A teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe in Weston-super-Mare. The 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court today (Wednesday). During the brief hearing, he spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth. …
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Wayne Raynor was left with a broken wrist and a brand-new car written off Kirstie McCrum Network Content Editor and Sue Kirby Multi-media Journalist 13:29, 13 Dec 2025Updated 13:56, 13 Dec 2025 This footage shows the devastating moment a drink driver smashed into a dad’s brand-new car as he was …
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Wayne Raynor says he’s just glad he didn’t take his young daughter with him on the errand Kirstie McCrum Network Content Editor and Sue Kirby Multi-media Journalist 13:50, 13 Dec 2025Updated 14:02, 13 Dec 2025 A dad who was headed out to buy a chippy tea for his family was …
Read More »He charmed family to get £2,000 but then became a ‘rogue nightmare’
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Read More »Tax officer jailed after defrauding HMRC of £200,000
He falsified records and filtered the money into dozens of accounts that he had access to Neil Shaw Assistant Editor 07:01, 08 Dec 2025 Mohammed Daar A tax officer who fraudulently pocketed more than £200,000 to help pay off his wedding debt has been jailed. Mohammed Daar, 36, was described …
Read More »Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood enters pleas over rape and sexual assault allegations
The 68-year-old is accused of committing offences against seven women between 1983 and 2016. Carrington Walker GAU Writer 13:31, 08 Dec 2025Updated 13:32, 08 Dec 2025 Tim Westwood is accused of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault(Image: Getty Images) Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has today pleaded not …
Read More »Fisherman waved penis at female police officer
His mental health had been crashing at the time File image: Truro Crown Court(Image: BPM MEDIA) A fisherman who was sectioned after a psychosis crisis pulled his pants down and waved his penis around at a female police officer to “shock and humiliate her”. Jamie Coombs was first taken to …
Read More »Royal Mail manager stole over £50k from people’s packages
Jonathan Brooking stole £50,160 over an 18 month period, he said he ‘lost his morals’ Husna Anjum Senior Live News Reporter and Jason Evans 15:24, 05 Dec 2025 Jonathan Brooking stole £50,160 over an 18 month period, he said he ‘lost his morals’ A Royal Mail manager has been jailed for stealing …
Read More »The Welsh ‘loner’ jailed over stream of racist social media posts
David Morgan is behind bars after a stream of twisted tweets that risked the safety of black and Jewish people and glorified the Nazis Conor Gogarty Investigations editor 12:09, 05 Dec 2025Updated 12:13, 05 Dec 2025 David Morgan(Image: South Wales Police) A 24-year-old white supremacist with a big social media …
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