The case of Cheryl Pickles and Andrew Hadwin from Bowburn, Durham, is a horrifying and heartbreaking story of child abuse, sadism, neglect, and cruelty
Both Pickles and Hadwin were found guilty of committing prolonged and serious acts of neglect that showed a complete disregard for the welfare of their victims. They regularly hit the children with belts, forced soap and shampoo into their mouths, pushed them into boiling hot showers, deprived them of food, and made them stay in […]
The case of Cheryl Pickles and Andrew Hadwin from Bowburn, Durham, is a horrifying and heartbreaking story of child abuse, sadism, neglec…
Both Pickles and Hadwin were found guilty of committing prolonged and serious acts of neglect that showed a complete disregard for the welfare of their victims. They regularly hit the children with belts, forced soap and shampoo into their mouths, pushed them into boiling hot showers, deprived them of food, and made them stay in […]
A 19-year-old man has been jailed for three years after kicking a woman unconscious at Chelmsford railway station
Levi Lewis, of Brassie Wood, Chelmsford, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on 15 February where he pleaded guilty to attempted grievous bodily harm. He returned to the same court on Friday 21 April, and a judge sentenced him to three years detention in a young offender institution. At 11.30pm on 14 October 2022, the victim, […]
A 29-year-old man who stabbed a rough sleeper in the neck has been jailed for life
Egidijus Kotovas, 29, of Odvar Solbergs vei, Oslo, Norway, attacked Izet Mehmed, who was homeless at the time and sleeping in a doorway, near Liverpool Street station. Kotovas had been in the UK for three years at the time of his violent assault on Mehmed. The court sentenced Kotovas to life imprisonment with a minimum term […]
Snow leopards, elephants and pangolins to be better protected with a funding boost for the world’s most endangered animals
UK government awards nearly £40 million to more than 80 projects through the Darwin Initiative and Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund. Threatened plants and animals, including elephants and pangolins are set to be protected thanks to new UK government funding announced today, Saturday 29 April. Over 80 conservation projects across the globe will benefit from […]
Blaze rips through Kebab shop
At 9 p.m. this evening, Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire in an Ipswich takeaway on Upper Orwell Street. At the height of the incident, five appliances from Princes Street, Ipswich East, Holbrook, Hadleigh, and Needham Market were on the scene, as well as an aerial appliance from Ipswich East and […]
Manhunt launched for the gang of Men after a Molotov cocktail of flaming liquid was thrown into the packed Abbey Road Restaurant used by …
A prominent London restaurant has been turned into a crime scene, with an investigation underway after a burning fire bomb was thrown into the packed eatery late on Friday night (28th April 2023). Six fire engines, police, and paramedics rushed to the scene on Abbey Road, yards from the renowned “Abbey Road” recording studio after many emergency […]
Manhunt launched for the gang of Men after a Molotov cocktail of flaming liquid was thrown into the packed Abbey Road Restaurant used by the Beatles
A prominent London restaurant has been turned into a crime scene, with an investigation underway after a burning fire bomb was thrown into the packed eatery late on Friday night (28th April 2023). Six fire engines, police, and paramedics rushed to the scene on Abbey Road, yards from the renowned “Abbey Road” recording studio after many emergency […]
Two Arrested as Police launch murder probe
Detectives have launched a murder investigation and made two arrests following a fatal stabbing. Officers were called to High Cross Leys, at the junction of Huntingdon Street and Woodborough Road, in Nottingham city centre, at around 7.50am on Friday (28 April) after a man was found with serious injuries. The 22-year-old victim was treated by […]
A man who threatened immigration officers with a knife and ran at a police officer with a metal bar has been jailed
Robert Mugatsi, 47, was visited by the immigration officers at a house in Linnet, Orton Wistow, Peterborough, at about 6.30pm on 25 August last year, as he was wanted on warrant to be deported. When officers were at the front door, Mugatsi ran into the garden and tried to escape over a fence but ran […]