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Ashby Castle has links with Walter Scott's historical romance Ivanhoe Two towns in Leicestershire have said they are considering making bids to be named the UK's first-ever Town of Culture. The ...

Snow began to fall in Leicestershire as the region braced itself for Storm Goretti. An amber weather warning from the Met Office ran until 9am on Friday (January 9). The first snow flurry was captured ...

Storm Goretti caused travel chaos and disruption around the country, but one man found a way to make the most of the wintry conditions. Russ White filmed one of his neighbours attempting to ski down ...

Lego is launching its new Smart Play system with three Star Wars sets that will be released on March 1st. Lego is launching its new Smart Play system with three Star Wars sets that will be released ...

The Kamas and Coalville offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles will close from Monday, Jan. 12, through Friday, March 27. The offices said the closure is to “ensure continued high-quality service ...

Lego bricks come in a bunch of shapes and sizes, but they’re getting a big technical upgrade in 2026 thanks to news announced at CES this year. Meet the Lego Smart Brick, a standard-sized 2 x 4 brick ...

This unassuming device promises to make your screen time intentional (Molly Greeves/The Independent) As social media continues to favour endlessly addictive short-form videos and infinite scrolling, ...

I think Lego might be really onto something with its tech-equipped Smart Play Smart Brick sets, but is it the future of Lego sets? Reading time 3 minutes Whenever Lego has added tech into its brick ...

Lego is looking to bring your creations to life. On Jan. 5, The Lego Group unveiled its new SMART Play bricks, tags, and mini figures at the Consumer Electronics Show, or CES 2026, in Las Vegas, which ...

A Coalville conspiracy theorist who declared "we are at war" while plotting to blow up phone masts serving 4.2 million homes has been refused parole. Oliver Lewin had attempted to recruit a teenager ...