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• Vigil held in Leicester for victims of Grenfell Tower fire and Finsbury Park attack - Leicester Mercury

  19-06-2017 21:26
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  Vigil held in Leicester for victims of Grenfell Tower fire and Finsbury Park attack
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  A hundred white balloons were released into the blue evening sky today in Leicester as a tribute to the victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the Finsbury Park mosque terror attack. More than 200 people gathered at the Clock Tower in Leicester to ...and more »
  
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• atroughton published Vigil held in Leicester for victims of Grenfell Tower fire and...

  19-06-2017 20:58
  
  A hundred white balloons were released into the blue evening sky today in Leicester as a tribute to the victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the Finsbury Park mosque terror attack.More than 200 people gathered at the Clock Tower in Leicester to see the balloons released mid-way through a multi-faith vigil.Speakers from a variety of backgrounds and faiths and non-faiths gave short addresses at the event which started at 6pm.A minute's silence for both sets of victims was upheld before the...
  
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• Call for unity and calm after terror attack on London mosque - Leicester Mercury

  19-06-2017 20:33
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  Call for unity and calm after terror attack on London mosque
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  Faith leaders and Chief Constable Simon Cole spoke out as the Metropolitan Police continued inquiries into the incident, in which one man died 10 people were injured. A van mounted the pavement and was driven at a group of worshippers who were ...and more »
  
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• Community leaders condemn disorder in Leicester following India v Pakistan cricket final - Leicester Mercury

  19-06-2017 20:13
  
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  Community leaders condemn disorder in Leicester following India v Pakistan cricket final
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  City councillor Mustafa Malik, ward member for Spinney Hills and chief executive of the Pakistan Youth and Community Association, in Highfields, said: "As soon as I found out what was happening, I was in continuous touch with the police and sought ...
  
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• Ciaranfagan published Call for unity and calm after terror attack on London mosque

  19-06-2017 19:59
  
  Community leaders in Leicestershire have called for calm and unity in the wake of the terror attack on worshippers at London's Finsbury Park mosque. Faith leaders and Chief Constable Simon Cole spoke out as the Metropolitan Police continued inquiries into the incident, in which one man died 10 people were injured. A van mounted the pavement and was driven at a group of worshippers who were making their way home after attending evening prayers shortly after midnight.
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• DavidWOwen published Community leaders condemn disorder in Leicester following India v...

  19-06-2017 19:33
  
  Community leaders have condemned the disorder in Leicester following the India versus Pakistan ICC Champions Trophy cricket match on Sunday.India cricket fans in Belgrave Road on SundayCity councillor Mustafa Malik, ward member for Spinney Hills and chief executive of the Pakistan Youth and Community Association, in Highfields, said: "As soon as I found out what was happening, I was in continuous touch with the police and sought, through social media, to calm people down."This was just...
  
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• Leicester Mercury published Lions skipper Sam Warburton is close to starting spot for first...

  19-06-2017 19:30
  
  Andy Farrell believes Sam Warburton is "battle-hardened" and improving day by day as the British & Irish Lions captain inches towards the Test match squad.Wales flanker Warburton suffered an ankle injury in the tour-opening 13-7 win over the Provincial Barbarians and has been scrapping for match-sharpness ever since.The Lions left Warburton out of Tuesday's squad to face the Chiefs in Hamilton, however, and now he is edging ever closer to a spot in Saturday's line-up for the...
  
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• TomPegden published Top 200 businesses in Leicestershire in 2017 revealed

  19-06-2017 19:14
  
  Today the Leicester Mercury reveals its list of the 2017 Top 200 Companies in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Analysing the results, we can see that property development, construction and manufacturing in particular have all demonstrated significant steps forward, with increased turnover. The fly in the ointment is retail. Life on the High Street has been uncomfortable of late as retailers suffer higher wholesale prices – particularly of imported goods thanks to the tumbling...
  
