Dave Higgens
Crime
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
Crime
Private ambulance firm denies response to fan who collapsed was a ‘shambles’
An inquest has heard how West Brom fan Mark Townsend died after becoming ill during a match at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium in 2024.
By Dave Higgens
29 Sept 2025
Crime
Man accused of murdering family in house fire found dead in prison
Mohammed Shabir had denied the murder of Bryonie Gawith and her three children who died in their home in Bradford.
By Dave Higgens
25 Sept 2025
Politics
Sean Bean says houses plan for land where he played as a child is a ‘tragedy’
Public hearings are due to start on a plan which includes building 3,500 homes on Sheffield’s green belt.
By Dave Higgens
24 Sept 2025
UK
Dickie Bird’s friends and family remember ‘Mr Barnsley’
The famous umpire never left the South Yorkshire town where he was born.
By Dave Higgens
23 Sept 2025
Science
Tool which helps identify victims of trafficking leading to arrests, say police
Thames Valley Police said the STIM has helped identify people at greatest risk who very rarely come forward of their own volition.
By Dave Higgens
18 Sept 2025
UK
Great North Run organisers admit mistake by featuring rival city on medals
Some of the 60,000 who took part in the run from Newcastle to South Shields were shocked to see the map on their medals and T-shirts.
By Dave Higgens
8 Sept 2025
Crime
Equal longest summer riots sentence for man who stoked fire outside hotel
Matthew Crossland, 32, was jailed for nine years after he fuelled a fire set outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham.
By Dave Higgens
5 Sept 2025
Crime
Family of woman who drowned in river say mental health services failed her
Mother-of-one Victoria Taylor was found dead in the River Derwent, in North Yorkshire, following a huge search operation in October 2024.
By Dave Higgens
3 Sept 2025
Environment
Lost structures emerge from reservoirs as water levels continue to drop
Yorkshire Water said its reservoirs are now less than a third full after the hottest summer on record.
By Dave Higgens
2 Sept 2025
Crime
‘Pc Predator’ jailed for second time after having sex with crime victim
Stuart Trentham was sent to prison for 18 months by the same judge who sentenced him in February for an ‘almost identical’ crime.
By Dave Higgens
20 Aug 2025
Politics
Reform UK mayor Luke Campbell under fire over £1m community fund website
A Lib Dem councillor has accused Hull and East Yorkshire mayor Luke Campbell of setting up a site for a £1 million fund promoted by Reform UK
By Dave Higgens
19 Aug 2025
Business News
Bioethanol plant deems lack of Government support an ‘act of economic self-harm’
Vivergo Fuels says it will have to close its Hull plant after the decision not to provide financial backing.
By Dave Higgens
15 Aug 2025
UK
Investigation under way into ‘unexplained’ death of 13-year-old girl
The girl died in hospital after officers were called to a flat.
By Dave Higgens
14 Aug 2025
UK
Famous Sheffield club has been gutted in act of ‘wanton destruction’, says owner
Electric Group is preparing to reopen a new music venue in the former Leadmill building after winning a bitter eviction battle.
By Dave Higgens
14 Aug 2025
Politics
Family welcome inquest into death of boy sent home from A&E
A coroner has begun an investigation into the death of Yusuf Mahmud Nazir eight days after he was seen at Rotherham Hospital.
By Dave Higgens
14 Aug 2025
Crime
Harvey Willgoose’s mother says her son’s killer should be named
A judge will decide in October whether the 15-year-old boy who stabbed Harvey to death at their Sheffield school should lose his anonymity.
By Dave Higgens
12 Aug 2025
Crime
Brothers among four more jailed after rioting outside asylum seeker hotel
More than 100 people have now been sentenced following the disorder outside the Holiday Inn Express, near Rotherham, in August 2024.
By Dave Higgens
11 Aug 2025
Crime
Harvey Willgoose mother says son’s murderer needs to be ‘made an example of’
Caroline Willgoose says she feels sorry for the 15-year-old boy who stabbed her son to death at their Sheffield school.
By Dave Higgens
11 Aug 2025
UK
NCA to lead probe into claims police involved in Rotherham abuse
It comes after five women alleged they were exploited by grooming gangs in the town when they were children and also sexually abused by officers
By Dave Higgens
8 Aug 2025
Crime
Parents believe Harvey Willgoose’s death could have been prevented
Harvey’s mum Caroline Willgoose believes there were ‘flags’ in the days and hours before his death at All Saints Catholic High School, in February.
By Dave Higgens
8 Aug 2025