Six Nations title can be England's if we beat Wales, says Stuart Lancaster
• Head coach confident rivals can be eclipsed with two wins • Tuilagi and Yarde return to fitness to boost England England are preparing for the visit of Wales on Sunday convinced they can win this...
View ArticleGodman targets Falcons momentum
Newcastle Falcons fly-half Phil Godman believes his side can build on their strong first-half showing against Leicester Tigers. Reported by Planet-Rugby 18 hours ago.
View ArticleScotland scrum-half Greig Laidlaw agrees to join Gloucester at the end of the...
Scotland playmaker Greig Laidlaw has completed a deal to join Gloucester next season, replacing Leicester-bound Freddie Burns as the Cherry and Whites' frontline fly-half. Reported by Independent 18...
View ArticleScarlet fever warning for parents in Leicestershire
Parents are being warned to look out for symptoms of scarlet fever in their children. New figures show the number of cases of the disease across Leicester and Leicestershire have more than trebled...
View ArticleGary Lineker beef and beetle and cheese and chicken foot taste...
Leicester football legend Gary Lineker chomped on a chicken foot and ate a beetle in a taste test for a new flavour of crisp. The 53-year-old former England and Leicester city striker was subjected to...
View ArticleNottingham Forest manager Billy Davies is hit with a five-game...
NOTTINGHAM Forest manager Billy Davies has been hit with a five-match touchline ban. The Scotsman has been punished after he was found guilty of two charges of improper conduct relating to a half-time...
View ArticleBraunstone Gate crash tragedy: 'Two drivers at fault in accident...
Two drivers were at fault in a 'devastating' collision that killed two toddlers, a jury has heard. Oliwier Baczyk, aged 21 months, and Zofia Tabaka, two, were killed after two cars crashed into each...
View ArticleForest boss Billy Davies hit with touchline ban - and will be in...
NOTTINGHAM Forest manager Billy Davies has been hit with a five-match ban - and he will be in the stands for Forest's trip to Derby County on March 22. Davies, the former Rams boss, has been punished...
View ArticleNottingham Forest's Billy Davies given five-match ban for insulting referee
• Manager fined £9,000 for using insulting language • Incident took place at half-time of match against Leicester The Nottingham Forest manager, Billy Davies, has been given a five-match touchline ban...
View ArticleDavies given five-game touchline ban
BBC Local News: Nottingham -- Nottingham Forest boss Billy Davies is handed a five-game ban for his behaviour in the draw with Leicester last month. Reported by BBC Local News 15 hours ago.
View ArticleBilly Davies handed five game touchline ban
Billy Davies will serve a five-match touchline ban for using insulting words and behaviour towards the referee at half-time against Leicester. Reported by MailOnline 15 hours ago.
View ArticleGloucester Rugby: Davies defends under fire Burns
NIGEL Davies has leapt to the defence of out-of-form and under-fire Freddie Burns. The Gloucester fly-half received fierce criticism from BT Sport pundit Austin Healey during the Cherry and Whites'...
View ArticleWoman BMW driver 'killed two toddlers by ploughing into their pushchairs...
Sharmila Mistry, 42, was driving through a busy junction in Leicester when a Mini that had jumped a red light collided with her car, which then smashed into toddlers waiting by a pedestrian crossing....
View ArticlePolice launch inquiry after Channel Four Dispatches film shows...
Police are to review their handling of outbreaks of offensive chanting at Leicester City matches after visiting fans were filmed singing racist songs. A Channel Four Dispatches documentary crew filmed...
View ArticleRBS 6 Nations: Wales braced for Manu Tuilagi
WALES assistant coach Shaun Edwards believes fit-again England centre Manu Tuilagi will be involved in next Sunday's RBS 6 Nations showdown at Twickenham. The Leicester midfield powerhouse has not...
View ArticleUniversity of Leicester criticised over 'destructive tests' on remains of...
Another battle in the ongoing war of words over the final resting place of Richard III has broken out with the University of Leicester criticised for conducting “further destructive tests” on the...
View ArticleRichard III archaeologists speak out against the University of Leicester over...
Another battle in the ongoing war of words over the final resting place of Richard III has broken out with the University of Leicester criticised for conducting “further destructive tests” on the...
View ArticleFire crews called to flat fire in New Parks, Leicester
Fire crews were called out to a flat fire in New Parks, Leicester, this evening. Leicester Fire Service received a call just after 6pm, regarding a fire at a property in Cokayne Road. The blaze was...
View ArticleBrookes suspended for six weeks
Newcastle Falcons prop Kieran Brookes get a six-week ban for pushing referee Greg Garner in their game against Leicester. Reported by BBC Sport 7 hours ago.
View ArticleBrookes banned over referee push
Newcastle prop Kieran Brookes has been handed a six-week ban for pushing referee Greg Garner during Sunday's Aviva Premiership match against Leicester. Reported by Belfast Telegraph 7 hours ago.
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