19 June 2013 Last updated at 11:05 ET

Leicester celebrates culture finalCurve

Leicester is shortlisted as a potential 2017 UK City of Culture, alongside Hull, Dundee and Swansea Bay.

Iain Lawrence in Leicester Crown CourtMan's spasm 'caused wife's death'

A former pilot accused of deliberately crashing his car to kill his wife tells a jury he suffered a spasm in his leg leaving him unable to drive properly.

The new reconstruction of the skull and the old oneNew Richard III replica skull made

A highly accurate replica of Richard III's skull joins the exhibition charting his life and re-discovery.

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Mercer: Lobbying laws to follow?

12:10 UK time, Sunday, 2 June 2013

Cash for Questions: After Patrick Mercer quits the parliamentary Conservative Party, will new laws follow?

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