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Page last updated at 23:12 GMT, Wednesday, 16 December 2009

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Suspect item forces road closures
Rush hour traffic in Leicester is disrupted by road closures after the discovery of a suspect package.

Milton Keynes' stadium:mk Milton Keynes picked for 2018 bid
Leicester misses out on the shortlist to be part of England's 2018 World Cup bid while Nottingham is successful.

Police accident graphic Death crash driver is identified
A driver who died when his car was in collision with a van travelling the opposite way on a Leicestershire road is named.

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Indy Burmi outside his salon Salon's pub move
A hairdressers is set up in a pub after a fire

Road rope prompts police warning
A warning is given to road users in Leicestershire after rope is found strung across a number of highways.

'Suicide mission' of M1 crash man
A coroner says that a Polish man who drove the wrong way along the M1 may have been on a suicide mission.

Street patrols stepped up in city
A pilot scheme to tackle fly-tipping and nuisance behaviour in Leicester is being extended to cover more of the city.
MP attacks RAF base closure plan
Plans to close RAF Cottesmore in Rutland to pay for 22 new Chinooks are attacked by the local MP Alan Duncan.

Bomb expert killed defusing mine
A bomb disposal expert died when he was trying to dispose of a cluster bomb in Lebanon, an inquest hears.

MPs lobby for electric rail route
Electrification of the East Coast mainline would mean faster trains and less pollution, the region's MPs say.
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