City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby and deputy city mayor Cllr Adam Clarke are urging the Government to create a single enforcement body that would cover all aspects of labour abuse, exploitation and poor working practices.

A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman at a property in Leicester. Frank Farrell has been charged with the murder of 32-year-old Smita Mistry. Following a call to police on the evening of Tuesday 23 March,...

Places of worship across Birmingham are being urged to sign up to a Charter for Faith Settings, a commitment to operate within Covid-19 controls. The City Council has worked closely with faith leaders since the pandemic began last year to develop...

Drayton Park has been fined £1m after a girl died on a ride, but the penalty will never be paid as it is in administration it has been reported.

Three men have been jailed after a cannabis grow was found in Leicester by officers executing a warrant.

The Leicestershire Police have charged six men in connection to an East Leicester attack in August last year. 27-year-old Mustafa Shirzad of Melton Road has been charged with an offence under Section 4 of the Public Order Act, for possession...

Three men have been jailed for life after two men were brutally killed with a crossbow during a cannabis farm burglary in Brierley Hill.

On Thursday 11th March, a 15-year-old Birmingham teenager has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges at a youth court.

On 12th March, it was reported that calls by Sikh women seeking help from abusive relationships have more than doubled over lockdown. 

A film about children’s rights made by young people in Leicester has won the prestigious Children & Young People Now award.