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Car crashes into the front of a building in Wood Street, Ashby
Firefighters were called out after a car crashed into the front of a building in Ashby today.Fire crews attended the scene in Wood Street after being called out by police at 12.51pm.The male driver of...
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Five people taken to hospital after two-vehicle crash on M1 in...
Five people were taken to hospital today after an accident left two vehicles facing the wrong way on different lanes of the same motorway carriageway in Leicestershire.Both sections of the M1 between...
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Hear youngster's dramatic 999 call as he gives CPR to his dad...
A dramatic, heart-rending emergency call made by a Leicester youngster who found his dad collapsed and bleeding on the floor has been released by East Midlands Ambulance Service. In the call...
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Man hears car crash into his new home during phone call to ...
A company director heard a car crash through the front wall of his new home during a phone call to a workman at the property today.Adam Stanley said he heard the bang of the impact at 12.40pm as he...
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Condition of pedestrian hospitalised after being hit by car in...
The condition of a pedestrian who was critically injured after being hit by car has improved.Police said the 34-year-old man, who was injured after being struck by a car while he was on the pavement in...
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Police name driver killed in single vehicle crash on country road...
Police have named the man killed when his car crashed on Tuesday September 29 on a rural road.He was John Ford, 57, from Houghton on the Hill, and he suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at...
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Two care workers rush to help 93-year-old woman injured and...
Two care workers rushed to the aid of a 93-year-old woman who was injured and bleeding after falling in her house.Roxanne Smith and Bhavini Bhakta ran to help as they were on their way to a house call...
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Armed drama at city centre tower block; two men arrested
A city centre tower block was sealed off by armed police today after reports that gunmen had carried out a robbery in the building.A dozen police vehicles - including four armed response cars -...
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Fire crews called after vehicle hits building in Rushey Mead
Fire crews were called out after a vehicle damaged a building in the Rushey Mead area of Leicester last night.Two crews from the city's eastern fire station went to Longhurst Close shortly before...
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Fire crews deal with blazing van
Firefighters tackled a blaze in a van in a commercial garage in the city centre last night.Two crews from Leicester's central fire station were called to the garage, in Great Central Street, shortly...
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Recycled clothing bin in arson attack
A clothing recycling bin in South Wigston was deliberately set on fire last night.A crew from Wigston fire station dealt with the blaze, in Blaby Road, near the Tesco store, after being called at...
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Armed police tower arrests update: two men still in custody
Two men arrested after a city centre tower block was surrounded by armed police yesterday remain in custody.The men were arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary following an incident at The...
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Man airlifted to hospital after collision on Rearsby bypass
A man has been airlifted to hospital after a collision between a car and a lorry on the Rearsby bypass this morning.The collision, involving a Citroen car and the lorry happened shortly before 11am.The...
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Part of Highcross Shopping Centre evacuated after fire alarm...
Part of the city Highcross Shopping Centre has been evacuated after an automatic fire alarm was triggered.Several businesses were evacuated during the alert.One shopper, who contacted the Mercury and...
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Fire crews free woman trapped in her car after crash at Asda...
A woman had to be cut free from the wreckage of one of two cars involved in a crash at the Asda island in Thurmaston last night.The collision, on the island, on the A607 Melton Road, was reported to...
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Fire authority vice-chair Sir Peter Soulsby has "considerabl...
Vice chairman of Leicestershire's fire authority Sir Peter Soulsby has admitted he has "considerable concerns" about proposed cuts to the fire service.The Labour mayor of Leicester made the remarks to...
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Woman arrested in connection with man's death at house in Rowley...
A woman arrested in connection with the discovery of a man's body at a house in Leicester remains in police custody.Officers went to the house at the corner of Compton Road and Wolverton Road, off...
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Investigation launched after fire rips through Glenfield scrap...
Fire crews have spent much of the day and night dealing with a blaze involving hundreds of cars at a scrap yard on the edge of a village.People living near to the Glenfield Motor Spares site, off...
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Casualty rescued from car following head-on collision in...
A casualty was rescued from a car following a crash in Grace Road, Leicester, last night.Two cars were involved in the head-on collision which happened at about 5.20pm. The casualty was rescued and...
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Fire at Leicestershire farm
A grain store on a farm in Leicestershire has been damaged after a fire broke out in its dryer this afternoon.Four fire crews were called to the incident in Belvoir Road, Eaton, Leicestershire at about...
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