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Summer warmth to return this week with highs of up to 30C bbc.in/3SHjIEB

UK weather: Heat forecast to make a comeback as temperatures near 30C

A warmer week is ahead, though rain remains in the forecast for some.

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Download lorry driver dies in hospital after crash bbc.in/4xBwTqX
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Trial date set for village double stabbing suspect bbc.in/4xvDpiE

Trial date set for Quorn double stabbing suspect

Two men, both in their 20s, were stabbed in Quorn in April.

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Linkin Park ignore the noise with triumphant set at Download Festival bbc.in/3SGSHkF

Download 2026: Linkin Park ignore the noise with triumphant set

Limp Bizkit and Guns N' Roses were the other headliners at this year's metal and rock extravaganza - we went along.

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Young peregrine falcon fledges nest too early bbc.in/3QpPLrX

Young peregrine falcon fledges nest too early

The young bird is being cared for at a wildlife hospital after trying to fledge too soon.

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Pothole-fixing machine 'not economical' - council bbc.in/4e60lO0

Pothole machine 'not economical', Leicestershire council says

Officials in Leicestershire say they saw demonstrations of Pothole Pros and judged them "too big".

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Man charged after police officer struck by car bbc.in/4v3EGfk

Man charged after police officer hit by car in Oakham

A 30-year-old man will appear in court on Monday, said Leicestershire Police.

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'Band's truck' hits house on way to Download bbc.in/49YvaBI

'Rock band's truck' crashes into house on way to Download

It is believed the lorry was carrying equipment for a band booked for the main stage.

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Download festival 2026 mayhem in 13 photos bbc.in/3QCnKO2

Download festival 2026 mayhem in 13 photos

The three-day metal festival has put on a show at Donington Park in Leicestershire.

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Students identify heavily eroded gravestone bbc.in/4osP8dJ

Students identify heavily eroded gravestone in Loddington

They used digital imaging technology to identify the gravestone in Loddington.

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The car park that set a vision for a 1960s city bbc.in/4fEOZSi

Lee Circle: The car park that set a vision for a 1960s city

Now seen as a relic of a past era, Leicester's Lee Circle car park was once seen as symbol of modernity.

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Arrest after police officer struck by car bbc.in/4xoQYR2

Arrest after Leicestershire Police officer hit by car in Oakham

A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm, police say.

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Is Download's first female headliner a milestone or a 'bittersweet' moment? bbc.in/4vaBNtp

Linkin Park to make Download Festival history

Linkin Park will make history as the first female-fronted band to headline Download Festival.

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What happens when street signs go wrong bbc.in/4aqvaus

What happens when street signs go wrong

Street sign errors from around England and Wales have often attracted ridicule and amusing responses.

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Event to celebrate 100-year anniversary of estate bbc.in/4eiFZQq

Event to celebrate 100-year anniversary of Shelthorpe estate

Charnwood Borough Council says the construction of the Shelthorpe estate began in 1926.

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County to get fresh batch of dormice bbc.in/4e7Lgvt

Leicestershire to get fresh batch of dormice

Wildlife experts are releasing 40 more dormice in the county to support an ongoing breeding project.

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Three 'targeted' gunshot cases thought to be linked bbc.in/4vKVckm

Three 'targeted' gunshot cases in Leicestershire thought to be linked

Property has been damaged in Braunstone, Newbold Verdon and Glenfield, detectives say.

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New parish council approved after unanimous vote bbc.in/43rEv1k

New Market Harborough parish council approved after unanimous vote

Less than a quarter of the electorate took part in a consultation on plans for the parish council.

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Air India crash families still waiting for answers bbc.in/4xnPS8d

Air India crash families still waiting for answers

Loved ones of those killed in the crash hope a report into the tragedy will provide closure.

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Mum fears opportunities missed in son's murder probe bbc.in/4aIvBQO

Mum fears police missed opportunity in son's murder probe

Matthew Schofield was found dead in Leicester in 2023 and his family is waiting for answers.

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