22 May 2013 Last updated at 16:33 ET

Teens held over 'machete' fightPolice at Abbey Park

Police arrest three teenagers following reports of a fight involving up to 30 armed men in a Leicester park.

Paragon Quality Foods Limited in DoncasterTests show no pork in halal burgers

The Food Standards Agency says no action is needed against a firm alleged to have supplied a halal burger containing pork.

EMAS ambulanceAmbulance service is fined £3.5m

East Midlands Ambulance Service is fined for failing to meet response time targets for a third year.

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