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• Mercury_Sport published Ben Raine injured on tough day for Leicestershire at Trent Bridge

  19-06-2017 19:00
  
  Day one: Nottinghamshire 345-4 (Patel 157no, Taylor 61) against Leicestershire (Klein 3-73) at Trent BridgeLeicestershire endured a difficult day at Trent Bridge against Nottinghamshire – and also lost all-rounder Ben Raine to injury.Samit Patel continued to make the most of the richest vein of form of his career with another imperious innings on the first day of the Specsavers County Championship match.Patel reached the close on 157 not out, scoring his runs from 222 balls with 17 fours..
  
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• With temperatures soaring in Leicester - here are 11 tips to help you get a good night's sleep - Leicester Mercury

  19-06-2017 18:57
  
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  With temperatures soaring in Leicester - here are 11 tips to help you get a good night's sleep
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  You've no doubt been looking forward to getting home and putting your feet up to have a rest after the long hot day. But as the evening wears on and you turn in for the night, will you be able to get to sleep? Read more: Six tips to help you get rid of ...
  
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• TessRushin commented With temperatures soaring in Leicester - here are 11 tips to help...

  19-06-2017 18:57
  
  The weather has been absolutely glorious today with temperatures soaring to over 30 degrees. You've no doubt been looking forward to getting home and putting your feet up to have a rest after the long hot day. But as the evening wears on and you turn in for the night, will you be able to get to sleep?
  Read more: Six tips to help you get rid of sunburn if you've been caught out during the heatwaveHere are 11 top tips the Liverpool Echo have suggested try and beat the heatwave and get a cool...
  
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• Leicester City target signs for the Boro - Nuneaton News

  19-06-2017 18:34
  
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  Leicester City target signs for the Boro
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  NUNEATON Town have completed the signing of one of their most sought after targets this summer. Brady Hickey has made the move to Liberty Way from local rivals Barwell, a move that Boro boss Tommy Wright admitted had been years in the making.and more »
  
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• JBlackwell published Leicester City recap: Michael Appleton set to become assistant,...

  19-06-2017 18:30
  
  Craig Shakespeare is set to appoint his first staff member since taking the reins as Leicester City boss with Michael Appleton close to being announced as the club's new assistant manager.Negotiations between City and League One outfit Oxford, where Appleton is currently in charge, took place over the weekend and an appointment is imminent after compensation was agreed.Read more: Appleton expected to become Shakespeare's no.2 at CityMeanwhile, reports suggest City could make a second...
  
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• DavidWOwen published Six police officers injured as cricket fans clash after...

  19-06-2017 18:30
  
  Six police officers were injured and two people arrested as celebrations following Pakistan's cricket victory over India in the ICC Champions Trophy turned ugly in Leicester.An investigation has been launched to find those responsible for what the Leicestershire force describe as a "protracted period of public disorder" in the city on Sunday night. Belgrave Road was temporarily blocked as Indian supporters spilled out of pubs, bars and restaurants following their team's unexpected...
  
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• DavidWOwen commented Six police officers injured as cricket fans clash after...

  19-06-2017 18:30
  
  Six police officers were injured and two people arrested as celebrations following Pakistan's cricket victory over India in the ICC Champions Trophy turned ugly in Leicester.An investigation has been launched to find those responsible for what the Leicestershire force describe as a "protracted period of public disorder" in the city on Sunday night. Belgrave Road was temporarily blocked as Indian supporters spilled out of pubs, bars and restaurants following their team's unexpected...
  
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• Leicester Mercury published Leicestershire & Rutland over-50s continue to show their...

  19-06-2017 18:29
  
  Leicestershire& Rutland over-50s are one of the smartest teams about – in their results, appearance and car-parking.Their five-wicket win against Huntingdonshire at Ullesthorpe was their 13th in succession.That run takes in 10 games last year, when they were national champions, and all three matches this season.The visitors scored fours from the first two balls of the game but otherwise County were in charge. A tight bowling and fielding performance on a fast outfield meant they...
  
