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Leicestershire "litter womble" Sam Laywood has scooped the national Keep Britain Tidy award 🎉♻️Sam caught the judges att...
14/02/2025

Leicestershire "litter womble" Sam Laywood has scooped the national Keep Britain Tidy award 🎉♻️

Sam caught the judges attention after his marathon run last year, raising money for a good cause while picking litter

More here: https://bbc.in/4hzd3UL

Patryk Skupinksi was serving a life sentence.Police said Marlene Doyle suffered domestic abuse before her death in 2022 ...
14/02/2025

Patryk Skupinksi was serving a life sentence.

Police said Marlene Doyle suffered domestic abuse before her death in 2022 and the court heard that her body lay undiscovered for up to five days.

Read more: https://bbc.in/3QpJJnv

Congratulations Leicester! 🎉The massive job is now complete, as DIY SOS transformed the home of Isla, who was born with ...
14/02/2025

Congratulations Leicester! 🎉

The massive job is now complete, as DIY SOS transformed the home of Isla, who was born with a rare bone condition.

We'll have to wait a few months before we can see the finished product, but presenter Nick Knowles has promised something very special.

More here: https://bbc.in/4aYIYvm

He's got a hefty sentence.
14/02/2025

He's got a hefty sentence.

"It won't feel like a market".One cobbler says he's been "left in limbo" by new redevelopment plans for a smaller food-f...
14/02/2025

"It won't feel like a market".

One cobbler says he's been "left in limbo" by new redevelopment plans for a smaller food-focused Leicester Market.

Read more about the plans: https://bbc.in/4aX0Zdx

The party's coming back! 🎉Organisers of the Leicester Caribbean Carnival were left "heartbroken" when they had to cancel...
14/02/2025

The party's coming back! 🎉

Organisers of the Leicester Caribbean Carnival were left "heartbroken" when they had to cancel last year due to financial difficulties.

Find out more: https://bbc.in/4hChQ7Z

It was turned away from East Midlands Airport during its journey
13/02/2025

It was turned away from East Midlands Airport during its journey

The plane finally landed at Birmingham with less than two-thirds of its minimum fuel level.

The 700-year-old city market was already being redeveloped when the council had a change of heart.
13/02/2025

The 700-year-old city market was already being redeveloped when the council had a change of heart.

He's the sixth man to be found guilty over a "brutal, cold-blooded killing" in Leicester.Junior Osborne, 50, died from a...
13/02/2025

He's the sixth man to be found guilty over a "brutal, cold-blooded killing" in Leicester.

Junior Osborne, 50, died from a single stab wound to his neck in 2023.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4b0wbbH

The boy's been taken to hospital where he's being treated for serious injuries.Read more: https://bbc.in/4jXYhIQ
13/02/2025

The boy's been taken to hospital where he's being treated for serious injuries.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4jXYhIQ

It's only the second recording in England since 1876 😮The willow blister fungus - one of the world's most threatened spe...
13/02/2025

It's only the second recording in England since 1876 😮

The willow blister fungus - one of the world's most threatened species - was found on a tree at Rutland Water.

Find out more: https://bbc.in/4aWnbEm

Volunteer litter pickers say they are fighting a losing battle.Leicestershire litter wombles have said the rubbish in th...
12/02/2025

Volunteer litter pickers say they are fighting a losing battle.

Leicestershire litter wombles have said the rubbish in this layby includes human excrement, food waste and a discarded duvet, is fairly typical.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4aYmhrh

"Everybody's out there cleaning their cars." 💩Residents in a Leicestershire village have been treated to "once-in-a-life...
12/02/2025

"Everybody's out there cleaning their cars." 💩

Residents in a Leicestershire village have been treated to "once-in-a-lifetime" murmurations of starlings - as well as a whole lot of bird poo.

Watch here: https://bbc.in/3EvuKGe

It's been branded "irresponsible".The advert by Leicester-based fashion brand Next has been banned because the model's p...
12/02/2025

It's been branded "irresponsible".

The advert by Leicester-based fashion brand Next has been banned because the model's pose and the camera angle gave the impression she was "unhealthily thin".

Read more: https://bbc.in/4hUUiuM

It's chilly out there 🥶Temperatures are expected to remain below the average for February - but how long will it last?Mo...
11/02/2025

It's chilly out there 🥶

Temperatures are expected to remain below the average for February - but how long will it last?

More here: https://bbc.in/3QfIQ0M

📷 Shepshed, Leicestershire - Scrappy

He was inspired by cracker jokes 🤣 Check out his pun work here 👇
11/02/2025

He was inspired by cracker jokes 🤣 Check out his pun work here 👇

Can you do better than this pun? 🤣A new winner in the UK Pun Championships has been crowned at the Leicester Comedy Fest...
11/02/2025

Can you do better than this pun? 🤣

A new winner in the UK Pun Championships has been crowned at the Leicester Comedy Festival.

Hear the other puns here: https://bbc.in/4aWa6LB

The hotel rooms would be self-catering and have food vending machines.It's aiming to attract couples on short stay break...
11/02/2025

The hotel rooms would be self-catering and have food vending machines.

It's aiming to attract couples on short stay breaks in Leicester.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4hQanlp

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