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Ministers hope a registration scheme for holiday lets on sites such as Airbnb will increase the supply of homes for locals

Microsoft, the world’s second-largest business, has agreed to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard in a deal valued at around $70bn.

88-year-old Hinckley man was scammed and robbed in his own home Demi Morrell tricked the pensioner, who lived alone Leicester Crown Court (Image: BPM Media) Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up We use your sign-up to provide content in ways youve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understandin...

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Teen flips car onto roof at 99mph, injuring passengers Phillip Blankley flouted the 30mph speed limit in Greenhill Road, Coalville, and completely lost control, a court heard Updated The overturned Volkswagen (Image: Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service) Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your i...

Serial crook rams police car in bid to escape before crashing into a ditch seconds later He has 85 previous convictions - including four of dangerous driving and five of disqualified driving. Updated One of the officers red-dotted Hill with a taser and this was enough to bring him under control (Image: Rui Vieira/PA) Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe ...

Elderly DIY shop customer hit over head with axe handle by ex-soldier Chase Kelly, a French Foreign Legion and South African Defence Forces veteran, was suffering from a PTSD meltdown at the time of the attack Armed man with axe. (File photo) (Image: Getty) Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your ...

© Leon Neal/Getty Images There’s “another garage sale happening in UK retail”, says Andrea Felsted on Bloomberg. However, instead of traditional retail tycoons such as Mike Ashley, the buyers are the “online upstarts they tried for years to resist”. Online fashion store Boohoo Group is to buy the brand and website of struggling department store Debenhams for £55m. Meanwhile, its rival ASOS is in “exclusive talks” to acquire Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge, currently owned by ...