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Fire crews have been tackling a large fire at Bruntingthorpe Airfield.

A Leicestershire Police officer has been sacked after he was found to be contacting sex workers in order to live out a “fantasy”.

Police in Nuneaton are looking for information and footage in relation to a serious road traffic collision in Bulkington.

Inspectors have highlighted strong practice across Hollycroft Primary School in Hinckley, following its first Ofsted inspection.

Leicestershire MPs and Conservative council leaders have delivered a petition signed by more than 40,000 local residents opposing plans for local government reorganisation and the proposed expansion of Leicester City.

After more than seven years of closure, a campaign and council intervention – a historic Leicestershire pub is finally set to reopen.

Changes to Fosse Park have been approved to create additional new units – despite some controversy.

Warwickshire residents can once again dispose of unwanted fridges and freezers at Household Waste Recycling Centres, following a temporary suspension caused by limited storage capacity.

At least 27 people have been killed in two separate mass shootings within hours of each other in South Africa.

Advent International, the private equity firm, is interested in buying a stake in Monzo, the British neobank which is in talks about a takeover which could value it at as much as £10bn.

Labour return to Liverpool this week for their first annual conference under Andy Burnham's leadership.

Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of Madrid to protest against Spain's housing crisis after an 87-year-old woman was evicted from an apartment she had lived in for decades. 

A man in his 80s has died following a fire that ripped through a house in London.

Tom Banton posted an imperious 126 off just 105 balls to guide England to a dominant 223-run win in the third ODI against Sri Lanka to secure a 2-1 series victory at the Oval.

Thomas Tuchel believes a "bit of rage" gets the best out of Jude Bellingham as the England star and his team-mates prepare to face the Czech Republic.

Reports claim that an independent tribunal has reached decisions in Manchester City's 115 charges case. Sky Sports analyses what could happen next in the inquiry...

Johnny Fisher came through a bruising battle as he outslugged Michael Pirotton to win their heavyweight clash at the Copper Box Arena.

Robbie Williams was captured on video giving an impromptu performance outside his hotel in Peru after saying he was "broken-hearted" his concert was cancelled.

A woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 has stated her allegations were false.

Ed Sheeran's two US concerts at the Gillette Stadium on Friday and Saturday have been cancelled due to "severe weather warnings".

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Macklemore has announced a series of European concerts, called the Free Palestine Tour, after he was controversially dropped as Ed Sheeran's support act.