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Driver, 17, dies in hospital after weekend crash
A young driver who was seriously injured in a crash at the weekend has died in hospital. Ross Spencer, 17, of Castle Donington, died at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre this morning. Mr Spencer's...
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Surgeon who has treated horrific stab wounds backs police...
A surgeon who has seen at first hand the devastating consequences of stab wounds has spoken in support of a police campaign to take knives out of circulation. Ben Ollivere, major trauma surgeon at...
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Man stabbed in chest by girlfriend had 'minutes' rather than...
A pathologist told a murder trial jury that a man who was knifed in the chest had just "minutes" rather than hours to live.Dr Frances Hollingbury said the cause of 26-year-old James Knight's death was...
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Shopkeeper chased two robbers who claimed they were armed with 'a...
A shopkeeper gave chase to two robbers who threatened they were armed with gun and a knife, before making off with his till and cash.One of the raiders, Steven Watkins, 23, was jailed for three...
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This picture shows the main suspect in a sexual assault in...
A woman who was sexually assaulted while she walked through a park has worked with police to create an image of the man who attacked her. The 33-year-old was assaulted in Leicester's Nelson Mandela...
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Police update on 'venetian blind thief' after bizarre picture...
Police are continuing to search for a man who allegedly stole a 7ft venetian blind from a shop.CCTV images of a man in the lift of a Dunelm Mill store, in Northampton, who police want to trace were...
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Police bodycam footage shows girlfriend screaming and sobbing...
A murder trial jury watched police bodycam footage of a woman screaming, shouting and sobbing in the street as several ambulance crews frantically fought to save her boyfriend's life.Emma-Jayne Magson,...
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Trial begins of man accused of murdering Leicester teenager Dante...
The trial of a man charged with murdering a Leicester teenager has begun at Nottingham Crown Court.Dante Francis, 17, was stabbed outside the Empire bar in Swadlincote, Derbyshire in April and died two...
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Murderer serving 23-year sentence for gang knife attack caught...
An inmate serving a 23-year life sentence for murder was twice caught with illicit mobile phones at Leicestershire's Gartree Prison.Mashdur Rahman admitted possessing a mobile phone and a SIM card in...
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Woman told police officer 'just get my boyfriend back' after...
Footage from a police bodycam showing a woman sobbing, screaming and shouting as ambulance crews tried to save her partner's life has been played to a murder trial jury.Emma-Jayne Magson, 23, fatally...
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Cameron Fields admits murdering Adam Bent in knife attack in...
A 21-year-old man has admitted murdering a victim in a knife attack in Leicester's Braunstone Gate.Cameron Fields is now facing a sentence of life imprisonment for killing Adam Bent.Mr Bent, 31, was...
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Warning after thieves used this cynical trick to con their way...
Police have warned people to be on their guard after a pair of thieves used a cynical trick to con their way into a woman's home to steal her purse.One of the thieves called at the woman's home in the...
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Dante Francis murder trial: 'An argument over nothing' led to...
A man has gone on trial accused of fatally stabbing a teenager outside a bar.Dominic Halliday-Fox (21) is accused of murdering Leicester 17-year-old Dante Francis, after the pair encountered each other...
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Thieves leave 'scene of devastation' after ransacking church for...
Intruders left a trail of destruction when they ransacked a 100-year-old city church in a search for cash. St Philips, in Evington Road, Leicester, was targeted late last night or earlier today. The...
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Woman accused of murdering boyfriend by stabbing him in chest...
A woman accused of murdering her boyfriend by stabbing him in the chest with a steak knife has chosen not to give evidence in court.Emma-Jayne Magson (23) denies the murder of 26-year-old James Knight,...
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Cyclist suffered 'very serious injury' after racist attack by two...
A cyclist who suffered a badly-damaged shoulder joint has been awarded £1,000 compensation from the two men responsible for his injury.The men, Mark Walters (50), of Beaumont Avenue, Hinckley, and...
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Man charged with dangerous driving which caused death of two men...
A man is due to appear in court tomorrow after he was charged with dangerous driving which caused the death of two men earlier this year. Guy Tomlinson, (37), of Norfolk Walk, in Leicester's West End,...
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Mum-of three assaults pupil and teaching assistant after flying...
A mother-of-three assaulted a teenage pupil and teaching assistant after flying into a fit of rage during the daily school run, a court has heard.Amina Seedat (39), of Oxon Way, in Rowlatts Hill,...
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How to tell trick or treaters they are welcome - or to stay away
Trick or treaters have been urged to only visit homes where people are displaying a poster which says they are welcome. Police have produced a poster for elderly or vulnerable people, or those who...
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Machete among 65 knives handed in during Leicester amnesty
A machete has been handed in during the first week of Leicestershire Police's knife amnesty. The weapon was dropped into Beaumont Leys police station earlier this week. The force launched the amnesty...
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