Leicester hasn’t yet been able to start mass testing for Covid because of a Government blunder that has meant the city’s 10,000 rapid swab kits are unusable. Matt Hancock promised that areas put into Tier Three local lockdowns would get access to rapid Covid testing when the national lockdown lifts tomorrow. The East Midlands city … Read more
A former Leicester City football star is swapping the touchline for the line of duty after hanging up his boots to become a police officer. Tommy Wright, 35, will be treading the beat in his home town, where he remains a cult hero for scoring Leicester’s winning goal against arch rivals Nottingham Forest in 2003, after signing up … Read more
Traffic warden in Leicester issued £180,000 in fines over 18 months – an average of £10,000 every four weeks – figures show Leicester traffic warden handed out an average of £10,000 in fines every month Over 18 months from April 2019 he dished out more than £180,000 in tickets Figures from Leicester City Council show … Read more
Boris Johnson was photographed today taking a potentially ‘revolutionary’ coronavirus test that experts hope could return results in under an hour and allow for students to return home for Christmas. The Prime Minister was pictured taking the swab test at De Montfort University in Leicester, the first city to enter a regional lockdown in June. … Read more
Why the long face? Woman is fined for breaching Covid rules after taking 360-mile round trip from Leicester to Wales to check her horse was OK Woman was stopped by Ceredigion traffic police in Wales during routine check PCs were not impressed to discover she drove from Leicester to check on horse Leicester was in Tier … Read more
Moment revellers spill onto the streets and crowds party in Leicester Square as pubs and bars close at 10pm under Covid restrictions – amid warnings from Sadiq Khan that the Capital will be put under ‘inevitable’ lockdown Crowds were seen dancing together in the street on Leicester Square on Friday Footage taken just hours after … Read more
More than 10,000 students and staff returning to the University of Leicester in the coming days will be screened for coronavirus and tracked on campus via a compulsory phone app. The university said it was ‘one of the few’ academic institutions in the UK carrying out screening of students and staff who are not showing … Read more
Friday night in central London: I am standing in the foyer of Odeon’s flagship cinema in Leicester Square. Cinema-goers in face masks are waiting in line to buy food and drinks, and showing staff their tickets before taking their seats in the huge 800-capacity auditorium. I see friends, families and couples — in total, around … Read more
The first pupils have returned to lessons in locked-down Leicester without masks – after a Government U-turn made them mandatory in common areas. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was accused by Labour of ‘passing the buck’ after an announcement Tuesday night. Individual headteachers will have to decide whether to make face coverings compulsory in school corridors in … Read more
Lockdown is eased in Leicester as beauty salons and outdoor pools are allowed to reopen from tomorrow but gatherings in homes are STILL banned By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 14:39 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 15:01 BST, 18 August 2020 Leicester will be brought partially out of its coronavirus local lockdown, with nail … Read more