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Police have released this image of man they want to speak to about a theft at Fosse Park before Christmas.

Leicestershire County Council says it plans to stop using specialist nurseries for under 5's with additional needs by April 2027.

Storm Goretti hits the Fosse 107 area

A Leicestershire police constable has been charged with two counts of rape.

132 people were arrested in December, across the county, as part of the annual drink, drug drive campaign.

Gritters across Leicestershire tackled key routes multiple times over the past few days as road surface temperatures dropped to nearly –8C in places. 

A number of Community Transport providers in the county have been awarded a share of funds to help improve their vehicles, which include minibuses.

The Statue of Ada Lovelace has arrived in Hinckley. It will be on display outside the college on Lower Bond Street.

In a large warehouse on the outskirts of Tehran, the floor is covered in dozens - or possibly hundreds - of black plastic body bags.  

Donald Trump has announced fresh tariffs on Iran's trading partners in an apparent response to the rising number of people killed during recent protests.

The BBC will take steps to have Donald Trump's $10bn lawsuit over a January 6 Panorama edit thrown out, court documents show.

Sir Keir Starmer has threatened to "control" X's AI chatbot Grok if Elon Musk's social media platform continues to create sexual images of women and children.

The UK has no plan to defend the nation in the event of war, including how to mobilise the National Health Service to deal with mass casualties, the head of the military has revealed.

The lingering absence of a national plan for the defence of the UK is hard to comprehend given the potential for a wider war in Europe that was triggered by Russia's first invasion of Ukraine more than a decade ago.

Hundreds more federal officers are set to be deployed to Minnesota amid protests across the US after a woman was killed during an ICE operation in Minneapolis.

A record number of illegal worker arrests and raids have been carried out by the Home Office in the past 18 months.

Manchester United are close to agreeing terms with Michael Carrick for him to become interim manager until the end of the season.

West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta wants to return to Brazil and play for Flamengo.

No manager, no trophy hopes, no noise. The final whistle against Brighton was met with a few boos, then stunned silence. Just where do Manchester United go from here?

Liverpool defender Conor Bradley will miss the rest of the season with a significant knee injury sustained in Thursday's goalless draw at Arsenal.

Drake Maye threw a touchdown pass to Hunter Henry in the fourth quarter as the New England Patriots defense roughed up Justin Herbert in a 16-3 AFC Wild Card playoff victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

A hostile takeover bid for media giant Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has ratcheted up with entertainment conglomerate Paramount taking legal action to force the release of financial data.

One Battle After Another and Hamnet have proved the two big movie winners at this year's Golden Globes, with the dark comedy and historical fiction claiming the ceremony's top two film awards.

The awards show that kicks off the season, the Golden Globes celebrate the best film and TV of the last year.

The first of the big awards ceremonies to kick off the season, the Golden Globes has long been regarded the best party in town.

Bob Weir, guitarist, singer and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78.