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Police release name of motorcyclist killed in collision with...
Police have released the name of a motorcyclist killed in a crash involving a tractor.Andrew Standley, of Mountsorrel, sustained fatal injuries when the Kawasaki motorbike he was riding was involved in...
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M1 in Leicestershire closed as motorhome bursts into flames
The M1 was closed in both directions last night after a motor-home burst into flames.The driver alerted the emergency services shortly before 10pm.Two crews attended the fire between Junction 20 at...
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Railway line closed over fears train hit a person
Rail passengers travelling north from Leicester faced major disruption yesterday evening after the line was closed when a train driver feared their train had hit someone.East Midland Trains services to...
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Road in Frog Island area closed off after smoke seen coming from...
A road in the city has been closed off this afternoon after smoke was seen coming from an electrical sub-station.Two appliances from Western station are at the scene in Repton Street, Frog Island.They...
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Electricity sub-station fire leaves 134 homes without power
Homes in Leicester were left without power this afternoon after a fire broke out at an electricity sub-station.Firefighters were called to Repton Street, Frog Island, just after 2pm, when smoke was...
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Mother and two young children rescued from floods
A mother and her two young children were rescued after their car became stranded in flood water.Firefighters were called to Church Hill, in Thurmaston, yesterday evening, when a car broke down in a...
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Firefighters called to several crashes over weekend
Several people were injured in separate road crashes across the county over the weekend.A motorist was taken to hospital following a collision in Measham on Saturday evening.Emergency services were...
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Nine people were injured after a four-car crash on Watermead Way...
Police are investigating a four-car crash in Leicester that left nine people injured.Firefighters were called out at 7.24pm last night after the incident on Watermead Way, near the Red Hill...
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12,000 fires due to faulty appliances with washing machines the...
Households contain a variety of electrical equipment, but the washing machine has been revealed as the most deadly appliance in our home.Figures obtained by leading consumer group Which? show that...
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Man airlifted to hospital after fall down lift shaft
A building worker has been airlifted to hospital after an incident on a site in the city centre this lunchtime.The man is thought to have fallen 40ft down a lift shaft inside the new art and design...
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Eight people injured after four-car crash on Watermead Way near...
Police are investigating a four-car crash in Leicester that left eight people, including three children, injured.Firefighters were called out at 7.24pm last night after the incident on Watermead Way,...
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Firefighters rescue arthritic dog after it fell down four-foot...
Firefighters rescued an arthritic dog that fell down a hole in a garden and could not get out.The 13-year-old Alsatian was lifted out of the four-feet deep hole in a back garden in Mill Lane, Blaby, at...
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Air ambulance flies worker to hospital after 60-foot fall down...
A building worker was seriously injured when he fell 60 feet down a lift shaft in a building under construction in the city centre.He suffered a number of injuries to his limbs and was airlifted to...
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Motorist hurt after car overturns in Shoby
A man was taken to hospital after the car he was driving overturned on a busy road through a village.Emergency services were called to the A6006 at Shoby, near Asfordby, at about 6.50am today.Crews...
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House fire closes road in Leicester
A busy road was closed for more than an hour as fire fighters tackled a house fire.Crews were called to Netherhall Road, in the east of Leicester, when the alarm was raised by neighbours shortly before...
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EMAS misses 999 call response targets despite improving response...
East Midlands Ambulance Service (Emas) is getting to more patients ringing 999 quicker – but is still falling short of national standards.The service missed its target for the fifth year in a...
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Six-year-old boy taken to hospital after he was hit by a car in...
A six-year-old boy was taken to hospital after he was hit by a car on the A6 in Kibworth yesterday evening.Emergency services were called to Harborough Road, near to the Coach and Horses pub, close to...
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Woman taken to hospital after collapsing in street in Evington
A woman was taken to hospital after collapsing in the street today.The woman was taken by ambulance after collapsing in Evington Road, near the junction with Sawley Street, in Evington, Leicester, at...
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Cyclist taken to hospital with serious facial injuries after...
A cyclist was taken to hospital today with serious facial injuries after coming off his bike.The man was taken to hospital by land ambulance after the incident just before 1pm on the A50 outside the...
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Woman taken to hospital after car crashes into house in Stocking...
An elderly woman has been taken to hospital after crashing her car through a garden and into the front of a house.Emergency services were called to Helena Crescent, near Red Hill Circle, Leicester, at...
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