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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleFoxton 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...
View ArticleTwo 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...
View ArticleThree 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...
View ArticleMotorbike 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...
View ArticleInquest opened into death of paramedic who died in hospital after...
An inquest was opened today into the death of a paramedic mother-of-two who died in hospital after being discovered at the ambulance station where she worked.Assistant coroner Dianne Hocking opened the...
View ArticleMarket Harborough death: Second man found in dead in 24 hours
Police discovered the body of a man after forcing the door of his property.Officers responded after relatives had become concerned about the man's welfare.A police spokeswoman said officers forced...
View ArticleSixth person arrested over Bateman Road stabbing
A 21-year-old man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of attempted murder after a serious assault in Bateman Road, New Parks, Leicester, on Sunday, August 2.The man remains in police custody. He is the...
View ArticleElderly woman and son rescued from smoke-filled home
An elderly woman and her son were rescued by firefighters and given oxygen after a fire at their home this morning.A blaze broke out in a first floor bedroom of their semi-detached property in St...
View ArticleDriver freed after lorry crashes into house in Sharnford
A lorry crashed into the side of a house in Sharnford, near Hinckley, this morning.Firefighters from Hinckley who went to the scene at 7.46am freed the lorry driver from the cab of his vehicle.A...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in collision involving lorry
A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a collision involving a lorry.Emergency services were called to the A511 Bardon Road, just to the south of Coalville, at 1.40pm, today.A police spokeswoman...
View ArticleChild airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital after collision...
A young boy has been airlifted to a Birmingham hospital this afternoon after a collision with a car.The collision happened in Leicester Lane, Desford, at around 3pm.The young pedestrian has been flown...
View ArticleSeveral hurt in three-car pile up on M69
Several people are thought to have been injured in a three-car pile-up on the M69 in Leicester.The collision happened just off junction 21 of the M1, on the southbound carriageway, heading towards...
View ArticleBoy injured in Leicester Lane, Desford crash expected to make...
A six year old boy injured when he was in collision with a car in Leicester Lane, Desford yesterday is expected to make a full recovery.The youngster, who hasn't been named, suffered a head injury in...
View ArticleFire fighters release three people from the scene of a collision...
Three casualties had to be freed from a damaged vehicle following a collision between a lorry and a car on the Oakham Road in Whitwell.Fire crews were called the incident on the north shore of Rutland...
View ArticleWoman killed in crash on M69 near Hinckley
A woman has been killed in a single vehicle crash on the M69 near Hinckley.She was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on the Leicester-bound carriageway, north of junction two.Police said a...
View ArticlePolice called to incident at Kibworth newsagent
Police are investigating an incident at a newsagent's in Kibworth this morning.Three police cars and an ambulance were parked outside the shop.It's understood a man and woman were detained by staff who...
View ArticleWitness appeal after M69 crash which killed a woman and injured...
Police have appealed for witnesses to a motorway crash which killed a woman and injured six others returning from a family wedding.The single vehicle accident on the M69 occurred at 6.30pm on Saturday...
View ArticleTGI Fridays evacuated after kitchen fire
A restaurant was evacuated after a fire broke out in its kitchen.Emergency services were called to TGI Fridays, at Leicester's Highcross shopping centre, at about 11.45am, today.A fire service...
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