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Leicester Mercury
Van der Flier gets England call
ARCHIE van der Flier has received his first England call-up ahead of this summer's inaugural Nations Championship.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Social media ban for children will empower parents, says Kendall
THE government has announced a complete ban on under-16s accessing social media platforms, a move described by Technology Secretary Liz Kendall as “taking power away from the tech giants and putting it back in parents’ hands”
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
1772 tragedy comes to light
DIGITAL imaging technology has cut through centuries of wear and tear to uncover and restore the inscription on an 18th-century tombstone.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Curve to stage world premiere of Savage show
THE world premiere of a comedy based on the life of the late, great Paul O'Grady will be performed at Curve in Leicester next year.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Police defend approach to Belfast havoc
THERE have been 35 arrests made and 23 people charged to date after disorder broke out following the Belfast stabbing last Monday.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
IT'S HANDY ANDERSON
Pearce believes midfield ace could play a key role - just like Gazza did in 1990
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Cardiologist's work of global significance
GLOBALLY significant research into heart health has led to a cardiologist being made an MBE.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Literary festival is a first for town
A MARKET town is getting nine days of murder mysteries, gothic horror and a poetry pizza party this autumn as its first-ever literary festival prepares to open its doors.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
WIZARD OF OZ!
CITY CENTRE-HALF SOUTTAR IS LIKELY TO BE ON THE MOVE IF HE HAS A SUPERB WORLD CUP
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Flying the flag to show our support for armed forces
A FLAG-RAISING ceremony is being held at Leicestershire County Council’s headquarters ahead of Armed Forces Day to show support for all our service personnel.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Warning over state threats and their ‘criminal proxies’
A COUNTER-TERRORISM chief highlighted a growing trend of state threats deploying “criminal proxies” on the promise of money.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Proposal for massive industrial estate near airport
FRESH plans have emerged for a huge new industrial estate near East Midlands Airport, bringing thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of pounds of investment to the area.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Kane a master of the game, says Croatia defender
CROATIA are ready to face “master of the game” Harry Kane in Wednesday's World Cup opener against England, according to defender Duje Caleta-Car.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Weight-loss jab linked to cutting cancer risk
Weight-loss injections should be investigated as potential “cancer prevention agents\" after a study linked the medication to a reduced risk of obesity-linked cancers.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Researcher driven on by 'constant curiosity'
CONSTANT curiosity has driven on a doctor and researcher made a Dame in the King's Birthday Honours.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Starmer hails Iran deal
PRIME Minister Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed a “hugely significant moment” in the conflict in the Middle East, after the “breakthrough” deal between the United States and Iran was announced.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Shankland 'may have to make way'
SCOTLAND New Rangers striker Lawrence Shankland may have to make way if Scotland are to get a positive result in their Group C clash with Morocco.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
My daughter said I'd win... and predicted the amount!
A GRANDMOTHER has scooped £333,333 on the Postcode Lottery - days after her superstitious daughter told her exactly how much she would win.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Can freshwater dips lead to hearing loss?
YOU MAY BE AT RISK OF ‘SURFER’S EAR’
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Hand of God game was 'bigger than football!'
John Barnes relives one of the World Cup's most controversial moments
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Trump talks followed by more missiles
RUSSIA fired hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Ukraine's biggest cities in an overnight bombardment that killed at least 11 people and set fire to a renowned religious site, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials said yesterday.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
‘Usually all that goes on here is missing cats or people who set fireworks off’
RESIDENTS SHOCKED AT THREE FIREARMS INCIDENTS IN SPACE OF A FORTNIGHT AS POLICE INVESTIGATION GOES ON
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Restaurant defends policy over no-shows
A RESTAURANT owner has defended a policy whereby £5 deposits are not refunded if people do not turn up for bookings made by large groups.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Tribute show struggles with a tricky transition
RECREATION OF PHIL COLLINS ERA OF GENESIS FALLS SHORT
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Jordan 'finds it hard to read' Jude criticism
JORDAN Henderson has backed Jude Bellingham to bring the “X factor” to England's shot at World Cup glory.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Five possible deals for City...
LEICESTER City have already completed their first task of the summer with the imminent appointment of Russell Martin, writes Josh Holland.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
County unable to give perfect send-off to fly-half after losing Twickenham final
LEICESTERSHIRE could not give retiring fly-half Mitch Culpin the perfect send-off after losing 40-26 to Hampshire in the Division Three final at Twickenham, writes Will Perringwood.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Stones loving the recovery
John Stones says one of his “greatest achievements” has been to keep bouncing back from his injury setbacks.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
Tarte-dah! Excellence is elevated
WHEN was the last time you made a batch of tartes aux agrumes meringuées? Last week? Last month? Last year? Don’t tell me you never have.
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June 16, 2026
Leicester Mercury
The top soft fruits doing a plum job on heart health
Eating plums, cranberries and blackberries as part of your five a day can improve heart health, say scientists.
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