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The people jailed in June have ranged from murderers to a man caught driving while disqualified from the eighth time. There have been two murder trials at Leicester Crown Court[1] that came to an end, both relating to fatal stabbings of men in their 50…
An eyewitness has described the moment a car struck the side of a van and rolled over onto its roof on Leicester’s Saffron Lane[1]. The crash happened early yesterday (Thursday, June 27) near the Duncan Road junction and the driver of the upside-down c…
Widow Claire Mercer speaks out as exhibition created to highlight the dangers of smart motorways.
Campaign group Smart Motorways Kill has unveiled its first exhibition to showcase members of the public’s concerns, fears, and experiences of travelling o…
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By Matt TaylorBBC News, East Midlands6 hours agoImage source, Family photoA widow who lost her husband when he pulled over on a smart motorway continues to call for hard shoulders to be reinstated.Sally Jacobs’ husband Derek was killed after his van br…
For confidential support, call Samaritans on 116 123, visit samaritans.org or visit https://www.thecalmzone.net/get-support By Dan Woodland[1] Published: 13:05, 12 April 2024 | Updated: 13:11, 12 April 2024
The daughter …
Police have named a “much loved” Leicestershire man who was killed in a crash on the M42[1]. Tommy Barker was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident, which happened on Sunday, March 31, between Junctions 10 and 9 near Kingsbury, in Warwickshire.
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Former PC Peter Lawson will be the subject of a hearing at Wiltshire Police headquarters in Devizes on May 13, 2024.
He faces several allegations for incidents throughout 2022.
This includes using a police vehicle he was told not to use, making an in…
Two young men were killed after a crash on a major Midlands route. Police said two young men, who have not been identified, died following a crash on the A5 on Tuesday night, March 26.
Leicestershire Police have said that the two men, aged in their 20s…
Richard Satchwell (57) is charged with the murder of his wife, Tina (45), whose body was unearthed last year in their Youghal home following a week-long Garda excavation.
She had vanished without trace from her Cork home in March 2017.
Satchwell was ch…