The van helped deliver household items, such as beds and fridges, to those in need Sophie Fagone Buscimese Trainee Reporter 06:00, 15 Jan 2026 The charity had been using the van to deliver essential household items to those in need.(Image: Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance) A Derby charity has pleaded …
Read More »Pair charged after teenager suffers two stab wounds in Ilkeston knife attack
A property was cordoned off overnight and into the next day Sophie Fagone Buscimese Trainee Reporter 13:15, 15 Jan 2026 Police were in attendance at the address in Ilkeston(Image: Derby Telegraph) Two teenagers have been charged with a number of offences after an alleged assault in Ilkeston. Police were called …
Read More »Horizon scandal postmaster calls for murder retrial ‘on new evidence’
Experts and campaigners claim “flawed” financial evidence was key at 2011 trial of Robin Garbutt due to the Royal Mail’s discredited Horizon computer system. 15:33, 13 Jan 2026Updated 16:57, 13 Jan 2026 A postmaster jailed for life for killing his wife has begged for a retrial based on the new …
Read More »Brit who sold ‘suicide’ drug online for £100 then posted it across UK is jailed after two people took own lives
A BRIT “predator” who sold a “suicide” drug online for £100 has been jailed after two people took their own life. Miles Cross, 33, set up a business selling the poison via a web forum and operated under a pseudonym. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Miles Cross …
Read More »Boy, 14, ‘throwing snowballs’ punched by man in bus shelter
Police are appealing for witnesses The bus shelter in Lawton Road, Alsager Police are hunting a man who punched a teenager for ‘throwing snowballs’. Officers say a 14-year-old boy was throwing snowballs at the back of a bus shelter with a friend in Alsager when a stranger launched his attack. …
Read More »Criminals used bouncy castles, citronella candles and Royal Mail in elaborate schemes
Drug dealers operating in the upper echelons of the criminal fraternity often go to extreme lengths in order to conceal their illicit activities and escape the clutches of the law. Here, the ECHO has taken a look at some of the most audacious measures that organised crimes groups have taken …
Read More »Police helicopter over Stoke-on-Trent captures BMW driver, 17
Police have made an arrest Staffordshire Police have arrested the driver of this BMW A police helicopter was deployed over Stoke-on-Trent overnight. The chopper had been spotted over Park Hall Country Park and was on a training mission. But the plane was later deployed to help capture a 17-year-old BMW …
Read More »Royal Mail bans postie as police called in over LGBTQ gnome
An investigation has been launched Royal Mail has banned a postie at the centre of an LGBTQ row(Image: BelfastLive) Royal Mail has axed a postie. It comes as police have been called in after a postman was accused of kicking over a rainbow garden gnome and a planter containing a …
Read More »‘Birmingham is full of counterfeit notes’ — TikTok star issues January sales warning
To uncover what is genuine, the content creator used real and fake £20 notes to highlight the difference Manny Malik (second left) is the marketing director of Malik Butchers, a TikTok famous shop(Image: Malik Butchers) A TikTok star sent a warning to Birmingham shopkeepers and said the city was ‘full …
Read More »Stalker ‘pulled large sword from his trousers’ outside Middlesbrough house party
Binny Sharif followed the woman, showed up at her place of work and through a wooden block through her window Binny Sharif appeared at Teesside Crown Court via video link from prison (Image: Evening Gazette) A stalker pulled a sword from his trousers and waved it at his ex and …
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