All news by author: Ben Carr

Residents in Shepshed, near Loughborough, were greeted by stomach-turning scenes of sewage bubbling and spewing out onto their streets as Severn Trent have since apologised

Samantha Burne, in remission from cancer herself, agreed to take in four-year-old Nuke, an XL Bully with skin cancer - they thought the dog may only have months left but he's still here over three years later

The 331 gold coins were found during a house clearance

The owners of privately-owned South Lodge Meadows near Lutterworth allow XL Bullies to run around on the land without muzzles or leads, as long as they are with dogs from the same home

Lee Loakes, 47, from Narborough, was left out of pocket when he ordered a discounted Samsung tablet on Amazon Prime Day - he was baffled after he recieved a toy instead with no refund

Volunteers from the Leicestershire and Rutland 4x4 Response charity were forced to attend the AfterDark event, despite declining to participate initially due to concerns over traffic

Paula Lowe, the landlady at pub that she says acts like a 'community centre' says this won't be the end for The Dog & Gun in Syston, Leicestershire, despite the devastation