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Five drink drivers caught after crashing their cars
Five people were arrested for drink-driving after crashing their cars in the first few days of Leicestershire Police's annual Christmas crackdown. Road safety campaigners said the collisions – which...
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Burgled Sheila, 81, overwhelmed by Mercury readers' support
An 81-year-old burglary victim has thanked Leicester Mercury readers for their support after her open letter to the intruder who raided her home captured their hearts. Sheila Weston, who learned she...
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Benefit fraudster failed to declare £67,000 in his bank...
A benefit fraudster failed to declare tens of thousands of pounds in his bank account, whilst pocketing £39,000 in state hand-outs, a court heard.Mohammed Mohomed (29) pleaded guilty to four counts of...
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'It was a stupid spur-of-the-moment decision' - Dangerous driver...
A dangerous driver led the police on a two-and-a-half mile chase through city streets before crashing into a lamppost.Ismail Mohammed Iqbal (28) who had not passed a driving test, travelled at up to 65...
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Police officers in Leicestershire treat people with fairness and respect, according to an official inspection report. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, (HMIC), assessed Leicestershire Police's...
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Doctor guilty of manslaughter of Jack Adcock loses appeal against...
A doctor convicted of the manslaughter by gross negligence of a six-year-old boy in her care has failed in an Appeal Court bid to clear her name.Hadiza Bawa-Garba was found guilty, along with agency...
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Warning issued over 'potentially dangerous' fake mattresses being...
Trading standards officers have issued a warning to households across the county about rogue traders selling potentially dangerous mattresses they falsely claim to be new. Officials at Leicestershire...
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Watch moment callous thief stole Poppy Appeal tin from Loughborou...
A callous thief who stole a Poppy Appeal collection tin from a newsagents has been jailed for more than six months. Jamie Orchard made off with the tin containing cash after pretending to donate money....
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Leicester City link to football child abuse inquiry
Leicester City are assisting an official inquiry into a former club talent scout who sexually abused young players in the 1970s and 1980s. Edward, also known as Ted, Langford assaulted four boys while...
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Woman, 89, dies in hospital after crash in Ravenstone, near...
An 89-year-old woman who was seriously injured in a car crash has died in hospital. The woman, whose name has not been released, was a passenger in a car which collided with a van in Ravenstone, near...
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Worker at Beaumont Leys Wilko store left paralysed after metal...
A student working part-time at a Wilko store was left paralysed after a heavily-laden metal cage full of paint tins fell on top of her. Leicester Crown Court was told Corisande Collins suffered severe...
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'We accept full responsibility for this tragic accident' says...
Wilko Retail Ltd faces a huge fine after a student working part-time at its Beaumont Leys store was left paralysed after a heavily-laden metal cage full of paint tins fell on top of her.Corisande...
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Man broke the nose of former partner's sister - days after being...
A drunk man repeatedly punched his former partner's sister, fracturing her nose, because he blamed her for his relationship break-up, a court heard.Joseph Patrick Donoghue (34) was still hitting her in...
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Far-right troll Joshua Bonehill-Paine jailed for vile abuse of MP...
A far-right internet 'troll' who once caused a Leicester pub to face fire-bomb threats has been jailed for a campaign of anti-Semitic harassment of an MP. Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed for two years...
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Aldi supermarket in Meridian Way badly damaged during attempted...
Thieves have caused 'significant' damage to an Aldi supermarket in Leicester as they tried to steal a cash machine.Leicestershire Police said up to five men targeted the store in Meridian Way, at about...
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Two Club Brugge fans guilty of racially-aggravated offences...
Two Club Brugge fans have been convicted of racially-aggravated offences during the Belgian side's Champions League game against Leicester City.Leandro Marnik Doebbles, 18, and Tommie Lee Smits, 20,...
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Glider pilot's inquest opens
Further forensic tests are to be carried after a glider pilot died in a crash.Former RAF Group Captain John Christopher Armstrong, 70, who lived in Huntingdon, was pronounced dead at the scene after...
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Nuisance 999 caller jailed after refusing to stop phoning...
A bogus 999 caller who made hundreds of nuisance calls to the emergency services has been jailed. Dominic Thomas was sent to prison for 19-weeks for continuing to pester ambulance service call handlers...
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Man, 49, arrested after foxes killed by hunt hounds
A man has been arrested on suspicion of illegal hunting following the deaths of two foxes in Leicestershire last weekend.The 49-year-old was taken into custody for questioning about the animals' deaths...
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Woman falsely claimed £46k benefits by saying she was...
A woman cheated the benefits system out of nearly £46,000 by falsely claiming to be a single mother.Ann Marie Strong (27) pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to notify the authorities of a change...
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