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A cheating husband stabbed himself in the stomach on a train to London Euston after knifing his wife to death after a row about their car’s MOT, a court has heard. Former squaddie Phillip Dafter, 32, is accused of murdering his wife Diana, 36, at their…
One person is in hospital following a six-vehicle collision[1] on the A5 in Leicestershire earlier today, (Wednesday, April 12). The crash happened shortly after 11.30am on the A5 in the village of Wibtoft, near Lutterworth[2], according to police.
Tea…
Ella Thompson lives in Walney[1] and was in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) during World War Two.
This was the women’s branch of the army which helped on the domestic front by maintaining supplies for the troops.
Ella is originally from Cleeth…
Police have charged a man after a pick-up truck crashed in Desborough leaving a woman trapped inside.
The driver fled after the Mitsubishi collided with a tree and overturned into a ditch, at the junction of Stoke Albany Road and Brampton Wood Lane at …
A woman has been taken to hospital after the car she was driving overturned[1] in Leicester this morning, following a collision. The incident prompted the response of several emergency crews to the scene.
The collision happened at around 8.25am, in Has…
A family-of-four living in a one-bed “mouse-infested and leaky” flat have claimed their pleas for help from Leicester City Council have gone unheeded. Ahmad Tabash, 25, his wife, eight-year-old son and six-month-old daughter have lived in the property …
Voters in England are being urged to check they have the correct identification for polling days set for the cities such as Leicester[1], Bedford, Mansfield and Middlesbrough where people are electing their new mayors on Thursday, May 4. More than 8,00…
A city centre hotel is offering dog owners the chance to win a free stay. Parts of the Gresham – which is an “aparthotel” with separate apartments instead of just bedrooms[1] – are dog-friendly.
To enter the competition, all dog owners[2] have to do is…
Most bin collections across Leicestershire are taking place on their normal day over the Easter bank holiday weekend. Bin collections which would take place on Easter Monday in Blaby, however, have been moved.
The waste will instead be collected on Sat…
Leicester’s socialist party will be vying for the city’s top political job and a handful of seats on the council in May’s elections. The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (Tusc) has put up candidates in nine city wards[1].
Among their ranks is Hum…