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The Latest Breaking News from Leicester

London teenager, 19, charged over viral video of victim being hit with belt at Leicester student block

Richile Vangu, 19, of Bowes Road, New Southgate, is accused of nine counts of robbery

Evening Standard

‘Add some whimsy to your life’: Wicked fans bring magic to Leicester Square

Shades of green, pink and glitter accompany sold out screenings as Wicked: For Good’s release prompts wave of themed dressing

The Guardian - UK

‘I think the city is falling apart’: Leicester braces for a make-or-break budget

In the local authority where people have the least spare cash there are hopes the chancellor will instil change

The Guardian - UK

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Meet history buff Joe Heyes, the Leicester and England prop infatuated with Dan Cole

Interview: The latest in a long line of Leicester Tigers front-rowers, Heyes reveals how England have solved their scrum woes

The Independent UK

I won’t apologise for The Lost King – Leicester University’s treatment of Philippa Langley is a profound injustice

I was sued over my film that gave a voice to the committed ‘amateur’ whose pivotal role in the search for the remains of Richard III was drowned out by louder voices in academia

The Guardian - UK

TikTok influencer has double murder sentence reduced at Court of Appeal

Mahek Bukhari was jailed for life in 2023 for her involvement in the murders of Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin in February 2022.

Evening Standard

Where tourists seldom tread, part 19: three UK towns with industrial legacies

We explore the Roman, Tudor and Indian delights of Leicester, the textile and religious heritage of Paisley, and the radical history of Nelson, the only town named after a pub

The Guardian - UK

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World Grand Prix 2025 darts: Luke Littler thrashes Luke Humphries to claim title in Leicester

Teenage sensation exacted revenge for Premier League final defeat

Evening Standard

What time is Littler vs Humphries tonight? How to watch World Grand Prix darts final

Top-two ranked players set to add yet another chapter to their engrossing rivalry in Leicester showpiece on Sunday

Evening Standard

Luke Littler throws brilliant 152 checkout to keep World Grand Prix hopes alive

The 18-year-old was 2-0 down and survived three match darts to stage a comeback against the Welshman in their quarter-final in Leicester.

The Independent UK

Luke Humphries advances to World Grand Prix quarter-finals

Humphries beat Krzysztof Ratajski 3-1 in Leicester.

The Independent UK

Human remains found in search for woman missing for nearly 20 years

Malgorzata Wnuczek, a Polish national living in Leicester, disappeared on May 31 2006, aged 27.

Evening Standard

Human remains found in search for woman who went missing nearly 20 years ago

Malgorzata Wnuczek, a Polish national living in Leicester, disappeared in 2006

The Independent UK

Man, 30s, found stabbed to death in house in Leicester - police make six arrests

A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and another five, aged between 24 and 53, have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender

The Independent UK

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Louder

“The first thing I did in the morning was take a fix… I don’t know why I started. I suppose it was to overcome my insecurity”: He was a member of one of the most famous supergroups of the late 60s. But this forgotten great died in poverty aged just 43

The tragic story of one of rock’s lost greats

Louder

“You could never call us pretentious. We were a rock’n’roll band. A rock’n’roll band that liked to experiment”: The wild story of Family, the British hellraisers that John Lennon loved and Middle America hated

Prog? Rock? Blues? Family were a square peg in the round hole of early 70s rock

The National (Scotland)

Honest Tawanda Maswanhise on Brendan Rodgers relationship & key career targets

Honest Tawanda Maswanhise on Brendan Rodgers relationship and key career targets

Evening Standard

Driver pleads guilty to causing death of taxi passenger in crash

Donna Brighton was killed and two other passengers were injured in Leicester in 2023.

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Champions Leicestershire toast absent Aussie skipper

Leicestershire are toasting absent club skipper, Peter Handscomb, after they ended up winning promotion back to England's county championship top flight.

The Guardian - UK

Add to playlist: ultra-prolific Leicester rapper Snoa plus the week’s best tracks

With 71 singles and three albums so far this year, the teenage MC is keeping the quality control high as he swerves across cloud rap, grime and more

The Guardian - UK

Crackdown on international students could hurt struggling UK cities, thinktank warns

University sector, which is reliant on overseas students for a quarter of income, key to economic activity in cities like Leicester and Hull

Evening Standard

Inmate dies in hospital two weeks after prison incident

Leicestershire Police said Dennis Green, 42, passed away last month after an alleged assault at HMP Fosse Way.

The Independent UK

Andy Nyman: ‘People worry about getting cancelled – The Producers doesn’t care about any of that’

INTERVIEW: The Leicester-born actor is leading a revival of Mel Brooks’s classic anti-Nazi satire at the Garrick Theatre in London. He speaks to Louis Chilton about breaking taboos, working with Derren Brown, and why he can’t shake the feeling it’s ‘downhill from here’

The Independent UK

Helena Rowland: England’s 97-7 victory over Spain just the start of the journey

The rampant Red Roses ran in 15 tries in Leicester.

The Guardian - UK

Man in court accused of lacing sweets with sedatives before summer camp children fell ill

Jon Ruben, 76, remanded in custody in connection with the incident at Stathern Lodge in Leicestershire

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