Leicester

EXCLUSIVE Pictured: The ex-teacher girlfriend of Leicester mayor who has now moved in with HIM

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EXCLUSIVE Pictured: The ex-teacher girlfriend of Leicester mayor who has now moved in with HIM for city’s second lockdown days after his grovelling apology for breaking the rules to stay with her Leicester Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby’s long-term partner is Lesley Summerland, 64 She has now moved into his city centre residence inside the locked-down … Read more

ITV’s News At Ten apologises for using picture of Leicester Square in story about Leicester

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ITV’s News At Ten apologises for using picture of Leicester Square in story about Leicester’s new coronavirus outbreak Image of Leicester Square in London used instead of Leicester city centre Shot showed M&M World store, a notable fixture in Capital’s Leicester Square ITV News apologised for the error and said it ‘takes accuracy very seriously’  … Read more

28 workers at Walkers Leicester crisp factory test positive for coronavirus 

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Walkers confirms 28 workers at its Leicester crisp factory have tested positive for coronavirus Walkers has confirmed 28 positive cases of Covid-19 at its factory in Leicester  The firm employs 1,400 people across the site in the Beaumont Leys area  Said it had seen ‘steady increase’ in the number of confirmed cases during June By … Read more

Leicester lockdown backlash as city mayor pleads for bailout cash

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A furious row broke out yesterday over the Government’s decision to put Leicester back in lockdown. The city’s mayor demanded a new bailout for struggling businesses and police complained they needed clear instructions on enforcing restrictions. The local police commissioner also criticised the ‘drip-feeding’ of information from Whitehall to agencies on the ground.  There was … Read more

Councillor blames a perfect storm of ‘cultural, health and economic factors’ for Leicester outbreak

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Large BAME families living in small terraced houses, busy mosques and temples as well as groups of youngsters flouting social distancing in parks and outside takeaways may have sparked the new coronavirus crisis in Leicester, a councillor representing the area at the epicentre of the outbreak told MailOnline today. Councillor Rashmikant Joshi says his North Evington … Read more

Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby, 71,broke Covid rules to visit his girlfriend

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The Mayor of Leicester broke lockdown rules to visit his girlfriend and stay at her house overnight.  Sir Peter Soulsby, 71, breached the rules to see his partner Lesley Summerland, 64, and carry out maintenance on her home throughout April and May.  Neighbours filmed the Mayor at Ms Summerland’s home on several occasions as he arrived … Read more

Five Leicester schools close after ‘no more’ than 10 staff and two pupils test positive for Covid-19

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Five schools in Leicester are forced to close after ‘no more’ than 10 staff and two pupils test positive for coronavirus Matt Hancock said Leicester was dealing with an ‘outbreak’ of the virus last week It has been confirmed staff at five Leicester schools tested positive for Covid-19 Moat Community College, Herrick Primary and Whitehall … Read more

Leicester mayor refuses to tear down statue of Mahatma Gandhi

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He was named the Father of the Nation after his peaceful struggle to lead India to independence from the British. Mahatma Gandhi was the architect of a form of non-violent civil disobedience, organising boycotts against British institutions in a tactic that would influence the world. The political and spiritual leader famously staged 17 hunger strikes … Read more

Man, 50, denies racially abusing BBC news reporter Sima Kotecha in Leicester city centre

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A man accused of abusing a BBC reporter as she prepared a live broadcast has today appeared in court.  Russell Rawlingson, 50, is accused of causing racially aggravated alarm or distress to journalist Sima Kotecha following an incident in Leicester city centre.   The BBC correspondent, 40, said she and her team were subjected to ‘racist … Read more