Dave Higgens

Driver who mowed down ‘purely innocent boy’ jailed for at least 30 years

Zulkernain Ahmed, 21, was found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Abdullah Yaser Abdullah Taleb after driving into him in the Darnall area of Sheffield.

By Dave Higgens

4 Jun 2026

Operator explains difficulties tracking people on CCTV to Noah Donohoe inquest

Noah was 14 when his naked body was found in a storm drain tunnel in north Belfast in June 2020.

By Dave Higgens

3 Jun 2026

Crime

Man accused of murdering ‘innocent bystander’ to go on trial next year

Jemele Rhone appeared before a judge on Monday charged with murdering 30-year-old Shanice Brookes.

By Dave Higgens

1 Jun 2026

Crime

Man remanded in custody accused of murdering mother-of-one shot outside bar

Jemele Rhone has been charged with murdering Shanice Brookes,

By Dave Higgens

29 May 2026

‘Amazing mum’ shot dead outside bar would ‘light up every room she walked into’

Shanice Brookes was shot near the One Four One bar in West Street shortly before 2.45am on Monday.

By Dave Higgens

27 May 2026

King praised for his understanding of ‘harmony with nature’ at squirrel project

Charles visited the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s York Biotech Campus on Tuesday.

By Dave Higgens

26 May 2026

Appeal to help retired ‘superhero’ police dogs recover from injuries

German shepherds Miki and Kenai retired within a few months of each other from their service with North Yorkshire Police.

By Dave Higgens

12 May 2026

Celebrity News

Dame Judi Dench pleads with council to reject bottling plant on woodland

North Yorkshire Council has received more than 1,000 objections to the scheme.

By Dave Higgens

16 Apr 2026

Man arrested after three-month-old baby girl dies from dog bite

Cleveland Police said the three-month-old died in the Dormanstown area of Redcar on Thursday.

By Dave Higgens

10 Apr 2026

Three teenagers charged with murdering 16-year-old girl

Chloe Watson Dransfield, from Gomersal, died in hospital following an incident in Leeds.

By Dave Higgens

31 Mar 2026

Film

Wuthering Heights movie prompts a new wave of Brontemania in sisters’ village

The Bronte Parsonage Museum, in Haworth, is the focus for Bronte fans from across the world.

By Dave Higgens

26 Feb 2026

Politics

Trump’s Afghanistan comments ‘ultimate insult’, says mother of wounded veteran

The mother of Ben Parkinson urged Sir Keir Starmer to stand up to the US president over his suggestion British troops stayed away from the front line.

By Dave Higgens

23 Jan 2026