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Armed robbers threatened convenience store staff with hammer...
Two men armed with a hammer threatened convenience store staff before escaping with cash and alcohol. The men, whose faces were masked, targeted the Nisa shop, in Walnut Road, Shelthorpe, Loughborough,...
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Police reduce team searching for Madeleine McCann
The team of police officers leading the search for Madeleine McCann is to be cut from 29 to four. The Metropolitan Police announced the reduction today, but insisted the search for Madeleine, of...
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Daughter wins thousands of pounds compensation from hospital...
A daughter has won thousands of pounds compensation over the death of her elderly father who died after undergoing pioneering heart surgery. William Ewan, 86, bled to death after complications arose...
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OAP killed after pulling out in front of van at A5 junction
A pensioner died from severe chest injuries after pulling out into the path ofoncoming van, an inquest heard.Arthur Wilson, who lived at the Aston Firs travellers' site, near Sapcote, had been trying...
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Crooked police employee jailed for stealing gold and cash
A police financial investigator, who stole two gold bars and £153,000 from the force he worked for, was given a four-year jail sentence. Mujibur Ibrahim, 25, took the cash – seized during drug...
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Three boys, 16, arrested on suspicion of mugging teenagers
Three 16-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of robbing two teenagers in Leicester last week. The three have been questioned about a robbery during which the two victims were ordered to hand...
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Teenage driver Dan Whitehead died after his car left road and hit...
A teenage driver, taking friends home from an 18th birthday party, died after his car left the road and hit a tree as he tried to take a bend on a country road at speed.Dan Whitehead, 19, was...
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CCTV footage captures moment hammer-wielding robbers stormed shop...
This is the moment two armed robbers stormed into a shop before smashing up tills with a hammer and fleeing with cash and booze. Dramatic CCTV shows the daylight raid which took place at around 1.30pm...
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Missing woman Dominika Mikulova found 'safe and well'
A woman who was reported missing from home earlier this week has been found safe and well. Dominika Mikulova was found in the Gipsy Lane area of Leicester in the early hours of this morning. She had...
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Jack Adcock manslaughter by gross negligence trial: Jury retires...
A jury has retired to consider its verdicts on three medics accused of manslaughter by gross negligence in the death of six-year-old Jack Adcock.Jack, from Glen Parva, who had Down's syndrome and a...
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Police release photos of stolen tools in search for owners
Police have released photographs of tools which were seized during a raid in an attempt to return them to their owners. Officers recovered the tools, including a number of hedge trimmers, chainsaws and...
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Police release CCTV in hunt for pub attacker
Police have released a series of CCTV images of a man they want to trace after a pub customer was assaulted. The victim suffered injuries to his face, neck and shoulder after he was assaulted outside...
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Leicestershire's worst speeding driver clocked at 145mph
Leicestershire's worst speeding driver so far this year was clocked at 145mph, police figures have revealed. The Audi driver, who was spotted on the M69, near Huncote, was among more than 50 motorists...
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New police appeal on wrong-way M1 driver tragedy
Police investigating the deaths of an 87-year-old driver and a passenger in another vehicle on the M1 in Leicestershire earlier this month have made a renewed appeal for witnesses. Albert Kenneth...
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Burglar who broke into house while occupants were upstairs had...
A burglar who broke into a house while the occupants were upstairs was later found to be in possession of a knife with a 12-inch blade, a court heard. Kyle Tams (27) who has an "utterly appalling" list...
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Dealer who gave vulnerable girls drugs in return for sexual...
A drug dealer who allowed vulnerable girls to 'score' for free, in return for sexual favours, has had a challenge to his eight-year jail term kicked out by top judges. Paul Smith, 43, turned his home...
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Suspected shoplifter arrested after running down railway track in...
A suspected shoplifter was arrested after running down the Midland Mainline near a county railway station today.Police say the man in his 30s was detained in the car park of the Market Harborough...
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Man critically injured after being stabbed near Uppingham Road
A 33-year-old man is critically ill in hospital after being stabbed yesterday evening. Police were called to Layton Road, off Uppingham Road, in Leicester at about 8.30pm after the victim was found...
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Former music teacher who sexually abused school pupils jailed for...
A former music teacher who duped choristers and young musicians into trusting him before sexually abusing them has been jailed for 20 years. John Clark, of Thames Drive, Melton, was found guilty by a...
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Man charged after charity collection box stolen
A 42-year-old man has been charged after a charity collection box was stolen.Darren Vallence of Maple Road, Loughborough has been charged with two counts of theft and one count of theft from motor...
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