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Leicestershire

since 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 21:35 UTC

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37 hours ago

‘It’s all fan-driven. People are in absolute raptures’: how mysterious masked rockers Sleep Token took over metal

found 2025 › Jun › 16 (Mon) @ 14:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

They just headlined Download festival and their latest album went to No 1 in the US and UK – so why is Britain’s biggest metal band in a generation so hated by some?

On Saturday, Sleep Token headlined…

3 days ago

Download rockers told to take off smartwatches after moshpit ‘collisions’ cause accidental 999 calls

found 2025 › Jun › 14 (Sat) @ 13:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Police received nearly 700 false emergency alerts from Leicestershire heavy metal event last year

When hundreds of 999 calls came in from fans at the Download festival two years ago, the emergency ser…

4 days ago

Download Festival warning as police urge attendees NOT to wear smart watches after 'issues' last year

found 2025 › Jun › 13 (Fri) @ 17:30 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Leicestershire Police said on a routine weekend the force handles around 600 emergency calls - but during Download Festival weekend there was 700 more than usual.

13 days ago

British 'arson gang' recruited by Moscow-backed Wagner Group to 'firebomb Mayfair restaurant and kidnap 'Russian dissident' owner after torching Ukrainian parcel firm warehouse', court hears

found 2025 › Jun › 04 (Wed) @ 18:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Jake Reeves, 23, and Dylan Earl, 20, from Leicestershire went on to plan an arson attack on a restaurant and wine business in Mayfair by kidnapping the owner of the businesses.

17 days ago

Man is arrested 'after car drives into pedestrians following a fight at private event'

found 2025 › May › 31 (Sat) @ 13:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

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The driver and those injured in the crash are understood to have attended the gathering nearby, Leicestershire Police said.

18 days ago

How 17-year-old petty criminal serving three years turned into a vicious killer after just four months behind bars at Britain's wokest prison

found 2025 › May › 30 (Fri) @ 11:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Ashirie Smith, 19, murdered Mahir Abdulrahman , 31, by brutally stamping on his head and neck inside his cell at HMP Fosse Way in Leicestershire last August.

19 days ago

Chilling moment prisoners smirk before killing fellow inmate in brutal 37-second attack - before calmly walking away

found 2025 › May › 30 (Fri) @ 00:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Ashirie Smith, 19, murdered Mahir Abdulrahman, 31, by brutally stamping on his head and neck inside his cell at HMP Fosse Way in Leicestershire on August 20 last year.

20 days ago