What the unrest in Leicester revealed about Britain – and Modi’s India – podcast
A year and a half ago, Hindus and Muslims clashed in the streets of one of Britain’s most diverse cities. What lay behind the violence? By Yohann Koshy
February 2024
Firearms officers raid hotel after Harry Potter fan’s wand mistaken for a knife
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What the unrest in Leicester revealed about Britain – and Modi’s India
January 2024
Leicestershire police refer themselves to IOPC over Valdo Calocane ‘assaults’
Move comes after it emerged that Calocane was accused of attacking two colleagues weeks before he killed three people in Nottingham
Boohoo considers closing UK factory it set up to improve workers’ treatment
Online fashion retailer wants to ensure efficiency at sites including Leicester as its sales fall
Aerial footage captures dramatic flooding in Loughborough as Storm Henk wreaks havoc – video
Dozens of homes were flooded when Grand Union canal began overflowing
October 2023
Leicestershire police investigated after death of man in custody
IOPC investigating four officers and three staff members over death of murder suspect Sebastian Zarnoch, 30, last month
May 2023
Creasy harassment concern raised with Leicestershire police by Labour MPs
Move by senior party figures comes after fellow MP said she was worried about how force was handling crimes against woman
March 2023
‘Sonic boom’ heard in parts of England caused by RAF jets escorting plane
Police say plane with two people onboard lost contact and had to be escorted to Stansted airport
January 2023
‘It’s a sensitive time’: Leicester looks for answers after autumn’s unrest
Leicestershire crime commissioner settled tribunal claim after closing own ethics committee
September 2022
‘It feels like people want to fight’: how communal unrest flared in Leicester
Leicester mayor announces independent inquiry into city violence
Leicester violence could spread beyond city, warns local MP Claudia Webbe
Half of those arrested over clashes in Leicester from outside county
Mayor blames Leicester unrest on social media disinformation
Fifteen arrested to ‘deter further disorder’ in Leicester, say police
Police call for calm after ‘serious disorder’ breaks out in Leicester
Joint east Midlands mayor plan would ‘consign Leicestershire to division two’
August 2022
Divers find body of Leicestershire man who drowned in Italy after saving son
Aran Chada is believed to have experienced sudden illness after jumping into Lake Garda in July
