A sapling from an oak tree in the grounds of King Richard III's birthplace has been planted in the place where he died. The ...

Details of the life of a "beloved" chimpanzee who starred in a series of adverts for PG Tips tea has been revealed in a new ...

Scaffolding has also been taken down to show the extension's stonework, glazed terracotta fins and copper roof parapet. The ...

Council officials explained why “ugly” tarmac has been laid in a busy city centre shopping street. Leicester City Council has ...

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Leicester City Council said the venues are 'costly to maintain, have a low usage and displays are relatively outdated' ...

Richard III was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field. After the battle Richard's corpse was taken to Leicester and buried without pomp. In 2012 ...

Music students from Leicester's De Montfort University (DMU) have composed a series of pieces to mark the 10th anniversary of ...

University of Leicester Richard III's remains were reinterred in Leicester Cathedral in 2015. Richard III's body was discovered 527 years after his death in a Leicester City Council-run car park ...

Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was crowned in the Abbey as Richard III on Sunday 6th July 1483 ... Bosworth on 22nd August 1485 and his body was buried at Grey Friars Abbey in Leicester. But his bones ...