A man and a woman who were both drunk took turns driving a car through a city streets, with her sitting on his lap. Mark Coleman, 46, and Gemma Moore, 30, took to the streets in a Hyundai Sonata with Coleman initially behind the wheel and Moore leaning over to...
A predator raped and sexually assaulted four girls over a seven-year period - one as young as eight. James Barrett attacked his four victims during a campaign of abuse, which also included making them watch sex acts. The assaults took place at the 65-year-old's home and at an address in...
Laurie Cunningham is again gracing Leyton after today's unveiling of a bronze statue of the legendary forward, close to the club’s Matchroom Stadium. He rose to prominence in the 1970s, at a time when racism was prevalent in the game and very few black players played professionally in England. Those...
A popular teaching assistant badly injured during the Manchester terror attack has returned to work - much to the delight of pupils at the school where she works. Sharon Crawford was caught up in the bombing as she waited in the foyer for her 14-year-old daughter to return from the...
The Yorkshire retailer had to withdraw its Morrisons Traditional Chicken & Mushroom Pie because some may actually contain fish and mustard. This could pose a health risk to anyone who is allergic to these ingredients which are not labelled on the packs. The 400g pies affected have a use by...
Business leaders have blasted a cash-strapped police force that wants to stop investigating shoplifting - saying it will give thieves "a licence to steal." Nottinghamshire Police plans to stop sending officers to investigate incidents of thefts from shops in order to prioritise more serious crimes like sex attacks. The controversial...
An addiction counselllor who invested half his life savings in Bitcoin after taking the advice of one his patients made so much cash - he can now retire. Savvy John Coats has been able to pay for his retirement plus holidays to Africa after putting £16,000 into the digital currency...
A former senior Royal Navy officer accused of sexually assaulting several young men has denied he is gay and told his trial he was horrified by the allegations. Charles Howeson, 68, is alleged to have sexually assaulted victims during a distinguished career including groping a junior rating in a man...
We may be much nearer to a cataclysmic volcanic 'super-eruption' than previously thought, warns new research. That is the conclusion of Bristol University scientists after analysing a database of geological records dated within the last 100,000 years. They discovered the average time between so-called volcanic super-eruptions is actually much less...