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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Dan Hunt

    Gardener stole 'treasured' gold from elderly man (opens the original)

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    A gardener who stole a gold nugget which was a "treasured item" from an elderly man has been sentenced. Leicester Crown Court heard Christopher Darlison, 42, was employed by Roger Bown, who died last year, to carry out gardening work and came to be viewed "almost as another son". However, prosecutor Damian Warburton said in July 2025, Darlison took a gold nugget from Bown's property - and sold it at a jewellers for £15,000 in cash. On Thursday, Judge Ebrahim Mooncey handed Darlison of Briargate

  2. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Dan Hunt

    How much can Leicestershire's 'July Fortnight' save families? (opens the original)

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    Since the 1960s, families in Leicestershire have avoided the busy airport scramble of the peak holiday season. But how much can you actually save with a two-week head start on school holidays? The "July Fortnight" was introduced in 1965 after a ballot held among workers in Leicester and Leicestershire allowed factories and businesses to close for the first two weeks of the month. According to one local travel agent, the early summer finish still comes as a "big advantage" for families taking a s

  3. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Dan Hunt

    Nottingham attacks families not told 'stalker' had violent past (opens the original)

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    Families of the Nottingham attacks victims said police did not tell them a man who had taken an interest in them had a history of violence when he tried to visit them. Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were killed by Valdo Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020, on 13 June 2023. He tried to kill three others. Grace's father, Dr Sanjoy Kumar, said he was told in 2025 a man had visited his GP surgery in London. Emma Webber, Barnaby's mother, said he

  4. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Dan Hunt

    Wandering terrapin rescued from busy Nottingham road (opens the original)

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    A terrapin was rescued after crossing a busy road in Nottinghamshire. Nottinghamshire Police said PC Chris Brentnall was travelling along Colwick Loop Road in Gedling, near the junction with Magenta Way, shortly before 15:00 BST on Tuesday, when he stopped to assist what appeared to be a broken-down vehicle. However, the officer soon discovered the driver had spotted a shelled creature in the middle of the road and had pulled over to bring it to safety. Brentnall said the reptile appeared to be

  5. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Dan Hunt

    Man jailed for killing Leicester student over fake Rolex row (opens the original)

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    A student who stabbed his former friend through the heart in Leicester after they fell out over a fake Rolex watch has been found guilty of manslaughter and jailed. Harper Dennis, 19, plunged a knife five times into the chest of Khaleed Oladipo, 20, near De Montfort University in Leicester on the evening of February 3 this year. A jury at Leicester Crown Court found Dennis not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter, having an offensive weapon and failing to provide the pin to his phone afte

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