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A 26-year-old man has been charged following a collision on the A46.

More than £16,000 has been raised to help the family of a teenager after the Leicestershire schoolboy's tragic death at a lake.

A man has suffered serious injuries after a collision on the A46 following a police pursuit of a suspected stolen van.

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust declared a critical incident on Saturday 27 June 2026.

The A46 in Leicestershire is closed.

Specialist police dive teams searching for a teenage boy following reports he entered a lake in Syston yesterday afternoon (Thursday 25 June) have recovered a person from the water.

Emergency services are currently carrying out searches in Syston to locate a teenage boy who was reported to have entered a lake.

Due to the exceptionally hot weather currently affecting the region, Leicestershire recycling and household waste sites will close earlier than usual at 4pm today, Thursday, and Friday.

Donald Trump earned more than $1.4bn from his family's cryptocurrency ventures last year - all while pursuing policies to benefit the industry.

A patient has tested negative for Ebola after a suspected case was discovered at a hospital in Scotland.

All three ransom notes sent to media outlets following the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie were fake, according to the FBI.

The voice of the late actor Gene Wilder has been recreated using AI for a new Willy Wonka-themed reality show on Netflix. 

The government has announced it will launch a "major" new examination into the security of prisons in England and Wales.

Serena Williams has lost on her return to Wimbledon, four years after her move away from tennis.

UK steel tariffs that come into force today have been criticised by industry as both too lenient and too restrictive, with claims of higher costs and possible job losses as a result.

The Queen and Harry Potter author JK Rowling have enjoyed an afternoon discussing the importance of young people having access to books.

England face DR Congo in the last 32 of the World Cup with several key issues for Thomas Tuchel ahead of his first knockout game as boss.

Paul Merson thinks England boss Thomas Tuchel has a bit of a midfield headache after Jude Bellingham's excellent performance in a deeper role in the 2-0 win over Panama.

Harry Brook has said it would be a "great honour" to take on the captaincy of the England Test side after Ben Stokes' abrupt retirement from international cricket.

Lando Norris believes McLaren are "three months behind" in car development as they bid to get back to the front of Formula 1.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff doubts Ferrari will be able to maintain their current scale of car development through the season against the constraints of Formula 1's budget cap, reckoning they should be "running out of money soon".

The voice of the late actor Gene Wilder has been recreated using AI for a new Willy Wonka-themed reality show on Netflix. 

BBC staff could see a real-terms pay cut in the year ahead, a proposal shows, just weeks after the announcement that hundreds of roles are to be axed.

The Queen and Harry Potter author JK Rowling have enjoyed an afternoon discussing the importance of young people having access to books.

A woman has described Top Boy actor Micheal Ward as "overpowering," telling a court she "didn't really feel like I had a choice" as she was raped by him in a car.

A Hollywood director has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after conning Netflix out of $11m (£8.3m) for an unfinished science fiction series.