Safety at Leicester prison has reached a crisis point, new figures suggest. It comes as a workers' union has warned the increase of violence in prisons across England is "totally out of control".

Fewer full-time staff were working at Leicester prison last year, new figures show. It comes as the prison workforce across England and Wales hit an all-time high. But a union raised concerns over ...

There’s even the remnants of a secret tunnel to Leicester Prison that’s not supposed to exist. BBC Leicester’s Ben Jackson went for a look around. Produced by Pete Wardman. If you want to ...

A man has avoided prison after buying and selling firearms ... Plant, of Bondman Close, Mowmacre Hill, Leicester, had purchased two Lanber double-barrelled shotguns from another man despite ...

A thug who threw a cider bottle which struck a little girl in the face at an Everton match has been freed from prison after appealing his sentence. Leicester City fan Martin Ford hurled the half ...