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Parole hearing for double child killer to take place in private

Colin Pitchfork was jailed for life in 1988 after raping and strangling 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth in Leicestershire in 1983 and 1986.

The Independent UK

Revealed: £60m transformation plan for Leicestershire County Cricket Club ground

Management want to redesign stands, add a cricket academy and potentially open up space for development

Birmingham Post

RAF jets escort plane in distress to Stansted Airport

Sonic booms from the scrambling jets were heard across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.

The Independent UK

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Moment sonic boom 'like a gas explosion' shakes homes as RAF Typhoon aircraft scrambled

Aarondeep Mann heard the sonic boom while emptying the boot of his car in Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, and said his first thought was it may have been a gas explosion

Daily Mirror

Police reveal reason behind Leicestershire ‘sonic boom’

The loud explosion was heard over Leicestershire, Banbury and Oxford

The Independent UK

RAF jets scrambled after ‘sonic boom’ over Leicestershire sparks police calls

Police said they have received reports of a loud explosion but ‘there is no cause for concern’.

Evening Standard

‘Sonic boom’ heard over Leicestershire

Police said they have received reports of a loud explosion but ‘there is no cause for concern’.

The Independent UK

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‘Sonic boom’ heard in parts of England caused by RAF jets escorting plane

Police say plane with two people onboard lost contact and had to be escorted to Stansted airport

The Guardian - UK

Massive 'sonic boom' caused by 'military jet' heard for miles across UK

Leicestershire fire control confirmed that the boom was heard across in Leicester as well as fire stations in Market Harborough and Melton.

Daily Record

Thai cave boy's ashes arrive home from UK for final farewell

The cremated ashes of one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in 2018 have arrived in the far northern Thai province of Chiang Rai where final Buddhist rites for his funeral will be held over the next few days following his death in the U.K. Duangphet “Dom”…

The Independent UK

Developer pulls application for £750m Leicestershire rail freight hub – but says it’s just a temporary thing

Vast scheme has drawn criticism from councils, MPs and residents who say public consultation has not been up to scratch

Birmingham Post

Catena Network expanding into Leicestershire

Shaun Whiting: ‘It is all about finding where we think we can really add value to our members’

Birmingham Post

Man chokes to death at cafe in front of family as devastated wife fights to save him

Grenville Bosworth had been out for a Sunday dinner with his wife Hazel and her sister at Cattows Farm Shop, Leicestershire, to enjoy a roast dinner when tragedy struck

Daily Mirror

Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann grew up 'unnoticed in a tiny town'

Julia Wendell, 21, has set social media and news outlets alight by claiming that she is Madeleine - the British girl from Leicestershire who went missing in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in 2007.

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The Independent UK

Man tried to bring £1m of cannabis through East Midlands Airport

The package from Los Angeles, California, was intercepted by Border Force officers at East Midlands Airport, Leicestershire, in November

The Independent UK

Drug dealer jailed after cannabis worth up to £1m intercepted at airport

The package from Los Angeles, California, was intercepted by Border Force officers at East Midlands Airport, Leicestershire, in November.

The Independent UK

Inquest opens into death of football team captain who was trapped in Thai cave

Teenager was found injured at his school in Leicestershire and died two days later.

Birmingham Post

Revealed: 2023 LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards announced at sell-out National Space Centre event

Winners included HQ Familia, CarbonVue, National Centre for Earth Observation, Plastic Energy and Dr Nik Kotecha OBE DL

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Birmingham Post

Developer responds to concerns about planned £750m rail freight hub in west Leicestershire countryside

Developer says people were 'keen to see new investment in the area that our scheme could deliver'

Nottingham Post

Van driver rammed police cars during 63-mile chase along M1

Two officers were injured

Daily Mirror

Miley Cyrus responds to Leicestershire florist's Valentine's Day tribute to her hit song

Miley Cyrus' new song Flowers is rumoured to be about her relationship with her ex-husband Liam Hemsworth - and the Leicestershire florist was stunned that she loves their window display

Dublin Live

Heartbroken mum's touching tribute to son, 10, who died in rope swing accident

Wicklow boy Riain Brennan-Byrne was visiting his mum in Leicestershire during the summer holidays when the tragedy unfolded

Daily Mirror

Boy, 10, killed in rope swing horror while playing with friends as mum heartbroken

Riain Brennan-Byrne had been playing with a swing made from a blue cord wrapped around the branches of a tree while visiting his mum in Leicestershire during the summer holidays

Daily Mirror

Man hoping to convert chapel into home fined £2,400 for chopping down 'historic' trees

Benjamin Paget hacked down two historic yew trees at a former chapel in a sleepy Leicestershire village but was hit with a £2,400 fine for not seeking permission

Nottingham Post

Missing Nottingham boy last seen over two days ago

Adam Ramzan was last seen in the Leicestershire area

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