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  1. EMR Aurora Class 810

  2. Large container filled with plastics for recycling

  3. Three men wearing glasses, a shirt, a tie and a jacket are holding a framed certificate that includes the words outstanding restaurant of the year Basmati restaurant. They are in front of a black board including the words Oceanic Awards.

  4. Police tape cordoning off De Montfort Place in Leicester

  5. A scorched field with fire crews in the background. The sky is blue and there are no clouds.

  6. A woman demonstrates wearing Celestron solar eclipse glasses

  7. Stonework from the lost village of Nether Hambleton is revealed by the low water levels at Rutland Water reservoir in the East Midlands.

  8. Pedestrianised area with shopfronts in Leicester

  9. An drone-taken aerial view of scaffolding on top of a large red brick building

  10. A birds eye image of waste in a field surrounded by soil.

  11. Keaton Jennings smiles as he raises his bat and helmet to celebrate his century for Lancashire against Somerset at Taunton on Tuesday, 11 August, 2026

  12. Tom Wilson-Brown in action for Swindon Town

  13. Picture of the front of a train - the class 810 - on a railway line.

  14. Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a visit to Ilkeston in Derbyshire

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  16. Admir Bristric, sat down while wearing a blue Leicester City shirt and white shorts, holding up a maroon away Leicester City shirt upwards with both hands to his left-hand side

  17. Gossip: Leicester in race for Liverpool talent

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    League One's Leicester City are among a number of clubs interested in Liverpool midfielder James McConnell, 21, but will face competition from Championship interest in the Englishman. (The Athletic)

    The Foxes' English defender Tom Wilson-Brown, however, is expected to exit the club with Stockport County closing in on a deal for the 21-year-old. (Leicester Mercury)

    Want more transfer news from the EFL? Take a look at Tuesday's gossip column here.

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  18. A man standing on stage with a crowd in front of him

  19. The Reverend Johannes Arens is standing holding a letter with a statue of Christ in the background.

  20. An aerial view of Villa Park with Gloucester v Leicester in action on the pitch

  21. A42 in Leicestershire

  22. Aylestone Road in Leicester

  23. Khaleed Oladipo wearing a black hat and zip-up jacket, smiling.

  24. Cheltenham sign winger Evans on loan from Leicester

    Jake Evans in red Cheltenham Town training top holds up a red and white striped Cheltenham kit with grass and trees behind him.Cheltenham Town FC

    Jake Evans is Cheltenham's second loan player from Leicester after Kirsten Otchere joined last week

    Cheltenham Town have brought in winger Jake Evans on a season-long loan from League One side Leicester City.

    Evans, 17, played 16 times in League One for Northampton Town last season.

    "I'm over the moon to be here," he told the club website. "I have had a taste of senior football, and I just want more. I can't wait to play for the Gaffer and the Robins fans."

    Manager Steve Cotterill added: "Jake has been one of my targets throughout the summer. There was a lot of interest in Jake from League Two and higher up the pyramid.

    "As well as being an exciting player, it is also worth remembering that he is a young man learning his trade in the men's game."