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Food company sold salmonella-infected Indian spices which were...
A food company has been fined £4,000 after it supplied a catering firm with a spice mix infected with salmonella.Workers at Catermix, in Syston, blended spices in the back of a dirty, carpet-lined van,...
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'Mass brawl' at youth football match – after adult...
Children and their parents looked on in horror as an adult repeatedly punched a 13-year-old boy in the face during a youth football match.The incident happened on a football pitch off Necton Street, in...
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Police praise shops for refusing to sell firework to boy, 15
Leicestershire Police has praised 20 shops whose staff refused to sell fireworks to a 15-year-old boy who was taking part in a 'test purchase' operation. The boy was escorted to the shops in the...
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Homeless heroin addict handed wine bottle by one-legged man...
A homeless heroin addict smashed a man on the head with a wine bottle before stealing his mobile phone.Lee Johnston was in Dolphin Square, near Leicester Market, at 4.30am on Friday, October 7, with a...
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Man sentenced to 16 months in prison for robbery and 'happy-slapp...
Man was sentenced to 16 months in jail – yet he is still in prison 10 years laterA man who has spent 10 years behind bars after being given a minimum jail term of 16 months has been told by judges...
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Belgrave St Peter's Church of England teacher sold £22,000...
A teacher sold £22,000 of school electrical equipment to fund her codeine addiction, a court heard.Margaret Redjeb had become hooked on the pain killer after the death of her parents.She sold the...
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Warning to drug dealers: Police sniffer dog Ross is coming for...
Police are using a sniffer dog to help them catch people who bring class A drugs such as cocaine into Leicester city centre at night. Police dog Ross and his handler Pc Tony Chambers are patrolling the...
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'Callous' thief steals wheelchair ramp from disabled woman's...
A thief has stolen a disabled woman's wheelchair ramp from outside her home. It was stolen in Handley Street, Aylestone sometime between 9pm last Thursday and 9am the next day. Police said the ramp was...
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Recent cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court include stealing...
One defendant admitted assaulting a police officer, another stole a case of beer and someone else admitted being drunk and disorderly at Leicester railway station.Recent cases heard before Leicester...
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Driver led police on eight mile chase around Leicester - after he...
A driver spotted racing with another vehicle ended up "tearing around Leicester" and leading the police on a high speed eight mile chase.Inayat Valli (42) ignored five red traffic lights and several...
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Memorial service to be held for tragic Kayleigh Haywood on...
A community will come together to remember tragic Kayleigh Haywood next week, one year on from the day the 15-year-old was raped and murdered. A memorial service is to take place at St Laurence Church,...
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Two brothers stabbed in the street in Eyres Monsell, Leicester
Two men are recovering after they were stabbed in the street on Bonfire night. The men, who are understood to be brothers, were treated in hospital after they were injured in Howden Road, Eyres...
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Mum who claimed £47k in benefits illegally cries out 'My...
A mother who claimed £47,600 in benefits illegally over six years cried out in protest as she was jailed.Christine Hill called out, "My kids! Please!" as she was locked up for eight months following a...
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Drunk dad repeatedly punched pregnant wife - while their two...
A drunk dad who punched his pregnant wife in the face repeatedly while they were out for a drive with their two young children has been jailed.Martin Ward (33), had been drinking heavily on October 5...
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Thug who stabbed man during argument outside Keeper's Lodge pub...
A thug who stabbed a man after an argument outside a Leicester pub has been jailed for 10 years.Darren Eason had gone to the Keeper's Lodge Pub, in Beaumont Leys, with a knife strapped to his waist for...
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Motorist banned from the road - after totting up 63 POINTS on his...
A motorist has finally been banned from the road after totting up a whopping 63 points on his driving licence, a court heard.Earlier this year, Camilus Dynes (52) was allowed by Loughborough...
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Paralysed mum struggles to visit family after wheelchair ramp...
A paralysed mum whose £1,000 wheelchair ramp was stolen from outside her home believes it was taken for its paltry scrap value.Karolina Pigan, 29, spoke after a thief stole the purpose-built metal ramp...
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Darren Eason labelled 'very dangerous offender' after stabbing...
A serial knifeman was labelled a "very dangerous offender" as he was jailed for 10 years for attacking another man outside a Leicester pub.Darren Eason stabbed his victim three times during a fight...
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Man, 34, accused of raping male student appears in court
A man appeared in court today charged with raping a university student six years ago. Ibrahim Elamin, of Hibbert Street, Manchester, appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court accused of raping the...
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Taxi driver refused to take passenger with guide dog - saying he...
A taxi driver who refused to take a passenger with a guide dog has been prosecuted.Ahmed Kayd refused to pick up Charles Bloch, who is registered blind, because it would mean having guide dog Carlo in...
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