Dylan Hayward

Police watchdog probe over handling of Bhim Kohli killing case The new probe comes after a LeicestershireLive investigation

My investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of 80-year-old Bhim Kohli has prompted the policing watchdog to order a fresh probe.

The full story is in today's Mercury and online.

Woman vanished from street in 2006 - we went back to find answers Nearly two decades on, we return to the quiet street where Malgorzata Wnuczek spent her final days - now home to a new generation who never knew her story

Malgorzata Wnuczek vanished from a Leicester street in 2006 - I went back to find answers

‘The Paper’ Is Hollywood’s Latest Take on Journalism

“Print is permanent. It’s, like, true love.”

TikTok videos show phones and contraband inside HMP Fosse Way Officials had previously said the smart prison would put an end to phones in jails

EXCLUSIVE: My investigation for LeicestershireLive has found prisoners in some of Britain’s newest smart prisons are using TikTok to document life behind bars, with videos showing banned items and makeshift weapons.

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Started the day at a ram raid in Leicester, yelled “Stoppp!” in a taxi when I spotted another cordon, and ended it wading through sewage at a flat where a woman has to lock herself in. Just a normal day.

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Prison officer suffers broken wrist in alleged attack Another officer was reportedly injured in the incident

Prison officer suffers broken wrist in alleged attack

NHS urged to preserve Victorian frontage of hospital The hospital is around 125 years old

NHS urged to preserve Victorian frontage of hospital

Read more about our call for transparency here 👇🏼 t.co/eZ45nGlfJQ

When I asked the force yesterday if it had conducted any internal review alongside the IOPC investigation, and what its findings were if completed,

The force did not direct answer, it repeated that it had "carefully analysed the detailed findings and directions" of the report.

LeicestershireLive editor Linda Steelyard said the force must rethink its approach to the meeting.

Nottingham Post editor Natalie Fahy said the victims' families are at the centre of the titles' call for transparency and that they deserve to be treated with "respect, dignity and honesty".

Both @leicestermercury.co.uk and @nottinghampost.co.uk are calling on Leicestershire Police to let the media into a misconduct meeting so transparent reporting can take place.It comes after the force told LeicsLive that the final decision on attendance rests with the meetings Chair t.co/cj7Ds1Rsuq

Urgent appeal to find missing teenager

Police are appealing for help locating the teen

German Shepherd seeking forever home after multiple setbacks Sky is described as a friendly boy

Meet the German Shepherd seeking forever home after multiple setbacks

Armed police called to reports of person with firearm A police drone was spotted

Armed police called amid reports of person with firearm

Despite the immense damage, the owners have urged well-wishers not to start fundraising campaigns but instead donate to local causes like the community hall or church. “We just need hands to help, not money”

Local resident Paul Marcus, 63, shared how flooding has affected the village, revealing that his neighbor had to replace her car twice in the last eight months due to the floods. Others in the village weren’t so lucky.

Kristina, a volunteer from Leicester, came to help after seeing videos of the floods online. She said it was unlike anything she had ever seen before and took time off work to lend a hand.

The damage has impacted the entire village. Laura Wilkinson, a local cafe owner, said the community was “mortified, shocked” by the scale of the destruction.

More than a dozen volunteers showed up this morning to help clean the pub, moving furniture and sorting through the damage. Bar supervisor Chloe Tinger, 26, said the devastation was overwhelming, describing the scene as “just devastation everywhere.”

Yanela Kazazi described it as their third and worst flood yet, with the water reaching up to her husband’s chest in the car park. Despite the heartbreaking loss, she was moved by the community’s response, calling it “incredible.”

Cimi and Yanela, who helped rescue a woman trapped in her car during the floods, were first alerted to the rising waters at around 5am on January 6. Within hours, the pub’s beer garden and surrounding areas were submerged, leaving them with extensive damage.

The owners of The Italian Greyhound, Cimi and Yanela Kazazi, revealed they had “lost everything” after chest-high floodwater swept through the pub. The pub was one of many properties affected when record-breaking floods hit Leicestershire this week.

Today, I joined volunteers in Great Glen, Leicestershire who came together to help clean up after devastating floods left the owners with nothing. I mucked in and spoke with the community rallying to save their local.

FULL STORY: bit.ly/LeicsFloods

A restaurant owner has been hailed a hero after rescuing a woman from her car after it was submerged in freezing floodwater.

Council says frozen bins will be left uncollected Crews will not return for frozen bins

Council warns frozen bins will not be emptied amid amber snow alert

Meet the lucky 13 Leicestershire people honoured by the King

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