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Leicestershire’s ‘most bashed bridge’ was hit once again last night (Saturday, September 7) after a lorry became wedged following a collision. The A5 in Hinckley[1] was shut for nearly three hours amid the latest incident.
First reports of the bashing …
A driver who was far above the drink-driving limit smashed his BMW into a traffic light, causing his car to flip onto its roof, narrowly avoiding another vehicle on a roundabout. HGV driver Joseph Wormleighton had been out drinking with friends and was…
A man has been charged with drink-driving[1] offences after a crash on Leicestershire’s M1. David Moncar was charged after the multi-vehicle collision which led to “traffic disruption”[2] on bank holiday Monday (August 26).
The incident happened on the…
15 August 2024, 05:53
Ioan Pintaru’s mother has spoken out. Picture: Social media/Alamy
The mother of the Romanian man accused of stabbing a girl eight times in Leicester Square has said she shares the pain of the victim’s family.
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15 August 2024, 09:19
Police at the scene in Leicester Square after the stabbing. Picture: Alamy[1]
An Australian tourist who was stabbed in a random attack while visiting Leicester Square with her mother has been discharged from hospital.
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A woman suffered “significant” facial injuries when she was hit by a car, police have said.The woman, in her 40s, was struck on the A69 slip road in the West Denton area of Newcastle, Northumbria Police said.A spokesman for the force said it was report…
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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