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BBC News
3 days ago
- BBC News
Man killed and girl seriously hurt in Frisby on the Wreak crash
A man was killed and a teenage girl seriously injured in a two-car crash near Frisby on the Wreake in Leicestershire, police have Police said the crash, involving an orange BMW convertible and a Vauxhall Corsa, happened on the A607 at about 18:13 BST on driver of the Corsa, a man in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene, the force girl, a passenger in his car, was taken to hospital where she remains in a stable condition. Detectives said two men, a 33-year-old and a 25-year-old, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous and driving while under the influence of have been released on bail as an investigation Sgt Mike Steer, from the force's serious collision investigation unit, said the Corsa was travelling away from Melton Mowbray with the BMW coming from the other direction He said: "We want to speak to anyone who saw this BMW driving in the minutes leading up to the collision."I also want to make a direct appeal to a HGV driver who we know was in the area when the collision happened. "The dashcam in the vehicle may show exactly what happened."
BBC News
25-06-2025
- BBC News
Unexploded WW2 bombs found at Melton Mowbray home
Two unexploded World War Two bombs found in a town have been destroyed in a controlled Police explained in a social media post the loud "kaboom" heard in Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray, on Tuesday was a controlled explosion of two incendiary explosives were found "quite unexpectedly" by a member of the public while sorting through belongings inherited from their step-father at his home in Laycock Avenue, the force said they worked with Melton Borough Council and an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team to ensure the items were taken to a nearby field while being handled with the "utmost safety, care, and respect they deserve".
Daily Mail
20-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Household Cavalry corporal, 45, 'slapped the bottom of teenage female recruit on night out' leaving his 28 year Army career in tatters
The 28-year Army career of a Household Cavalry member came to a 'sadly discreditable' end after he slapped the bottom of a teenage recruit on a drink-fuelled night out, a court martial heard. Experienced Corporal of Horse Steven Henderson's behaviour in twice smacking the 19-year-old female twice after joining in with young trainees' 'partying' was 'outrageous', a judge said. 'An experienced, senior NCO (Non-Commissioned Officer) can't expect to lay hands on young female recruits in this way and have people be anything other than outraged,' Assistant Judge Advocate General John Atwill said. It was 'a sadly discreditable end to your creditable career', he added. Cpl Henderson - who is leaving the Army at the end of the month - pleaded guilty to one charge of disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind at Bulford Military Court, Wiltshire. The 45-year-old has been fined £1,800 and must pay a £100 service compensation order to the victim. The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment is known for its iconic tunics and plumed helmets, and for being at the heart of the King's coronation, royal weddings and state occasions. The father-of-two, who was 44 at the time, drank 'a considerable amount of alcohol' on the night out with trainees who were 'much younger' than him, the court martial was told. Prosecutor Captain Ciaran Rafferty told the court that Cpl Henderson went on a night out in Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. Trainees and instructors were there from the Defence Animal Training Regiment, which he was a part of at the time. The court heard that the night out started in a Wetherspoons, before moving to a pub called The Anne of Cleves and finally ending up at a karaoke bar named The Generous Briton. The prosecutor said that at one of the pubs, Cpl Henderson slapped the bottom of one of the 19-year-old trainee. Capt. Rafferty said of the second incident, which happened 'a few hours' later as she waited for a taxi: 'From the complainant's perspective, seemingly without any context, there wasn't any flirtatious behaviour or any indication she consented to these touches in any way', he added. She felt 'some confusion' and 'shock' at the incidents, the court martial heard. Capt. Rafferty said that Cpl Henderson had a 'belief someone had slapped his bottom before he slapped her bottom and it was his belief this was the complainant'. He said: 'His belief was the complainant slapped his bottom - that's not a position of fact. 'The crown accepts that was his belief at the time of the slaps.' For the defence, Chris Harper said that the 'sexual element' of the case is 'tangential' and that there was 'no sexual motivation or element' to Cpl Henderson's actions, which were simply 'horseplay gone too far'. He added that Cpl Henderson hoped after he apologised to the victim at work that 'that would be the end of it'. Assistant Judge Advocate General John Atwill said that Cpl Henderson has been a corporal for more than 10 years. He had previous convictions for battery in 2011 and a breach of standing orders in 2009. Sentencing the soldier, the judge said he 'consumed a considerable amount of alcohol' and the trainees were 'much younger than (him), but (he) decided to get involved in their partying'. Judge Atwill told Cpl Henderson it was 'a sadly discreditable end to your creditable career'. According to the British Army website, The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment is the ceremonial face of the Household Cavalry. In May, The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery led a military procession featuring 1,300 members of the Armed Forces through Whitehall to Buckingham Palace as part of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Last weekend the Royal carriage procession at Trooping The Colour was accompanied by the Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and the Band of the Household Cavalry, led by two shire drum horses bearing solid silver kettle drums.
