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Parents have voted to keep the school summer holidays in Leicestershire largely the same, with an early summer holiday and a one-week October half term.

Passengers who have travelled through East Midlands Airport have been contacted about a cyber security incident which saw email addresses and vehicle registration numbers accessed.

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The MP for Loughborough has started a petition to reopen Shepshed's recycling centre.

Appeal for information following serious collision in Queniborough

New aerial photographs show progress at Loughborough’s Beehive multi-storey car park.

A motorcyclist has died following a crash in Burbage.

Bikers are being encouraged to sign up for a free Biker Down course at Birstall Fire Station. Run by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, the session will teach riders how to provide emergency first aid following a motorcycle crash.

Two pedestrians were taken to hospital with serious injuries following a collision involving a car in Quorn. Police have arrested a 67-year-old man and are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.

Several cars have been set on fire at a vigil to remember one of the men killed in last weekend's wrong-way crash on the A66, according to reports.

King Harald of Norway has died aged 89, after more than three decades on the throne.

Four men have admitted setting fire to four ambulances owned by a Jewish charity in an arson attack that caused around £1m in damage. 

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have told a US court they are playing characters online when they do crude posts and those are not their true personalities.

The world's youngest reigning monarch has died aged 34.

A gang leader in Haiti has threatened to execute more than 50 hostages days after 47 people from a once-peaceful farming community were killed.

Large swathes of England and Wales are covered by a new Met Office yellow warning for heavy showers and thunderstorms on Friday.

Two streets in a former pit village affected by ground movement linked to historical mining activity are to be demolished.

Last season's European finalists Arsenal will play Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in this year's Champions League league phase.

Sunderland will travel to AC Milan in the Europa League and Bournemouth will host the Serie A giants as Brighton and Hearts discovered their Conference League opponents.

Mohammad Abbas and Mohammad Ali starred with the ball as Pakistan took advantage of overcast conditions at Lord's to reduce England to 248-9 on day one of the second Test.

The second instalment of 'Rugby's Greatest Rivalry' sees South Africa host New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday, live on Sky Sports, with Springbok hopes already at the make-or-break stage and the All Blacks presented with a historic opportunity...

ECB chair Richard Thompson told Sky Sports of his "enormous disappointment" at the string of off-field episodes to blight England of late, saying players must understand the "respect, responsibility and pride" of representing the national side.

Peter Cullen, who voiced characters in Winnie the Pooh and Transformers, has died aged 85, his agent and family have confirmed.

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known for her polka dot art, has died aged 97.

Dame Jenni Murray died days after she was involved in a car crash which happened when she was dazzled by headlights, an inquest was told.

Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died at the age of 80.

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