What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips
The Royal Court's new season kicks off in London, raves and revolutions combine in Manchester, and Frank Cottrell Boyce presents an outdoor spectacle in Derry *Scotland and Northern Ireland* Let the...
View ArticleFreddie Burns readies England for Argentina's assault on the senses
• 'It will be hostile but as a player I relish that atmosphere' • Fly-half Burns takes control of inexperienced England Freddie Burns's last England cap was won in front of 82,000 adoring supporters at...
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King Richard III's modelled head to visit Gloucester
This is Gloucestershire -- A facial reconstruction based on the skull of King Richard III is to go on show in Gloucester. The head, currently on display in Leicester's Guildhall museum, is due to...
View ArticleLeicester City will be top two - United's Michael Keane
This is Leicestershire -- Michael Keane is backing Leicester City to get into the Premier League next season. The Manchester United defender, who spent the second half of last season on loan with City,...
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Tuilagi is enjoying a smashing time on tour with his buddies
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi is thrilled to be playing alongside some of the players he is used to smashing into. The 22-year-old made his second start for the...
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Leicester City transfer rumours: Battle to stay at front of the pack
This is Leicestershire -- It is the one question every Leicester City fan wants the answer to during the summer – who are they going to sign? At the Mercury, we try to provide the answers and, through...
View ArticleManu Tuilagi enjoying smashing time on Lions tour
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi is thrilled to be playing alongside some of the players he is used to smashing into. The 22-year-old made his second start for the British...
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Leicester City reject Nottingham Forest approach for Andy King
This is Leicestershire -- Leicester City have rejected an approach from Nottingham Forest for midfielder Andy King. According to sources in Nottingham, Forest have made an enquiry about the...
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Leicester bank set to lend £300m to firms
This is Leicestershire -- A bank has lent £90 million to small and medium-sized companies in its first year. Cambridge & Counties Bank, of Leicester, says it is on course to increase this to £300...
View ArticleInquest hears how Leicester man jumped from hospital window
This is Leicestershire -- An inquest has today opened into the death of 55-year-old man who jumped from a window at the Queen's Medical Centre. Joseph Tauya, of Braunstone, Leicester, smashed a window...
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Taxi driver's rant ends with sick insult to girl
This is Leicestershire -- A 10-year-old girl was left upset after an angry taxi driver said he hoped she got cancer. The insult came after the driver went into a rant after an observation by the...
View ArticleCases dealt with at Leicester Magistrates' Court
This is Leicestershire -- Cases dealt with at Leicester Magistrates' Court include: Steven Atherton (19), of Saffron Lane, Leicester, was ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work after damaging...
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Up to 150 jobs created as top stores go back to Basic
This is Leicestershire -- A clothes factory is helping lead the revival of the textile industry by creating up to 150 jobs this year. Basic Premier said growing high street demand for UK-made...
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Teachers strike but lessons go ahead
This is Leicestershire -- A primary school was open yesterday despite a strike by many of its teachers. Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) picketed outside Uplands Junior School, in...
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Police opposing booze sales bid
This is Leicestershire -- A supermarket chain's plan for a store selling alcohol until 11pm has run into opposition from neighbours, businesses and councillors. Sainsbury's hopes to convert the...
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Fire crews spend night fighting factory blaze in Leicester
This is Leicestershire -- Dozens of firefighters from stations across the city and county have spent the night battling a factory blaze. Crews were called to a Reusable and Disposable Catering...
View ArticleTaxi driver's rant ends with sick 'cancer' insult to girl
This is Leicestershire -- A 10-year-old girl was left upset after an angry taxi driver said he hoped she got cancer. The insult came after the driver went into a rant after an observation by the...
View ArticleLeicester textile firm creates 150 jobs
This is Leicestershire -- A clothes factory is helping lead the revival of the textile industry by creating up to 150 jobs this year. Basic Premier said growing high street demand for UK-made T-shirts,...
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Fired-up Leicester City gunning for Premier League
This is Leicestershire -- Matty James says Leicester City have an added incentive to get to the Premier League next season after the heart-breaking fashion in which their last challenge ended. The...
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Car-free zones tourist plan
This is Leicestershire -- A move to attract more shoppers and tourists to Leicester is set to involve more road closures. As part of city mayor Sir Peter Soulsby's Connecting Leicester project, parts...
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