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Latest News... (Source: BBC News)
Zameer Ghumra 'told boys to kill anyone insulting Islam'
Two primary schoolboys said Zameer Ghumra showed them beheading videos, the court hears.
Man held after woman found dead in Fleckney
Police say the man, aged 25, is being held on suspicion of murdering of the woman, aged in her 70s.
Amputee teen racer Billy Monger set for charity walk
Billy Monger plans to walk round part of the Brands Hatch circuit on Saturday.
We've had no help - epilepsy drug victims
Families say they have been left to fight for care and help for disabled children harmed by sodium valproate.
Ever wondered what that yellow H sign means?
Across the country, signs with an H are dotted around the streets. But what do they mean?
Two men charged after Leicester explosives find
One of the men is accused of manufacturing explosives and the other with wounding with intent.
Zenith Building fires: Concern after seventh Leicester arson attack
A fire at flats in Leicester is believed to be the seventh arson attack at the building.
Rugby player Savanaca Koroibulileka's legacy 'lives on'
A trust fund, set up in the name of Savenaca Koroibulileka, raises almost £60,000.
Nigel Pearson: Ex-Leicester City boss named OH Leuven manager
Nigel Pearson is named the new head coach of Belgian second-tier side OH Leuven, who have the same owners as Leicester City.
The cities where tens of thousands have problem debts
In some inner-city areas, more than a fifth of the population are missing bill payments.
Leicestershire and Rutland: Ask us your questions
Send us your questions about the area and we'll investigate.
Leicestershire v Northants: 18 wickets fall on day two at Grace Road
Eighteen wickets fall on day two between Leicestershire and Northants, whose promotion hopes rely on winning at Grace Road.
Latest Sports News... (Source: BBC News)
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.
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Sadistic killer Jason Marshall jailed for 39 years
Jason Marshall was filmed torturing 58-year-old Peter Fasoli in the victim's London home.
West Midlands 'murder-suicide': Husband and wife found dead
James Barnes updated his Facebook profile image hours before the bodies were found.
Motorist attempts to put engine fire out with smoothies and milk
Firefighters in Oldbury, West Midlands, said it was something they had "never seen before".
Kent mattress 'mountain' businessman fined £15,000
Lewis Bertram, who ran a recycling firm, had pleaded guilty to failing to remove the waste.
Swallowed Playmobil traffic cone 'in man's lung for 40 years'
A suspected tumour in a man's lung turns out to be a Playmobil traffic cone he inhaled as a child.
Payout over Brighton Grand Hotel IRA bomb asbestos death
Met Police officer Jonathan Woods died after asbestos exposure at Brighton's IRA bomb blast in 1984.
Man guilty of trying to kill schoolgirl in Wilton car crash
Lukasz Jarosz undid the girl's seat belt before deliberately crashing his car.
Zameer Ghumra 'told boys to kill anyone insulting Islam'
Two primary schoolboys said Zameer Ghumra showed them beheading videos, the court hears.
Cornwall mine-plunge man 'was saved by rucksack'
Andrew Williams says he was "amazed" to survive the fall that left him trapped on a narrow ledge.
Couple accused over burned body
Ouissem Medouni and Sabrina Kouider will stand trial next year on suspicion of murder.
Arrest after Blackburn sex attack victim 'left for dead'
The 33-year-old victim suffered a bleed on the brain and fractured jaw, police say.
Lack of secure mental health beds scandalous, says judge
A teenager at risk to himself and others could not be found a secure mental health bed for a month.
Source: BBC News
