Leicester 0-2 Manchester United: Bruno Fernandes scores from the spot to clinch Champions League

In keeping with Manchester United’s season, this was not easy. They looked ordinary at times, one-paced and prone to defensive uncertainty. Goalkeeper David de Gea looked like an accident waiting to happen and his nervousness spread to the likes of Harry Maguire and Nemanja Matic. But, though they lived dangerously at times, the United that … Read more

Leicester vs Man United and Chelsea vs Wolves – Live Premier League top four battle

TOP FOUR RACE LIVE: Latest score and updates from Leicester vs Manchester United and Chelsea vs Wolves in do or die battle for Champions League next season By Dan Ripley for MailOnline Published: 13:59 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 15:39 BST, 26 July 2020 It’s crunch time on the final day of the Premier … Read more

We’ll build a Boohoo factory in Leicester to end storm over pay, says boss

Boohoo boss John Lyttle insists he is not embarking on a personal crusade – but it might be heading that way, whether he likes it or not.  Tomorrow, the online fashion firm’s chief executive will visit Leicester amid a storm of negative publicity over allegations that workers in the company’s Midlands supply chain were being … Read more

Blackburn overtakes Leicester as UK’s coronavirus hotspot

Blackburn has overtaken Leicester with the highest coronavirus infection rate in England, new figures have shown. The borough of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire has a rate of 79.2 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 in the seven days to July 17, according to the latest data from Public Health England (PHE). Leicester has a rate of … Read more

Pictured: Teenager, 19, stabbed to death in locked-down Leicester

Pictured: Teenager, 19, stabbed to death in locked-down Leicester as murder suspect, 18, remains in custody Hassan Jama, 19, was stabbed to death in Leicester early on Saturday morning   The victim was found by police in the Highfields area of the city at 2.30am  Officers arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of murder near the … Read more

Murder probe after man, 19, is stabbed to death in Leicester

Murder probe in locked-down Leicester: Man, 19, is stabbed to death in early-hours street fight leading to arrest of 18-year-old boy A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death in a street in Leicester this morning The victim was found by police in the Highfields area of the city at 2.30am  Officers arrested an 18-year-old man … Read more

Lockdown was ‘less effective in BAME communities’, University of Leicester study finds

Lockdown measures imposed in late March to slow down the spread of coronavirus may not have been as effective in black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities because of the ‘one-size-fits-all approach’, scientists have said. Academics at the University of Leicester found that Covid-19 cases continued to rise in BAME groups in certain parts of … Read more

Leicester must remain in lockdown but schools will be allowed to reopen, Matt Hancock confirms

Leicester must remain in lockdown but schools will be allowed to reopen as coronavirus infection rate remains high, Matt Hancock announces Shops will be allowed to open but may be closed at short notice under new rules Schools and early years education will be able to open again as normal But the city remains sealed … Read more

Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby says lockdown for 90% of the city is ‘unnecessary and unjustified’

Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby says lockdown for 90% of the city is ‘unnecessary and unjustified’ as government prepares to decide ‘over next 24 hours’ whether to ease restrictions Mayor of Leicester Sir Peter Soulsby wants the lock down across his city eased He said new figures show only 10 per cent has above average … Read more

Online fashion giant Asos dropped Leicester clothing factories two years ago

Fashion retailer Asos dropped its Leicester clothing factories two years ago after concerns began to emerge over their poor ethical standards and working conditions.  The online giant stopped production in two factories after concerns were raised over their ‘illegal wages’, ‘poor health and safety standards’ and the employment of vulnerable employees It comes after it … Read more