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The temporary closures at four recycling and household waste sites in Leicestershire have been extended until further notice.

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.

The board of the English Football League (EFL) has met to discuss a £1.5bn bid by the Premier League to avert the imposition of a financial settlement by the sport's new watchdog.

Israeli settlers have been condemned by the US ambassador after the home of an American Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank was besieged.

A 102-year-old man has died after allegedly being assaulted at a pub in South Wales, police say.

A man has died after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a bungalow in Buckinghamshire, police say. 

Bluetongue has been detected on a second farm in Scotland and three other suspected cases are being investigated after the nation's first-ever case was recorded at the weekend.

The leader of African football has told Sky News the FIFA election is the way to challenge Gianni Infantino's position – cautioning against moves to force out the embattled president early.

The civilian workforce tasked with equipping the UK's armed forces to be ready for war has been told it must wait until next year for an already limited and disputed pay rise, Sky News understands.

Manchester City have rejected a new £55m bid from Barcelona for Rodri.

Joe Root has ruled out a curfew under his England Test captaincy and implored his players to behave like "grown adults" ahead of his first series back at the helm against Pakistan.

Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara wants Spurs to sign Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford.

Cadillac have sacked team principal Graeme Lowdon and replaced him with Marcin Budkowski in what Formula 1's 2026 newcomers claim is a "planned leadership transition".

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The son of Hollywood actor and director Rob Reiner has denied stabbing his parents to death in their Los Angeles home after a new allegation of lying in wait for them.

Eurovision Song Contest organisers have announced changes to the rules, saying winning broadcasters are to be prevented from hosting if involved in armed conflict or a "sensitive geopolitical situation" that could affect the safety of the event.

Rod Stewart has cancelled the remainder of his US tour, including a Las Vegas residency, after undergoing heart surgery.

Music streaming service Spotify has announced it is introducing a feature that will enable listeners to see if an artist is AI-generated.

The Office star Lucy Davis has said she has been diagnosed with "incurable" stage four breast cancer.