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The head and shoulders of a woman sat in a temporary flat

'I'm not home a year after the Storm Henk floods'

Leicestershire residents said they were still impacted by Storm Henk's devastation.

Dawn Astle with her mother and widow Larraine Astle on the pitch at the Hawthornes Stadium before West Bromwich Albion's game against Peterborough United. She and her mother are wearing black coats and are waving to the crowd

Brain injury in football campaigner appointed MBE

Campaigner Dawn Astle and Olympian Lauren Henry are among those honoured for their achievements.

Zara Lachlan wearing a light blue coat with a neon yellow hood while on her boat in the middle of the ocean. She is smiling at the camera and a strand of her hair has come out from under her hood. It has fallen across her freckled face and is wet.

'I had a small cut... then a shark appeared'

Zara Lachlan, 21, hopes to become the first woman to row solo from Europe to South America.

A queue of traffic over three lanes of the motorway

Motorway reopens after van fire

Traffic is now running again on the northbound carriageway in Leicestershire.

A mother and daughter smiling in the congregation of Leicester Cathedral

'Singing is my therapy', says woman with dementia

A dementia-friendly carol service has taken place at Leicester Cathedral.

An entrance to the Carillon Court shopping centre from the rear, showing a glimpse of the car park on the roof too

Flats may be created in 'ghost town' shopping centre

Carillon Court's owners said to keep the centre "viable", part of it would need to be redeveloped.

Richard Spence is pictured smiling at the camera wearing a black quarter zip and a white-colllared shirt underneath.

The new gym helping addicts transform their lives

The gym's users say consistent exercise is good for their mental and physical health.

The principal of Loughborough's Sense College Gary Hyndman talks to Disabilities Minister Sir Stephen Timms in a busy college reception

Why a thriving college is worried about money

Loughborough's Sense College says the most recent Budget has put more pressure on its finances.

A smiling schoolgirl in her uniform sat at a desk

The girl turning on a town's Christmas lights

Felicity helped both her parents through serious illnesses and raised money to help friends too.