Leicester and Leicestershire News
Keep up to date with the latest news and sports articles for Leicester and Leicestershire. You will also find links on the left that will direct you to local and national newspaper websites and publications.
Secret bands confirmed for Download Festival
Acoustic sets by unannounced acts are included in the Leicestershire festival's District X line-up.
Hole in road repaired after plastic duck protest
A leaking water main has been mended after two months and an unusual demonstration by villagers.
Four held over small boat crossing Facebook ads
A joint UK-French investigation arrests a suspected people smuggling group targeting Vietnamese people.
Children seen torturing hedgehog outside chip shop
The three-legged hedgehog was rescued and taken to Digby's Hedgehog Rescue.
Two UK men charged with helping Russian intelligence
A Leicestershire man is one of the first two people to be charged under the new National Security Act.
Construction begins on major new garden village
A Hollywood-style sign has been installed as part of the 1,950-home suburb by the A46.
Festival plan subject to 'significant' conditions
Organisers say they want to ensure it is a "successful event" and will address any concerns.
Famous Renoir painting set to go on display in city
The Umbrellas is considered to be a masterpiece from the impressionist movement of the 19th Century.
Pilot died in mid-air gliding competition crash
A report is released into the collision that claimed the life of an experienced pilot.
Pair deny charges after officers bitten by XL bully
Leicestershire Police says one officer suffered serious bite injuries to his leg.
Plastic duck protest over two-month-old hole in road
Villagers joked the pair will have had ducklings by the time repairs are finished.
Excitement as two peregrine falcon eggs hatch
Two further peregrine eggs are yet to hatch on the bell tower of Leicester Cathedral.
Northants make solid start against Leicestershire
Emilio Gay top scores with 88 as Northants reach 337-6 at close of play on day one against Leicestershire.
Leicester's Fatawu 'has to learn many things' - Maresca
Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca says Abdul Fatawu still has many things to learn after the winger scored a hat-trick against Southampton.
Handscomb happy to shun T20 to push for Australia recall
Peter Handscomb commits his future to the red-ball game in order to try to regain his place for Australia.
Weather ends Leicestershire's chances at Derby
Weather helps Derbyshire avoid defeat by Leicestershire in County Championship Division Two.
Struggling Hinckley call game off
Hinckley United's game against Bishop's Stortford on Tuesday is postponed as the hosts are unable to field a team.
Thakor to captain England U-19s
Leicestershire's Shiv Thakor will captain a 15-strong England Under-19s squad for the tour of South Africa in January.
'I had no idea my son's body was buried in the garden'
Yvonne Valentine sat having a Christmas drink with her son's partner, unaware she had killed him.
Four held over small boat crossing Facebook ads
A joint UK-French investigation arrests a suspected people smuggling group targeting Vietnamese people.
'I felt like a freak because I didn't want children'
Caroline Mitchell said the "cultural expectation" to have children has often made her feel excluded.
Rejection of hanged woman's pardon to be reviewed
Edith Thompson was executed for the murder of her husband, who was stabbed by her young lover.
'Being bullied was horrific, but it won't stop me'
Anna Salisbury says that because of what she experienced she is passionate about building up others.
Order to plant 242 trees after lakeside felling
The Forestry Commission serves a restocking notice after trees were felled at Windermere last year.
Tower Bridge's glass floor cleaned for first time
High-pressure water jets were used to clean the underside of the glass floor.
?Industrial scale? rogue trader jailed for two years
Builder Daniel Dyer is jailed after more than 20 complaints to Wiltshire Trading Standards.
Hundreds of duplicate postal ballots sent to voters
Nearly 400 people in Southend have been sent two sets of ballot papers for the upcoming elections.
MP hits out at 'spoilt middle-class climate clowns'
A Cumbrian MP's office is plastered in posters by Just Stop Oil protesters, leading to arrests.
Memorial held 80 years after US airmen killed
"We needed to remember them because they died protecting our country," the memorial organiser says.
Britain's Pompeii: Bronze Age artefacts go on display
Items from the UK's largest collection of everyday Bronze Age finds go on display at its new home.