1. Cherries hammer Foxes to boost survival hopespublished at 21:55 British Summer Time 12 July 2020

    Bournemouth come from behind to beat 10-man Leicester City and boost their hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League.

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  2. Attempted murder arrest after fight stabbingpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 12 July 2020

    A man suffered a stab wound to the chest during a disturbance in Buxton, Derbyshire, police said.

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  3. Attempted murder arrests after man stabbedpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 12 July 2020

    A 19-year-old man is in a critical condition after being stabbed in the abdomen, police said.

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  4. House fire victim arrested on suspicion of arsonpublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 12 July 2020

    The 51-year-old needed treatment for smoke inhalation but no one else was injured, police said.

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  5. 'Why should we hide our disabilities?'published at 00:09 British Summer Time 12 July 2020

    Chloe Marsden no longer feels she has to cover her feeding tubes.

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  6. Second lockdown 'disruptive' for childrenpublished at 00:08 British Summer Time 12 July 2020

    The effects of an extended lockdown are being keenly felt by Leicester's youngest residents.

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  7. Bride-to-be hoping for third time luckypublished at 00:03 British Summer Time 12 July 2020

    Alice Williams' wedding plans have been delayed by the Thomas Cook collapse and coronavirus.

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  8. 'Weaker' squads will incur no penaltiespublished at 22:00 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Premiership clubs will not be subject to selection penalties from the 14 August resumption, on a player-welfare basis.

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  9. Preston and Forest share pointspublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Preston North End miss the chance to gain ground on the Championship play-off places after they are held by Nottingham Forest.

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  10. Belgium puts Leicester on 'red zone' listpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Leicester is the only UK city on the Belgian government's list of higher risk coronavirus areas.

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  11. Bees close on top two with win at Derbypublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Brentford maintain their push for automatic promotion from the Championship with victory at Derby County.

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  12. 'Disgust' as large fight breaks out in town centrepublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    One eyewitness says he saw up to 40 people "pile in" to the brawl.

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  13. Christie angry pubs to open before indoor sports facilitiespublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    The decision to reopen pubs and restaurants before indoor sports facilities does not make sense, says speed skater Elise Christie.

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  14. 'I'm too frightened to go outside'published at 00:06 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    As the lockdown is extended in the city, how is it affecting the most isolated residents?

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  15. Captain Sir Tom commemorated with bronze bustpublished at 00:04 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    The sculpture celebrates the 100-year-old's fundraising efforts during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  16. Bouncy castles stolen in 2017 found by victimspublished at 20:34 British Summer Time 10 July 2020

    The victims of the thefts tracked down the stolen bouncy castles online and hired them.

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  17. Road closure for £2m city pedestrian and cyclist routepublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 10 July 2020

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Work is due to start on a £2m route for pedestrians and cyclists in Leicester city centre.

    The city council wants to make the area between Haymarket Bus Station and Leicester’s Golden Mile safer and more attractive as part of a further phase of the Connecting Leicester programme.

    Artist impression of improvement schemeImage source, Leicester City Council

    The first phase of work was completed last year with new cycle tracks and an improved route.

    For the next phase, the road will be closed to inbound traffic between Belgrave Circle and Burleys roundabout on Saturday 18 July for seven days.

    Lane restrictions will also be in place on the outbound carriageway between Burleys roundabout and Painter Street for two days.

    On Saturday 25 July resurfacing work will start on the outbound carriageway. It will be closed for up to four days.

    The council says the funding is coming from the government's Transforming Cities Fund.

  18. Clothes factories 'doubled staff during pandemic'published at 17:22 British Summer Time 10 July 2020

    A whistleblower in Leicester says demand for cheap clothing left workers exposed to Covid-19.

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  19. Off-road 'Desert' bikers given seizure noticespublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 10 July 2020

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Six off-road bikers in Mansfield have been warned their vehicles will be seized if they continue to ride illegally on private land.

    It's after police visited “The Desert” - a sandy area of land near the Oak Tree lane estate, which the force says is popular with off-road vehicle enthusiasts.

    Area known as 'The Desert'Image source, Nottinghamshire Police

    They are not legally allowed on the site and concerns had been raised by walkers, residents and landowners.

    On Sunday, officers issued the riders with Section 59 warning notices - giving police the power to seize the vehicles if they are seen being ridden in an antisocial manner again.

  20. Reopening of playgrounds 'a postcode lottery'published at 16:56 British Summer Time 10 July 2020

    The government has approved the reopening of children's play areas but many in England remain shut.

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