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Emergency services responded to a serious bungalow fire in Witherley during the early hours of this morning (28 May) after the property was reportedly struck by lightning.

Bin collection crews will be checking brown-lid recycling bins in Nuneaton and Bedworth over the coming weeks to check residents are using them properly.

Councillor Cape is Nuneaton and Bedworth’s new Mayor following Wednesday night’s Mayor Making Ceremony at Nuneaton Town Hall. 

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A new exhibition has opened up in Loughborough charting the history of one of the town's best known and longest-standing industrial firms.

Restoration work to bring The Cock Inn pub in Sibson back into good repair is now under way, marking a welcome step forward for the historic building.

Residents, landlords and businesses can have a say on proposals that would give the council greater control over where new Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) are located in Barwell and Earl Shilton.

A man who punched a pub-goer on a Christmas night out in Leicestershire in 2025 has been jailed for 10 years after being convicted of manslaughter.

Councillor Cathie Gibbens takes over from Councillor Richard Flemming.

Two men have been jailed for causing a fatal crash after driving at up to 139mph in a 30mph zone as they inhaled laughing gas.

A man, woman and child have died after falling from a high-rise block of flats in south London, police have said.

A Canadian man accused of selling ‌deadly chemicals online to people who took their own lives has pleaded guilty ​to aiding ‌suicide.

A 16-year-old boy has become the 12th person to die in a water-related incident during the heatwave.

A Greek national charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service - believed to be Iran - kept a covert camera hidden inside his sock, a court has heard.

A man accused of shooting a woman dead outside a Sheffield bar has been remanded in custody - but did not appear in court due to his "mental health".

The cause of death of three sisters recovered from the sea off Brighton is still unclear, an inquest heard.

A bus has struck six vehicles on an interstate motorway in the US state of Virginia, killing five people and leaving 34 injured in the multi-vehicle collision.

Luke Littler came through a last-leg 11-10 thriller against Luke Humphries to be crowned Premier League champion at The O2 in London.

Luke Littler has revealed he almost quit this year's Premier League Darts campaign after being crowned champion with an 11-10 victory over Luke Humphries at The O2 in London.

Arsenal's owners the Kroenke family have confirmed plans to offer manager Mikel Arteta a new contract as an "utmost priority".

Head coach Brendon McCullum says England's Ashes thrashing has left himself and Ben Stokes "crystal clear" how they want to work together as he backed the captain to rediscover his best form amid a potential move to No 7 in the batting order.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the joint-second fastest player to reach 1,000 runs in the Indian Premier League on Friday, as he smashed his way to a sensational 96 off 47 deliveries during Rajasthan Royals' qualifying match against Gujarat Titans. 

An Austrian man has been jailed for 15 years for plotting to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna during her record-breaking Eras tour.

Matthew Perry's personal assistant, who bought ketamine for the Friends star and injected the dose that killed him, has been jailed for three years and five months.

Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, known as the "saxophone colossus", has died aged 95.

Kylie Minogue surprised a fan by joining him for a "magical" singalong at the London premiere of her new Netflix docuseries earlier this week.

TV presenter Judith Chalmers - best known for hosting Wish You Were Here...? - has died, her family has said.