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The England Rugby player, Emily Scarratt has announced her retirement after winning her second Rugby World Cup in September.

Officers appeal for information following a fatal collision in Hathern

Plans to replace ten local and district councils in Leicestershire with three unitary authorities have been published.

The 804th edition of Loughborough Fair is due to be the biggest yet.

It is related to winter fuel payments.

It is National Hate Crime Awareness Week (11–18 October 2025)

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A total of 18 competitors from the University will represent their nations.

Plaid Cymru have won the by-election in the Senedd seat of Caerphilly for the first time.

A mum with multiple sclerosis has become the first patient in the UK to receive an experimental treatment that could slow or even stop progression of the disease.

Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips can repair relations with grooming gang survivors so the inquiry can go ahead, Harriet Harman has said.

Donald Trump has announced that he is ending "all trade negotiations" with Canada.

Two men have been charged in connection with an arson attack on a mosque earlier this month.

Retail sales are at the highest level in more than three years, in the latest measure of the UK economy to confound economists.

It is "pretty surreal", Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon admits, finding herself at the top of The New York Times bestsellers list.

Vladimir Putin has described Donald Trump's sanctions against two major oil firms as an "unfriendly act".

He is the best wing-back in the Premier League, according to Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher. Few players have contributed more to Crystal Palace's success under Oliver Glasner. But it is not so long ago that Daniel Munoz was considering alternative careers.

McLaren have removed the repercussions imposed on Lando Norris after team-mate Oscar Piastri bore some responsibility for their collision in the Austin Sprint, leaving the title rivals back competing on a “clean slate” from this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix.

Back-to-back defeats have left Leeds just three points above the relegation zone, with Saturday's 2-0 loss at Burnley, another newly-promoted club, ringing alarm bells.

Openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal scored centuries as India beat New Zealand by 53 runs (DLS) to reach the semi-finals of the Women's Cricket World Cup on Thursday.

It is "pretty surreal", Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon admits, finding herself at the top of The New York Times bestsellers list.

Kim Kardashian has revealed that she has been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm.

Strictly Come Dancing presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have announced they will be leaving the show.

Electronic musician Dave Ball, who was one half of the popular 1980s band Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66.

A Manchester concert by controversial punk rap duo Bob Vylan has been postponed, following calls by Jewish leaders and MPs for it to be cancelled.