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• Jamie Vardy's delight as Leicester lad is first from his academy to be ... - Leicester Mercury

  19-06-2017 18:01
  
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  Jamie Vardy's delight as Leicester lad is first from his academy to be ...
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  When Leicester City star Jamie Vardy set up his V9 academy it was designed to give non-league footballers the chance to follow in his footsteps. Striker Danny ...
  The new Vardy? Stevenage sign factory worker from Leicester ...The Guardian
  Leicester's Jamie Vardy "buzzing" as his V9 Academy for football ...Mirror.co.uk
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• SamDimmer published Man taken to hospital after Hinckley hammer attack

  19-06-2017 18:00
  
  A man suffered facial injuries in a hammer attack in Hinckley town centre. Police were called to Coventry Road, near the old leisure centre site, at 8.50am last night. The man suffered lip, head and arm injuries in the attack. Nothing was taken from him. He was taken to hospital but has since been discharged. Read more: Shock as 'homeless man' is found dead outside shop On Facebook the son of one witness said the man was "bleeding significantly but still standing" after the...
  
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• SamDimmer published 15 tips on how to get your children to sleep in hot weather

  19-06-2017 18:00
  
  As temperatures continue to soar parents are seeking advice on how to get children to sleep. Health warnings have been issued and the warm weather is here to stay until Thursday – with a low of 14C predicted. That means young children face a few potentially sleepless nights until cooler weather arrives at the weekend. Until then there are a few tips you can try to cool your little ones down, courtesy of The Sleep Nanny Lucy Shrimpton, who spoke to the Mirror recently.
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• RobTanner published Jamie Vardy's delight as Leicester lad is first from his academy...

  19-06-2017 18:00
  
  When Leicester City star Jamie Vardy set up his V9 academy it was designed to give non-league footballers the chance to follow in his footsteps. Striker Danny Newton, from Leicestershire, today became the first player to take that a step in emulating Vardy's rise from non-league obscurity to the pinnacle of English football when he signed for Stevenage Borough. The 26-year-old. of Countesthorpe, who has signed a one-year contract with an option of another, thought his chance of joining the...
  
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• Leicester Mercury published Six tips to help you get rid of sunburn if you've been caught out...

  19-06-2017 18:00
  
  Glorious sunshine isn't that common in Leicestershire – so when it arrives we tend to get a bit carried away. As a result many of us will be nursing a touch of sunburn this evening. That might come as a surprise to some who think the chances of getting burned in Britain are slim, writes the Mirror. That's not the case though, with just 15 minutes of exposure enough to burn a pale person who isn't lathered in sun cream. If you're already a bit pink though here are a few ways you can...
  
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• Leicester Mercury commented Six tips to help you get rid of sunburn if you've been caught out...

  19-06-2017 18:00
  
  Glorious sunshine isn't that common in Leicestershire – so when it arrives we tend to get a bit carried away. As a result many of us will be nursing a touch of sunburn this evening. That might come as a surprise to some who think the chances of getting burned in Britain are slim, writes the Mirror. That's not the case though, with just 15 minutes of exposure enough to burn a pale person who isn't lathered in sun cream. If you're already a bit pink though here are a few ways you can...
  
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• Leicester City news: Oxford chairman says life will go on despite speculation over Appleton switch - Leicester Mercury

  19-06-2017 17:11
  
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  Leicester City news: Oxford chairman says life will go on despite speculation over Appleton switch
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  Oxford United manager Darryl Eales has not confirmed or denied whether manager Michael Appleton is joining Leicester City as assistant manager. Appleton is set to switch to the King Power Stadium to join Craig Shakespeare's backroom team and the ...
  Michael Appleton: Oxford United head coach set to join Leicester City as assistantBBC Sport
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• Leicester Mercury published Chiefs v British & Irish Lions preview: Chiefs will be out to...

  19-06-2017 17:04
  
  Game SixChiefs v British & Irish LionsMatch dayTuesday, at FMG Stadium, Waitkato, Hamilton (8.35am)Match previewThe Chiefs are known for a brand of rugby that has provided some of the most spectacular tries in recent Super Rugby history.And they will be taking exactly the same approach as they try to down the Lions just five days before the opening Test.Frenchman Jerome Garces will officiate the fixture ahead of his appointment in the second of the three Tests between the Lions and...
  
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• RobTanner published Leicester City news: Oxford chairman says life will go on despite...

  19-06-2017 17:02
  
  Oxford United manager Darryl Eales has not confirmed or denied whether manager Michael Appleton is joining Leicester City as assistant manager.Appleton is set to switch to the King Power Stadium to join Craig Shakespeare's backroom team and the Mercury understands some details are still to be finalised.However, Eales has said life will go on despite the uncertainty.Speaking on the Us website on the unveiling of new signing Fiacre Kelleher, he said: "We are very aware of the speculation...
  
