Prolific shoplifter has been sentenced Daniel Clark Content Editor 05:49, 01 Nov 2025 Kayleigh McConnon(Image: Gloucestershire Constabulary) A Cheltenham woman has been banned from shops in Cheltenham after admitting to shoplifting. Kayleigh McConnon, aged 36 and of Vittoria Walk, appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court last Thursday (23 October) where she …
Read More »Drug dealer jailed for openly selling drugs on social media
A drug dealer who advertised his products on social media has been jailed. Gvidas Kairiukstis, 20, has been jailed for six years after appearing at Cambridge Crown Court on Wednesday (October 29). The 20-year-old admitted to possession with intent to supply cannabis, as well as being concerned in the supply …
Read More »Co-op, Aldi and Post Office all fall victim to same ‘blight on businesses’
He stole goods worth £700 Jake William Campbell A prolific shoplifter stole items worth £700 from three shops in the same time. Jake William Campbell has been described a ‘blight on businesses’ after he repeatedly targeted stores in Leek. North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard the 35-year-old carried out thefts at …
Read More »Police in disbelief after drunk driver went through crash investigation site
A drunk driver who drove through a road closure and into a collision investigation site has been banned from getting behind the wheel for 12 months. Richard John Payne, from the Maltings in Yatton Keynell, admitted to driving under the influence when he made his way through the site on …
Read More »TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari has double murder sentence reduced
She had been jailed for life in 2023 Mahek Bukhari was jailed in 2023 A TikTok influencer who murdered her mother’s lover and his friend in a high-speed car chase has had the minimum term of her life sentence reduced at the Court of Appeal. Mahek Bukhari was jailed for …
Read More »Sex offender forced child to take class A drugs before committing vile abuse
Barrymore James, 65, would sexually abuse the girl two or three times a week Barrymore James.(Image: Leicestershire Police) A man who sexually abused a child after making her smoke crack-cocaine and heroin has been jailed. Barrymore James began carrying out the crimes in the 1990s when the child was just …
Read More »Postman crashes Royal Mail van while more than five times booze limit
He had been drinking after finishing his shift but he then got back into the vehicle He has since left his job with the Post Office (stock image)(Image: Getty) A postman was more than five times the limit when he was involved in a head-on crash while in his work …
Read More »Renfrew rapist handed jail term after attacking woman on her birthday
The incident happened in December 2020 and the assailant was told a custodial sentence was the “appropriate” outcome. 21:54, 09 Oct 2025Updated 21:54, 09 Oct 2025 A general view of the High Court in Edinburgh(Image: Daily Record) A former postman from Renfrew who raped a woman on her birthday was …
Read More »Welsh businessman left customers furious after they paid thousands, then one got on a plane to confront him
Companies run by Sean Reilly have left a trail of angry customers Sean Reilly pictured as he is confronted by Merel Van Emmerik at the Royal Welsh Show due to a dispute over a tree shear Sean Reilly has a track record of seeing five companies go under with debts …
Read More »Durham fraudster who stole over £50,000 jailed as elderly victims get justice
Jeevan Bathula, 28, is now in prison for his involvement in a ‘call centre’ scam targeting vulnerable people across the country Jeevan Bathula, 28, of County Durham, who has been jailed for defrauding over £50,000 from elderly people(Image: NEROCU) A fraudster from County Durham who stole over £50,000 has been …
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