Leicester, England News

Time is ticking away to Valentine's Day - and Leicester's historic landmark the Clock Tower is there to remind us.

A swan had to be put down after it was savaged by a dog and left to die in a country park.

Bishop Jack Sperry, seen here at an ancient dwelling site near the community of Bathurst Inlet in 2008, 87, died Feb.

In the midst of harsh weather and bad economic forecasts, we have all received good news this week.

A coroner is to write to Leicester City Council to urge it to take action after an off-road biker died when he crashed into a hidden concrete culvert on a recreation ground.

Teachers could feel more nervous about splitting up fights between pupils when they hear about staff who are punished for intervening, a union has said.

A woman murdered a man she claimed raped her before trying to cover it up by dismembering his body with the help of a friend, a court has heard.

Dog owners in Leicester are being urged to get their pets vaccinated against a killer virus which has already claimed the life of one animal.

It is thought a small group broke into the listed Master Brewers building at the All Saints brewery site, in Highcross Street, Leicester, to escape freezing conditions outside on Wednesday night.

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace after a Leicester bank was smashed up by an armed robber.

Former Portsmouth FC Chairman Milan Mandaric leaves Southwark Crown Court in London after being cleared of Tax avoidance charges.

Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee tour of Britain will criss-cross the United Kingdom over five months, Buckingham Palace said as it released her itinerary.

The Swede's two older brothers, Mikael and Peter, have confirmed they will be at Beaumont Park on Saturday, March 17, for the star-studded meeting.

One of the reasons why the English Defence League chose to march again in Leicester is the fact that the English community in the city have been neglected for decades by both the local council, the wider establishment and media.

A hard-hitting television advert which shows a young girl dying on a hospital trolley has been branded 'sick' and 'gratuitous' by parents who say it is scare-mongering. In a powerful message about how wasting doctors' time can have lethal consequences, the 30-second commercial shows a range of patients with 'minor' ailments clogging up an A&E ... (more)

Police face a bill of at least 800,000 for Saturday's protests in Leicester by the English Defence League and Unite Against Fascism.

Last October, Leicester City Council warned the Golden Gloves Amateur Boxing Club in Braunstone that it would be closed if it did not come up with 5,000 in rent.

For families, the weekend snowfall gave them a chance to enjoy a spot of sledging and snowman building.

Hundreds of people with very different political viewpoints took to the streets of Leicester city centre during Saturday's rival marches.

Another English Defence League march and another low turn out - this Saturday it was Leicester's turn to host flag-waving mob.