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• Leicester Mercury commented This is the law if you decide to sunbathe naked in your garden...

  19-06-2017 16:26
  
  Too hot for clothes? If you decide to sunbathe naked in the recent heatwave you could find yourself in trouble. Impressively sunbathing in the buff is perfectly legal – unless the sight of you in your glory offends your neighbours. It's not against the law to ben naked in public but it can become one if you cause alarm or distress to others, writes the Bristol Post. Police are advising those who do want an all-over tan to be 'discreet' about their sunbathing habits. Read more:...
  
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• RobTanner published Leicester City and Oxford in talks after Michael Appleton agrees...

  19-06-2017 16:06
  
  Michael Appleton is set to join Leicester City as assistant manager. The Oxford United boss has agreed to swop the Kassam Stadium hot seat to reunite with City boss Craig Shakespeare at the King Power Stadium. Details are being finalised over the switch from the Us and it is expected everything could be tied up sometime this week, as long as there are no stumbling blocks in sorting out the compensation agreement with Oxford. Appleton had been identified as the man Shakespeare wanted to...
  
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• RobTanner commented Leicester City and Oxford in talks after Michael Appleton agrees...

  19-06-2017 16:06
  
  Michael Appleton is set to join Leicester City as assistant manager. The Oxford United boss has agreed to swop the Kassam Stadium hot seat to reunite with City boss Craig Shakespeare at the King Power Stadium. Details are being finalised over the switch from the Us and it is expected everything could be tied up sometime this week, as long as there are no stumbling blocks in sorting out the compensation agreement with Oxford. Appleton had been identified as the man Shakespeare wanted to...
  
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• Leicester Mercury published Kirk is the star as Barkby win top-of-table clash against...

  19-06-2017 15:06
  
  A terrific performance from Ian Kirk helped Barkby United strengthen their position at the head of the Everards Leicestershire & Rutland League.The all-rounder shone with bat, ball and in the field as Barkby won by four wickets at Kegworth in the top-of-the-table battle in the Everards Premier Division.The bad news for Barkby fans, however, is that Kirk has only a couple of games left for the club before he moves to Scotland.Kegworth won the toss and scored 11 off the first five balls...
  
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• DavidWOwen published Man charged with dangerous driving after Glenfield pub car park...

  19-06-2017 14:49
  
  A 21-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving and other related offences after a car crashed into a car park at a village pub at the weekend.Tarrell Shepherd, of Welford Road, Leicester, is alleged to have been the driver of a car which collided with concrete bollards in Station Road, Glenfield, on Saturday afternoon.The vehicle ended up in the car park of the Nags Head – just yards from drinkers in its beer garden.Read more: Heatwave health alert in place across Leicestershire
  
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• Car crashes near busy beer garden in Leicester - BBC News

  19-06-2017 14:38
  
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  Car crashes near busy beer garden in Leicester
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  A pub landlord has said a car that careered into his car park narrowly missed families in the beer garden. Benjamin Goodman, 39, owner of the Nags Head, in Glenfield, Leicester said he was serving customers on Sunday afternoon when he heard a "massive ...and more »
  
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• Claudio Ranieri has a new job: repeat the Leicester City miracle at Nantes - The Guardian

  19-06-2017 14:09
  
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  Claudio Ranieri has a new job: repeat the Leicester City miracle at Nantes
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  When Sergio Conceição swapped Nantes for Porto, the French club needed to replace him with a manager with a big aura. They chose the Tinkerman. By Adam White for Get French Football News, of the Guardian Sport Network. Claudio Ranieri is the man in ...
  
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• Leicester consider second bid for West Bromwich Albion's Jonny Evans as they look to name Michael Appleton as their ... - The Sun

  19-06-2017 13:27
  
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  Leicester consider second bid for West Bromwich Albion's Jonny Evans as they look to name Michael Appleton as their ...
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  LEICESTER CITY are ready to up their bid for West Brom centre-half Jonny Evans. The Foxes, also set to appoint Oxford United manager Michael Appleton as their new assistant boss, had a £10million bid for the Northern Irishman rejected last week.
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• DanielJBird published Heatwave health alert in place across Leicestershire as...

