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Coronation Street fans all say same thing as Kit's past exposed and DNA twist 'confirmed'
Coronation Street aired an explosive flashback episode on Friday evening where Kit Green's past was exposed

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Huge farewell card for Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy unveiled
People are invited to add a message to the card


Delays warning as major Leicester road set to close for public safety reasons
Diversions will be in place

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How you could become a firefighter as Leicestershire station launches search
Certain criteria apply for would-be applicants


Decision on plan to demolish bungalow and build 21 Leicestershire homes
It has been criticised as 'overdevelopment of the site'


Tesco outage sees customers locked out of accounts as they try to shop online
The supermarket giant has confirmed there are technical issues affecting some customers as people question if their deliveries will arrive


Kelvin Fletcher says 'keep that to yourself' after Danny Miller's cheeky admission
Emmerdale star Danny Miller, who plays Aaron Dingle on the ITV soap, teased former co-star Kelvin Fletcher on the latest episode of Off Script


Construction boss pleads guilty after worker suffers fatal injuries in roof fall
The director of the company he was working for has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety laws


Emmerdale Joe Tate's next sick plan 'revealed' and fans aren't happy
Emmerdale's Joe Tate has survived his horror fall from Home Farm and fans have 'rumbled' his next plan


New live events venue planned for Leicestershire
A decision is due to be made on the plans by Tuesday, June 17


Drivers delayed on A42 amid traffic 'incident'
Lane closures were in place


Leicestershire police officer accused of secretly recording colleagues
He now faces a gross misconduct hearing


Disney+ releases Alien Earth teaser photos as release date confirmed
Alien: Earth is set to be released on Disney+ this summer and the streamer has now confirmed exactly when fans can expect to see the first episode.


New mayor confirmed for Leicester
Former boxer Rendall Munroe is among her consorts


Meet the Leicestershire tycoons on the Sunday Times Rich List
The man behind Triumph Motorcycles is among those on the list


Eating this red ingredient found in statins 'blocks' production of cholesterol
The superfood is made with a specific yeast which contains a certain chemical that is the same as a statin medication


Where The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe stars are now from academia to academy awards
With The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, we take a look at what happened to the actors from the Chronicles of Narnia film series


'Technical issues' force closure of Leicester Cathedral
A spokesperson has apologised for any inconvenience caused


Sky explains how to get TV working after outage left thousands unable to watch
Sky has issued a 30-second fix which should restore your TV service if it is still not working after glitch


Heartwarming moment stuck fox cub reunited with mum caught on video
The cub was stuck in the drain for more than 24 hours
