This is a story about a roundabout in Leicester. It's not a particularly special roundabout. But it does tell us something about British politics. Belgrave Circle, in the north of the city, was opened in March 2015 on the site of an old railway station known locally as "The Gateway to Skegness". Later that year, Leicester - along with the rest of the country - went to the polls in the 2015 general...

A man who "furiously and repeatedly" stabbed an 11-year-old girl during a random attack in London's Leicester Square has been detained indefinitely. The Australian child was approached by Ioan Pintaru, 33, after she left the Lego store around 11.30am on 12 August 2024 with her mother. The pair had been buying presents for their family while on holiday. The defendant placed the girl, who cannot be...

Harry Byrne’s goal-kicking proved the difference as error-strewn Leinster held off a determined Leicester to claim a 23-15 Investec Champions Cup victory at Mattioli Woods Welford Road. Each team scored two tries but three penalties and a conversion from Byrne were decisive as the bottom side Leicester’s European campaign continued to falter and they remain pointless after their opening two fixtur...

Leicester v Leinster fixtures have become common recently – the fifth since 2022 takes place on Friday night – but the history between the sides runs far deeper. Leo Cullen, head coach of the Dublin-based province, spent a couple of seasons at Welford Road in the mid-2000s, winning the Premiership in 2006-07 and losing a Heineken Cup final against Wasps in the same year. Since 2022 the former seco...

Мифы и легенды, связанные с историческими личностями, порой имеют долгую жизнь. Одним из самых устойчивых мифов было утверждение, что английский король Ричард III был горбуном, а Адольф Гитлер, один из самых известных диктаторов XX века, имел еврейские корни. Фото: https://commons.wikimedia.org by Christoph Bock, Max Planck Institute for Informatics, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/...

FALLING FOXES Out there in the extended WhatsApp metaverse, an exclusive group of footballers send each other memes, jokes and probably much else besides. What goes encrypted stays encrypted but it was only last week that Christian Fuchs, reliable left-back turned Newport County manager, revealed his appointment to the Welsh club had set the notifications buzzing on the “Champions” group, made up...

Outside one of Leicester Square’s main cinemas, small crowds gathered in shades of green, pink and glitter, a loose palette of fairies and witches. As Wicked: For Good lands in UK cinemas on Friday and this weekend, some fans have decided that simply watching the film isn’t enough. They want to wear it. For Nicola Deane, 33, and her sister Chloe, 27, that instinct comes naturally. The pair travell...

Британский телевизионный журналист и ведущий Квентин Уилсон ушел из жизни в возрасте 68 лет. Он умер 8 ноября после непродолжительной борьбы с раком легких. Об этом сообщил телеканал Sky News со ссылкой на его близких. — Родственники назвали его настоящим национальным достоянием. Он принес радость от вождения автомобиля в наши гостиные. Пустоту, оставшуюся после него, невозможно заполнить, — говор...

Экс-ведущий британского телешоу про автомобили Top Gear Квентин Уилсон скончался в возрасте 68 лет, сообщает телеканал Sky News со ссылкой на его семью. «Умер бывший ведущий Top Gear и Fifth Gear Квентин Уилсон. Родившийся в Лестере автодилер и автомобильный журналист присоединился к шоу в 1991 году, появляясь вместе с такими людьми, как Джереми Кларксон и Джеймс Мэй», - говорится в сообщении теле...

7:01 Под рыночной площадью Лестера в Великобритании археологи обнаружили древнее подземелье, которое оказалось настоящим "археологическим пирогом" — многослойным объектом с историей, охватывающей римскую, средневековую и викторианскую эпохи. Это место, когда-то являвшееся частью темницы, стало объектом научных изысканий в рамках проекта по реконструкции рыночной площади, стоимостью 7,5 миллионов ф...

Единственный выживший в авиакатастрофе с самолетом Air India признался в ежедневных страданиях. Об этом он рассказал в интервью BBC News India, опубликованном на YouTube-канале службы новостей. При крушении борта Air India не выжил 241 человек. Вишваш Кумар Рамеш получил всемирную известность после того, как смог самостоятельно выползти из-под обломков самолета. Свое спасение он называет чудом, но...

Key events GOAL! Leicester 0-2 Arsenal (Kees 32og) GOAL! Spurs 0-1 Liverpool (Olsson 11) GOAL! Aston Villa 0-1 Everton (Gago 11) GOAL! Leicester 0-1 Arsenal (Russo 7) Kick-offs across the grounds Team news: Tottenham v Liverpool Team news: Aston Villa v Everton Team news: Brighton v Manchester United Team news: Leicester v Arsenal Preamble Arsenal make it look so easy. Hinds’s ball over the top is...

