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The Latest Breaking News from Leicestershire

Man, 76, remanded in custody over ‘sweets laced with sedatives’ at summer camp

Eight children and one adult were taken to hospital as a precaution from Stathern Lodge.

Evening Standard

Man remanded in custody after ‘sweets laced with sedatives’ at children’s camp

Jon Ruben has been charged with child cruelty offences

The Independent UK

Man, 76, to appear in court over summer camp ‘poisoning’

Leicestershire Police said it received a report on Sunday that children at a summer camp at Stathern Lodge had become unwell.

Evening Standard

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Man, 76, charged after children fell ill at Leicestershire summer camp

Jon Ruben charged with three counts of wilful ill treatment of a child after illnesses at camp in Stathern

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Man, 76, charged with child cruelty offences over summer camp ‘poisoning’

A report was received on Sunday by Leicestershire Police that children became unwell at a summer camp.

Evening Standard

Adult was also taken to hospital after summer camp ‘poisoning’, police say

A 76-year-old man was arrested after eight children needed hospital treatment following the incident in Stathern, Leicestershire.

Evening Standard

Adult also taken to hospital after summer camp ‘poisoning’, police say

Man, 76, was arrested after eight children needed hospital treatment following the incident in Leicestershire

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Man, 76, arrested after suspected poisoning at UK summer camp

Eight children at camp in Stathern, Leicestershire were taken to hospital as a precaution but were discharged

The Guardian - UK

East Midlands airport hit with huge fine for environmental pollution

The Leicestershire transport hub was fined £892,500 in total for three offences

The Independent UK

James Rew and Tom Abell launch stunning Somerset fightback after early wickets

Surrey already have a first-innings lead over Durham while Leicestershire marched on in Division Two.

The Independent UK

Aussie county skip left 99 overnight in top-table duel

Victoria's Peter Handscomb is one run away from marking his 200th first-class match with a century for his promotion-chasing English county Leicestershire.

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Reform UK puts teenagers in charge of vital public services

Concerns raised about council appointments, including 19-year-old overseeing children and family services

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Leicestershire hammered by Middlesex to end unbeaten season

The County Championship Division Two leaders lost by an innings and 127 runs.

The Independent UK

Download festival rockers told to take off smartwatches after moshpits spark emergency alerts

Police received nearly 700 false ‘collision’ 999 calls from Leicestershire heavy metal event in 2023

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Download Festival mosh-pit warning after hundreds of 999 calls

Metal festival in Leicestershire is expected to host about 75,000 fans

Evening Standard

Rare hazel dormice released to create Leicestershire’s only known population

The tiny mammals have been reintroduced to woodland as part of national efforts to help the endangered species come back from the brink of extinction.

The Guardian - UK

Two teenagers sentenced over killing of Bhim Kohli, 80, in Leicestershire

Boy, 15, jailed for seven years, while a 13-year-old girl receives three-year rehabilitation order

Evening Standard

Pensioner killed in brutal park attack was ‘adored’ by community, daughter says

Bhim Kohli, 80, was attacked in a Leicestershire park just yards from his home as he walked his dog Rocky.

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Chilling moment inmate caught grinning seconds before killing prisoner in cell

Two inmates convicted after killing 31-year-old Mahir Abdulrahman at new Serco prison in Leicestershire

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Notts beat Yorkshire, Surrey draw with Essex, and more: county cricket day four – as it happened

Nottinghamshire dance into the Championship’s early summer break at the top of Division One, after bowling Yorkshire out just before tea at Headingley

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Lancs denied by Derbyshire, Notts slip to Durham defeat – as it happened

Derbyshire’s tail stood up to Jimmy Anderson while in the top division, Surrey put pressure on leaders Nottinghamshire

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Listen: Prank 999 caller requests armed police to gorilla in busy town centre

A prank caller dialled 999 to report a "gorilla" in a town centre in Leicestershire in a call released by police to remind the public to only use the line in an emergency.

Evening Standard

Leicestershire villages battle it out at annual ‘bottle-kicking’ contest

The competition between neighbouring Hallaton and Medbourne happens every Easter Monday.

Evening Standard

Family of man stabbed to death pay tribute to ‘gentle giant’

Leicestershire Police have made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct in connection with the death of Louis Howard.

The Guardian - UK

Two teenagers found guilty of manslaughter of 80-year-old man in Leicestershire park

Bhim Kohli, who was walking his dog, was racially abused, kicked and punched in ‘gratuitous’ attack

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