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Greville Janner's letter to Michael Jackson after child sex...
Greville Janner wrote to superstar Michael Jackson congratulating him on being cleared of child sex charges, it has been reported.The Labour peer and former Leicester West MP wrote the letter shortly...
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Leicester City's Danny Simpson avoids jail for assaulting...
Leicester City player Danny Simpson has avoided a prison sentence for assaulting his former girlfriend and mother of his child.The 28-year-old right-back, who is currently suspended by City, appeared...
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Man who threatened to sexually abuse four children jailed for...
A man who threatened to sexually abuse four children has been jailed for three years for accessing and distributing indecent images.Jason Hill was caught with 3,000 indecent images of children, and...
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Danny Simpson to face Leicester City disciplinary hearing for...
Leicester City will decide within days whether to discipline right-back Danny Simpson after he was found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend.The club spoke after Simpson avoided a prison sentence...
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Family of fatal crash victim welcome motorist's guilty plea to...
A motorist's guilty plea to causing a crash, which killed a popular café owner, has been met with relief from the victim's family.Gareth Carnall, 33, who owned Fingerprints Deli Café on Leicester's...
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Jimmy Savile case prompts historical abuse victims to call police
The crimes of high-profile figures such as Jimmy Savile have prompted victims of historical sexual abuse in Leicestershire to come forward.Leicestershire Police said publicity around cases such as...
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Police issue warning after towpath attacks by dog in Market...
Police are warning joggers and walkers to be on their guard after a number of dog attacks on a canal towpath.The light brown "greyhound-type" animal has bitten a number of people and dogs over the past...
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Police arrest fourth man over death of Steve McKinnon
Detectives investigating the death of a man who was allegedly assaulted outside a pub have arrested a man on suspicion of murder.The 28-year-old is being questioned about the death of Steve McKinnon,...
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Travellers told to quit site near Braunstone Leisure Centre by...
Travellers have been given until tomorrow afternoon to quit an unauthorised campsite near Braunstone Leisure Centre.A number of caravans has been on land at the junction of Hinckley Road and Gooding...
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Prisoner who attacked and bit off part of fellow inmate's ear...
A prisoner who attacked and bit off part of a fellow inmate's ear has been jailed for four years.Stephen Blowes pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, at HMP Stocken, Stretton, near Oakham, where he...
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Lorry driver died after crashing into a stationary vehicle at...
A 59-year-old driver died after hitting a stationary lorry at about 50 miles per hour, an inquest heard.Lorry driver Keith Sankey died in a three-lorry road traffic collision on March 18, 2015 on the...
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Mother-of-nine jailed for brutal knife attack in Leicester city...
A disabled woman who was jailed for a brutal knife attack on an ex-friend today failed in an appeal against her sentence - despite claiming she was bullied into it.Angela Patterson, 48, of Gaddesby...
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Woman who collapsed in Sawley Street, Leicester dies in hospital
A woman who collapsed in a street in Leicester yesterday has died in hospital.Police were called to Sawley Street, at its junction with Evington Road, shortly before 3pm after the woman was reported to...
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Man due in court charged with murdering Steve McKinnon
A 28-year-old man is to appear in court today charged with murdering father-of-five Steve McKinnon.Philip Merry, (28), of Pinewood Avenue, Thurmaston, is to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court.He...
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Leicester man Philip Merry appears in court accused of murdering...
A man has been remanded in custody accused of murdering Steven McKinnon in an alleged assault on June 6.Philip Merry (28) from Pinewood Avenue, Thurmaston, appeared before Leicester Magistrates this...
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Birstall man who accessed almost 2,000 indecent images of...
A man who accessed almost 2,000 indecent images of children on the internet has been jailed for two years and four months.Leigh Bedford, 39, was also banned from going abroad without permission from...
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Jehovah's Witnesses to pay sexual abuse victim £275,000
The Jehovah's Witnesses have been ordered to pay £275,000 in compensation to a woman who was sexually abused by one of its members.The woman endured five years of abuse at the hands of "ministerial...
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Man admits causing Harjit Singh Thaliwal's death in car crash...
A businessman was killed in a crash after he became involved in a "spontaneous" race against another motorist on a dual carriageway.Harjit Singh Thaliwal, 27, was fatally injured when his BMW X6 was in...
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Woman jailed after 10 dead animals found at her home
WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS IMAGES OF DEAD ANIMALSA woman who allowed her 10 pets to die of starvation has been jailed for 18 weeks and banned for life from keeping animals.Emma Clark,(28) of no fixed...
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'Dangerous' offender given potentially lifelong jail term for...
A prisoner given a potentially lifelong sentence for a mobile phone mugging nine years ago has been freed by judges on appeal.Nathan Roberts was aged 23 and living on the streets when he cornered three...
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