Katie Dickinson
Crime
Inmates guilty of murdering child killer who was ‘tucked up in bed’ after attack
Kyle Bevan was stabbed 25 times during an attack by convicted killers Mark Fellows, Lee Newell and David Taylor at high-security HMP Wakefield.
18 Jun 2026
Crime9 Nov 2023
Murder-accused boy, 14, blows kiss to mother as he appears in court
The teenager is charged with murdering Alfie Lewis, 15, who was stabbed near a school in Horsforth, Leeds, on Tuesday
Crime
Boy, 14, charged with murdering Alfie Lewis in Leeds
Alfie, 15, was attacked in the Horsforth area.
9 Nov 2023
UK
15-year-old boy dies after stabbing near West Yorkshire school
A teenage boy has been arrested following the incident, West Yorkshire Police said.
8 Nov 2023
UK7 Nov 2023
Boy, 15, stabbed to death near school with fellow teenager arrested
The teenager was attacked on St Margaret’s Avenue in the Horsforth area of Leeds, according to the head of a nearby school
Crime
Father jailed for 10 years for manslaughter of son hit by car while crossing M62
Callum Rycroft, 12, was hit by a car as he attempted to run across the M62 with his father Matthew in August.
6 Nov 2023
Crime
Police officer found not guilty of raping woman who spent night at his home
South Yorkshire Pc Rowan Horrocks was cleared of two counts of rape.
3 Nov 2023
Crime
Pc accused of violent rape tells court he ‘would never get off on causing pain’
South Yorkshire Pc Rowan Horrocks is accused of raping the woman twice, biting her repeatedly and pulling out a clump of her hair.
2 Nov 2023
UK
Two more arrests made over felling of world-famous Sycamore Gap tree
Northumbria Police said two men in their 30s were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and later bailed.
1 Nov 2023
Crime
Vigil at Barnard Castle ahead of Dominic Cummings’ Covid inquiry appearance
Campaigners projected the message ‘231,332 Covid deaths – is that clear enough to read?’ on to the walls of Barnard Castle on Monday.
30 Oct 2023
Crime
Appeal case begins over Briton convicted of wife’s manslaughter in Cyprus
Retired miner David Hunter was released from prison in July after he was acquitted of the murder of his seriously ill wife.
25 Oct 2023
Environment
Benches and sculpture among suggestions for Sycamore Gap tree as removal starts
The 50ft tree is to be removed from Hadrian’s Wall by crane on Thursday
12 Oct 2023
Crime
Man pleads not guilty to murdering Pc Sharon Beshenivsky in 2005
Piran Ditta Khan pleaded guilty to robbery but denied two counts of possession of a firearm and two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon.
6 Oct 2023
Crime
Teenager in court charged with murder and attempted murder after triple stabbing
Rashane Douglas, 19, is also charged with possession of an offensive weapon after the incident in Halifax, West Yorkshire.
5 Oct 2023
Crime
Woman who stabbed husband in row while cooking jailed for minimum of nine years
Teresa Hanson fatally wounded construction manager Paul Hanson in the kitchen of their home three days after Christmas.
3 Oct 2023
UK
New shoots expected to grow from Sycamore Gap tree but it ‘won’t be same again’
A 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of criminal damage over the felling of the tree has been released on bail pending further inquiries.
29 Sept 2023
UK
Teenage boy arrested over felling of landmark tree on Hadrian’s Wall
Northumbria Police confirmed a 16-year-old had been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to the Sycamore Gap tree.
28 Sept 2023
Environment
Famous Sycamore Gap tree ‘deliberately felled’ in apparent ‘act of vandalism’
The Northumberland National Park authority said it was investigating what had happened.
28 Sept 2023
UK5 Sept 2023
Woman and two children killed in crash identified as Ukrainian family
Daria Bartienieva, 35, her son, Ihor Bartienieva, six, and stepdaughter, Anastasiia Bartienieva 15, were killed in a collision on the A61
Crime
Father admits manslaughter of son who was hit by car while trying to cross M62
Matthew Rycroft was driving drunk on the motorway before crashing his car on a slip road with his son Callum Rycroft, 12, in the vehicle.
5 Sept 2023
UK
Woman and two children dead after crash in North Yorkshire
The crash involving two cars and a bus happened on the A61 near Ripon, the North Yorkshire force said.
4 Sept 2023