Andrew Chapman, secretary of the society, described the rescue as a "knife-edge situation". He said: "The man was being swept ...

Two men were taken to hospital after being shot in Evington Road on 22 November Specialist divers are searching the River Soar as inquiries continue into a double shooting in Leicester.

The father of a missing two-year-old boy who fell into a river in Leicester entered the water to try to rescue his child, police have confirmed. Officers were called to the River Soar, in the ...

"Basically, this tributary is currently being used almost like an open access landfill," she says. "This tributary is being assaulted from all fronts," she added. Prof Gabbott is working with ...

A major search is under way in Leicester after a two-year-old boy fell into a river. Leicestershire Police said the toddler was with his family when he fell into the River Soar near the suburb of ...

Thirteen areas of Leicestershire are set to be better protected from floods after a "record" £2.65 billion package of funding ...

River levels are rising at multiple locations including the River Sence and River Soar, prompting immediate action warnings for affected areas. The Environment Agency has warned residents to avoid ...

Chris Desai, founder of Leicester-based Charity UOCEAN 2050 ... pickers to the park to help clear up along the banks of the River Soar, which runs through the park. Plastic packaging, bags ...

(AP Photo/Darren Staples) Flooded banks of the river Soar in Barrow Upon Soar ... Flooded fields are seen in Glen Parva, Leicester, England, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP ...

One man was rescued from a caravan in Proctors Park, Barrow upon Soar, on a raft on Tuesday morning. And two people had to be rescued from flood water by firefighters in Leicester Road ...

She is supporting a project to clean up Willow Brook, which flows into the Grand Union Canal before reaching the River Soar in Leicester. The University of Leicester academic, who researches ...