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Leicestershire County Council is drawing up plans to create one council for Leicestershire.

"Taking tough decisions has stood us in good stead and means we’re not at crisis point."

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council have approved the planning application.

Dog owners are being asked to keep pets under control at all times.

Hinckley Cottage Hospital was opened in 1900.

The council says they will now look to explore alternative uses for the leisure box.

The site has now been made secure.

"Having a quiet and private space on a ward for families to take a few minutes and speak is vital to us being able to provide all-round excellent care, not just to the patient but their loved ones too."

Pope Francis has had blood transfusions and is "suffering more than yesterday", the Vatican has said.

Police are searching for a van driver who fled the scene of a Manchester city centre collision in which a three-year-old girl was killed.

One person has been killed and two police officers seriously injured in a knife attack in eastern France.

Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this is a "significant moment" for European security amid the continued fallout between the Ukrainian leader and Donald Trump.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not ready to accept a minerals deal with the US as Ukraine sees a "number of problematic issues" with the draft agreement, according to a Ukrainian source.

A man whose credit card was stolen and used to buy a winning lottery ticket is appealing for the thieves to come forward - so they can split the cash. 

Specialist drones have been deployed to look for a missing runner as police warn volunteers not to join the search.

A suspected drugs boss known as "The Fly" has been recaptured nine months after escaping during an ambush that killed two French prison officers.

Joseph Parker weighed in at the heaviest weight of his career for Saturday's heavyweight collision, even as new opponent Martin Bakole was still travelling out for the fight.

England suffered a devastating five-wicket defeat in their Champions Trophy opener as Australia chased down an ICC tournament-record target of 352 in Lahore, with Josh Inglis hitting a magnificent maiden ODI ton.

The epic rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol headlines a stacked card on Saturday February 22 live on Sky Sports Box Office.

Callum Smith defeated Joshua Buatsi in a brilliant 12-round battle at the ANB Arena in Riyadh.

Daniel Dubois missed out on a world title defence when illness prevented him from boxing Joseph Parker, with promoter Frank Warren now looking at alternative fights.

Pamela Anderson is one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood.

A man has been found guilty of attempted murder for attacking author Sir Salman Rushdie.

Neighbours has been axed for a second time, just two years after Amazon threw the Australian soap a lifeline.

Dad was a showman with great charisma, but he never lost sight of the fact that an interview is about the guest, not the host.

Creative control of the long-running James Bond franchise has been handed to Amazon MGM Studios, in a joint venture with the current owners.