Durham, Middlesex, Leicestershire Foxes, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Kent, Warwickshire, Essex, and Derbyshire all secured victories in the One-Day Cup. Emilio Gay's unbeaten century helped Durham, while teenager Jack Nelson starred for Middlesex, and Leicestershire moved four points clear at the top of Group A.
The UK government expressed shock over a report that a convicted people smuggler, once dubbed "the godfather" of Calais migrant camps, is living in Leicestershire. The man, who reportedly changed his name and was working illegally while claiming asylum, received a five-year sentence in France for smuggling. This case, alongside another involving a Rochdale grooming gang leader who cannot be deported due to a legal loophole, has raised questions about the UK's immigration and deportation systems.
Downing Street expressed shock over reports that a convicted people smuggler, sentenced in France, is living in Leicestershire, UK, and working illegally while claiming asylum. This case, alongside a Rochdale grooming gang leader who cannot be deported, highlights concerns about the UK's immigration system and the deportation of foreign criminals.
A former people smuggler, once dubbed "the godfather" of French migrant camps, is reportedly living in Leicestershire, UK, working illegally and seeking asylum. Twana Jamal, convicted in France in 2016, is believed to be using a false name and raises concerns about UK border control effectiveness post-Brexit.
Essex, Glamorgan, Leicestershire, Hampshire, Durham, and Kent secure wins in the 2026 County Championship, with notable performances from Liam Patterson-White, Fergus O'Neill, Tom Norton, Rehan Ahmed, Kyle Abbott, and Matt Milnes.
The 2026 Download Festival is a major UK music event at Donington Park, Leicestershire, featuring headliners Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses, and Linkin Park. With a near sell-out crowd, the festival is documented in a photo gallery.
Download Festival 2026, held at Donington Park, Leicestershire, is the UK's biggest festival this summer. Headliners Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses, and Linkin Park are performing. The event is nearly sold out.
Dementia activists in the UK and Australia challenge the stigma and 'prescribed disengagement' following diagnosis, advocating for empowerment, autonomy, and person-centred care.
John Siddell sexually assaulted three boys in Leicestershire between 2018 and 2021.
East Midlands electric car club helps residents and cuts emissions – but the need for a volunteer-led scheme reflects a much wider problemIn the aftermath of the Covid pandemic Miriam Stoate, a regenerative farmer from rural Leicestershire, noticed that too many people in her small village in England’s East Midlands were struggling to get around.Although there were plenty of cars parked in Tilton, too often she found some of the village’s residents did not have access to one when they really needed it. Continue reading...
Updates from the latest round of Championship games Sign up for The Spin newsletter | Mail Tanya or post BTLAs some possibly cheap wickets arrive at Hove in the form of Leicestershire, Ali ponders an England return for Ollie Robinson.1 Durham 71 Continue reading...
Leicestershire county council, led by Reform UK, has voted to release wild beavers into the countryside to help reduce flooding, despite the party's opposition to rewilding. The Labour government recently legalised beaver releases in England, about 400 years after the animals were hunted to extinction. Reform councillor Adam Tilbury said beavers are 'great natural engineers' who could form part of the solution to flooding. The move comes amid internal party divisions over nature policy, with leader Nigel Farage having consulted controversial figure Ben Goldsmith on environmental proposals.
Olly Stone claimed his best bowling figures for Nottinghamshire with 5-41 to dismantle Leicestershire in the East Midlands derby. Dom Sibley scored his second successive hundred for Surrey, while Ricardo Vasconcelos made his second century of the season for Northamptonshire. Kiran Carlson hit his first Championship double century for Glamorgan against Hampshire, and Ryan Higgins scored his first century for Middlesex in nearly two years.
County Championship cricket updates from across England as Dom Sibley scores a second successive hundred for Surrey, Olly Stone takes five wickets for Leicestershire, Ryan Higgins hits a century for Middlesex, and Ricardo Vasconcelos stars for Northants. Matches ongoing across both divisions with multiple teams in strong positions.
A major criminal investigation is under way after approximately 30,000 tonnes of shredded waste was illegally dumped at Cave's Inn Pits, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Shawell in Leicestershire. Environment Agency officers discovered the waste covered with soil across an area the size of a football pitch last week. The site, a former gravel works containing protected neutral marsh habitats, has been described as 'heartbreaking' by Natural England, which is collaborating on the investigation and mitigation efforts.
