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Benefits cheat who falsely claimed £38,000 "gave way...
A benefits cheat who claimed £38,000 she was not entitled to has been given a suspended jail sentence.Carla Hayes, 29, pleaded guilty to two counts of benefit fraud relating to income support, housing...
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Sue Townsend's terrible childhood secret - she witnessed 1953...
A terrible secret has emerged about the childhood of Adrian Mole author Sue Townsend two years after her death. It has been revealed that the writer was playing in woodland near Blaby as a child when...
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Want to be a police officer? Leicestershire force starts...
A new recruitment drive to find 80 new police officers began today.Applicants have between now and October 23 to sign up to join Leicestershire Police.It is the first recruitment drive since 2014 due...
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Oxford Street stab victim recovering in hospital - but 'language...
A man who suffered stab wounds in an attack in the city centre is improving in hospital.Police say the victim is recovering since the incident in Oxford Street.A police spokeswoman said inquiries were...
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Uncle sets up gardening job for teen - he breaks into couple's...
A teenager whose uncle set up gardening work for him at a couple's home broke into their house and stole some of their holiday savings, a court heard.Connor Hobbs - whose actions the judge described as...
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Three men arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after...
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of committing attempted murder in a stabbing in Leicester city centre.They were detained yesterday following the serious assault outside a block of student...
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Leicester man charged with attempted arson over bag on pavement...
A 59-year-old Leicester man has been charged with attempted arson after a bag was left on a pavement in Kirby Muxloe.Michael Brooks of Chester Road, Blaby, has been bailed to appear at Leicester...
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'A menace on the road': Judge criticises driver who swapped seats...
Police saw a banned driver swap seats with his passenger in a moving car causing the vehicle to swerve in the road, a court heard.Jack Michael Crane, who was branded "a menace" by the judge, has never...
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Killer clown sitting on park swing scares boy, 10, as he walks...
The Killer clown craze has sparked a number of calls to Leicestershire police over the past few days.One incident involved a 10 year old boy who was spooked by someone sitting on swing in a park...
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Killer clown meets his match as he's chased off by Leicester taxi...
This is the moment a killer clown prankster got more than he bargained for after being chased out of a taxi control room office by a 45-year-old woman. The brave mum-of-four was confronted by the...
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Trainee lawyer caught with fake credit cards told by judge...
A trainee lawyer was caught outside a city nightclub with fake credit cards and a device to encode cash cards.Omar Ali (21) was arrested outside Venom nightclub in Belgrave Gate, Leicester, on January...
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Murder investigation after Alice Ruggles, 24, from Leicestershire...
A 24-year-old woman from Leicestershire has been found dead in Gateshead. Northumbria Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after the body of Alice Ruggles was found at a home in the...
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Judge brands teen dad a 'thorough nuisance' after immature...
A teenage dad took his ex-girlfriend's car and caused damage to a house and a parked vehicle while fleeing from police.Cyrus Tebbutt had been in an "on-and-off" relationship with his victim since 2010...
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£2,000 reward: Can you help police find and arrest this...
A reward of up to £2,000 has been offered to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of this man.Crimestoppers has stated that he is wanted by police for questioning in connection with...
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Robin Maughan: Further allegations against singer and entertainer...
Police who investigated the case of child sex abuser Robin Maughan have sent a file containing further allegations about him to the Crown Prosecution Service.The information came forward after police...
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BBC Radio Leicester presenters Tony Wadsworth and Julie Mayer...
Husband and wife radio couple Tony Wadsworth and Julie Mayer have appeared in court. The BBC Radio Leicester presenters, who live in Old Mill Road, Broughton Astley, attended Warwick Crown Court, in...
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Homeless man urinated on floor of McDonald's, East Gates, in...
A homeless man, who had been drinking heavily, urinated on a city restaurant floor in front of customers. Joshua Luke Anthony (25), had gone into McDonald's in East Gates, around 7am and remained there...
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Alice Ruggles: Man charged with murder of 24-year-old in...
A man has been charged with the murder of Leicestershire woman Alice Ruggles.Trimaan Dhillon, also known as Harry Dhillon, 25, of Glencorse Barracks, in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland, will appear...
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Man, 20, who led police on chase through city has 'criminal...
A 20-year-old with an "extraordinary" criminal record 50 pages long has been jailed for leading police on a chase through city streets.Brandon Marshall, of Fosse Road South, Leicester, was in and out...
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Alice Ruggles: Soldier charged with murder of 24-year-old from...
A soldier has today appeared in court charged with the murder of Leicestershire woman Alice Ruggles.Lance Corporal Trimaan Dhillon (25) of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, appeared before Newcastle...
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