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Waste has been tipped on council-owned land in Hinckley that was previously earmarked for development as a crematorium.

Police have arrested two people after reports of an attempt to set a house on fire in Market Bosworth.

Police investigating an act of indecency at a music festival in Leicestershire have released an image of a man they wish to identify in connection with the incident.

Park Life Reads, the collaboration between Warwickshire County Council’s Libraries Service and Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery, returned to Riversley Park in Nuneaton over the weekend with the audience of nearly 2,000 almost twice that of its first year. 

Feast Hinckley, the town's annual food and drink festival in Argent's Mead has seen its largest ever crowd.

Two teenagers have been sentenced in court after admitting their part in an incident at the end of a football match in Burbage which saw a player threatened with a zombie knife.

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A new operator is taking over the Britannia Shopping Centre car park in Hinckley, on 6 August.

Quick thinking taxi driver praised for preventing further fraud loss

Thames Water risks igniting a fresh storm over boardroom pay after handing a £1m signing-on fee to its finance chief even as it teeters on the brink of collapse.

Rare red weather warnings could be issued by the Met Office this week, as highs of 36C are forecast with many areas set for a fifth summer heatwave.

A British couple jailed in Iran over alleged spying have ended a three-month-long hunger strike against their sentence, their son has said.

A flight in Canada has been cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt.

A professor who has resigned following a high-profile plagiarism row has cancelled events to promote his upcoming book.

Daniel Kinahan has been remanded in custody after appearing before an Irish court charged with directing an organised crime group.

It was perhaps the most audacious event in British music history: two gigs, 250,000 people, from a band just shy of marking two years since the release of their debut album.

A limited-edition Ferrari worth £3.7m has been seized by the Metropolitan Police after only being in the UK for one day.

Brooks Koepka labelled missing the FedExCup Playoffs "pathetic" in a brutally honest assessment of his game after a low finish at the Wyndham Championship.

Michael Brennan secured his place in the FedExCup Playoffs as he won the Wyndham Championship by three strokes from Beau Hossler.

Mitchell Marsh's half-century and three wickets from Brydon Carse helped SunRisers Leeds take a big step towards the men's Hundred eliminator with a crushing 71-run victory over Welsh Fire.

We are into crunch time in the 2026 edition of The Hundred, with knockout spots up for grabs in the men's and women's competitions. But who will claim them, and who needs what?

Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open with an injury to his right knee.

It was perhaps the most audacious event in British music history: two gigs, 250,000 people, from a band just shy of marking two years since the release of their debut album.

Some Taylor Swift songs have been removed from social media videos posted by Donald Trump's campaign team.

Perez Hilton is in a "serious but stable" condition after he was admitted to hospital, his family has said.

British music producer William Orbit, best known for his work with artists including Madonna, Blur and All Saints, has died aged 69.

The UK will now not intervene in one of the biggest media deals in history after assurances were provided to the government.