Katie Dickinson
Crime
Trio of inmates who murdered child killer in his cell will never be released
Convicted killers Mark Fellows, 45, Lee Newell, 57, and David Taylor, 64, stabbed Kyle Bevan to death at high-security HMP Wakefield.
19 Jun 2026
Crime
Friend of teen knifed outside school told police he had ‘joined a gang and left’
Khayri McLean, 15, was killed in a ‘well-planned and targeted attack’ at the entrance to North Huddersfield Trust School, a court has been told.
16 Mar 2023
Crime
Teenager killed outside his school by two youths ‘lying in wait’, trial told
Khayri McLean, 15, was stabbed while making his way home from North Huddersfield Trust School on September 21 last year.
15 Mar 2023
UK8 Mar 2023
Family of woman killed in Tenerife hit-and-run demand case is reopened
Michelle Exton’s relatives have appealed against a decision by Spanish authorities refusing to reopen criminal proceedings into the crash
Crime
Murder accused asked police ‘what sentence was for someone in his position’
Mohammed Taroos Khan, 53, is accused of killing Somaiya Begum, 20, at her home in Binnie Street, Bradford, on June 25 last year.
3 Mar 2023
UK3 Mar 2023
Nine rare cream-coloured phone boxes receive listed status
The K8 kiosks, all in and around Hull, have been Grade II listed
UK
Two teenagers charged with murder of youth stabbed to death in Huddersfield
Harley Brown, 17, died from his injuries after being found in Kings Mill Lane at just before 4am on Monday.
23 Feb 2023
UK
Teenager stabbed to death in Huddersfield named as further arrest made
The 17-year-old has been named as Harley Brown, with his family paying tribute to his ‘loving personality, beautiful smile and cheeky sense of humour’
22 Feb 2023
UK
Two arrested on suspicion of murder after woman’s body found in Sheffield
South Yorkshire officers forced entry to a home in the Skelton Close area shortly after 8am on Monday.
21 Feb 2023
Crime
Woman charged with attempted murder of three children appears in court
The 34-year-old was arrested after a four-year-old girl, a two-year-old boy and a three-month-old baby boy were found with serious stab injuries.
21 Feb 2023
Environment17 Feb 2023
Storm Otto brings travel disruption and leaves thousands without power
The storm caused trains and flights to be cancelled on Friday morning
Politics
Ex-MP found guilty of £24,000 expenses fraud
Jared O’Mara was convicted of six counts of fraud after trying to claim taxpayers’ cash to fund his cocaine habit.
8 Feb 2023
Crime
Jury retires to consider verdicts in trial of former MP accused of fraud
Jared O’Mara, 41, represented the constituency of Sheffield Hallam from 2017 to 2019.
7 Feb 2023
Health
Microplastics used in packaging and paint discovered in human veins
A new study suggests microplastics can pass through blood vessels to vascular tissue
1 Feb 2023
Health
Ambulance staff attended emergencies without enough medicine, inspectors find
The Care Quality Commission rated North East Ambulance Service’s urgent care as ‘inadequate’.
1 Feb 2023
Crime30 Jan 2023
Boy in court accused of stabbing talented dancer, 15, to death
The 16-year-old, who cannot legally be named, has been charged with murder, attempted murder and having a knife
Politics
Michael Gove signs £1.4bn devolution deal for North East
The region will become the latest to have a directly elected mayor following the deal to transfer powers.
27 Jan 2023
Crime26 Jan 2023
Fraud-accused ex-MP ‘was thousands of pounds in debt to drug dealer’
Jared O’Mara is on trial for submitting fake invoices to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Crime
Ex-MP accused of fraud ‘went to constituency office once or twice in six months’
Jared O’Mara is on trial for submitting fake invoices to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.
25 Jan 2023
Crime
Former MP accused of invoice fraud had ‘dysfunctional’ office, court told
Jared O’Mara is on trial for submitting fake invoices to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.
24 Jan 2023