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Concrete crisis: officials thought asbestos in schools was safe too – the same mistakes have been made over Raac

The decision to close some schools and erect emergency structural supports in others just days before the start of a new term appeared to come about suddenly. The announcement followed three recent failures of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac), in particular the collapse of a beam in late August at…

The Conversation

Leicester school told by DfE to close building finds it has no Raac

Willowbrook Mead primary will now shut for a day to move furniture back after scramble to create new spaces

The Guardian - UK

Leicester City helicopter crash was ‘tragic accident’, say inspectors

Mechanical failure blamed for 2018 crash, which killed club’s owner and four others

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List of schools fully or partially closed due to potentially dangerous concrete

Here are some of the schools impacted by the reinforced autoclaved aerated (Raac) concrete crisis.

The Independent UK

Concrete closure list: What schools will have to close because of crumbling RAAC?

More than 100 schools are impacted by the Department for Education’s order to close over safety fears

The Independent UK

List of schools fully or partially closed due to potentially dangerous concrete

Here are some of the schools affected by potentially dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

The Independent UK

TikTok influencer and mother jailed for life for ambushing and murdering two men in car chase

Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, both 21, died when their car left the A46 near Leicester last February

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TikTok influencer and her mother jailed for life over murders of two men

Mahek and Ansreen Bukhari sentenced in Leicester over killing of men who died when car was rammed off road

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School given day to shut over concrete risk with pupils split across four sites

Mayflower Primary School in Leicester was one of the first where reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete was identified in April.

The Independent UK

Labour suspends Leicester East CLP over alleged rule-breaking

Decision taken over claims that meetings were unfairly organised to support a particular faction

The Guardian - UK

How we met: ‘I walked into the pub and saw the most beautiful woman’

Tom, 71, and Vishva, 68, met in Leicester in 1972. Despite family opposition, they married less than a year later and celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this autumn

The Guardian - UK

Three little words the Tories will rue

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Alex Mitchell set for England call if Jack van Poortvliet ruled out of World Cup

Leicester scrum-half Van Poortvliet will undergo a scan on his damaged right ankle.

The Independent UK

Leicester City 2-1 Coventry City: Championship – as it happened

Two terrific goals from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall brought Leicester from behind and gave them a fine win in Enzo Maresca’s first match as manager

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Detective tells of ‘relief’ as four convicted of car chase double murder

Three others were convicted of manslaughter, with all seven defendants to be sentenced on September 1.

The Guardian - UK

‘Two different lives’: how TikTok fame swept up mother who killed lover

Ansreen Bukhari and her daughter, Mahek, partied together and ended up plotting to murder two young men

The Independent UK

TikTok influencer guilty of murdering her mother’s young lover over sex tape blackmail attempt

Victim, 21, rammed off road with innocent driver after threatening to expose three-year affair with older woman

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Ex-TikTok influencer and her mother guilty of murdering two men

Mahek and Ansreen Bukhari convicted over killing of pair who died when car was rammed off road

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Ollie Chessum offers England injury boost ahead of World Cup squad selection

Leicester lock is in contention to make Steve Borthwick’s final 33-man group as he closes in on full training return

The Independent UK

England coach Tom Harrison: Rugby passion helped overcome dyslexia challenges

The 32-year-old followed Steve Borthwick from Leicester to the national team.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: British Championship nears final round as Howell readies for World Cup

The seven-time champion Michael Adams, 51, shares the lead in Leicester, while England’s No 1 is preparing to meet the elite in the 206-player knockout in Azerbaijan

The Independent UK

Father and son who died in house in Leicester named by police

Police are continuing their investigation into the deaths of Lee Borrett, 41, and his son Timotej, five, but do not believe anyone else was involved.

Evening Standard

Five-year-old boy and man, 41, found dead in house in Leicester

Leicestershire Police are investigating after the boy and man were found unconscious and died at the scene last night.

The Independent UK

Boy, 5, and man found dead in house in Leicester in ‘tragic incident’

East Midlands police are investigating after two victims found in Hopyard Close at 9pm on Monday

The Independent UK

Double murder trial jury retires in case of TikTok influencer and her mother

Mahek Bukhari, from Stoke-on-Trent, is standing trial in Leicester alongside 46-year-old Ansreen Bukhari and six other defendants.

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