Leicester Mercury - April 12, 2025

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April 12, 2025

BOY, 16, FACING MURDER CHARGE

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a man in Leicester, writes Dylan Hayward.

1 min

Warning issued of Easter road jams

AN amber traffic congestion warning has been issued to drivers ahead of the Easter holidays.

1 min

Moves to cut violence to NHS staff unveiled

AIM ALSO TO TACKLE PAY DISPUTES LIKE THAT IN CITY HOSPITALS

2 mins

Changing name of medical condition could be a lifesaver

A MEDIC has successfully campaigned to change the name of a rare but potentially fatal condition.

1 min

Armed officers in town after gun report

ARMED police responded to reports of a man being seen with a gun in Hinckley.

1 min

Family pay tribute to man found dead at a city house

A 35-YEAR-OLD man who died following an incident in Braunstone Frith has been named as Louis Howard.

1 min

Woman suffers broken jaw in mugging at supermarket

A WOMAN in her 30s was attacked by two robbers on a moped as she loaded shopping into her car at a supermarket.

1 min

Police officer made 'seriously innappropriate' comments on schoolgirls, sex attack victim's figure and his own colleagues

A LEICESTERSHIRE Police officer made “seriously inappropriate” sexual comments to a dozen female colleagues over a three-year period.

2 mins

Impact of substation must be assessed

DEVELOPERS seeking to build a huge substation must submit an impact assessment.

1 min

Cities are getting noisier, survey of public concludes

NOISE has got worse in the past five years, a majority of the public believe.

1 min

Primary pick of the crop with a gold food award

FOOD culture at a primary has been transformed - and earned the school a top award.

1 min

Call to install smoke alarms after house fire

FIREFIGHTERS have released images of the damage done to a house in a fire caused by a candle.

1 min

Passover celebration beginning

THE Jewish holiday of Passover was getting under way today.

1 min

China raises the stakes

CHINA has announced that it will raise tariffs on US goods from 84% to 125% - in the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown.

1 min

Mercy-killing daughter is spared prison

A WOMAN who killed her terminally-ill father has been allowed to walk free from court with a two-year suspended sentence by a judge who told her: \"I recognise I have taken a merciful course.\"

1 min

Green light for M-way solar farm despite loss of habitat

COUNCILLORS have approved a controversial plan to build a major solar farm next to the M1.

1 min

Man 'dragged girlfriend into house with teeth'

A THUG who grabbed his girlfriend with his teeth and pulled her into his house during a violent argument in the street has avoided jail.

2 mins

Objections at plan to replace village eyesore with warehouse

A PLAN to replace a disused bank building that has become an eyesore with a warehouse has run into fresh opposition.

2 mins

I couldn't write after my heart surgery...

AFTER going to the GP with what he thought was indigestion last year, bestselling children’s author Sir Michael Morpurgo found himself undergoing a triple heart bypass - and an enforced break from writing.

5 mins

Stop scrolling and set an example

AWAY on holiday for a few days recently I passed one of those odd little kiosks you only get in European cities.

2 mins

TAKE A BITE OUT OF BAHRAIN

THERE'S just over a fortnight to go until the London Marathon on April 27, when around 50,000 runners will take to the streets of the capital, and chef Noor Murad will be among them.

2 mins

SWITCH IT UP

JAPANESE console giant Nintendo has built its reputation on revolutionising the gaming world many times over during the company's illustrious history.

2 mins

A THING OF WONDER

Podcasting awards may not have the same buzz as their glamorous, more self-assured older sisters in movies, music and TV, but it's only a matter of time.

1 min

Macdermott can win the Scottish National again

FOLLOWING victory in the Randox Grand National last week, Willie Mullins can win the Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (3.35pm) with last year’s hero Macdermott at Ayr this afternoon.

4 mins

Norris warns of challenging track

FORMULA 1 After a setback at the Japanese Grand Prix, McLaren is hoping to get back on top of Formula 1 in Bahrain.

1 min

Teenage racer Clark clinches dream victories at Donington

RALLY DRIVER'S GRANDSON TRIUMPHS AT HOME TRACK

3 mins

Hill suffered hair loss due to the stress of being club captain

LEWIS Hill has revealed the stress of being Leicestershire captain last season caused him to lose his hair.

2 mins

Boulter fights back to secure BJK Cup win over Germany

BRITISH No.1 Katie Boulter produced a superb comeback to lead GB to victory over Germany in their Billie Jean King Cup qualifying tie yesterday.

1 min

Foxes looking in command after Budinger knock

FOUR HALF-CENTURIES AS HOME SIDE MAKES OVER 400

3 mins

Loanee declares season is 'over' after his maiden senior year

LEICESTER City loanee Brandon Cover has declared his season to be over after his maiden year in senior football.

1 min

Door still open for Winks but boss refusing to discuss row

THE door is open for Harry Winks to regain his place in the Leicester City squad but Ruud van Nistelrooy continues to turn down opportunities to discuss their alleged dispute.

1 min

'Play free' urges van Nistelrooy as he looks to tweak team's formation

RUUD van Nistelrooy wants his Leicester City team to “play free” at Brighton this afternoon (3pm kick-off), and that could lead to four personnel changes plus a new formation.

2 mins

NEW HEIGHTS

JEREMY Monga's training levels have reached new heights following his senior Leicester City debut with the 15-year-old winger in line for more appearances this season, writes Jordan Blackwell.

2 mins

Hate thy neighbour

Suburban bliss gets cracked wide open in The Feud, coming soon to 5. RACHAEL DAVIS hears more from stars Jill Halfpenny and Rupert Penry-Jones

4 mins

I didn't want to be a size zero woman taking down 300 men

VIOLA Davis is redefining what an action hero looks like. In the South Carolina actor's new blockbuster movie, G20, the almost 60-year-old is doing hand-to-hand combat, dodging bullets and taking out armed mercenaries - in a ballgown.