Tom Wilkinson
Crime15 May 2024
Sycamore Gap tree damage valued at more than £620,000, charges show
Two men face Newcastle magistrates on Wednesday charged with criminal damage
Crime
Two men in court over Sycamore Gap tree felling
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers will face Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
15 May 2024
Politics2 May 2024
UK students warned of 'strict response' if Gaza protests turn violent
Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt has warned that troublemakers will receive an ‘extremely strict response’
Crime
Family appeals against ‘lenient’ sentence for rig worker who killed room-mate
Robbie Robson, who worked on a Qatari gas rig, was bludgeoned to death by colleague Scott Forrest.
1 May 2024
Health
William’s visit to suicide prevention centre will help save lives – service user
The Prince of Wales officially opened the new James’ Place centre in Newcastle.
30 Apr 2024
Politics
Starmer reassures emotional veteran who set up charity after friend’s suicide
The Labour leader met Dan Smith during a visit to Darlington.
26 Apr 2024
Crime
Asylum seeker ‘inspired by Gaza revenge’ guilty of murdering pensioner in street
Ahmed Alid stabbed Terence Carney six times in Hartlepool town centre on October 15 – eight days after Hamas attacked Israel.
25 Apr 2024
Crime
Judge issues directions in trial of man accused of murdering pensioner in street
Ahmed Alid denies murdering Terence Carney in Hartlepool and attempting to murder a fellow asylum seeker at their shared accommodation
24 Apr 2024
Crime
Man who denies murder says he ‘lost his mind’ when he knifed pensioner in street
Asylum seeker Ahmed Alid is in the witness box on trial at Teesside Crown Court, where he denies murdering Terence Carney
23 Apr 2024
Crime
Man who denies murder said he felt unwell when he knifed pensioner in the street
Ahmed Alid admits stabbing Terence Carney, 70, and a housemate but he denies intending to cause either serious harm.
19 Apr 2024
Crime
Asylum seeker denies pensioner murder and attempting to stab housemate to death
Ahmed Alid, 45, has admitted stabbing Terence Carney and Javed Nouri, but says he did not intend to cause them serious harm.
19 Apr 2024
Politics
Labour had to be turned ‘inside out and backwards’ after poll defeats – Starmer
The party leader was asked about how Labour had marginalised traditional working class voters in the past.
18 Apr 2024
Crime
Asylum seeker accused of murder told police he would have killed ‘thousands’
Ahmed Alid, 45, denies murder, attempted murder and two counts of assault.
17 Apr 2024
Crime
Police station panic button failed during murder suspect fight – detectives
Asylum seeker Ahmed Alid, 45, had been questioned over the murder and attempted murder of two men when the struggle began, jurors were told
16 Apr 2024
Crime
Man accused of knifing pensioner called Christian convert housemates ‘devils’
Ahmed Alid, 45, is said to have murdered a 70-year-old out of ‘revenge’ for the Israel-Palestine conflict.
15 Apr 2024
Crime
Man accused of knifing pensioner ‘turned down for asylum in Germany’ – housemate
Ahmed Alid, 45, denies murdering Terence Carney, 70, attempted murder and two counts of assaulting detectives after he was arrested.
12 Apr 2024
Crime
Asylum seeker ‘carried out murder in revenge for deaths of Palestinian children’
Ahmed Alid denies murdering Terence Carney, 70, in a Hartlepool street eight days after the Hamas attacks on Israel
11 Apr 2024
Crime
Asylum seeker accused of murdering pensioner ‘motivated by conflict in Gaza’
Ahmed Alid denies murdering Terence Carney, 70, in Hartlepool town centre.
11 Apr 2024
Environment
Artist creates woodland trail in memory of Sycamore Gap tree
The new area of woodland on a North Yorkshire estate will regenerate a habitat hit by larch blight.
9 Apr 2024
Crime
Christian social worker denies charity’s users may have died if he was hired
Felix Ngole, 46, is taking the health service charity Touchstone to an employment tribunal
4 Apr 2024