Homeless drug addict with more than 90 convictions stole perfume to buy food
A homeless and penniless drug addict with 90 previous convictions stole perfume and a handbag to sell for food just days after being released from jail.Laura Neale was arrested for shoplifting in...
View ArticleMadeleine McCann's kidnappers are being protected, says former detective
Someone is protecting Madeleine McCann's kidnappers, says a detective who hunted for her for three years.As Kate McCann went through yet another Mother's Day without Madeleine yesterday, retired...
View ArticleCricketer who hit wife with bat claimed he had job at Leicestershire CCC
A Pakistani cricketer who hit his wife with his bat and made her drink bleach has been spared jail - clearing his way to play for Leicestershire, a court heard.Mustafa Bashir also slapped and choked...
View ArticleArsonists set fire to hay as horses feed in Anstey field
Arsonists set fire to bales of hay as horses nibbled at the straw.Owner Lee Hamilton has told how the actions of the arsonists yesterday could have given one of his horses, which is elderly, a heart...
View ArticleWife beating cricketer Mustafa Bashir could have his sentence altered - CPS
The sentence of a wife-beating cricketer who claimed he had job lined up with Leicestershire County Cricket Club could be altered.The Crown Prosecution Service is considering its options after Mustafa...
View ArticleNew Glen Parva £170m prison: Demonstration against 'mega-prison in Leicester'...
Protesters are to gather outside council offices today to protest about the construction of a new £170m prison at Glen Parva.Members of the local action group Leicester Prison Resistance are to...
View ArticleWoman hit by ex-husband Mustafa Bashir with cricket bat says judge did not...
The ex-wife of a man who beat her with a cricket bat and forced her to drink bleach has spoken out after he avoided jail.Cricketer Mustafa Bashir, 34, was given a suspended sentence on Monday after...
View Article£100 reward to catch arsonists who torched hay as horses ate in Anstey field
A horse owner is offering a £100 reward to help catch arsonists who set fire to bales of hay as his animals nibbled at the straw.Lee Hamilton has put up the money after a witness saw two youths set...
View ArticleRobbers kick victim in the head before stealing wallet in terrifying...
A man had his watch, wallet and mobile phone stolen after being attacked in a Leicester street.Two men targeted the victim near the STA coffee shop, in Tudor Road, at about 1am on Sunday.Read more:...
View ArticleSentence of cricketer Mustafa Bashir who said he had a contract at LCC is to...
The sentence of a wife-beating cricketer who claimed he had job lined up with Leicestershire County Cricket Club is to be reviewed this week.Mustafa Bashir, 34, attacked his then wife Fakhara Karim...
View ArticleDo you know this man? Police want to talk to him about aggravated burglary
Police have issued this photograph of a man they want to talk to after a student flat in Leicester was burgled.Police have asked: Do you know this man?Officers have released the image after the...
View ArticleSentence of cricketer Mustafa Bashir who said he had a contract at LCC is to...
The suspended prison sentence given to a wife-beating cricketer who claimed he had job lined up with Leicestershire County Cricket Club is to be reviewed today. Mustafa Bashir attacked his then wife...
View ArticleLeicester driver caught at Channel Tunnel trying to smuggle passenger into UK
A Leicester man has been jailed for 16 months today after he was caught trying to smuggle a passenger into the UK.Gurpal Bharth, of Western Road, West End, was stopped by Border Force officers at the...
View ArticleLeicester City v Atletico Madrid: Five people arrested during Champions...
Five people were arrested during the policing operation for Leicester City's Champions League match against Atletico Madrid last night.Police have revealed that five men were arrested for various...
View ArticleSuspected arson attack on building in Rutland village
A derelict building has been damaged in a suspected arson attack today.Firefighters were called out to the blaze at the single story building in Stud Road, Barleythorpe, near Oakham, in Rutland, at...
View ArticleMan, 20, STILL critical after suspected stabbing in Leicester
A 20-year-old man remains in a critical condition today after being assaulted in Leicester.The man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after an incident in Evington on Friday. One of...
View ArticleMan, 19, charged after incident in Aikman Avenue, New Parks
A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged with a public order offence after an incident in a Leicester street.Officers were called to Aikman Avenue in New Parks at about 1pm yesterday as they searched...
View ArticleMurder investigation launched after death of man following suspected stabbing...
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after the death of a 20-year-old man following a suspected stabbing in Leicester.The man had been fighting for his life after being found injured in...
View ArticleMan arrested for indecent exposure on city centre street in middle of afternoon
Police arrested a 29-year-old man in Leicester city centre yesterday after receiving reports that he was exposing himself in the street.Male just arrested in the City Centre for outraging public...
View ArticleLeicestershire Police staff member to appear in court charged with theft
A Leicestershire Police staff member is due to appear in court tomorrow charged with theft offences.read more: Crooked businessman jailed for running businesses despite banJulie Treen, 52, of...
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