Author: Jonny Whitney

An exhibition about the discovery of Richard III’s body in a Leicester car park has had to be extended due to high demand. The exhibition, at Leicester’s Guildhall, will stay open until 2014 with details of the operation to find...

Hugo Chavez has died from cancer aged 58, after 14 years as President of Venezuela. He had been seriously ill with the disease for over a year and had undergone several operations in Cuba. Chavez was a self-proclaimed...

Leicester has been covered in knitted decorations in an attempt to make residents feel safer. A community event organised by Leicestershire Police was held on Saturday 2 March to hang knitted pom-poms from trees in Bede Park. A...

Four men have been arrested after a mother of two was shot dead in Leicestershire. The men, aged 24, 25, 29 and 30, were arrested ‘in the West Midlands’ on Monday and all have been bailed. Hayley Pointon was found dead at a...

Drama students from DMU will feature in two plays at the Curve theatre written by an Olivier Award-winning writer. Caryl Churchill has written ‘Fen’ and ‘Serious Money’ for the stage, and both will feature performances from...