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Swine flu outbreaks at Leicester schools

Lancaster School

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Hundreds of people in Leicester are believed to have swine flu, it emerged today.
Public health officials said it was no longer possible to contain the spread of the infection in the city.
However, they are urging people not to panic.
Three schools are known to have...

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'Joke' sentence will stand

Jitandra Patel

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Britain's top judge has attacked a sentence handed down to an armed robber as lenient – but has refused to increase it. Neil Gordon was...

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Jobs threat at crisis-hit bakery

A branch of Coombs Hampshires

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Up to 160 jobs are in jeopardy after the recession led to the collapse of Leicestershire's largest bakery firm. Finchwade, which trades as Coombs...

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Brown pays tribute at statue of Gandhi

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, watched  by MP Keith Vaz

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Gordon Brown paid a whistlestop tour to Leicester yesterday to open a £2m training academy and visit the city's recently unveiled statue of...

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Surgeon says sorry for operation error

George Murty

Thursday, July 02, 2009

A surgeon who left a patient brain damaged after a routine nose operation has apologised to the family for the first time, after seven years....



Eat a hot curry and beat the heatwave!

Nisar Kolis, of  the Curry House, London Road, Leicester

Thursday, July 02, 2009

The chef who cooks the "hottest curry" in Leicester is urging people to eat a spicy meal – to help them cool down. Nisar Kolia, owner and...

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Fury at schools takeover threat

Ed Balls

Thursday, July 02, 2009

City education officials are understood to be furious after the Government announced it was concerned at the "rate of progress" in Leicester's...

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Parents' tearful appeal for missing mum

Ryszard and Bozena Smolka

Thursday, July 02, 2009

The parents of a mother who has been missing for three years have made a tearful appeal for information on her whereabouts. Ryszard and Bozena...

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Violet marks 104th birthday with sherry

Reader Violet Flynn

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Violet Flynn has celebrated her 104th birthday – and says she still loves nothing more than her daily sherry and reading the Mercury. Mrs...

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Man stole from dad and assaulted his ex

Thursday, July 02, 2009

A man who stole money from his father and assaulted his former girlfriend has been warned he could go to jail. John Gilbert, 21, appeared before...



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