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Two people killed in Rutland collision and woman arrested

Two people have been killed following a collision in Rutland, say Leicestershire police

10 May

Undated handout photo issued by Anglian Water of palaeontologists working on the Ichthyosaur skeleton found at Rutland Nature Reserve. Scientists have hailed one of the "greatest finds" in British palaeontological history after the largest fossilised remains of a prehistoric "sea dragon" were discovered in the Midlands. The ichthyosaur, approximately 180 million years old with a skeleton measuring around 10 metres in length and a skull weighing approximately one tonne, is the largest and most complete fossil of its kind ever found in the UK. Issue date: Monday January 10, 2022.

Huge 'sea dragon' discovery named one of UK's greatest ever fossil finds

The huge Ichthyosaur skeleton, which is 10 metres long and believed to be about 180 million years old, was found during routine maintenance on a nature reserve.

10 Jan

Jon Egging 10 years on: Wife's gruelling challenge in Red Arrows pilot's memory

Flt Lt Jon Egging died in 2011, when his Hawk T1 plane crashed at Bournemouth Air Festival.

1 Sept 2021

The jail outbreak putting England's smallest county top of Covid infection chart

Bird boom: Osprey chicks thrive at Manton Bay

Nurse uses Ebola experience to help in the fight against coronavirus

Rutland to get first ever McDonald's

Only English county without a McDonald's is set to get one

Pro-Brexit councillor admits making online call for PM to be hanged

The biggest inflatable water park in the UK is back open for the summer

More than 900 vans broken into in the last six months

Fast and Furious Live brings all the action to the stage

Jail for drink-driver who ran down off-duty policeman

Anthony Joshua backs anti-knife crime campaign

Big cash boost for mental health services for children