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The Latest Breaking News from Leicestershire

460 acres of north Leicestershire countryside sold to Davidsons and Barwood Homes for new 'garden village'

Sale has been a decade in the making, requiring 'extensive collaboration and local knowledge'

Birmingham Post

‘It’s hard getting money to stretch’: single mothers say they need support

Women in Leicestershire on how soaring bills have hit their finances – and why one-off payments aren’t enough

The Guardian - UK

England Lions include Leicestershire leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed in exciting squad for South Africa clashes

England Lions have called up 17-year-old Leicestershire leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed to a 13-man squad to face South Africa in a pair of 50-over matches.

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The BusinessLive Top 500 Companies in the East Midlands 2022: Part Two – Numbers 350-201

We continue our 2022 rundown of the biggest companies in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire

Birmingham Post

Fisher German helps David Wilson win 170 homes appeal

David Wilson Homes and Anthony Raymond Shuttlewood took the case to a public inquiry after being turned down

Birmingham Post

UK police boss under fire for saying US abortion decision 'triumph' for democracy

Rupert Matthews who is Leicestershire's police and crime commissioner made the comments but claimed they were not about women’s right to abortion

Daily Mirror

Virat Kohli has seen the worst, he will be back in form in series vs England, says Mohammad Kaif

When will we see Virat Kohli, the prolific run machine again? He gave us all a glimpse of his old self in the warm-up match that the Indians played against Leicestershire, scoring 33 and 67 in the two innings.

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'I wake up every day with no memory of last 23 years - I think fiancé is kidnapper'

Chloe Barnard, 29, from Leicestershire, has such bad amnesia that she regularly wakes up thinking she is six-years-old and even mistakes her fiancé for a kidnapper - he has to remind her who he is each day

Daily Mirror

Ashwin returns to snap two wickets, Gill hits 62 on final day of warm-up match

LEICESTER: Opener Shubman Gill struck a sublime fifty while Ravichandran Ashwin snapped two wickets after making his first appearance in the game following his recovery from a COVID-19 infection as India's warm-up match against Leicestershire ended in a draw on Sunday.

The Times of India

Rohit Sharma tests positive for COVID-19

Rohit had batted on first day of the ongoing warm-up game against Leicestershire but didn't take field on the second day

The Hindu

Virat Kohli hits 67; Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja also score fifties in warm-up game

LEICESTER: Virat Kohli showed his class, hitting an impressive 67 off 98 balls while Shreyas Iyer (62) and Ravindra Jadeja (56 not out) also got ample batting practice as India finished their second innings on 364 for 7 against Leicestershire on day three of their four-day warm-up match here on…

The Times of India

Warm-up match, Day 2: Rishabh Pant rises in west with his signature attacking batting

LEICESTER: Rishabh Pant decided to rise in the west after his woes in the sub-continent, batting in his signature attacking manner to hog the limelight on the second day of the warm-up match between India and Leicestershire here.

The Times of India

WATCH - Tour Game, India vs Leicestershire: Surprised at his dismissal, Virat Kohli misses out on a big score

NEW DELHI: Just when it seemed that Virat Kohli was finding his lost touch ahead of the crucial fifth and decisive Test to conclude the unfinished tour of England from last year, the former India skipper failed to get going in the warm-up game against Leicestershire and was dismissed for…

The Times of India

Srikar Bharat impresses, top-order fails in warm-up match against Leicestershire

LEICESTER: Wicketkeeper Srikar Bharat impressed with an unbeaten 70, even as India's top-order failed to get batting practice on the first day of their warm-up match against Leicestershire here on Thursday.

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Rahul Dravid joins Team India in Leicester ahead of fifth Test against England

LEICESTER (England): Team India head coach Rahul Dravid has joined the Test squad in Leicester, where they will take on Leicestershire in a four-day warm-up game match ahead of their fifth and final Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham which will start from July 1.

The Times of India

Indian cricketers have nets at Leicestershire County Ground

LEICESTER: Indian cricketers, including skipper Rohit Sharma and opener Shubman Gill, on Monday hit the nets here ahead of the rescheduled fifth and final Test against England, starting in Birmingham on July 1.

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Hampshire’s thrilling chase keeps pressure on leaders Surrey

Liam Dawson’s 67 helped Hampshire to a win against Yorkshire that lifted them to within three points of Surrey

The Independent UK

Nottinghamshire hammer Leicestershire to return to the summit

Left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White starred with four for 15 and Dane Paterson took three for 30 as Leicestershire capitulated.

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Manchester Evening News

Man taken ill at Download Festival dies

Has taken from the famous east Midlands rock music festival by paramedics after becoming unwell shortly before Iron Maiden came on stage

The Independent UK

Pub owned by England cricketer Stuart Broad ‘severely damaged’ by fire

The Tap & Run was named Pub of the Year 2021 in Leicestershire.

The Independent UK

Matt Parkinson secures family bragging rights as Lancashire beat Leicestershire

Defending champions Kent suffered a second South Group defeat to Essex.

The Guardian - UK

Lost lanes of the Midlands: five great cycle routes in the heart of England

Taking in backcountry from Leicestershire to Shropshire, these 30 to 50-mile routes, included in a new book, feature beautiful villages, countryside and places to stay

Birmingham Post

Plans for 2,750 new homes will bring £1bn in benefits to south Leicestershire, says council boss

It will have two primary schools and more than 50 acres of retail and employment space which could create around 2,500 jobs

Birmingham Post

More than 100 jobs available with big Leicestershire employers including Everards, Arriva and Co-op

Central England Co-op has more than 60 vacancies across the Leicestershire area and Arriva Midlands has 35

Birmingham Post

Record first half for Topps Tiles as revenue hits £119m

The Leicestershire tile retailer says the demand for home improvements remains 'robust'

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