Paedophiles are targeting school kids online - by pretending to be chicken...
Sex offenders have been found to be behind some of the bizarre accounts
View ArticleA section of the M1 will be closed for several hours this weekend - here's why
This is to allow road improvements to be done in the area
View Article'We can't forget them' - Leicester woman describes relatives' ordeal after...
Rosanna Harris has several relatives in Barbuda
View ArticleGood value homes and a regenerating town centre - why Hinckley is the place...
Hinckley’s new £60m Crescent shopping and leisure centre has been a huge tonic for the town
View ArticleAmazing success of Glen Parva 53-year-old named new World’s Strongest...
Pete Linnett, who has spina bifida and uses crutches to walk, was the oldest person in the competition
View ArticleDouble-decker bus cafe burgled within weeks of move to new home
The Peppercorns Cafe was plagued by vandalism in its former homes but now it has been burgled
View ArticleLeicester is apparently the UK's second happiest city
We're also in the top 10 for life satisfaction
View Article'Justice was served' - Leicester restaurant owner on jail for blackmailer
'I am bewildered as to why he did this'
View ArticleWatch moment Ryanair plane makes emergency landing at East Midlands Airport
The plane had set off from London Stansted and was travelling to Copenhagen
View ArticlePeople of Leicester pay loving tribute to Gary Lineker's dad - a city market...
Gary - 'Said farewell to dad today. A fisherman. A football man. A fruiterer. A father. A friend.'
View ArticleRyanair to cancel up to 50 flights a day - so staff can catch up on holiday...
The cancellations will happen over the next six weeks
View ArticlePolice close house in Leicestershire village after anti-social behaviour...
No-one can gain entry or live in the property for three months
View Article100-year-old Dunkirk veteran from Leicestershire awarded medal by France
Eric Skelding gets Legion d'Honneur medal
View ArticleMore armed police on streets of Leicestershire after terror threat in UK...
Police chief - 'We will be increasing patrols in key places'
View ArticleHungry dad-to-be orders double cheeseburger to Leicester hospital while...
Tariq offered his partner a buffalo wing after she gave birth, but she swore at him.
View ArticleRyanair plane involved in scare at East Midlands Airport - just a day after...
Smoke was seen to come form underneath the aircraft
View ArticleTraumatised victim stole £100 coat as cry for help after kidnappers tried to...
Kidnappers assaulted the victim and 'attempted to cut off his hands'
View ArticleThis is how many pubs in Leicestershire have closed in less than five years
The number could be higher as some closures may not have been reported
View ArticleThe Queen has a secret speech in case World War Three breaks out – here’s...
The speech was written in 1982 at the height of the Cold War but remains relevant today
View ArticleHow Leicestershire could have looked: Six bizarre schemes that never happened...
Have we dodged some bullets or would it have been better if these had actually happened?
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