An ‘attention seeking’ timewaster who blighted emergency services with calls and repeatedly threatened to jump off a bridge causing road closures has been jailed. Bethany De Cogan, 21, threatened to jump from a bridge on the A19 near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, on February 8, September 28 and October 4, last year. Her actions caused … Read more
Dr Anthony McGrath, 48, (pictured in an undated photo) has been ordered to pay back £564,518 by a judge or face another five years being added to his sentence A debt-ridden orthopaedic surgeon who masterminded a massive insurance scam and mortgage fraud has been given a three month deadline to pay back over half a million … Read more
Dr Anthony McGrath, 48, (pictured in an undated photo) has been ordered to pay back £564,518 by a judge or face another five years being added to his sentence A debt-ridden orthopaedic surgeon who masterminded a massive insurance scam and mortgage fraud has been given a three month deadline to pay back over half a million … Read more
Harry Baker (pictured) desperately ran for his life as he was chased by up to seven people for around a mile through Barry, South Wales The heartbroken mother of a teenager brutally stabbed and beaten to death by a rival drugs gang today confronted her son’s killers in court, as they were jailed for at … Read more
A woman who stabbed her partner to death with a steak knife will serve a minimum of 17 years in prison after being convicted of his murder for a second time, following a retrial. Emma-Jayne Magson, 28, of Sylvan Street, Leicester, killed 26-year-old James Knight in March 2016 following a drunken row. She denied murdering … Read more
Two moped-riding thieves who stole more than £40,000 in cash and perfume in a series of heists in London’s West End have been jailed. Alfie Atherton, 29, and Reed Roberts, 30, targeted several businesses between January 29 to March 3 last year. The pair used stolen mopeds with fake number plates and concealed their identities … Read more
Two moped-riding thieves who stole more than £40,000 in cash and perfume in a series of heists in London’s West End have been jailed. Alfie Atherton, 29, and Reed Roberts, 30, targeted several businesses between January 29 to March 3 last year. The pair used stolen mopeds with fake number plates and concealed their identities … Read more
Major General Nick Welch has been jailed at Bulford Military Court for 21 months The highest ranking officer to be court martialled for more than 200 years was today jailed for 21 months after cheating taxpayers of nearly £50,000. Major General Nick Welch has been jailed at Bulford Military Court for 21 months after he … Read more
Builder who choked his girlfriend nearly to death then claimed he had been dreaming about cage fighting is jailed for 18 years for attempted murder Bradley Souto, 30, attacked his partner Rebecca Jackson as she slept in 2019 He said he was dreaming about cage fighting and had opponent in chokehold Father-of-two Souto was today jailed … Read more
A Major general has today become the most senior officer to be convicted at a court martial in over 200 years for cheating taxpayers out of nearly £50,000 in private school fees. Major General Nick Welch has been jailed at Bulford Military Court for 21 months after he was convicted of fraud by falsely claiming … Read more