The Latest Breaking News from Leicester

First Person: Meet Lisa Botterill, one of Leicester’s few female corporate partners

'I made some mistakes along the way - however, I learned from them and never made them again'

Birmingham Post · Oct 3, 2022

Insurance giant Hastings Direct offers workers 5% pay rise and £500 cost of living bonus

Company also giving staff access to £200,000 hardship fund and free meals at Bexhill and Leicester offices

Birmingham Post · Sep 30, 2022

Leicester’s unrest is a problem for the whole city, not just Hindu and Muslim communities

Since late August, the city of Leicester in England has seen violent confrontations between groups of Hindu and Muslim men. The situation escalated on September 17 when about 200 Hindu men marched through a Muslim-majority area of east Leicester. Wearing masks, hoodies and balaclavas, they chanted “Jai Shri Ram” (meaning…

The Conversation · Sep 28, 2022

‘People are scared’: Leicester at sudden crossroads after violence ends 50 years of harmony

Residents and leaders alike are shell-shocked by the clashes, but many are now asking why no one saw this coming

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022

‘It feels like people want to fight’: how communal unrest flared in Leicester

Muslim-Hindu tensions have been rising for months, say residents, fuelled by social media and police inaction

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022

Hindu-Muslim tensions flare in central England

On the streets of Leicester, England, groups of young people, mainly Hindus and Muslims, have been facing off. Since August 28, videos have shown groups of masked youths heading into the streets amid rising tensions. Although community leaders have called for calm, many people, including our Observer, fear the violence…

France 24 · Sep 23, 2022

Home Secretary vows to tackle ‘disorder and thuggery’ after Leicester meetings

Suella Braverman insisted she was focused on how to ‘restore safety and harmony’ to the city after 47 arrests at the weekend.

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Prevent further attacks in Leicester and Birmingham: India to U.K.

The High Commission of India in the UK had earlier urged the British authorities to provide protection to the affected population

The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022

Leicester mayor announces independent inquiry into city violence

Review to look at whether extremist and outside groups encouraged Hindu and Muslim clashes

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022

Leicester riots a warning that violence in UK can be sparked by global events, experts say

Calls for new measures to prevent sectarian troubles in other countries seeping into neighbourhoods here

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022