Double stabbing New Parks: Detectives find burned out getaway car...
Detectives investigating a double stabbing in Bateman Road, New Parks say a getaway car was dumped and torched shortly after the incident.The vehicle was found in Tower Street near the Leicester Royall...
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Combine harvester destroyed in fire
A combine harvester was destroyed after it caught fire in a field.Fire crews from Loughborough attended the blaze, off the A46 at Six Hills, this afternoon.It was reported shortly before 2pm and, on...
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Police appeal for help tracing missing girl
Police are appealing for help in tracing a missing teenager.Hollie Belle Tompkins was last seen at about 10pm on Friday, but there have been unconfirmed sightings of the 14-year-old in Leicester over...
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New Parks double stabbing: Further arrests made
Detectives investigating the suspected stabbings of two men in the city's New Parks estate have made a further four arrests in connection with the incident.A 20-year-old man was detained on suspicion...
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A woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash on a section of...
A woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash on a section of Leicester's outer ring road.The female was hurt after the collision on Soar Valley Way near the junction with St John's at about 9pm last...
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A shed in Glenfield was totally destroyed after it was...
A shed was totally destroyed after it was deliberately set on fire today.Firefighters were called out at 2am to the blazing shed in a back garden at a house in Saintbury Road in Glenfield.A fire crew...
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Foxton Locks: Elderly woman in miracle escape after being sucked...
An elderly woman had a miracle escape when she fell into the water at Foxton Locks and was sucked under a boat.The woman was watching a boat ascend the flight of locks near Market Harborough this...
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Factory fire in Cobden Street, Leicester
Workers were evacuated from a factory yesterday afternoon due to an electric forklift truck fire in a cold store.Firefighters were called to the blaze in Cobden Street, Leicester shortly after 4pm....
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Bird of prey flies into woman's bedroom
A bird of prey flew into the bedroom of an elderly woman last night.The woman called the RSPCA who told her to leave the bedroom window open and wait for the sparrowhawk to fly out. When it didn't go...
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Two vehicles involved in crash on M69 Leicestershire
Two vehicles were involved in a crash on the M69 in Leicestershire in the early hours of today.The incident happened shortly after midnight last night between junction two of the M69, Hinckley and the...
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Combine harvester fire in Pickworth, Leicestershire
A combine harvester was slightly damaged in a fire yesterday.Two fire crews from Oakham station tackled the blaze in Pickworth at about 4.20pm. It took one hour to tackle the fire, which was caused by...
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Three given oxygen by firefighters tackling kitchen blaze
Three people were given oxygen by firefighters tackling a blaze at their city centre home last night.Two crews from Leicester's eastern station went to Martin Street, off Catherine Street, shortly...
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Fire crews tackle blaze in baling machine
Firefighters tackled a fire in a baling machine in Desford this morning.A crew from Market Bosworth, along with another sent to supply extra water, tackled the fire in the square baler in Leicester...
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Fire crews called to blazing flat in Hinckley
Fire crews were called to a blaze in a flat in Hinckley in the early hours of this morning.Two crews from Hinckley went to the first floor flat in The Borough, in the town, shortly before 2am.A third...
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Two tonnes of used car batteries destroyed after a trailer full...
Two tonnes of used car batteries were destroyed after a trailer full of them burst into flames.A motorist driving a lorry pulling the trailer full of batteries raised the alarm after pulling into a...
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Firefighters tackle chip pan blaze in house in Eyres Monsell
Firefighters were called out to a chip pan fire in a kitchen.Two fire crews were alerted to the blaze at a home in Pasley Road, Eyres Monsell, at 9.02pm yesterday.The firefighters from Wigston and...
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Motorbike crash victim's tragic final call to partner
Tributes have been paid to much-loved biker Mark Price whose last thought as he lay dying was to call the woman he loved to ask for help.The 45-year-old engineer, from Thurmaston, rang partner Michelle...
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Firefighters tackling blaze in 20 tonnes of clothing on...
Firefighters are still dealing with a blaze involving 20 tonnes of clothing on board an articulated lorry in the city this morning.Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service received several calls to the...
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Three vans targeted in Hinckley arson attack
Two vans were burned out and a third severely damaged in an arson attack in Hinckley last night.Two fire crews from the town were called to Dodwells Road shortly before 9pm to a lock-up...
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Fire crews called to fire next to M69 motorway
Fire crews were called to a fire alongside the hard shoulder of the M69, near Burbage, last night.Firefighters from Market Bosworth who initially went to the scene just after junction 2 on the...
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