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Police officer denies two counts of raping a woman
Stephen Reynolds, 28, appeared in Northampton Crown Court for a plea hearing
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Widespread flood alerts across Leicester and Loughborough after downpours
There are many residential areas subject to alerts this afternoon and there are also two flood warnings in place
Hazmat team called to Leicester building after report of suspicious smell
The smell was noticed on the upper floors of the four-storey building
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'Fun-loving and vivacious' Leicester teacher in latest Mercury funeral notices
Anna Broszkiewicz died at the age of just 54
Major 18-mile diversion warning issued for Leicestershire bridge works
Bus services will also be affected
Lloyds Bank closures ‘dreadful’ and will leave ‘gaping hole’ in Leicestershire towns
Two branches in Leicestershire are set to close in June
Campaign steps up in bid to save 'vital' Leicestershire SEND nurseries at risk of closure
Four SEND nurseries are under threat if new proposals are approved
Arrest made in connection with Loughborough ‘hazardous substance’ discovery
The incident prompted a large emergency response
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Loughborough buildings evacuated amid 'hazardous substance' town centre find
A major cordon is in place while the incident response remains ongoing
Multiple emergency services respond to 'incident' in Loughborough
People were being urged to avoid the area
Police find £60k worth of drugs in car boot during operation
They were stopping cars looking for stolen vehicles when they came across the drugs
Busy Loughborough road closed due to flooding
The route runs directly over the River Soar
Flood alerts remain across Leicestershire as residents advised to ‘act now’ in one area
Some river levels are expected to remain high until Saturday evening (February 7)
Several flood alerts issued across Leicestershire with problems ‘expected’ in one area
People are being urged to be prepared
New Loughborough taxi rules approved despite concerns some drivers can't afford it
It's all part of efforts to reduce pollution in the borough of Charnwood
Burglar brothers and eight others among those jailed in January
A knife attacker and prolific thief are also now behind bars
Man locked up for 6 years after spate of 'scary' Leicestershire burglaries with masked gang
Theo Ramsey is the only one of the gang of young men to be brought to justice
One year on: How have Leicestershire's communities rebuilt from devastating floods?
'She was 15 minutes from death' - The day Leicestershire came together
Decision due on huge Leicestershire solar farm plan that divides villagers
More than 95 hectares of agricultural land would be covered with solar panels as part of the proposals