A man has been jailed for 15 years after firing shots and throwing petrol bombs at a house in County Durham in an attack police said could have ended in tragedy. Iain Boddy, 44, of
Police have issued an update following an alleged racist attack involving a six-year-old boy at Harpers Recreation Ground in Chorley. Lancashire Police said an 11-year-old boy was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of racially
Scott Green has been named as the preferred candidate to become the next Chief Constable of West Midlands Police. Mr Green, who has served as Acting Chief Constable since January 2026, has been selected by
A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of child neglect following the death of a one-year-old girl in Atherstone, Warwickshire. Police were called to a property in the town at around 11.50am
Activist Danny Tommo has launched an online fundraiser to help relocate his mother after accusing the Daily Mail of exposing details about where she lives. Tommo claims his mother has been placed at risk following
Human remains uncovered at Bedfont Lakes Country Park in Feltham were found close to a property once owned by the family of jailed murderer Levi Bellfield. A woman’s skull was discovered after wildfires swept through
A woman who repeatedly made false rape allegations against 10 innocent men has had her prison sentence increased after senior judges ruled her original term was unduly lenient. Stacey Sharples, 31, from Farnworth in Bolton,
A community has come together to say a heartbreaking farewell to two-year-old Peter Mulcaire, who was killed in a hit-and-run outside his home in Rathkeale. Family, friends and local residents gathered for the toddler’s funeral,
Two drug smugglers have been jailed for a combined 17 years after police discovered almost 50kg of cocaine worth more than £2 million inside a lorry in Kent. The huge haul was uncovered after neighbourhood