Norwich’s nightmare home run continued as they went down 2-0 to Hull to make it seven straight home defeats in all competitions this season. A sixth reverse in the Championship was greeted by a chorus of boos at Carrow Road. The Canaries had dominated the first half but failed to take some good chances and were punished when Joe Gelhardt fired the visitors in front early in the second half with hi...

About 15 years ago, Philippa Langley set out on a mission to find the remains of King Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England. Almost everyone regarded this as an impossible task. His remains had gone undiscovered for more than 500 years. It was a folly, a fool’s errand. She was out of her depth, an amateur. No letters after her name. But Philippa diligently did the work and did her rese...

29 октября 2025, 19:23 — Общественная служба новостей — ОСН Сэм Фрит и Бека Грейс из Лестера переехали в дом в октябре и начали с уборки. Сняв старый ковёр в прихожей, они обнаружили под ним паркет «ёлочкой» почти в идеальном состоянии. По словам Грейс, покрытие сохранилось благодаря защите ковра. Пара отметила, что укладка такого паркета с нуля стоила бы около £1,8 тыс. (примерно 190 тыс. рублей)...

A man who stabbed an 11-year-old girl in a random attack in Leicester Square will no longer face trial for attempted murder. The Australian child was on holiday with her mother in London when Ioan Pintaru allegedly put her in a headlock and stabbed her eight times as she left a Lego shop. A member of the public disarmed the Romanian national and pinned him to the ground until police arrived. The g...

Steve Coogan and two production companies will pay “substantial damages” to a university academic to settle a high court libel case over his portrayal in a film about the discovery of Richard III’s remains in a Leicester car park in 2012. Richard Taylor, deputy registrar at the University of Leicester at the time of the find, sued Coogan, his production company Baby Cow, and Pathe Productions for...

Sunday night in Leicester. A study in contrast. At one point Luke Humphries’s eyes widen as another 22g Red Dragon dart flies past double 16. He shakes his head. Looks down. Bites his lip. Meanwhile, the automaton beside him powers on. Until the moment Luke Littler is pumping his fists, revelling in his 6-1 victory and a first World Grand Prix title. Littler’s extraordinary immunity to pressure is...

Luke Littler swept aside Luke Humphries to win a first World Grand Prix title in Leicester. Humphries had looked the more impressive in making it through to the final, but Littler was superb in the clutch moments as he raced to a 6-1 victory. England’s Littler and Humphries lacked team unity at World Cup, claims Price Read more “Very happy to tick it off,” said the 18-year-old, who revealed he wil...

Northampton have gone all Euro and on Saturday the dividends rolled in. Not for the first time this season Anthony Belleau and Edoardo Todaro, French and Italian, had the run of the place, scoring two and one tries respectively, as Northampton went to the top of the table for the time being, dispatching their nearest and dearest in the process. Theirs has been a bitter-sweet opening to the season,...

По зубам короля Англии Ричарда III удалось восстановить микробиом полости рта — и предположить, что он страдал от пародонтита. В 2012 году под автостоянкой в Лестере, на территории бывшей церкви Грейфраерс, были обнаружены останки скелета. Было выдвинуто предположение, что они принадлежали Ричарду III — который был убит в битве при Босворте в 1485 году и доставлен для прощания в Лестер — поскольку...

Женщина, находящаяся под следствием по обвинению в том, что она якобы преследовала родителей Мадлен Макканн, утверждая, что она их пропавшая дочь, отправила им письмо, подписанное “Мадлен Икс”, и рассказала, что помнит, как ее похитили из их загородной квартиры в Португалии. Как пишет The Guardian, Джулию Ванделт из Польши обвиняют в том, что она в течение двух с половиной лет преследовала Кейт и...

A woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann broke down in the dock as a Leicester jury was told she was a conspiracy theorist who could not be the missing child. Julia Wandelt, 24, is accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann, the parents of Madeleine who was three when she disappeared on holiday in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz in 2007. At the opening of her trial, she was described by the pr...

Six men have been arrested after a man died inside a house in Leicester. Police have begun a murder investigation following the death in the early hours of Sunday. Officers were called by the East Midlands Ambulance Service to the property in Sawley Street at 1.37am. A man in his 30s was found with a stab wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Leicestershire Police said. A 44-year-old man has...

Geoff Parling has his first win as Leicester coach. He hasn’t got any furniture in his new home, but he will consider a bonus-point win over Harlequins more important than a chaise longue. All the more so given the outlook for his team early in the second half, 19-0 down in front of their dearest with seemingly not so much as an idea about how to break down the Quins defence. He could have done wi...