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Leicestershire mum discovers ultimate baby-meltdown cure - blasting Crazy Frog’s Axel F
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Bem bem!
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UK's most tattooed mum 'unable to leave country' because of her look
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Melissa says she cannot take her children on a foreign holiday because of her tattoos
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The Leicestershire venues named among Britain's best by pub-loving couple
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Dale and Holly Harvey have already drank pints from more than 5,000 venues
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Leicester mum reveals heartbreak after son dies in plane crash
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She has revealed his last words
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Meet Leicester's only all-female crime scene cleaning team
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Laura and Debbie's job is not for the faint-hearted
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Meet the girl who is baking mad to help fight nan's debilitating condition
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Ariana's grandmother Sue needs dialysis for the rest of her life
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Tributes flood in for 'mad giant' junior school teacher who loved running
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Tony Wade taught at the same school for 37 years
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Man with 'heart of gold' died from rare cancer just 12 weeks after diagnosis
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Adam Clarke initially kept the news a secret from family
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Leicestershire woman unable to bury mum after hospital ‘forgets’ to sign paperwork
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Helen Judges also claimed she was ‘robbed’ of the chance to be with her mum when she died after the hospital failed to alert her to a change in her mum’s care
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Self-professed 'most liked' man on Hinge says he's still looking for a date - and he's from Leicestershire
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'I wish someone would pop up that wants to date me for the right reasons'
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Bathroom fitter's Roman coin find smashes auction estimates
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The coins are about 1,700 years old
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Widow claims gambling regulator ‘not protecting customers’ amid legal action
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Annie Ashton's husband Luke took his own life after amassing thousands in gambling debts
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Meet the engineer who ditched university to pursue his dream job
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Adam did not believe university was the 'best fit' for him
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Flooded Leicestershire villagers unable to move on from January floods want answers
Flooding
Last month's devastation left more than 50 homes underwater
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Dedicated nurse among 36 Leicester Mercury death notices this week
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Tributes are also paid to a 100-year-old man
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Family's desperate bid to keep farm afloat to fight son's rare cancer battle
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A simple blood test revealed the shock diagnosis
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Mum-of-two claims Leicester council housing mould is making kids ill
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She claims her kids have been 'non-stop poorly'
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'Ludicrous' 155-home plan for Leicestershire village refused
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Council officers had recommended the plan for approval
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Urgent message issued to anyone who rents - make sure you know these five key changes
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Labour has taken to social media to announce five key changes to support tenants in the coming years - but not everyone is thrilled with the update
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Decision due on controversial 41-home plan for village amid reports of 'rising sewage'
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The application has had 562 objections
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New banking hub to move into Leicestershire town council offices
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The hub will offer banking services that have been lost due to closure
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Thousands raised for Leicester family after sudden death of father-of-three
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Russ Johnston was an avid hiker
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall backs call for major change to kitchen knives to tackle crime
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Actor Idris Elba believes the change would help address knife crime
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‘My nan has dementia and doesn’t know who I am anymore'
Alzheimer's disease
A TikTok user has shared their heartbreaking family story to raise awareness
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