[ad_1] A man has denied beating a student and leaving him in the street with severe head injuries. Paul Martin David Roberts pleaded not guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to the charge of causing grievous bodily harm to the then 19-year-old Callum Turner in North Hill. Roberts, of Wordsworth Crescent, is accused of an unprovoked…
[ad_1] A prolific violent offender who battered his girlfriend over the head with a sound bar is back out on the streets after promising a judge he is now a changed man. Jordan Burgess attacked the woman at his former home in Woodville, near Ashby, last year. The 42-year-old abattoir worker had left the woman…
[ad_1] A Royal Mail worker was suspicious about a package bound for an address in Austria said to contain an item of clothing. It smelled of cannabis and he contacted the police who confirmed the contents as being a quantity of the Class B drug, Wick Sheriff Court was told on Wednesday. The sender, Anthoney…
[ad_1] An Essex Post Office boss, who has one of five who were convicted as a result of a computer systems scandal, has been cleared by the Court of Appeal. On Monday, Duranda Clarke, of Thaxted, as well as Robert Boyle, Jack Smith, Grant Allen and Richard Hawkes all had their longstanding convictions for theft…
[ad_1] Police are hunting a wanted man with links to Bristol. Edward Gordon, who also goes by the name Liam according to Avon and Somerset Police, is reportedly wanted for failing to appear at court. The 37-year-old was due to appear on a charge of possessing an offensive weapon. According to police, he’s white, about…
[ad_1] Hull and the UK are seeing an upswing in strike action amid spiralling living costs, with workers from a range of sectors walking out as inflation squeezes pay. Barristers were the latest workers to walk out today (Monday, June 27) after 81.5 per cent of the 2,055 Criminal Bar Association (CBA) members balloted voted…
[ad_1] A serial rapist shattered the lives of two women with a series of violent sex attacks spanning more than 20 years. Former Royal Mail worker Michael McEvoy raped one of them three times and forced her into sex acts she said made her feel “like a prostitute”, while he bit the second on her…
[ad_1] A former Derby taxi-turned-delivery driver has failed in his appeal to get his driving ban lifted after he reached 15 penalty points on his licence. Jabber Choudhry lost his licence and his livelihood after going just 6mph above the 30mph speed limit in London Road, Derby. He told Derby Crown Court he never received…
[ad_1] A prolific criminal, who hit the headlines across the country earlier this year because of his looks, is now back behind bars. Jonathan Cahill, 37, has been jailed for 21 months after pleading guilty to a number of crimes, Yorkshire Live reports. Cahill, of Fairfield Drive, Ossett, Wakefield, appeared at Leeds Crown Court on…
[ad_1] A Royal Mail worker who had almost £4,000 of sick pay illegally docked by a manager she accused of bullying has won the cash back after taking her bosses to a tribunal. Pamela Gray was signed off work with anxiety and stress after learning that her new boss at Bo’ness Delivery Office was to…