Ryan Hooper
UK
Infected blood widow: Compensation is more about recognition of lives destroyed
Sue Threakall has campaigned for justice after the death of her husband, Bob, in 1991.
By Ryan Hooper
17 Aug 2022
UK
Man who filmed ‘disgusting’ Grenfell video handed suspended jail term
Paul Bussetti, 49, admitted making the ‘grossly offensive’ film at a friend’s party.
By Ryan Hooper
20 Apr 2022
UK
Man admits sending ‘grossly offensive’ video of Grenfell Tower effigy on bonfire
Paul Bussetti was previously found not guilty after a two-day trial but the acquittal was quashed by the High Court.
By Ryan Hooper
20 Apr 2022
UK
MP’s killer to die in prison after getting whole-life term
Unrepentant Ali Harbi Ali was handed the punishment for the murder of Sir David Amess.
By Ryan Hooper
13 Apr 2022
UK
Terrorist Ali Harbi Ali handed whole-life sentence for murder of Sir David Amess
Jurors took just 18 minutes to convict the 26-year-old London-born extremist.
By Ryan Hooper
13 Apr 2022
UK
Commons Speaker: MPs still traumatised and fearful after Amess murder
Sir Lindsay Hoyle was speaking to the PA news agency following the conviction of Ali Harbi Ali for murdering veteran MP Sir David Amess in October.
By Ryan Hooper
12 Apr 2022
UK
Family question Covid test result of man who spat at rail worker Belly Mujinga
Ms Mujinga died with coronavirus on April 5 2020, days after she was reportedly coughed on and spat at by a customer at London’s Victoria station.
By Ryan Hooper
11 Apr 2022
UK
No security concerns about Sir David’s church meeting, police boss says
The veteran Conservative MP was determined to be ‘as accessible as possible’ in the community after Covid restrictions were lifted.
By Ryan Hooper
11 Apr 2022
UK
Boss of heroic Amess police: there’s a thin line between bravery and foolishness
Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow praised Essex constables Scott James and Ryan Curtis for tackling murderer Ali Harbi Ali last year.
By Ryan Hooper
11 Apr 2022
UK
Amess murder accused tells court he killed to save Muslims
Ali Harbi Ali told jurors he stabbed veteran MP Sir David Amess to death at a constituency surgery last October over his voting record on Syria
By Ryan Hooper
7 Apr 2022
UK
MP murder accused tells jury: ‘I killed him to stop him harming Muslims’
Ali Harbi Ali, 26, denies the murder of Sir David Amess during a constituency surgery in October last year.
By Ryan Hooper
7 Apr 2022
UK
UK charities in Europe ‘prepared’ in case Ukraine refugee influx continues
Steph Christensen, from Cornwall-based ShelterBox, said support has been given to thousands of people fleeing to continental Europe.
By Ryan Hooper
1 Apr 2022
UK
Claims against ‘cathedral-visit’ Novichok suspects to be tested at inquiry
The inquiry into the death of civilian Dawn Sturgess in 2018 will likely begin properly in 2023.
By Ryan Hooper
25 Mar 2022
Crime
David Amess: Jurors shown footage of police tackling murder accused
Two Essex police officers, armed only with a baton and CS spray, pinned suspect Ali Harbi Ali to the floor, a court was told
By Ryan Hooper
24 Mar 2022
UK
Man told Amess suspect: This isn’t America – you’re not getting shot by police
Vivid testimony from witness Darren King was played to jurors at the Old Bailey.
By Ryan Hooper
23 Mar 2022
UK
Sir David Amess suspect ‘looked self-satisfied after stabbing him’, court told
Witnesses said Ali Harbi Ali appeared ‘remorseless’ after plunging his knife into the veteran Southend West MP in October last year.
By Ryan Hooper
23 Mar 2022
UK
MP’s aide tells murder trial of ‘self-satisfaction’ of terror suspect
Julie Cushion, who worked for Sir David Amess, said she heard a ‘piercing scream’ minutes after Ali Harbi Ali was called through to meet the MP.
By Ryan Hooper
23 Mar 2022
UK
‘Warped, twisted and violent’ terrorist assassinated veteran MP, court told
Sir David Amess suffered more than 20 stab injuries when he was killed in October.
By Ryan Hooper
21 Mar 2022
UK
‘Warped, twisted and violent’ terrorist assassinated veteran MP, court told
Ali Harbi Ali is on trial for murdering Sir David Amess in Essex last October.
By Ryan Hooper
21 Mar 2022
UK
Man said ‘sorry’ before stabbing veteran MP Sir David Amess to death, court told
Details of the final moments of Sir David’s life were heard by jurors at the Old Bailey on Monday afternoon.
By Ryan Hooper
21 Mar 2022
UK
Terror suspect to go on trial accused of murdering Tory MP David Amess
Ali Harbi Ali, 26, from north London, denies the allegations.
By Ryan Hooper
21 Mar 2022