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Leicestershire Police were called when an argument over a van parked in a street blocked a taxi driver escalated, with the drivers finding weapons, as one person's nan got involved

A body has been discovered in the search for missing two-year-old Xielo Maruziva, who fell into the River Soar at Aylestone Meadows, a nature reserve in Leicester, months ago

Police said officers were called to the property in North Evington, Leicester, at just after 8.05pm on Monday evening and found a body - a man has since been arrested

Joanne Cook, 56, punched a young woman whom she believed had beaten up her daughter - but was then repeatedly struck when the woman's friends rushed to defend her

Daniel Rounce, now 18, has been sentenced with a minimum of 25 years in prison. Gerald Wickes, 79, was speaking to his ex-wife inside her home when the shocking incident happened

WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS Baby Ollie Davis suffered four nights of violent 'episodes' at the hands of his father, Michael Davis, 29, who spent his evenings playing PlayStation instead of taking care of his son

Warnings about the phone number used by "Abi" - one of the scammer's personas - started to appear last spring, and continued until two weeks ago

Richard Basson shot Carrie Slater in the head and then lied to officers with Leicestershire Police, who said Basson has "never shown any remorse for his actions"

Shannon Grant was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday after being found guilty by a jury of murdering Natasha Morais

Two-year-old Xielo fell into the River Soar February 18 and hasn't been seen for more than a month - now the officer leading the case spoke of the “extreme pain” felt by all involved in the search

A man has died at Long Clawson Dairy, near Melton, Leicestershire, with police finding him after being alerted to reports of a man injured and an investigation is now underway

Attempts to save 55-year-old Christine Bauld, who was found seriously injured at her home, failed. Gregor Bauld, 22, has appeared in court charged with her murder

Peter Faulding and his team joined the search for Xielo Maruziva in Leicestershire on Tuesday and this evening, with Assistant Chief Constable Michaela Kerr thanking the private company

Xielo Maruziva fell into the River Soar in Leicester, prompting a huge search for the two-year-old, with police already introducing drones and marine dogs into the investigation

Two-year-old Xielo Maruziva has been missing since he fell into the River Soar in Aylestone, with a police search now entering its fifth day as weather warnings were issued for the area

A search has been ongoing in the area since Sunday afternoon after Xielo, 2, was reported to have fallen into the water at the Aylestone Meadows area, near to Marsden Lane.

Leicestershire Police have released an urgent plea as search teams continue a rescue operation after a two-year-old boy fell into the River Soar in Aylestone Meadows

Leicestershire Police are continuing to search the River Soar on Tuesday for a two-year-old boy who fell in two days ago, with CCTV emerging showing the sickening moment it happened

The two-year-old boy has been missing since falling into Aylestone Meadows in Leicester, with police dive teams searching the area as members of the public are urged to stay away

Police were searching the River Soar in Leicester on Monday for the missing two-year-old after reports the boy fell into the river while with his family on Sunday evening

Police were called to the River Soar in Leicester on Sunday evening after the two-year-old boy fell in, sending out a helicopter and drone before calling off the search as it got dark

A major search has been launched as a toddler fell into river and has since vanished in the River Soar in Leicestershire

ITV true-crime documentary TikTok: Murder Gone Viral - The Mother and Daughter Killings - follows mum Ansreen Bukhari, who confided in her daughter Mahek about her sinister affair with Saqib Hussain

Calocane’s guilty plea of manslaughter by diminished responsibility was accepted on Thursday and he was sentenced to a hospital order

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a 'loud' house explosion in Leicester left another man seriously injured and caused nearby flats to be evacuated