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A photograph of Faizan Rafik

Funeral for Air India crash victim after DNA match

A funeral has been held for Faizan Rafik, who was returning home when the Air India plane crashed.

A photograph of Faizan Rafik

Family desperate for news after India plane crash

Faizan Rafik's loved ones say they have still not received confirmation of his fate.

Black bins lined up on a street

Weekly bin collections in city could be scrapped

Many black bins are less than 75% full when put out each week, according to the city council.

The exterior of the Belvoir Intensive Care Unit which is a single storey brick building with a blue NHS sign outside the front.

Psychiatric ward undergoes £1.6m revamp

It was the first significant refurbishment since the unit opened in 1998.

Three orange recycling bags on a pavement next to a black bin with a Leicester council crest

Soaring temperatures prompt earlier bin collections

The council wants staff to be able to start collections earlier in the morning when it is cooler.

Hardik Avaiya with Vibhooti Patel looking at the camera

Newly engaged couple among Air India crash victims

Hardik Avaiya and Vibhooti Patel had gone to India to celebrate their engagement.

Man with glasses and beard in blue Bath rugby top and woman in Leicester Tigers shirt with grey hoody

Rugby-loving couple go head-to-head at Twickenham

Tom and Hannah Dabinett say they will still sit together despite supporting opposing teams.

A woman with long blonde hair

'Proper estate girl' makes King's Honours list

Nursery manager Katie Lynch, from New Parks, says she never dreamed she'd honoured by the King.

Faizan Rafik is pictured wearing a long grey shirt and long beard

Family's anguished wait for news after air crash

Faizan Rafik, from Leicester, is believed to have been on the plane, which crashed on Thursday.