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Crime
Family of woman, 86, ‘devastated’ by teenager e-bike killer’s sentence
Billy Stokoe, who knocked down Gloria Stephenson on a zebra crossing, was jailed for six years and nine months
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Tom Wilkinson
15 May 2026
Crime
E-bike rider jailed for killing great-grandmother, 86, in zebra crossing crash
Billy Stokoe was over the cannabis limit when he collided with Gloria Stephenson while riding an illegal and defective e-bike.
By
Tom Wilkinson
15 May 2026
UK
William brings cakes as hill farmers share challenges of diversifying
The Prince of Wales discussed the ‘headwinds’ faced by farmers as they enjoyed tea and cakes.
By
Tom Wilkinson
5 May 2026
UK
Funeral held for baby whose remains were found wrapped in a newspaper dated 1910
A ‘small and respectful’ funeral was held for the baby whose remains lay undiscovered for decades.
By
Tom Wilkinson
27 Apr 2026
Crime
‘Monster’ who deliberately spread HIV and raped sexual partners jailed for life
He was convicted of five counts of rape and seven counts of causing grievous bodily harm.
By
Tom Wilkinson
23 Apr 2026
UK
Beg your pardon! Swear words wanted to map regional dialects
Experts at Sheffield University want to create a snapshot of how English is spoken in 2026.
By
Tom Wilkinson
15 Apr 2026
Crime
Soham killer Ian Huntley died from blunt head injury, inquest hears
Huntley was serving a life sentence for the 2002 murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.
By
Tom Wilkinson
14 Apr 2026
UK
Prime Minister helps to keep World Snooker Championship in Sheffield
A £45m deal to improve the Crucible Theatre has been agreed.
By
Tom Wilkinson
24 Mar 2026
Crime
Inmate appears in court charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley
Anthony Russell, 43, appeared by video-link at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court, County Durham, on Wednesday.
By
Tom Wilkinson
11 Mar 2026
UK
Inmate charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley
Huntley was reportedly attacked with a metal bar in a workshop at the maximum security jail on February 26.
By
Tom Wilkinson
10 Mar 2026
UK
Ian Huntley shocked the nation with murder of girls in Soham
The former school caretaker was serving life with a minimum term of 40 years for the murder of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002.
By
Tom Wilkinson
7 Mar 2026
Crime
Soham killer Ian Huntley ‘blind’ and unlikely to survive prison attack – report
The former school caretaker murdered 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002.
By
Tom Wilkinson
6 Mar 2026
UK
Police give update on Ian Huntley five days after prison attack
After the attack, Huntley's only daughter said: ‘There's a special place in hell waiting for him’
By
Tom Wilkinson
3 Mar 2026
Crime
Killamarsh killer handed another life sentence for prison hammer attack
Damien Bendall was sentenced for the attempted murder of Michael Mullaney at HMP Frankland, Durham.
By
Tom Wilkinson
23 Feb 2026
Crime
Man guilty of murdering nine-year-old girl while she played on street
Lilia Valutyte was attacked by Deividas Skeba while she was playing outside her mother’s embroidery shop.
By
Tom Wilkinson
5 Feb 2026
UK
RAF joins 103rd birthday celebrations for Second World War radar operator
Molly Gillon used sophisticated 360-degree radar technology and directed RAF Spitfire pilots towards Luftwaffe bombers heading to the UK.
By
Tom Wilkinson
3 Feb 2026
Politics
British troops on moorland exercise ahead of Nato special operations forces role
Exercise Hyperion Storm was the culmination of 18 months of training.
By
Tom Wilkinson
31 Jan 2026
Crime
Headteacher found with hundreds of indecent images of girls on phone avoids jail
Dean Juric, 54, admitted three counts of making indecent images and one of distributing an indecent image.
By
Tom Wilkinson
27 Jan 2026
Crime
Family of Gordon McQueen in plea to make football safer after his death
An inquest found that heading the ball was ‘likely’ to have contributed to a brain injury which was a factor in McQueen’s death.
By
Tom Wilkinson
26 Jan 2026
Crime
Heading ball ‘likely’ contributed to Scotland star’s brain injury, coroner finds
McQueen was capped for Scotland 30 times between 1974 and 1981 and played for both Manchester United and Leeds United during a 16-year career.
By
Tom Wilkinson
26 Jan 2026
Politics
NHS says it ‘absolutely recognises need’ for revised single-sex spaces guidance
A group of Darlington nurses, after an employment tribunal victory, have accused the Government of dragging its feet on single-sex spaces.
By
Tom Wilkinson
17 Jan 2026
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