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Deputy mayor 'drove for months without MoT'
Leicester's deputy mayor, who is in charge of transport, says he only got a reminder last Friday.
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Deputy mayor 'drove for months without MoT'
Leicester's deputy mayor, who is in charge of transport, says he only got a reminder last Friday.

'Late' U-turn on school masks frustrates teachers
Schools in Leicester and Leicestershire are the first to put coronavirus precautions to the test.

Man and woman charged with stabbing murder
Patrick McDonagh and Daniella Hill are charged after a 22-year-old man died in hospital on Tuesday.

Tour inside a 'Covid-safe' school
This primary school is reopening, along with half of the schools in Leicester and Leicestershire.

Parents' fears as English schools set to reopen
Schools in Leicester and Leicestershire will be among the first in England to reopen on Wednesday.
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Deputy mayor 'drove for months without MoT'
Leicester's deputy mayor, who is in charge of transport, says he only got a reminder last Friday.
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'Late' U-turn on school masks frustrates teachers
Schools in Leicester and Leicestershire are the first to put coronavirus precautions to the test.

Man and woman charged with stabbing murder
Patrick McDonagh and Daniella Hill are charged after a 22-year-old man died in hospital on Tuesday.

Tour inside a 'Covid-safe' school
This primary school is reopening, along with half of the schools in Leicester and Leicestershire.

Parents' fears as English schools set to reopen
Schools in Leicester and Leicestershire will be among the first in England to reopen on Wednesday.
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- 10 hours ago Deputy mayor 'drove for months without MoT'
- 12 hours ago Couple return home to find 30 cows at house
- 12 hours ago Pedestrian 'seriously injured' in van crash

'Late' U-turn on school masks frustrates teachers
Schools in Leicester and Leicestershire are the first to put coronavirus precautions to the test.

Man and woman charged with stabbing murder
Patrick McDonagh and Daniella Hill are charged after a 22-year-old man died in hospital on Tuesday.
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