Antique silverware stolen during Sutton Green break-in
A collection of antique silverware worth more than £25,000 has been stolen from a house in...
View ArticleNew UK passports 'not an issue' for Guernsey travellers
The introduction of a new generation of UK passports will have no immediate effect on Guernsey travellers, the island's Passport Office has said. The new UK passports have been designed to fight...
View ArticleOn-the-run sex offender arrested in Salisbury
A registered sex offender who was on the run for six years has been arrested in Salisbury. James...
View ArticleInjured soldier's quad bike taken
A paratrooper who lost both legs and an arm when a bomb exploded in Afghanistan...
View ArticlePregnant girlfriend attacker given reduced sentence
A man who twice attacked his pregnant girlfriend has had his sentence cut after the judge held both responsible for the "difficult relationship". Liam Richardson, 22, fractured Lia Thompson's eye...
View ArticleFour illegal workers found in Plymouth restaurant raid
Four illegal workers have been found at a restaurant in Devon. The discovery was made during a raid by UK Border Agency...
View ArticleInjured Worcester soldier's quad bike taken
A paratrooper who lost both legs and an arm when a bomb exploded in Afghanistan has had his quad bike stolen. L/Cpl Tom Neathway, of Worcester, said his mother discovered it had been taken from a...
View ArticleJail for gambling addict postman from Thetford
A postman from Norfolk who stole money from birthday cards to feed a gambling addiction has been jailed for two years. Daniel Kerling, 35, from Thetford, admitted the thefts, which...
View ArticlePayout for Rugby mother over swab error
A woman has received £30,000 compensation after surgeons left a swab inside her body when she had a Caesarean section, lawyers said. Amy Callaghan, 28, of Rugby, Warwickshire, had emergency surgery...
View ArticleHIV positive German popstar Nadja Benaissa sentenced
An HIV-positive German popstar accused of infecting a former partner with...
View ArticleReview finds £150,000 Derby council tax evasion
A fraud initiative pilot in Derby has found more than £150,000 in council tax discount being wrongfully claimed. The city council used the electoral register to...
View ArticleHorse centre near Husbands Bosworth fears for survival
A horse rescue centre in Leicestershire says a financial crisis is threatening its survival. Since 1990, the Horse's Voice, near Husbands Bosworth, has cared for horses which have been...
View ArticleIraq 'bleeding antiquities' as instability continues
As the US prepares to withdraw its last combat troops from Iraq, international cultural experts...
View ArticleStrabane man 'had registration of car hit by pipe bomb'
A 38-year-old man has appeared in court charged with having documents likely to be of use to terrorists. Michael Edwards of Park Road in Strabane appeared at Strabane Magistrate's Court accused of...
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View ArticleOn the road with Uncle Hugo
Fans of Hugo Duncan, who can't get enough of the 'wee man from Strabane', are being offered another way to get their daily fix. If listening to his radio show is not enough, they can...
View ArticleStrathclyde Police to cut 600 civilian staff
Scotland's largest police force is inviting all of its civilian staff to apply for voluntary redundancy in a bid to cut up to 600 jobs. Strathclyde Police also aims to cut 200 officer posts through...
View ArticleCuts put 90 Sandwell Council-funded jobs at risk
A total of 90 council-funded jobs in the West Midlands are at risk as a result of budget cuts of £1.6m, it has been claimed. Sandwell Council members met earlier to identify savings under the...
View ArticleSyrian soap operas confront taboos and spark debate
Ramadan is a time for prayer and reflection but it is also the most...
View ArticleKnife attack man from Norwich detained
A 47-year-old paranoid schizophrenic has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act after stabbing a man in a flat in...
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