BBC News
10-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Green light for new homes on edge of Melton Mowbray
Plans for dozens of new homes in Melton Mowbray have been given the green Borough Council has approved a planning application from Charles Church Developments to build 48 homes on land at Hilltop Farm, on the edge of the Leicestershire proposed development would consist of four two-bed homes, 16 three-beds, 20 four-beds and eight five-beds, with two of the two-bed properties to be classed as 'affordable', the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.A report by planning officers said the site – which was once partly used for tyre recycling - was considered a "sustainable and appropriate" location for a new housing development. According to the report, a number of empty buildings that were previously used by businesses based on the land will now be report recommends the developer pays almost £1m to offset the scheme's impact on local facilities and services, including funding for education, healthcare, libraries, waste and Blaney, from Charles Church North Midlands, said the company was "looking forward" to starting work on the development soon.
Daily Maverick
06-06-2025
- General
- Daily Maverick
AirFryday: Fish au gratin, my dad's way
Fish finished in the oven with a gratin of onions and cheese is a splendid thing, and one of my prized memories of the home food of my youth. It occurs to me often, these days, that my dad had a much bigger influence on me and my love for cooking than I had realised when I was younger. As well as his proper pork pies in the Melton Mowbray style, he loved to make his 'fish au gratin' which, in his broad Yorkshire accent, didn't sound remotely French. More like fisher gra'an, the vowels separated by a glottal stop in the London tradition. When I was living in England circa 2004 I trekked north to Yorkshire to see my cousins and stopped, en route, at Melton Mowbray, where I went into its legendary pork pie shop and emerged with a lovely, golden pie which I ate in the street. It was perfect, and it was exactly the same as my dad's, in my memory at least. In his world, fish au gratin was (and, always for me, still is) fish baked in the oven with a topping of golden fried onions and grated cheese, which meld together under the grill while the cheese melts and turns golden and, depending on the variety of cheese, either molten or crisp, or a bit of both. The Langbaken Williston cheese I used for it the other day melted and then crisped into a delicious crust, which was really good, although my dad's was always more molten. Either way, it's a treat. The technique of gratination in an oven (or today in an air fryer, optionally) is also applied to potato bakes such as Pommes Dauphinois, lasagne from Italy, Greek zucchini bakes, and everyone's favourite childhood supper, macaroni cheese. And what is a perfect mound of cauliflower cheese, finished under the grill of an oven or air fryer, if not a gratin… and better still if it has a few light breadcrumbs on top to turn perfection even better. I bought fresh hake while in Gqeberha last weekend and it's almost like a different fish, when used fresh, than a fillet of frozen hake is. Not that I have a problem with frozen hake, especially if you take it directly from the freezer to the air fryer. I cooked these fresh hake fillets in the air fryer, but you can pan-fry it first if you prefer, but not all the way through as it needs to continue cooking under an oven grill or in an air fryer. If you own the latter, it would be wiser to do the whole cook in the air fryer. (Serves 2) Ingredients 1 large onion, thinly sliced 2 Tbsp butter Black pepper and salt for the onions Picked thyme leaves Olive oil cooking spray 2 x 250 g fresh hake fillets, skin on 200 g grated mature Cheddar cheese or similar Salt and white pepper to taste Method Fry the sliced onion in butter, with some picked thyme leaves and seasoned with back pepper and a little salt, slowly until golden and caramelised. Set aside. Grate cheese and set aside. Preheat the air fryer at 200℃ for at least 5 minutes. Spray the basket and both sides of the fish. Season the fish lightly on both sides with salt and white pepper. Place skin-side up in the air fryer and cook it for 6 minutes at 200℃. Turn and spoon the onions on top, then sprinkle grated Cheddar on top, generously. good old chips, would be a perfect match. DM
