Sophie Robinson

Crime

No murder trial for Valdo Calocane ‘robbed’ victims of justice – victim’s mother

Valdo Calocane was sectioned four times before he went on a violent rampage in Nottingham, killing three people.
8 Jun 2026
Crime

Mother of Nottingham attacks victim says there has been ‘miscarriage of justice’

Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane.
8 Jun 2026
Crime

Nottingham attacks have parallels to Henry Nowak case, mother says

The inquiry into the Nottingham attacks heard from its final witness on Friday.
5 Jun 2026
Crime

Nottingham attacks inquiry heard ‘hideous revelation’ each day, mother says

The Nottingham Inquiry, into Valdo Calocane’s attacks, is hearing its final day of evidence on Friday.
5 Jun 2026
Crime

Cannabis user who tortured 93-year-old jailed for murder

Samuel Field, 40, has been jailed for the murder of an elderly man years after attacking two children.
29 May 2026
Celebrity News

Charles delights theatregoers as he takes seat at sold-out show

The King is watching Sir Kenneth Branagh perform in a production of The Tempest in Stratford-upon-Avon.
22 May 2026
Crime

Mother of killer Valdo Calocane slams ‘broken’ mental health system

Celeste Calocane told the Nottingham Inquiry that ‘no-one listened’ until there was a crisis.
14 May 2026
Crime

Valdo Calocane’s mother ‘thought he posed risk to others years before attacks’

Celeste Calocane gave evidence to the inquiry examining events leading up to the triple killing in Nottingham in 2023.
14 May 2026
Business News

Paddington Bear and Sir David Attenborough among public’s banknote design ideas

Sir Winston Churchill, who currently features on the £5 note, was the fourth most commonly suggested idea..
27 Apr 2026
Crime

Murderer whose baby daughter died with over 40 rib fractures jailed for life

Sean Jefferson, 35, murdered his daughter Darcy-Leigh five weeks after she was born premature in 2022.
16 Apr 2026
Politics

Rachel Reeves ‘betraying’ drivers by not halving VAT on fuel – Robert Jenrick

Reform UK is calling on the Government to ‘lighten the load’ for drivers.
14 Apr 2026
Crime

Man who caused blast that destroyed partner’s house jailed for 11 years

Paul Solway was being kicked out of the terraced house in Derby when he caused it to explode last year.
8 Apr 2026
UK

Detectives given more time to question man after pedestrians struck by car

A 36-year-old man from Derby remains in custody after seven people were injured in the city centre.
30 Mar 2026
UK

Two discharged from hospital after car ‘ploughed’ into pedestrians in Derby

The suspect was found a short time after the incident and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
30 Mar 2026
Crime

Authorities have ‘tortured’ families, attack survivor’s partner tells inquiry

Wayne Birkett was one of three people who was run over by Valdo Calocane during the Nottingham attacks.
26 Mar 2026
Crime

Father of student stabbed by Valdo Calocane brands police decision ‘disgusting’

Calocane was sentenced to hospital order after killing three people and attempting to murder three others.
25 Mar 2026
Crime

Parents of student killed by Valdo Calocane slam ‘grotesque’ police actions

Valdo Calocane killed three people and attempted to murder three others in Nottingham in June 2023.
25 Mar 2026
Crime

Cannabis-user who stamped mother-of-two to death jailed for life

Chukwuemeka Ahanonu, 24, has been sentenced for murdering Nila Patel near the Leicester Royal Infirmary.
24 Mar 2026
Crime

Cannabis-user who stamped passer-by to death found guilty of murder

Chukwuemeka Ahanonu, 24, murdered Nila Patel after his car overturned near a Leicester hospital.
23 Mar 2026
UK

Spice girl: Kate proves partial to a chilli chutney as she meets restaurant team

The Princess of Wales was visiting the Golden Mile in Leicester.
5 Mar 2026
Crime

Woman told Valdo Calocane could have killed her years before attacks – inquiry

Calocane, who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, killed three people and injured three others in Nottingham in 2023.
26 Feb 2026