Leicestershire

[ les-ter-sheer, -sher ]

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a county in central England. 986 sq. mi. (2,555 sq. km).

Leicestershire

/ ˈlɛstəˌʃɪə; -ʃə /

noun

a county of central England: absorbed the small historical county of Rutland in 1974; Rutland and Leicester city became independent unitary authorities in 1997: largely agricultural. Administrative centre: Leicester. Pop (excluding Leicester city): 619 200 (2003 est). Area (excluding Leicester city): 2084 sq km (804 sq miles) Shortened formLeicester Leics

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Earlier this month, Reform UK stood by a council candidate in Leicestershire over a racist post accusing black drivers of tailgating.

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She had used it for more than 15 months without issue before she died at her home in Leicestershire on 19 February 2024, according to the coroner's report.

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Mr Bridgen, who was MP for North West Leicestershire from 2010 to 2024, wrote: "As one consultant cardiologist said to me, this is the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust."

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Reform UK has backed one of its county council election candidates in Leicestershire after local Conservatives called for him to be suspended over a racist comment he posted on Facebook in 2013.

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Leicestershire Police said a 32-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder and a 33-year-old woman held on suspicion of assisting an offender have been released on police bail.

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Leicester Leichhardt

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