Men and women from Leicestershire and elsewhere, aged 20 to 66, have been charged with trespassing Police at the U-TacS factory in Meridian Business Park(Image: Leicester Media Online) The latest protest at a drone factory in Braunstone Town has led to 17 people being charged with trespassing. The 17, who …
Read More »Budgens store can serve alcohol 24 hours a day despite ‘rowdy behaviour’ fears
A Somerset Budgens store can serve alcohol to its customers 24 hours a day, despite nearby residents fearing it will bring noise, crime and “rowdy behaviour” to the area. The Wells branch of Budgens is located within the Esso petrol station on the B3139 Bath Road, in a residential neighbourhood …
Read More »Flats plan unveiled for 150-year-old Leicester police station
It has been subject to anti-social behaviour over the years The former Belgrave Police Station, in Leicester’s Loughborough Road(Image: Google) A historic Leicester police station could be brought back into use as new homes, planning documents have revealed. The former Belgrave Police Station, in Loughborough Road, was built almost 150 …
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 »Man violently attacked outside car dealership
Police are looking to speak to the people who helped him The assault may have been linked to an earlier road rage incident(Image: Google) A man was violently attacked on a busy road in Cardiff. Police believe the assault may have been linked to a road rage incident. A 35-year-old …
Read More »Fake offices selling fake dreams – Yorkshire timeshare scam plot arm smashed as con kingpin enjoyed jet set lifestyle
Millions of pounds of the illicit cash was splashed on art, private school fees, homes and holiday trips 00:01, 17 Oct 2025Updated 06:48, 17 Oct 2025 The picture of an office used by the holiday investment scam, left, Joanne Taylor from East Yorkshire, inset, and the Lowry sketch bought by …
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 »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 …
Read More »Appeal after ‘dog walker threatened by man with shard of glass wrapped in tape’
CCTV images have been released The CCTV appeal(Image: GMP) A dog walker was threatened by a man said by police to have been holding a shard of glass wrapped up in tape. Police said a group of men ‘managed to fend off the suspect’ and he fled. CCTV images have …
Read More »Four shootings in less than a week in Greater Manchester – everything we know as one gunman still on the loose
Police say their pursuit of criminals who use firearms and the removal of lethal weapons from the streets in ‘relentless’ 17:15, 20 Sep 2025Updated 17:22, 20 Sep 2025 Police at the scene on Weyland Road in Gorton after a man was shot in the foot(Image: Jason Roberts / Manchester Evening …
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