  19-06-2017 13:05
  
  A heatwave health alert is in place across Leicestershire today with temperatures expected to reach 32C. The Met Office and Public Health England issued a Heat Health Watch Alert at 9am this morning, and it is in place until 9am on Tuesday. The alert is triggered by at least two consecutive days of temperatures reaching 30C during the day and 15C at night. Vulnerable groups, such as people over 75, babies, those with severe health conditions and the homeless, are particularly at risk...
  
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• Mr Leicester goes full circle - Leicester Mercury

  19-06-2017 13:01
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  Mr Leicester goes full circle
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  My feet are now well and truly under my desk at the Leicester Mercury's new offices on New Walk. However, I was surprised to discover from correspondent Michael Clarke that, actually, the Mercury's 'new'' location is actually not that new – and, as it ...and more »
  
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• DanielJBird published Jaguar Land Rover to create 5,000 new jobs in latest expansion...

  19-06-2017 13:00
  
  Thousands of new jobs will be created as Jaguar Land Rover has announced further expansion plans. The major firm – whose head office is only 28 miles from Leicester city centre – plans to recruit 5,000 new employees. It has emerged that the company wants to bring in more engineers and technical staff over the next year to deliver the cars of the future.
  Looking for a new job? Search through thousands of career opportunities hereJaguar Land Rover's expansion would boost its UK...
  
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• DanielJBird commented Jaguar Land Rover to create 5,000 new jobs in latest expansion...

  19-06-2017 13:00
  
  Thousands of new jobs will be created as Jaguar Land Rover has announced further expansion plans. The major firm – whose head office is only 28 miles from Leicester city centre – plans to recruit 5,000 new employees. It has emerged that the company wants to bring in more engineers and technical staff over the next year to deliver the cars of the future.
  Looking for a new job? Search through thousands of career opportunities hereJaguar Land Rover's expansion would boost its UK...
  
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• DavidWOwen published Arsonists could be behind another blaze at former Corah's factory...

  19-06-2017 12:57
  
  An investigation has been launched into a fire at a disused building at city's former Corah's textile factory site. Crews from fire stations across Leicester were called to the factory, in St John Street, off Burley's Way, Leicester, this morning. The alarm was raised at 8.20am, with the aerial ladder platform from Birstall fire station and a support appliance from Wigston joining crews at the scene. Read more: Fire at former textiles factory 'believed to have been started...
  
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• DavidWOwen commented Arsonists could be behind another blaze at former Corah's factory...

  19-06-2017 12:57
  
  An investigation has been launched into a fire at a disused building at city's former Corah's textile factory site. Crews from fire stations across Leicester were called to the factory, in St John Street, off Burley's Way, Leicester, this morning. The alarm was raised at 8.20am, with the aerial ladder platform from Birstall fire station and a support appliance from Wigston joining crews at the scene. Read more: Fire at former textiles factory 'believed to have been started...
  
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• Mr_Leicester published Mr Leicester goes full circle

  19-06-2017 12:41
  
  My feet are now well and truly under my desk at the Leicester Mercury's new offices on New Walk. However, I was surprised to discover from correspondent Michael Clarke that, actually, the Mercury's 'new'' location is actually not that new – and, as it happens, it's a case of going full circle for Mr Leicester, too."Having read your interesting appreciation of the Pick building on Wellington Street, I decided to check the new Mercury offices out on Google Earth," writes Michael,...
  
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• Leicester Mercury published Just how hot does your workplace have to be to for you to legally...

  19-06-2017 12:30
  
  It's sweltering outside but just how hot does it have to get inside for you to legally be allowed home from work? It isn't as simple as setting a legally defined maximum or minimum temperature, unfortunately. That's because some workplaces can expect extreme high or low temperatures, like foundries or glass houses, the MEN reports. But if you're lucky enough to not work in those two particular industries here's what the Health and Safety Executive, who make the rules, say: The...
  
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• Leicester Mercury commented Just how hot does your workplace have to be to for you to legally...

