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Matthew Cooper
UK
Aston Villa fans line streets in Birmingham to celebrate Europa League win
An open-top bus parade, featuring three buses and celebrating Villa’s first major trophy since 1996, covered a 4.5km route.
By
Matthew Cooper
21 May 2026
UK
Tributes paid to ‘funny, loving’ 18-year-old passenger in triple death crash
Teenagers Simon Evans, Jacob Holman and Jenson Bridges died after the smash involving an Audi A1 in Shropshire.
By
Matthew Cooper
19 Mar 2025
Crime
Teenager accused of Jahziah Coke murder claims fatal injury was not deliberate
Jurors heard claims the 13-year-old victim was stabbed after picking up a knife during a row over missing cannabis.
By
Matthew Cooper
18 Mar 2025
Crime
Teenage driver admits causing deaths of three passengers in two-car crash
Edward Spencer, 19, will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to six charges, including causing death by careless driving.
By
Matthew Cooper
17 Mar 2025
UK
Rats and other rodents posing ‘huge’ public health risk amid ongoing bin strike
The National Pest Technicians Association is urging residents in Birmingham to protect themselves from disease.
By
Matthew Cooper
15 Mar 2025
Crime
Girl, 13, remanded in custody accused of murder of ‘lovely’ woman and arson
The teenager was charged by Northamptonshire Police on Tuesday night after an inquiry into the death of 43-year-old Marta Bednarczyk.
By
Matthew Cooper
12 Mar 2025
Crime
Boy accused of pensioner’s murder felt he had let his mother down, jury told
The youth, who cannot be named, wrote a letter saying ‘I accept I did it and I am doing time’ two months after the death of 80-year-old Bhim Kohli.
By
Matthew Cooper
11 Mar 2025
Crime
Rib fractures of park attack victim unlikely to be from fall, murder trial told
A 15-year-old youth who told police he fell on Bhim Kohli as he ran to push him over denies murder and an alternative count of manslaughter.
By
Matthew Cooper
10 Mar 2025
Crime
Teenager escaped over fencing after 13-year-old’s murder, court told
Jahziah Coke was pronounced dead at a house in Oldbury after being stabbed with such force that one of his ribs was ‘almost completely cut’.
By
Matthew Cooper
7 Mar 2025
Crime
Park murder accused, 15, told witness he had anger issues, jury told
Jurors at Leicester Crown Court also heard claims that the youth charged with murdering Bhim Kohli, 80, said ‘it is what it is at the end of the day’.
By
Matthew Cooper
5 Mar 2025
Crime
Charles Hanson cleared of domestic assault allegations after four-hour jury wait
The Bargain Hunt star said ‘the truth has finally come out’ after being unanimously cleared following four hours of jury deliberations.
By
Matthew Cooper
28 Feb 2025
Crime
Jury begins deliberations in Charles Hanson’s coercive control trial
Jurors retired after hearing three weeks of evidence and submissions, including a claim that the Bargain Hunt star put his wife Rebecca in a headlock.
By
Matthew Cooper
27 Feb 2025
Celebrity News
Jury urged to clear Charles Hanson after claim his wife lied to ‘build’ her case
Defence KC Sasha Wass suggested Rebecca Hanson had ‘dismally failed’ to satisfy the court that the TV auctioneer had committed any crime.
By
Matthew Cooper
27 Feb 2025
Crime
Wife of Charles Hanson ‘not controlled in any sense of the word’ – defence KC
Sasha Wass KC claimed Rebecca Hanson had been vindictive towards the Bargain Hunt auctioneer and ‘had an agenda’ after launching divorce proceedings.
By
Matthew Cooper
26 Feb 2025
Celebrity News
Messages sent by Charles Hanson are ‘confessions’ to charges, prosecutor claims
The Bargain Hunt auctioneer’s trial was told WhatsApp messages provide a ‘clear window’ into his relationship with his wife, Rebecca Hanson.
By
Matthew Cooper
26 Feb 2025
Celebrity News
Auctioneer Charles Hanson expressed regret at ‘jolting’ his wife, jury told
The 46-year-old TV auctioneer used his final day of evidence to claim his wife had brought ‘factually wrong’ allegations.
By
Matthew Cooper
25 Feb 2025
Crime
Ex-Pc jailed for ‘improper’ relationship with woman he met through his duties
Daniel Jackson knew the woman was in a vulnerable situation but ‘continued the relationship despite many opportunities to stop’.
By
Matthew Cooper
25 Feb 2025
Celebrity News
Charles Hanson claims his ‘controlling’ wife left him ‘a beaten and broken man’
The Bargain Hunt auctioneer is accused of controlling or coercive behaviour, but has alleged his wife ridiculed him and made him subservient to her.
By
Matthew Cooper
24 Feb 2025
UK
Warwickshire mother facing jail over plan to join terror group in Afghanistan
Farishta Jami researched weapons and one-way flights to Kabul and wanted to join a branch of the so-called Islamic State.
By
Matthew Cooper
13 Feb 2025
Crime
Former royal protection officer jailed for ‘grave betrayal’ of sex crime victim
Former West Mercia Police Pc Mark Cranfield was found guilty of two counts of misconduct in public office at a trial that ended in December.
By
Matthew Cooper
13 Feb 2025
Crime
Former Pc jailed for 15 months over inappropriate conduct towards two women
Olvier Dines was sacked by West Mercia Police in 2022 and admitted improper use of police powers and privileges.
By
Matthew Cooper
12 Feb 2025
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