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A bodyguard from Hinckley who protected a number of A-list celebrities has been found dead inside his home. Stevan Miller was bodyguard to celebrities including Madonna, Robert Pattinson and P. Diddy during a jet-setting career. The dad-of-two was discovered on Sunday morning at his four-bedroom house. His death is not being treated as suspicious The 38-year-old staged...

Detectives investigating a fatal collision in Birstall, in which a 16-year-old boy died have renewed their appeal for information. CCTV footage has been released and Police would like to trace the occupants of a dark coloured car to come forward. Dylan Campbell, from Birstall, was involved in a collision with an Audi, just after 12.15am on...

A 29-year-old man who filmed himself raping a woman after a night out with friends, has been sentenced to seven years in prison. ‪Paul Rodgers‬ denied the charge of rape, which is alleged to have happened at an address in Leicestershire. The court heard the woman, who had consumed a large amount of alcohol, thought she...

Police were called to a city park last night after a fight broke out between two groups. The incident happened at about 8.20pm in Bede Park, off Western Road, yesterday (15 May). It’s believed the fight started after a disagreement between a group of women and a group of men in the park. This resulted...

Four men have been charged with the murder of jeweller Ramniklal Jogiya, who was kidnapped as he walked home from his shop. The four had previously been charged with the kidnap, robbery and manslaughter of Mr Jogiya earlier this year. Thomas Jervis, 24, of Enderby Road, Whetstone, Leicester; Charles Frances Mcauley, 20, of Gooding Avenue, Leicester;...

The body of a man has been found in a property in Hinckley over the weekend. Police were called to an address in Holywell Fields in Hinckley at about 9am on Sunday. When they arrived, they found a man in his 30s deceased at the property. Forensic officers completed an investigation of the scene and Police...

A man who assaulted a Leicestershire police officer by biting him and striking him over the head, whilst evading arrest, has been jailed for the attack. Nico Romans, 30, was jailed for two years and three months for the attack in Loughborough, after pleading guilty to actual bodily harm and possession of cannabis. The incident unfolded...

A Leicester man who was reported missing in Colombia last week has been found dead at the foot of a waterfall. Joe Tilley’s body was found at the Fin del Mundo waterfall, in the south-western Putumayo region, on Saturday 12 May. Joe’s father, Ian Hussey and stepfather, Brad Cooke had both flown out to the...

Police raided 47 properties across Leicester and Leicestershire in a crackdown on wanted criminals. The force said it arrested seven people in Operation Cabriolet, targeting "outstanding offenders wanted for live crime investigations" Of those arrested, five were charged with a range of offences including possession of an offensive weapon and sexual assault. One person was released with...

A teenager is fighting for his life after a fight broke out in Radmoor Road, Loughborough, yesterday afternoon. Five people were arrested after officers were called to the street just after 1.20pm yesterday, following a report of a large fight. Four men – a 20-year-old, a 19-year-old, and two 18-year-olds – and a boy, aged...