An elderly couple from Leicestershire have become an internet sensation after their stolen purse appeal video went viral.

Elderly couple become internet sensation after viral purse appeal video

Police released the image after searching a property and seizing cannabis.

Piles of cash spread across bed after drugs raid

Amazon is to create 500 permanent jobs in Leicestershire with the opening of a new distribution centre in Coalville, the company said.

Action Man, one of Britain's most loved toys, is celebrating its 50th birthday.

An ornate 150-year-old communion chalice has been stolen from an abbey in Leicestershire as the monks were preparing Mass.

Snibston Discovery Museum in Coalville will close today, after campaigners lost a high court bid to prevent its closure.

Damien Hyatt and Adam Heskey say they are being held to ransom in Antigua. They were arrested after a fight broke out in a bar. 

The most seriously injured British soldier to come from home Afghanistan is defying the odds with the help of a physiotherapist.