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 »Almost 900 knives taken off North East streets and 80 arrests made in crackdown on violent crime
Machetes, zombie knives, nunchucks and Samurai swords were among the items confiscated Police made sure the community felt their presence when it came to knife crime (Image: Northumbria PCC) Hundreds of knives and other dangerous weapons have been seized or handed over as part of action to tackle serious violence …
Read More »Royal Mail worker explains ‘P’ on letters as dog owners share worst fear
Dog owners have been left worried after receiving post through their letterbox marked with the letter “P” – so what does the mysterious mark mean on your letters? Many have speculated what the ‘P’ scribbled on a letter means(Image: Getty Images) Dog owners have been left anxious after spotting post …
Read More »Postman fired and investigated for ‘hate crime’ after knocking over rainbow garden gnome
The man has since being sacked after the incident was captured on a Ring doorbell camera James McCarthy Political Reporter and Carrington Walker GAU Writer 13:05, 10 Dec 2025 Royal Mail confirmed it had terminated the worker’s contract(Image: Belfast Live) An incident caught on a Ring doorbell camera, appearing to …
Read More »Postman investigated for ‘homophobic hate crime’ due to doorbell footage
Royal Mail has said it takes the incident, which happened in Belfast, ‘seriously and are looking into what happened as a priority’ James McCarthy and Carrington Walker GAU Writer 13:16, 10 Dec 2025Updated 13:17, 10 Dec 2025 The man has since had his contract with Royal Mail terminated(Image: Belfast Live) …
Read More »Royal Mail postman axed after ‘homophobic hate crime’ filmed by horrified homeowners
Ring doorbell footage appears to capture a Royal Mail worker allegedly committing a hate crime outside a home in Belfast – police are investigating the matter 10:24, 10 Dec 2025Updated 10:24, 10 Dec 2025 This is the moment a Royal Mail postman was caught on camera appearing to kick something, …
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 »Police called in after ‘parcel delivered to closed-down shop’
The parcel was stranded Kidsgrove Post Office Police have been called in – over a stranded parcel. It was reported that the parcel had been delivered to Kidsgrove Post Office, on Market Street, in Kidsgrove. But the Post Office has confirmed that the branch has been closed since February. The …
Read More »10 dead after shooting in South African hostel
Multiple victims were also taken to hospital with serious injuries in the deadly attack Tim Hanlon News Reporter and Emma O’Neill Content Editor 11:15, 06 Dec 2025Updated 11:15, 06 Dec 2025 Saulsville, Pretoria(Image: Getty) Ten people have been killed and more than ten others injured in a mass shooting at …
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