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Vandals damage a £300,000 play area in Leicestershire, months after it is opened.
University students in Leicestershire do a fun run to help a fellow student injured in a car accident in Dubai.
A man who helped cover up the murder of a Leicester man in Nottingham is jailed.
Police target motorists who drive and park illegally in Leicester as part of a two-week campaign.
A series of robberies from security vans in the past two weeks in Leicester is being investigated by police.
Several East Midlands councils confirm they have millions invested in threatened Icelandic banks.
Several East Midlands councils confirm they have millions invested in threatened Icelandic banks.
More than £550m of council money is at risk as the scale of authorities' deposits in Icelandic banks emerges.
The proposed Pennbury new town in Leicestershire would create 14,000 jobs, it is claimed.
A fire which severely damaged a post office in a Leicestershire town is being treated as suspicious.
A masterplan for the proposed Pennbury new town in Leicestershire claims it will create 14,000 jobs.
A post office in a Leicestershire town is severely damaged in a fire.
Police release the names of a man and a woman killed in a four-vehicle crash on the M1 in the East Midlands.
A security guard is attacked with a baseball bat during a robbery in Leicester.
Funding given to good causes in the East Midlands by the National Lottery has passed the £1bn mark.
Severn Trent Water takes action to combat the increase in metal thefts from its sites.
A 74-year-old man is arrested after two people are killed in a four-vehicle crash in the East Midlands.
Students in Leicester have been ordered out of their flats which have been declared unsafe.
A new orphanage founded in Sri Lanka in memory of a Leicestershire schoolgirl is ready to take in its first children.
A Leicester teenager's head was 'kicked like a football' as he lay in the street, his friend tells a court.
Alliance & Leicester is fined a record £7m by the City watchdog for three years of insurance mis-selling.
Part of the M1 is closed when two people die in a four-vehicle collision.
Part of the M1 is closed after two people die following a four-vehicle collision.
A sporting event may have to be cancelled after a group of travellers set up camp near a Leicestershire course.
A Leicester stroke unit is at the forefront of a new vision to provide round-the-clock care.
A new jury is sworn in in the trial of four people accused of murdering a Leicester teenager.
A rehabilitation programme for kerb crawlers is introduced in Leicestershire to prevent re-offending.
A four-year-old Leicestershire boy makes steady progress after surgery to remove a brain tumour in Florida.
Litter and graffiti are targeted in new areas of Leicester by wardens with the power to issue fines.
Engineers complete repairs to a burst water main but the clean-up continues in Leicester.
A main road in Leicester is closed while repairs on a water main burst takes place.
East Midlands farmers claim EU plans to curb the pesticide use could hit crop yields.
Cardinal's grave items on show
Items from the grave of a Roman Catholic cardinal are to be placed in a casket in the Birmingham Oratory, the church announces.
Celebrations mark shop opening
Devon villagers celebrate the official opening of their first shop for nearly three years.
Town's big wheel starts spinning
A gold-winning Paralympian officially opens a giant ferris wheel in a Nottinghamshire town.
Appeal to identify murdered man
Detectives are still trying to identify a man who died in an attack near a bus station in the West Midlands.
Arson attack destroys golf club
A fire that destroyed a golf club building in Essex is believed to have been started deliberately.
Bush plea for unity amid crisis
US President George W Bush urges the world's wealthiest nations to avoid unilateral action amid the global economic crisis.
GM and Chrysler 'in merger talks'
Struggling US car giants General Motors and Chrysler are in talks about a possible merger, US media say.
G7 nations pledge to fight crisis
Top finance ministers promise to take "decisive action and use all available tools" to tackle the world economic crisis.
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Darling calls for action from G7
UK Chancellor Alistair Darling calls on the Group of Seven (G7) rich countries to "do whatever it takes" to tackle the global financial crisis.
Hunting for Bond villain as Scaramanga's golden gun is stolen
The £80,000 golden gun used in the James Bond film The Man With The Golden Gun is stolen from studios in Hertfordshire.
Robbins gets star on Walk of Fame
Oscar-winning actor Tim Robbins becomes the 2,371st celebrity to be awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
Jordan rides out at horse event
Model Katie Price gives a dressage demonstration at the Horse of the Year Show at Birmingham's NEC.
Celebrity shoes sold in auction
Movie stars, athletes and TV personalities donate their slippers, high heels, trainers and boots to raise money for charity.
After storming the music charts, Arctic Monkeys plan attack on DVD market and cinemas
Munster struggle past Montauban
Munster survive a scare to start their Heineken Cup defence with a 19-17 win over Montauban.
Oram-inspired Kiwis level series
Jacob Oram makes 75 not out as New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 75 runs in the second match of their one-day series.
Jankovic into Kremlin Cup final
Jelena Jankovic defeats defending champion Elena Dementieva to reach the final of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.
Sale without injured England duo
Team news and preview ahead of Saturday's Heineken Cup Pool One clash at Stade Marcel Michelin.
Jordan rides out at Horse of the Year Show
Model Katie Price gives a dressage demonstration at the Horse of the Year Show.
'Spam attack' halts Virgin e-mail
Tens of thousands of Virgin.net customers lose e-mail access for up to four days after a suspected spam attack.
Channel 4 abandons digital radio
Channel 4 pulls the plug on three proposed digital radio stations owing to a slump in advertising revenues.
Reports from a race to find the most fuel efficient driver
Bank turmoil fuels phishing boom
Scammers and fraudsters are capitalising on the changes sweeping through global financial markets and sectors.
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