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Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands, with a population of 383,116 in 2025.

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In the news

• Shopkeeper uses stick to scare off armed robber | Leicestershire Live
  leicestermercury.co.uk · 4 h ago
• Drivers set for weeks of disruption as closures to hit key Leicestershire route
  leicestermercury.co.uk · 4 h ago
• Leicestershire Reform UK councillor stripped of committee roles after making 'misleading' claims
  leicestermercury.co.uk · 4 h ago
• Starbucks launches new Bearista calendar today for £24.95
  penarthtimes.co.uk · 27 h ago · 10 outlets
• M&S Christmas advert 2026 James Norton stars as Santa in a towel
  thenorthernecho.co.uk · 4 h ago · 7 outlets
• Lloyds records biggest annual fall in UK house prices in three years
  thenorthernecho.co.uk · 4 h ago · 40 outlets
• St. Cloud man fined $1.1M, banned from construction industry for life over fraud
  echopress.com · 11 h ago · 5 outlets
• Derby County eye move for Steve Cooper
  the72.co.uk · 4 h ago

Headlines from the outlets named, found through the GDELT Project. Translations and an AI summary are in the app. All the news in Leicester.

This week

Things to do in Leicester this weekend

• Soil
  Fri, Nov 6, 4:30 PM · Rock City, Nottingham, GB · Music · Rock
• Cassia
  Fri, Nov 6, 6:30 PM · Nottingham Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, GB · Music · Rock
• Dizzee Rascal
  Fri, Nov 6, 7:00 PM · O2 Academy Leicester, Leicester, GB · Music · Hip-Hop/Rap
• Shef Leppard, Foreigner UK & Tin Man presents War of the Worlds
  Fri, Nov 6, 7:00 PM · Queens Hall, Nuneaton, GB · Music
• Stu Larsen
  Fri, Nov 6, 7:00 PM · The Bodega, Nottingham, Nottingham, GB · Music
• The Bar Stool Preachers
  Fri, Nov 6, 7:00 PM · The Hairy Dog, Derby, GB · Music · Rock
• The Proclaimers
  Fri, Nov 6, 7:30 PM · De Montfort Hall, Leicester, GB · Music · Rock
• Dom Martin
  Fri, Nov 6, 9:00 PM · The Flowerpot, Derby, GB · Music · Blues
• The Nutcracker - Live Lounge Premium Package
  Sat, Nov 7, 5:30 PM · Vaillant Live, Derby, Derby, GB · Arts & Theatre · Dance
• Myles Smith: My Mess, My Heart, My Life. Tour
  Sat, Nov 7, 6:30 PM · Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham, GB · Music · Rock

Events and tickets from Ticketmaster, within 40 km, from 2026-11-06.

Weather this week

• Fri10° / 7°Showers
• Sat10° / 5°Partly cloudy
• Sun8° / 2°Partly cloudy
• Mon5° / 2°Cloudy
• Tue8° / 3°Partly cloudy

Forecast by MET Norway, CC BY 4.0, updated 1 h ago.

Nearby

• Nottingham 35 km
• Coventry 36 km
• Derby 39 km
• Northampton 46 km
• Birmingham 55 km
• Mansfield 55 km

Learn here

• De Montfort University 29,000 students
• Loughborough University 19,449 students
• University of Leicester 17,825 students
• Leicester College
• Vaughan College
• Loughborough College
• North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College

Universities and colleges within 25 km, from Wikidata, CC0.

Local businesses and groups

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