  19-06-2017 12:30
  
  It's sweltering outside but just how hot does it have to get inside for you to legally be allowed home from work? It isn't as simple as setting a legally defined maximum or minimum temperature, unfortunately. That's because some workplaces can expect extreme high or low temperatures, like foundries or glass houses, the MEN reports. But if you're lucky enough to not work in those two particular industries here's what the Health and Safety Executive, who make the rules, say: The...
  
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• Leicester's snooker world champion Mark Selby earned record ... - Leicester Mercury

  19-06-2017 12:27
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  Leicester's snooker world champion Mark Selby earned record ...
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  Leicester's Mark Selby pocketed almost £1million last season – a new record for the most earned by one player in a single campaign. The reigning world ...and more »
  
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• Jon_Paul published Leicester's snooker world champion Mark Selby earned record...

  19-06-2017 12:23
  
  Leicester's Mark Selby pocketed almost £1million last season – a new record for the most earned by one player in a single campaign.The reigning world champion, who celebrates his 34th birthday today, enjoyed the most successful season of his career since turning professional as a 16-year-old in 1999.As well as lifting his third world title at the Crucible in May, and with it a cheque for £375,000, the 'Jester from Leicester' also won the UK Championship and three other ranking.
  
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• Six police officers injured as rival cricket fans clash in Leicester after Pakistan beat India in the Champions ... - The Sun

  19-06-2017 12:17
  
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  Six police officers injured as rival cricket fans clash in Leicester after Pakistan beat India in the Champions ...
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  SIX police officers were injured in Leicester as rival cricket fans clashed after the Champions Trophy. Pakistan beat India by 180 runs at the Oval in London after India failed badly in trying to chase down their target. Missiles were thrown as India ...
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• danjmartin published Shock as 'homeless man' is found dead outside Co-op in Evington...

  19-06-2017 12:12
  
  Police have launched an investigation after a man died in a busy Leicester Street. Paramedics were called to Evington Road shortly after 7am this morning after a man in his 40s was found outside the Co-op store near the junction with Kedlestone Road. The man was alive when they arrived but subsequently died. Detectives have described his death as unexplained. Investigators taped off the area which included a small beauty salon and corner shop while forensics experts examined the...
  
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• danjmartin published Shock as 'homeless man' dies after being found outside Co-op in...

  19-06-2017 12:12
  
  Police have launched an investigation after a man died in a busy Leicester Street. Paramedics were called to Evington Road shortly after 7am this morning after a man in his 40s was found outside the Co-op store near the junction with Kedlestone Road. The man was alive when they arrived but subsequently died. Detectives have described his death as unexplained. Investigators taped off the area which included a small beauty salon and corner shop while forensics experts examined the...
  
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• Mr_Leicester published 'All change' - almost - at Leicester rail station in the 1970s

  19-06-2017 12:00
  
  The top half of this photograph of Leicester's London Road station will be familiar to today's rail travellers – but the lower half will just be a memory to readers. Here, we see major reconstruction work at Leicester's last station, about 40 years ago. Top, in the background, just above the station concourse, from left, can be seen the square tower of New Walk Museum, then, the two cooling towers of Leicester power station – now gone – followed by the spire-less tower of...
  
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• Leicester City transfer rumours: City linked with young Birmingham star - Leicester Mercury

  19-06-2017 11:44
  
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  Leicester City transfer rumours: City linked with young Birmingham star
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  The reports suggest that six Premier league clubs are tracking the 20-year-old Leicester-born player, including his hometown club. Adams, who grew up in Thurnby Lodge, started his career in the youth ranks at Coventry City but was released and joined ...
  
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• RobTanner published Leicester City transfer rumours: City linked with young...

  19-06-2017 11:29
  
  Leicester City have been linked with Birmingham City forward Che Adams.The reports suggest that six Premier league clubs are tracking the 20-year-old Leicester-born player, including his hometown club.Adams, who grew up in Thurnby Lodge, started his career in the youth ranks at Coventry City but was released and joined Ilkeston, where his performances caught the attention of Sheffield United, who signed him in 2014.He joined Birmingham in 2016 in a £2 million deal and he has emerged as an.
  
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