A 29-year-old man has been found guilty of rape following a four-week trial at Leicester Crown Court. Cassius Povey had also pleaded...

A man who bundled a woman into a van in Mountsorrel minutes before she was found seriously injured on the A6 has been convicted of kidnap. Chay Bowskill, 20, was found guilty yesterday (25 January) following a trial at Leicester Crown Court. Bowskill, of Empingham Drive, Syston, was also convicted of coercive and controlling behaviour and perverting the course of justice. He was found not guilty of a charge of section 18 grievous bodily harm. Chay Bowskill A second man, Rocc

Police have placed a cordon around a Jewellers shop in Belgrave this afternoon. Police have released the following statement and appeal....

Two police officers have received the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for their heroic bravery following the helicopter crash at Leicester City...

Changes to the Highway Code will mean drivers need to give way to pedestrians at a junction, while cyclists must give way to people using...

Protesters have surrounded a Leicester Factory on Meridian East. The action group gathered outside the entrance of the Israeli-owned Elbit Systems subsidiary UAV Tactical Systems in Leicester shortly after 11am this morning. Elbit which makes drones for military use here in Leicester. It’s reported that after protests their factory in Oldham has been forced to close down. Elbit Systems announced earlier on this January that it was selling its Elbit Ferranti factory in Oldham

Leicester’s popular African Caribbean Centre could be run by the local community in the future. A recent consultation on the centre, in...

A Package of wide-ranging investments in vital services and community facilities across Leicester has been set out in the city council’s...

Four drug dealers have been jailed for a total of almost 14 years following a police investigation. Nathan Degia, Joshua Davies, Wayne...