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East Midlands Airport’s Assisted Travel service has grown in popularity, with numbers increasing by around 25% each year.

He is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court this morning (Wednesday 29 October).

He was sentenced on Friday (24 October).

Fire crews received reports of the fire at 05:50 this morning.

Etihad Cargo will begin twice-weekly flights from East Midlands Airport from this week (27 Oct).

Parents in the East Midlands have been urged to use the half-term for MMR vaccines as measles continues to circulate.

New timelapse footage shows the latest developements in the project to replace a bridge fro the 1930s over the River Soar.

The England Rugby player, Emily Scarratt has announced her retirement after winning her second Rugby World Cup in September.

Sir Keir Starmer has dismissed calls for an investigation into his chancellor after she apologised for putting her family home up for rent without obtaining the necessary licence.

At least 30 people have died after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean on Wednesday.

Migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu, who was wrongly freed from prison, has claimed in an interview with Sky News that he tried to hand himself in to police a day before he was arrested, but was ignored by officers.

A £4bn data centre investment in the UK by one of the industry's biggest companies has been confirmed today, Sky News can reveal.

An Afghan national has been charged with murder and attempted murder after a triple stabbing in west London.

Tens of thousands of people have been killed in the Sudanese city of Al Fashir by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a two-day window after the paramilitary group captured the regional capital, analysts believe.

Victims of the Post Office Capture scandal say they are being treated as second-class citizens - accusing the government of running a "two-tier" compensation system.

A British man accused of spying for Russia has been detained in Ukraine, according to prosecutors.

England suffered a semi-final exit at the Women's Cricket World Cup after Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp helped South Africa to a 125-run victory in Guwahati.

Luke Littler is unable to compete in Wednesday's Players Championship event after missing the registration deadline due to being stuck in traffic.

Luke Humphries lost in the first round of the penultimate Players Championship event in Wigan to leave his qualification for November's finals still unconfirmed heading into Thursday's final day, as Chris Dobey claimed his third title of the year.

Charlotte Edwards defiantly insisted that transforming England's fortunes would not be a quick fix after their crushing Women's Cricket World Cup semi-final defeat at the hands of South Africa.

Felipe Massa's High Court claims are a "misguided attempt" to reopen the result of the 2008 Drivers' Championship, in which he was the runner-up to Lewis Hamilton, lawyers for former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone have said.

A university academic who is receiving "substantial damages" for how he was portrayed in a film has told Sky News he hasn't received an apology from star Steve Coogan - nor the two companies involved in its production.

John Cleese has paid tribute to his Fawlty Towers co-star Prunella Scales, who has died aged 93, describing her as a "wonderful comic actress".

Prunella Scales wasn't just a lifelong Labour supporter. She appeared in party political broadcasts for the party during the 2005 and 2010 general elections and was a tireless campaigner.

Singer Chris Brown will be allowed to return to the United States as he awaits trial for an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub in 2023.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is expected to spend around three years in prison, federal inmate records show.