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LCFC fan and LCFC's 2009 logo LCFC celebrates 125th anniversary
BBC Leicester looks back at 'The Leicester City story' with a special documentary to celebrate the club's 125th anniversary.

Jack Kirby Audio slideshow: Guinea Pig Club
A crash in WWII led to pioneering surgery and membership to an exclusive drinking club for one Leicestershire man.


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Veteran remembers D-Day at 100
A hundred year-old Leicester war veteran was one of the first to land on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day.

The Great War in Leicestershire
Books documenting Leicestershire and Rutland men, who died in World War I, have been published as a memorial to them.

New life for the Wolsey building
A famous historic building in Leicester is being demolished to make way for a £15 million housing development.

Born and buried on one road
Follow the life of one woman who was born, married and buried in the same street in a very different 19th Century Leicester.

Jeffreys reflects on DNA finding
Meet Prof Sir Alec Jeffreys, the man who 25 years ago discovered DNA fingerprinting and transformed forensic science across the world.

Lambert: Leicester's largest son
Daniel Lambert was, at the time of his death, the heaviest man around, weighing 53st when he died.

Educating for one hundred years
A Leicestershire university and college celebrate their joint 100th birthday. BBC Leicester looks back a hundred years.


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