Leicester

Arteta to take it game-by-game in hunt for European finish

Arsenal host Leicester on Tuesday followed by important league encounters against Tottenham (Jul. 12) and champions Liverpool (Jul. 15).

Leicester lockdown: Business owners 'depressed' at new emergency

How the British city of Leicester is struggling with lockdown, as the rest of the country begins to reopen.

Everton 2-1 Leicester: Carlo Ancelotti press conference

Post match press conference with Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti after his side's 2-1 victory over Leicester in the Premier League. Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti says his side's European dreams are..

Local MP criticises government action in Leicester outbreak

The MP for Leicester West, Liz Kendall, has criticised the government's handling of the localised Leicester coronavirus outbreak, claiming they were slow to share data on infection rates with local..

Leicester community centres become Covid-19 testing hubs

Community centres and other locations in Leicester have been turned into pop-up coronavirus testing centres after a local outbreak led to a regional extension of lockdown measures to prevent the..

PMQs: Johnson and Starmer clash over Leicester lockdown

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer asked why the Government was "so slow to act" to implement a lockdown in Leicester after it knew of a spike in virus cases.During PMQs, he told the Commons: "At the daily..

PMQs: Starmer attacks government over Leicester delays

Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has questioned Prime Minister Boris Johnson over delays by the government to tackle the localised Covid-19 outbreak in Leicester, which led to the first regional lockdown..

Leicester mayor says they will need Government support during extended lockdown

Mayor of Leicester Sir Peter Soulsby has said the city will require the level of support from the Government that was given at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic as they face an extended..

COVID-19: UK city of Leicester to remain under lockdown

One of England's most diverse cities has been told to continue pandemic restrictions even as the rest of the country is about to relax them.

Leicester to reintroduce stricter lockdown measures due to a spike in Covid-19 cases

Mr Hancock told MPs: “Having taken clinical advice on the actions necessary and discussed them with the local team in Leicester and Leicestershire, we have made some difficult but important..

Testing increase blamed for Covid-19 case rise

The Mayor of Leicester Sir Peter Soulsby claims the rise in coronavirus case numbers in the area is due to a substantive increase in testing as the government considers implementing localised lockdown..

What is a local lockdown and how do they work?

Pubs, restaurants and hairdressers in Leicester may be forced to stay closed as part of a lockdown extension following a rise in coronavirus cases.

Lockdown may be extended regionally in first local outbreak

Leicester may be the first part of the UK to implement regional lockdown measures after a reported increase in coronavirus cases in the last two weeks. Report by Connerv. Like us on Facebook at..

Mayor "puzzled" at local outbreak speculation

The Mayor of Leicester Sir Peter Soulsby has disputed reports the city is experiencing a localised coronavirus outbreak, saying he is "entirely puzzled" as to why action is needed. Report by Connerv...

Leicester mayor not convinced by Government's local lockdown recommendation

The mayor of Leicester said he had not seen evidence to support extending lockdown in the city for two more weeks as the rest of England prepared to further relax restrictions imposed in March to curb..

PM: Government "concerned" about Leicester outbreak

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the government is "concerned" about the prospect of a local outbreak of coronavirus in Leicester. Report by Connerv. Like us on Facebook at..

Ashworth: Leicester lockdown isn’t an ‘imminent solution’

Jon Ashworth has said after a briefing with Matt Hancock they agreed a local lockdown in Leicester wasn’t and imminent solution. The shadow health secretary added that ministers haven’t given..

Being 20 points ahead of this Man City side was unthinkable, says Klopp

Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp says he is amazed that they are 20 points ahead of a strong Manchester City squad but that he is not focused on whether Pep Guardiola's side can catch up in the Premier..