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East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust declared a critical incident on Saturday 27 June 2026.

The A46 in Leicestershire is closed.

Specialist police dive teams searching for a teenage boy following reports he entered a lake in Syston yesterday afternoon (Thursday 25 June) have recovered a person from the water.

Emergency services are currently carrying out searches in Syston to locate a teenage boy who was reported to have entered a lake.

Due to the exceptionally hot weather currently affecting the region, Leicestershire recycling and household waste sites will close earlier than usual at 4pm today, Thursday, and Friday.

Two men charged in connection with Firearms Incidents

Appeal for witnesses after a fire at Loughborough Town Hall

Millions of pounds is being invested in the ambulance service in the East Midlands to increase the number of vehicles and crews responding to emergencies.

Multiple crews have attended a large fire in a field on Kegworth Lane outside Long Whatton.

Leicestershire County Council say it is supporting parents to find alternative primary places for their children after a school in North West Leicestershire announced it will close this summer.

The 16:40 East Midlands Railway train from Corby to London St Pancras has been involved in a collision with 15:50 Nottingham to London St Pancras at Bedford South.

Police have released an image of a man they are looking to identify following two burglaries in Barrow Upon Soar.

Leicester City have confirmed the appointment of Russell Martin as the Club’s new First Team Manager, with the former Scotland international signing a three-year contract until 2029.

Parents are being asked whether we should have a shorter summer holiday to allow for a two-week half term in October.

The new Mayor of Charnwood has been sworn in for 2026-27 following the Council’s Annual Meeting on Monday, 11 May.

A man who punched a pub-goer on a Christmas night out in Leicestershire in 2025 has been jailed for 10 years after being convicted of manslaughter.

Residents are invited to celebrate the centenary of Loughborough’s Shelthorpe estate with a special community event next month.

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A new exhibition has opened up in Loughborough charting the history of one of the town's best known and longest-standing industrial firms.