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Fire crews were called to the blaze in Sussex Road, Wigston, at about 21:30 GMT on Thursday. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service sent five engines, plus an aerial ladder platform, and worked "through the night" to…
No resolution was reached in negotiations between executive parties and Sir Chris Bryant on a budget deal on Thursday. The Northern Ireland secretary has said that it is not his "job" to set a budget and that it is the…
This comes after the company was awarded a £1bn contract to build 23 new medium helicopters for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), which was said to have protected the factory's 3,000 jobs. But the company said it had made…
He was convicted of raping a woman at his luxury London townhouse and of sexually assaulting three women in separate incidents in front of his entourage at a radio station, a TV studio and a bar. Brand is under…
At weekends and one or two weekday evenings, she visits her elderly mother, a 25-minute drive away, who needs support, and she also helps with her mother-in-law, who has dementia. “I’m beyond exhausted,” says Anna. “I’m…
The city’s Bigg Market is its hedonistic epicentre, with 15 bars and nightclubs in an area of less than a square mile. As well as local people seeking a good time, it attracts people from around the country in search of…
Read our privacy notice . Tottenham 's agreement with Bayern Munich over Harry Kane remains in place, despite the 2026 Ballon d'Or winner signing a new contract. After weeks of speculation, it was announced on Thursday…
During a ‘feeding day’ twice a week, he straps some of his 60,000 bugs to his arm and works while they suck his blood. He then sleeps with them on nights when he needs to test out new devices or repellents – in a…
Temperatures approached 23C (73F) in New York and Boston, about 7-10C above what is expected in early November. The unseasonable warmth spilled into parts of eastern Canada, with temperatures exceeding 20C, about 10-15C…
Join today Already a member? Log in Buckingham Palace has reportedly signalled it is open to Commonwealth realms removing King Charles as their head of state. A senior aide has said the royal family are “fully open” to…