan Lewis tried to disarm Theodore Paget outside a city nightclub.The gunman has been jailed...
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What judge told arrogant gunman with 'fragile ego' who shot...
The 'arrogant' gunman whose barrister told jurors he was a minor celebrity has been given an earful by the sentencing judge.Judge Philip Head didn't hold back when he sent Theodore Paget to prison for...
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'He's capable of so much more' - What gunman's barrister said...
A long sentence was inevitable but that didn't stop the barrister for Theodore Paget doing his best to secure the shortest term possible.Despite the 'minor celebrity' shooting doorman Dan Lewis in a...
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Police release picture of gun used in Leicester nightclub...
This is the weapon used by 'minor celebrity' Theodore Paget to shoot a doorman after he was thrown out of a nightclub.The image was released by Leicestershire Police after Paget was sent down for 20...
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Judge blasts Leicester school over incident where pupil nearly...
A city school for pupils with profound learning difficulties and complex needs has been slammed for a raft of health and safety breaches after a teenager with special needs nearly drowned in a swimming...
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Updates: Police investigate Ashby robbery - which has left one...
Police are investigating a robbery in Ashby last night, which has left one of the suspects in a critical condition. A number of men entered a shop in Market Street, and threatened members of staff and...
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Rapist who attacked university male students has 'lenient'...
A rapist who ambushed drunk male Loughborough University students has seen his "unduly lenient" sentence increased.Ibrahim Elamin, 35, would lay in wait in a secluded area where he knew students would...
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Revealed: Nightclub gunman Theodore Paget nearly died in hotel...
Nightclub gunman Theodore Paget could have died in a hotel balcony fall - nine years before he was locked up for shooting a doorman. The 29-year-old fell 40ft from his hotel in Mamaris, Turkey, after...
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Ashby robbery: Police arrest man on suspicion of GBH after...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm following the robbery in Ashby last night.Police issued the update this lunchtime following the incident in Market Street.A group of...
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Police want to speak to this man about a serious sex offence in...
Police investigating a serious sex offence on a woman in Leicester have named and issued a photograph of a man they want to speak to.They said 36-year-old Abdul Omid was wanted on suspicion of...
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What we know so far about Ashby armed raid which left suspect in...
A robbery suspect is in a critical condition in hospital after being tackled in the street while fleeing after an armed raid on a town centre supermarket.Detectives are investigating the incident in...
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Ashby hit by second serious crime in matter of days
Ashby is reeling after two extremely serious robberies on its high street in a matter of days.As reported by the Mercury, a gang ram-raided the Nationwide Building Society, in Market Street, with a...
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Cricketer Shiv Thakor arrested after indecent exposure allegation...
Professional cricketer Shiv Thakor has been arrested after claims he indecently exposed himself to women on two separate occasions, his club, Derbyshire, has announced.The 23-year-old former England...
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Recap: Man 'stabbed' in Narborough Road street brawl
A man is believed to have been stabbed during what has been described as a "gang fight" in Narborough Road yesterday evening. Witnesses said two groups of between 10 and 20 men clashed near the railway...
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Two injured in Narborough Road brawl, police confirm
Police have confirmed that two men received hospital treatment after the brawl in Narborough Road, Leicester, yesterday evening.A spokeswoman said: "We were called at 6.22pm on Friday night to a report...
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Loughborough man among three arrested by officers investigating...
Officers investigating the rape of a woman in Henley-on-Thames have arrested three men, including a 26-year-old from Loughborough.A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said: "Between 12am and 2.30am...
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Man taken ill at scene of armed robbery in Ashby dies
A 29-year-old man who was taken ill at the scene of an armed robbery Ashby has died in hospital this morning, police said.As the Mercury reported yesterday, officers were called, just after 10pm on...
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Woman injured in knife attack outside McDonald's in Leicester
A 39-year-old woman suffered what police described as "slash injuries" in an attack outside McDonald's near the Clock Tower in Leicester city centre last night.A 46-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman...
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