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A woman has died after a crash on the A42 in Leicestershire.

Waste has been tipped on council-owned land in Hinckley that was previously earmarked for development as a crematorium.

Police have arrested two people after reports of an attempt to set a house on fire in Market Bosworth.

Police investigating an act of indecency at a music festival in Leicestershire have released an image of a man they wish to identify in connection with the incident.

Park Life Reads, the collaboration between Warwickshire County Council’s Libraries Service and Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery, returned to Riversley Park in Nuneaton over the weekend with the audience of nearly 2,000 almost twice that of its first year. 

Feast Hinckley, the town's annual food and drink festival in Argent's Mead has seen its largest ever crowd.

Two teenagers have been sentenced in court after admitting their part in an incident at the end of a football match in Burbage which saw a player threatened with a zombie knife.

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A new operator is taking over the Britannia Shopping Centre car park in Hinckley, on 6 August.

Former Syrian president Bashar al Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes, following a ruling by a court in the country.

Donald Trump secretly left Turkey through a catering container to a military jet over a threat from Iran, according to US reports.

England is "leading the world" in efforts to eliminate hepatitis C as deaths from the virus have reduced by 36% in the last 10 years, NHS England said.

A trainee police officer has been charged with the rape and kidnap of a woman in Manchester while off-duty over the weekend, Greater Manchester Police said.

While Christmastime is often associated with drinking and driving, August is the worst month for drink-drive crashes, according to new research.

An internet predator has been jailed after forcing more than 100 teenage girls to self-harm and perform sex acts online.

Liverpool have confirmed the signing of defender Ronald Araujo from Barcelona.

Chelsea will host Jack Wilshere's Luton Town in the Carabao Cup second round, while Charlton Athletic head to Tottenham Hotspur in a London derby.

All eyes will be on Marcus Rashford this week.

Sky News understands a consortium including the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is closing in on a deal to buy a roughly one-third stake in Liverpool.

These are strange times for Leicester City. There is a nascent optimism about this League One season under new boss Russell Martin. The Foxes are favourites for the title. Season tickets are sold out. But there is a now familiar fragility to it all too.

It was perhaps the most audacious event in British music history: two gigs, 250,000 people, from a band just shy of marking two years since the release of their debut album.

Some Taylor Swift songs have been removed from social media videos posted by Donald Trump's campaign team.

Perez Hilton is in a "serious but stable" condition after he was admitted to hospital, his family has said.

British music producer William Orbit, best known for his work with artists including Madonna, Blur and All Saints, has died aged 69.

The UK will now not intervene in one of the biggest media deals in history after assurances were provided to the government.