Leicester, England News

A businessman has offered a A 10,000 reward for help catching intruders who burgled his home and escaped with jewellery worth A 25,000. Jake Caratella, who says he is making inquiries across Leicester in the search for the people who targeted his home, hopes the cash will help police catch the burglars.

Philippa Langley, originator of the Looking for Richard III project, with a 3D-printed model of Richard III Let's say, just hypothetically, that you have exhumed what you believe to be the body of an infamous British monarch from beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England.

A police officer celebrating 20 years in uniform has revealed how he once netted a wanted terrorist after stopping him for driving at night with no headlights on.

People on an estate are living in fear of a cat poisoner who is reported to have claimed the lives of up to four pets.

A University of Leicester academic is to feature in a new exhibition at the British Library focusing on the power of propaganda.

NEIGHBOURS whose alertness led to the swift arrest of two men who had carried out a A 25,000 burglary in their South Warwickshire village are to receive commendations.

Campaigners are calling for a 23-year-old failed Afghani asylum-seeker to be allowed to remain in Leicester, saying he will be killed if he is deported.

By D Markie Spring Lack on planning, vision, guidance and support, and zero involvement of students often cripple an education system! In my opinion, every education system should embark on a diverse curriculum design for effective learning.

Detectives are appealing for help to trace three burglars who stole gold jewellery in a raid on a house in Leicester.

Ultimate Appliances has closed its Leicestershire warehouse, leaving customers with unfulfilled orders and unsure whether they will see their money again.

All the greats have played there from the Beatles, David Bowie and Elton John to AC/DC, the Smiths and Kasabian.

A school of fish is floating to Leicester after hundreds of people in Harborough joined together to support a Leicestershire Craft Centre project.

The NHS 111 number - intended to make it quicker and easier for people to get non-emergency medical help - was due to replace NHS Direct in six weeks' time, on June 25.

Leicester City Council has bid for A 6.6million of Government cash to create the new traffic-free cycle tracks alongside main roads heading into and around the city centre.

The latest YouGov poll puts Tory support below that achieved by Gordon Brown at the 2010 General Election for the first time.

Award-winning pie makers Walker & Son has announced its new pie shop will open at the end of next month.

Councillors who met to discuss the future of the city centre venue, closed since 2007, have raised the possibility of the theatre being brought back into use should Leicester be selected.

It took the opposition's director of rugby to best sum up Leicester Tigers' performance in Saturday's electrifying semi-final. Conor O'Shea described them as "rabid dogs" in a second half which saw Tigers complete a spell of 30 unanswered points in just 35 minutes.

The number of such schools appears to have more than doubled over the past five years, and the findings will fuel concerns that some parts of the country are becoming increasingly segregated.

Northboro No contests in election Monday NORTHBORO - There are no races in the annual town election Monday, because no incumbents are being challenged.