DOWNLOAD IPFS A man riding a motorbike and a pedestrian have died following a serious collision on the A6 Preston Road in Clayton-le-Woods, Lancashire, which also left a woman in hospital and led to three arrests. Lancashire Police confirmed that officers were called shortly before 10:30 pm on Thursday after[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS A Merseyside crime boss nicknamed “Thor” has been ordered to hand over more than £155,000 after his gang attempted to smuggle £140 million worth of cocaine into the UK hidden inside flour shipments from Sierra Leone. Darren Schofield, 45, led an organised crime group that arranged to import[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS The Ministry of Justice has announced plans to expand the use of electronic monitoring and make unpaid community work tougher, aiming to free up space in prisons while keeping offenders accountable. An independent review of the sentencing framework, released in February, recommended placing greater emphasis on punishments outside[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS An Indian national is facing deportation from the United Kingdom after repeatedly stalking and harassing a colleague at the London Zoo. Asish Jose Paul, 26, originally from Kerala, met Lutaruta Masiulonyte while working at the zoo’s café. Over a six-month period between July 7 and December 30 last[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Two men caught with cannabis in Bradford almost five years ago have avoided a prison sentence after a court heard they had kept out of trouble since their arrest. Shiraz Ali, 29, and Ahmed Shahid, 24, were stopped by police while traveling in a car on the evening[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS The identities of all ten teenagers convicted of killing Jack Woodley have now been made public after court orders banning their names expired. The case has brought renewed attention to how and why young offenders are sometimes shielded from identification in the UK, and under what circumstances judges[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS A retired police officer has received a suspended sentence for a series of serious offences, including sending explicit images to an undercover officer he believed was a 12-year-old girl. Michael Gear, 65, of Totton, was also found to be in possession of a significant number of indecent images[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS A 19-year-old from Newton Aycliffe has been banned from driving after leading police on a dangerous high-speed chase through residential streets. Billy Dinsley fled from officers in his silver Volkswagen when they attempted to pull him over for speeding. The pursuit took place on December 14 at around[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS The trial of a Merseyside Police officer accused of taking selfies at the scene where a teenager was fatally stabbed has been delayed until next year. Ryan Connolly was originally scheduled to face a three-day trial at Manchester Crown Court earlier this year, but the hearing has now[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Seven individuals have been brought before the courts after attempts to smuggle cannabis and cocaine through Newcastle International Airport. The drugs, with a combined street value exceeding £8.5 million, were intercepted by UK Border Force and North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) officers in several incidents involving[Read More…]