Sophie Robinson
UK
Charles braves downpour to meet football club’s mascot
The King was met by a crowd shielding under umbrellas before laughing with Grimsby Town FC staff.
11 Jun 2026
Crime
Former teacher jailed for sexually assaulting pupil in school cupboard
Craig Hill, 46, has been jailed after he admitted sexual offences against a child he taught at school.
1 Nov 2024
Crime
Man, 60, jailed for violent disorder after claim he would ‘bite’ officer’s face
Martin McCluskey was jailed for violent disorder and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker in Tamworth.
30 Oct 2024
Crime
‘Right-wing’ former prison officer not guilty of stirring up racial hatred on X
Mark Heath was acquitted of stirring up racial hatred by a jury in Loughborough.
28 Oct 2024
Health
Watchdog considering criminal prosecution after girl, 13, died in hospital
A coroner ruled that neglect by hospital staff contributed to the death of teenager Chloe Longster.
25 Oct 2024
Crime
Man denies hit-and-run murder in Wolverhampton
Aden Wright, 26, will face trial next year charged with murdering 29-year-old Ryan Griffiths.
22 Oct 2024
Crime
Woman walking chihuahua trampled to death by cow, inquest jury concludes
Rebekah Morris was fatally injured in a field in Leicestershire while walking her dog.
18 Oct 2024
UK
Liam Payne’s home city remembers ‘young man from humble beginnings’
Wolverhampton councillor Simon Bennett thinks the star should get the Freedom of the City honour.
17 Oct 2024
Crime
Mother who died after reporting assault was unlawfully killed, jury finds
A jury found there were ‘significant missed opportunities’ to safeguard 23-year-old Daniela Espirito Santo.
16 Oct 2024
Crime
Cows in field where woman died were ‘easygoing’, inquest told
Rebekah Morris, 29, died on July 9 2022 with injuries ‘consistent with hoof marks’, jurors at Leicester Coroner’s Court have heard.
15 Oct 2024
Crime
Woman sent mother photo of cattle before she was ‘trampled to death’ in field
Rebekah Morris died in Littlethorpe, Leicestershire, in July 2022 with injuries ‘consistent with hoof marks’, an inquest has heard.
14 Oct 2024
Crime
Neglect by NHS staff contributed to 13-year-old’s sepsis death, coroner rules
Chloe Longster died from sepsis at Kettering General Hospital after there were ‘missed opportunities’ likely to save her life.
11 Oct 2024
Crime
US citizen pleads guilty to dangerous driving which left nurse unable to walk
Issac Calderon pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by driving dangerously in Herefordshire.
10 Oct 2024
Politics
Government had ‘no choice’ over emergency prison measures, says minister
Lord James Timpson said ‘tough decisions’ had to be made to ease pressure on prisons.
8 Oct 2024
Crime
Girl, 13, in pain in hospital ‘asked mother if she would die’, inquest told
Chloe Longster died from sepsis at Kettering General Hospital which her parents believe was ‘preventable’.
7 Oct 2024
Crime
Prisoners deny joint murder of inmate at HMP Fosse Way
The inmates pleaded not guilty at Leicester Crown Court to murdering Mahir Abdulrahman.
4 Oct 2024
Crime
Former PhD student jailed in ‘landmark’ case over plot to commit FGM
Emad Kaky was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday for conspiracy to commit FGM.
3 Oct 2024
Crime
Ex-council accountant jailed after stealing nearly £1 million to fund gambling
Alan Doig worked as a senior assistant accountant for Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire.
2 Oct 2024
Crime
‘Well brought-up’ drug user murdered mother outside family home, court told
Gregor Bauld denied murder but admitted to the manslaughter of his mother at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday.
2 Oct 2024
Crime
Murder-accused father deliberately collided with motorcyclist, court told
Murat Karakas is accused of murdering Richard Radbourne after colliding with his Harley Davidson.
27 Sept 2024
UK
NHS trust ‘fully accepts’ watchdog recommendations after Nottingham killer care
Chief executive of the trust Ifti Majid said recommendations by the CQC are being ‘integrated’ into its plan.
26 Sept 2024