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Dad of Southport victim to run London Marathon to fund new play area in daughter's honour
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He is running in memory of his daughter, Alice da Silva Aguiar
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ITV Emmerdale star to fulfil wife’s dying wish
Emmerdale
His wide died at the age of 43
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EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy says BBC show moment was 'out of order'
EastEnders
The Sonia Fowler actress is stepping down from EastEnders after some 32 years
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Celebrities who died in 2024 from Jonnie Irwin to The Office favourite
NHS
Leicestershire star Jonnie Irwin died aged 50
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Claire Lomas: Inquest opens into death of Leicestershire charity campaigner
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Claire died in August
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Gabby Logan halts BBC's Great North Run coverage to deliver tragic news about Claire Lomas
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Gabby Logan was on Tyneside to anchor the live broadcast from the Great North Run start line on Sunday morning and had the sad job of announcing the death of Claire Lomas
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Inspirational Leicestershire campaigner Claire Lomas dies after Middle East 'accident'
Tributes
The fundraiser took on the London Marathon in a 'bionic suit' and broke records
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'It's still as though it only happened yesterday' - dad's grief 10 years after son's snorkelling tragedy
Real Life
Callum Howkins was 17 when he drowned in the sea off Mauritius
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Leicester mum and baby nearly died despite £15 test that could have prevented 'traumatic' event
NHS
The infection affects one in four women and kills one newborn every week in the UK
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Striking East Midlands Airport DHL worker's 'disbelief' after London Marathon removal
East Midlands Airport
Michael Dallard was told by his employers that his place would be given to a more 'dedicated' colleague
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Loughborough student reveals shock at testicular cancer diagnosis at just 16
Real Life
Jack Brown had intially dismissed pain in his groin before finally seeking treatment
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Leicester girl constantly on sedatives gets 'pacemaker for the brain'
Real Life
Now seven, Sophia has had brain surgery that has changed her life
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Leicester Muslim Runners group 'helps us feel included' say members
Muslim Communities
'I don’t have any family here apart from my husband and kids, so when we come here, it’s like our own little family'
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A Place in the Sun's Laura Hamilton breaks silence after death of Jonnie Irwin
Jonnie Irwin
The presenter said there had been a very good reason for her social media silence
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Leicester friends to take on gruelling non-stop 36-hour five marathon challenge with no sleep handcuffed together
Leicester News
The official challenge is called Escape from Meriden
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Meet Pete, the Leicester chap crowned Britain's Disabled Strongman
Real Life
'I’m just a normal person that’s got a passion for sport, and if I can do it, anyone can do it'
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Leicester Royal Infirmary rehab garden opens with room to wheel a hospital bed through
Leicester Hospitals
The garden was officially opened on the NHS 75th birthday
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My migraines are so bad I have to stay in bed for six weeks
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Hinckley mum opens up on 'horrific' migraines leave her bed-bound for six weeks
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Dad who was once 24 stone ran off the weight and is about to take on the London Marathon
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Dave Norman's son, Coby, is autistic and Dave is raising money for the National Autistic Society
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Couple's pain at losing six babies to miscarriages in just four years
NHS
Ryan and Rosie Willday have been trying for a baby since 2019
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Man opens up about poignant milestone which has inspired him after his dad died alone in a hotel room
Real Life
'There was no-one around to support or save him'
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Man with incurable brain tumour to take on the London Marathon next month
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John Waters has some health problems resulting from his treatment but is determined to compete the 26.2-mile distance
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Quirky cafe that's 'staple of life in Loughborough' put up for sale
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The Baobab Cafe has been placed on the market
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Wheelchair-bound athlete with motor neurone disease enlists world champ for London Marathon bid
In the News
Sam Perkins, from East Leake, near Loughborough, will have a support team led by Britain's four-time Ironman triathlon world champion, Chrissie Wellington
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