Tag Archives: Crime

A “grossly-overconfident” young driver whose female passenger cheated death in a “horrendous” high-speed crash has been given an eight-year ban. Jonathan Hicks, 21, was driving at 76mph in a built-up area of Bargeddie when he lost control of his high-performance Ford Fiesta ST. It hit a wall then rebounded across …

Officers were called to an industrial estate off Woodburn Road this morning Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman’s body was discovered in Smethwick. A scene remains in place after officers were called to an industrial estate off Woodburn Road this morning (Monday, August 11). West Midlands Police …

Thousands of people have fallen victim Stoke City fans with a huge flag of their badge (Photo by Matthew Ashton/AMA/Corbis via Getty Images)(Image: Matthew Ashton/AMA/Corbis via Getty Images) Finance giant Lloyds Bank has warned that a particular scam is on the rise as the new football season kicks off. Newly-released …

An animal charity has offered a four figure sum for information which leads to the arrest and conviction of heartless abusers who set a hedgehog alight in Plymouth. Last week PlymouthLive reported on the appeal by officers from the Devonport and West Neighbourhood policing team who had been alerted to …

A man has been charged following a “peaceful protest” outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Seacroft. The Leeds-based protest took place outside the Britannia Hotel on Friday evening, with footage showing people holding and wearing Union Jack flags. Dogs and children could also be seen to be in attendance. …

Leeds United fans have seen a spike in arrests for football-related offences last season, according to the latest figures. The Home Office has recently revealed the number of football-related arrests during the 2024-25 season, as well as the tally of football banning orders currently active. Leeds United’s following saw 36 …

A ‘prolific’ shoplifter has been barred from every B&M store across the UK, police have confirmed. Stuart Astley, from Skelmersdale, has been hit with a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order following offences committed between April and May. The 43 year old received the CBO at Preston Magistrates Court on Tuesday (July …

A postman ran his own cut-price stamp selling service by making hundreds of fake stamps and postage labels to sell online to customers in a brazen bid to make some easy money. Lee Whitehead was initially caught out and interviewed about the matter but he shamelessly carried on his do-it-yourself …

A killer who bundled his naked victim into a car boot, then set fire to him in a woodland, died before his sentencing, a report says. Samuel Stewart, 36, had cocaine and other drugs in his system when he was found ‘cold and stiff’ in his cell at HMP Wormwood …

Man in hospital Emergency services were called at 6.40am. A spokeswoman for Staffordshire Police said: “We went to Tontine Street in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, after concerns were raised for the safety of a man. “Colleagues from West Midlands Ambulance Service also attended and a man was taken to hospital.” The ambulance …