A man is fighting for his life after falling from a window in Southampton
After falling from a third-floor window in Southampton, a man is fighting for his life. His fall from a property on Northam Road shortly after midday today has prompted an investigation. According to police, a 57-year-old man suffered “potentially life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Southampton General Hospital, where he is still being treated. Enquiries […]
A Southampton man was caught driving under the influence of drugs while driving without a licence
Aaron Cosgrove was arrested for drug driving in an Audi A4 in Lords Hill last November 25. The 31-year-old man, who does not have a driver’s licence, had cocaine and Benzoylecgonine – a breakdown product of cocaine – in his blood. He admitted two counts of drug driving, one count of driving without a licence, […]
A Southampton man who threw bricks and concrete at police has escaped prison
A Southampton man who threw bricks and concrete at police has escaped prison. Mark Peter Johnson threw bricks and large pieces of concrete at police while under the influence of alcohol. On March 25, this year, an incident occurred on Foundry Lane in Shirley. Although there were some mental health concerns, the 37-year-behavior old’s was […]
Heathrow Airport is facing summer chaos as British Airways employees consider going on strike over a pay cut
Travelers using the UK’s busiest airport will face additional delays as hundreds of employees vote on whether or not to strike. The GMB trade union has issued a strike ballot to British Airways employees in a dispute over a pay cut during the Covid-19 pandemic. Hundreds of airline employees working as check-in and ground staff […]
Police have re-bailed a 36-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering Shanklin resident David Johns last month
It has been confirmed that the unnamed man, who was injured during the ‘altercation’ on St John’s Road in Shanklin on April 25th, answered bail last week. The investigation is still ongoing, and the prime suspect, 36, has been re-bailed with conditions until August 3rd. On the night of Monday, April 25th, the male […]
A Southampton bridge was partially closed due to concerns for the welfare of a man seen in the area
The Northam Bridge was closed in both directions, and drivers were advised to seek alternate routes, but the road has now reopened. According to a police spokesman: “At 5.56 a.m., police were called to reports of a man’s welfare on Northam Bridge. “The road was closed while emergency crews responded. “The […]
The victim was flown to a London hospital in a serious condition after emergency services arrived on the scene – (ID 525853)
Following a serious assault in Hythe, a suspect has been charged. An altercation occurred in the garden of a pub on Seabrook Road around 11.20 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2022. A man was reportedly struck in the face and suffered a head injury during the incident. The victim was flown to a […]
The victim was flown to a London hospital in a serious condition after emergency services arrived on the scene
Following a serious assault in Hythe, a suspect has been charged. An altercation occurred in the garden of a pub on Seabrook Road around 11.20 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2022. A man was reportedly struck in the face and suffered a head injury during the incident. The victim was flown to a […]
The victim was flown to a London hospital in a serious condition after emergency services arrived on the scene
Following a serious assault in Hythe, a suspect has been charged. An altercation occurred in the garden of a pub on Seabrook Road around 11.20 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2022. A man was reportedly struck in the face and suffered a head injury during the incident. The victim was flown to a […]
The Home Office has cancelled a contract with P&O Ferries, claiming that it “undermines workers’ rights.”
If there is a problem with the Channel Tunnel, Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that a deal to transport staff to northern France would be terminated. She stated: “With immediate effect, the Home Office has terminated its agreement with P&O to provide contingency travel services to juxtaposed ports. “We stand with the Department of Transportation […]
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision in Finsbury Park
Officers were dispatched to Pemberton Road and Wightman Road, N4, at 11:12 a.m. on Monday, May 30. A pedestrian had been in a collision with a road cleaning lorry. Officers, London’s Air Ambulance, and the LAS were dispatched, however the man was pronounced dead on the scene despite paramedics’ attempts. His family has been notified, and […]
A accident on the A11 has claimed the lives of two individuals
On Monday, May 30th, at 12:10 p.m., a collision occurred near Mildenhall, Suffolk. On the southbound lane between Elveden and Barton Mills, a white Maxus flatbed vehicle, a red Range Rover Sport, and a Scania lorry collided. The site was attended by police, ambulance, and Suffolk Fire & Rescue teams, but the driver and […]
Almost 100 weapons have been seized across the county during the latest clampdown on knife crime
Between Monday 16 May and Sunday 22 May 2022, we supported Operation Sceptre, the national campaign focused on raising awareness and removing knives from the streets. The week long initiative saw our constables in uniform and plain clothes focusing their efforts on public spaces and pedestrian areas. Throughout Kent, a total of 119 stop […]
A pervert who sexually abused a young girl has been jailed 13 years
George Smith, 65, was handed the term with a four-year extended licence after he was found guilty of four sex offences. Smith, of Salmons Road, Odiham, Hampshire took advantage of the victim, a girl under the age of 13, last year. The family of Smith’s victim were at Winchester Crown Court to watch the […]
A soldier has been jailed after being convicted of the rape and sexual assault of a child under 13
Shane Percival, 27, a lance corporal with the Royal Anglian Regiment, appeared at Norwich Crown Court having been found guilty of rape and sexual assault. It followed a trial in March this year after which Percival, of Lynford Drive, Eaton, Norwich was found guilty of the offences. They happened between December 2011 and August […]
William Dempster was convicted in May 2014 and fled the UK before he could be sentenced and was believed to have travelled to Thailand
Police have confirmed that a 46-year-old man convicted of being found in possession of indecent images of children, in 2014 has been arrested in Thailand on an international warrant today, Monday, 30 May 2022. William Dempster was convicted in May 2014 and fled the UK before he could be sentenced and was believed to have […]
A man who killed two young children while drink and drug driving will not have his sentence reviewed by the court of appeal
Martin Newman was jailed for nine years for causing the deaths of Gracie Ann and Jayden Lee Lucas on M4 at Newport. A request to review his prison term under the Unduly Lenient Sentences scheme has been refused. “I’d like to see the man who said it’s fair to come and say it to my […]
A couple have been jailed for a total of 38 years for the brutal murder of a vulnerable man with severe learning difficulties in his Wembury home
Lee Chugg and Jodie Swannick stamped on and kicked frail 60-year-old Stephen Fogg to death – then blamed each other for the killing. Both denied murder but were convicted by a jury at Exeter Crown Court on 19 May following a four-week trial. They were sentenced today, 27 May, to life imprisonment. Chugg must […]
