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Shoplifter punched security guard after she was caught stealing...
A shoplifter punched a security guard and tried to hit him with a smashed bottle after she was caught stealing clothes.Karen Collins also threatened the guard at New Look, in Hinckley, saying: "I've...
View ArticleRichard III: £250,000 pledged by Leicester City Council and...
Plans to redesign the inside of Leicester Cathedral so the remains of Richard III can be buried there will be underwritten with £500,000 of public money.Leicester's mayor Sir Peter Soulsby and...
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Leicester Tigers boss calls club's Champions Cup pool draw 'very...
Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has described the club's first Champions Cup pool as "very competitive".Leicester were drawn alongside Toulon, who have won the last two Heineken...
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Transfer news: Leicester City linked with Cameroon World Cup...
Leicester City are believed to be in the hunt for Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar.Reports in France claim Leicester are one of several clubs interested in capturing the 22-year-old from Ligue 1...
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Flood of public tip-offs over drug dealers see Leicestershire...
Police have extended an operation to crack down on drug dealers in Leicester after receiving a flood of new tip-offs from members of the public.Officers at Beaumont Leys police station had been...
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Manchester City starlet Emyr Huws linked to Swansea City
SWANSEA City have been linked with a move for highly-rated Manchester City starlet Emyr Huws.The 20-year-old Wales international spent five years in the Swansea youth system before controversially...
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Scarlets head coach Simon Easterby relishing heavyweight...
THE Scarlets will face up to three of European rugby's heavyweights in the new Rugby Champions Cup next season with head coach Simon Easterby declaring: "We love a challenge."The Llanelli-based region...
View ArticleMoving words from Athena
I have read excerpts from a message published by the Leicester Mercury written by 12-year-old Athena Orchard to her family, shortly before she died of cancer. It was found by her father Dean, hidden...
View ArticleGold medal will inspire - Inverdale
Leicester Ladies' Josie Inverdale hopes their EuroHockey Club Trophy triumph will inspire more to take up the sport. Reported by BBC Sport 3 hours ago.
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Llanelli's Emyr Huws linked with Swansea City move
SWANSEA City have been linked with a move for highly-rated Manchester City starlet Emyr Huws. The 20-year-old Wales international spent five years in the Swansea youth system before controversially...
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Andy Powell signs for Dragons
FORMER Wales and British Lions No. 8 Andy Powell is returning to rugby union to join the Dragons. The 32-year-old, who started out at Newport RFC, had a brief stint with Wigan Warriors rugby league...
View ArticleRest in peace, Dale Strachan
May I give my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Dale Strachan. My grandson went to Liquid Envy, after work at a well-known Leicester pub and was punched in the head from behind. Dale...
View ArticlePrince Harry meets Shenkin the goat at Zulu screening
Prince Harry met Shenkin the goat, the regimental mascot of the 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh in Leicester Square as he attended a screening to mark the 50th anniversary of Zulu, a film he describes as...
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Nottingham Rugby add two new signings
NOTTINGHAM Rugby have added two more new signings to their squad ahead of next season. Full-back Billy Robinson has joined from Ealing Trailfinders, along with former Leicester Tigers Academy winger...
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Son demands answers over mum's death after NHS weight-loss...
The son of a woman who died after having weight loss surgery says he is still fighting for answers two years after the operation at Leicester Royal Infirmary. Kieron De la Rosa is taking legal action...
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Two police officers' bikes stolen while they were on the beat
Two police officers' bikes were stolen while they were out on patrol. The officers, from Leicester's Hinckley Road police station, had locked the bikes – both of which are clearly marked as police...
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Two men arrested on suspicion of vandalising Leicester's Gandhi...
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of damaging Leicester's statue of Mahatma Gandhi. The artwork, which was paid for by members of the community, was damaged between 2pm on Friday June 6 and...
View ArticleArrests over Gandhi statue graffiti
Two men are arrested after a Leicester statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised on Saturday with graffiti appearing to refer to the 1984 Golden Temple attack in India. Reported by BBC News 6 hours ago.
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Woman in her 80s told to sit still while burglar ransacked her...
An elderly woman was forced to sit and watch as a burglar "ransacked" her bedroom, taking a number of pieces of her jewellery. The woman, who is in her 80s, woke to find the intruder in her home in...
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Robber on a skateboard snatches victim's shopping bags in...
A skateboarding robber pushed a man before snatching his shopping bags. The robber escaped with the two John Lewis carrier bags, which contained an Emporio Armani rose gold watch and a DKNY red...
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