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Illegal immigrant cannabis gardener Phuc Van Ho, 29, told police...
An illegal immigrant caught hiding in a £250,000 cannabis factory falsely claimed he was only 17 in the hope of getting a more lenient sentence.Phuc Van Ho, who was ruled to be 29 years old following a...
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Drugs courier, 26, caught with £200,000 of cocaine in his...
A drugs courier caught with £200,000 worth of cocaine in his van was jailed for eight years.Sean Nolan, 26, was stopped by the police in Sturdee Road, Eyres Monsell, Leicester, on May 18.Officers...
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Football fundraiser for "inspirational" police...
Friends and former colleagues of a police officer who lost his battle with motor neurone disease a year ago lined up against a Leicester City Legends side to support the charity he created before his...
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Police officer who saved man, 90, from burning home is up for...
An off-duty police officer who put her life at risk to rescue a 90-year-old man from his burning home has been nominated for a national bravery award. Pc Katy Burnham braved the smoke and flames which...
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Vicious thug Paul Smith fails in bid to have murder conviction...
A thug given a life sentence after he savagely attacked a man who later died has failed in his bid to have his murder conviction overturned.Paul Albert Smith was just 16 when he punched and stamped on...
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Kayleigh Haywood - Monday trial recap
Stephen Beadman has gone on trial for the false imprisonment of 15-year-old Kayleigh Haywood of Measham. The 29-year-old defendant, of George Avenue, Ibstock, has already admitted raping and murdering...
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Man who had sex with 14-year-old jailed
A man who had sex with a 14-year-old schoolgirl has been jailed for four years. Khristopher Paul Edward Davie, 25, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a child and sexual activity in...
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Nicky Morgan considers panic button at her Loughborough office...
Nicky Morgan has said she may install a panic button at her Loughborough constituency office in the wake of the killing of fellow MP Jo Cox last week. Mrs Morgan said an alarm might be necessary to...
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Leicestershire PCC Willy Bach - 'Brexit will make fighting crime...
Leicestershire's police and crime commissioner Willy Bach has said Brexit would make the fight against crime harder. Lord Bach, who was elected last month, has made a late intervention in the European...
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Kayleigh Haywood's murderer claims Luke Harlow tried to have sex...
The man who raped and murdered Kayleigh Haywood claims his co-accused tried to have sex with the 15-year-old while she was passed out. Stephen Beadman and Luke Harlow are standing trial for holding...
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Hodgson's 'get well' message to Leicester City fan attacked at...
Roy Hodgson has sent a get well message to Leicester City fan Stewart Gray, who was left in a coma after he was attacked by a Russian thug at the Euro 2016 tournament. The England manager sent the...
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Cyclist who died after crash with car in Leicester named
A cyclist who died after a collision with a car in Leicester has been named.Victoria Gayle, 25, from Canada, died after her bicycle was involved in a collision with a red Toyota Yaris.The crash...
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CCTV of motorcyclist linked to clothes shop smash and grab
A brazen thief on a motorbike smashed his way into a shop and escaped with an armful of clothes. The man was caught on CCTV cameras outside Blacks outdoor clothing and equipment, in High Street,...
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Safety alert after more brutal robberies in Leicester's West End
People are being warned to be on their guard after at least nine brutal street robberies in less than a month in Leicester's West End. Some of the victims have been left unconscious and unable to...
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Warning as NSPCC report shows how abusers groom children online
Almost 100 Leicestershire children or young people were sexually abused by offenders who met and groomed them online, a child protection charity reported today. The National Society for the Prevention...
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Kayleigh Haywood trial recap: Killer's words 'prove something...
Stephen Beadman has gone on trial for the false imprisonment of 15-year-old Kayleigh Haywood of Measham. The 29-year-old defendant, of George Avenue, Ibstock, has already admitted raping and murdering...
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Nigerian man used false documents to secure job in care home
A Nigerian man, who overstayed in the UK after his visa ran out, used false French documents to secure a job in a care home, a court heard.Oyelaran Oyewole, 36, was jailed for four months and will be...
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Two Leicestershire men accused of taking part in illegal hare...
Two men from Leicestershire are due to appear in court next month accused of taking part in hare coursing.They were arrested along with four others on farmland in west Norfolk last November.They were...
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Murderer Stephen Beadman will not give evidence at Kayleigh...
The man who raped and murdered Kayleigh Haywood has decided to give no evidence in his defence.Stephen Beadman (29) of George Avenue, Ibstock, is jointly charged with his next-door neighbour, Luke...
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Thief smashes wall in historic church to steal offertory box...
A thief smashed a hole in the wall of a village church and stole a metal offertory box.Police believe the culprit used a sledge hammer or a heavy duty crowbar.The incident happened at the centuries-old...
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