Four killed in helicopter crash

Leicester - Police were last night trying to trace the last movements of a helicopter which crashed killing four people on board…

Leicester - Police were last night trying to trace the last movements of a helicopter which crashed killing four people on board.

Locals raised the alarm after hearing an aircraft in trouble near Market Harborough, Leicestershire, on Sunday night. The wreckage was spotted at first light in woods near the villages of Gumley and Laughton.

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