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UK NEWS | Two men have been jailed for 19 years each for their roles in a people smuggling ring moving migrants across Europe
Two men have been jailed for 19 years each for their roles in a people smuggling ring moving migrants across Europe after a National Crime Agency investigation. Dilshad Shamo, 43, and Ali Khdir, 42, were under surveillance from the National Crime Agency for months as...
NEWS | Landlords call time on popular village pub with last orders on Sunday 3rd May
The landlords of a popular Herefordshire village pub have confirmed that they will be leaving in a few weeks time. Jenna and Rob confirmed the news in a post on The Nags Head in Canon Pyon’s social media feed. The post said: Just to clear a few things up (we’ve had a...
NEWS | Police called to an unauthorised rave in the Forest of Dean overnight
Police called to an unauthorised rave in the Forest of Dean overnight. From Gloucestershire Constabulary: “Police were made aware of an unauthorised rave taking place overnight on the outskirts of Cinderford. “Officers have attended the location and successfully...
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NEWS | A man has been arrested and two dogs have been seized following reports that a dog died following a dog attack in a village
Police have confirmed that a man has been arrested and two dogs have been seized following reports that a dog died following a dog attack in a village. A spokesperson for Forest of Dean Neighbourhood Policing said: “We are aware of an incident in the Malswick area on...
BREAKING NEWS | A woman has been charged with murder following the death a two-year-old girl
A woman has been charged with murder following the death of two-year-old Eliza Ngaba. Sarah Ngaba, aged 30, of HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire, has been charged following Eliza’s death at the Princess Royal Hospital in Shropshire on August 15, 2022. Ngaba is due to...
NEWS | A body has been found during the search for a 16-year-old boy who went missing after entering a lake
A body has been found during the search for a 16-year-old boy who went missing after entering a lake. Emergency services were called to Colwick Country Park at 5.20pm on Wednesday (30 April) after the boy got into difficulty whilst swimming in the water. A...
NEWS | A man who posed as a professional photographer and then raped a woman and sexually assaulted several other women has been jailed for 12 years
A man who raped a woman and sexually assaulted several other women has been jailed for 12 years. Anthony Williams, 40, targeted women by posing as a professional photographer and asked them to take part in photoshoots. After one woman reported to police about what...
NEWS | CCTV footage shows just how close a couple pushing a pram were to being hit by a train at a level crossing
Network Rail has released shocking CCTV footage showing the danger of pedestrian distractions at level crossings. The montage footage highlights the potential risks of losing focus near a railway line, from a teenager stood in the middle of a level crossing gazing at...
NEWS | Police confirm that a 31-year-old man has died following a single vehicle collision involving a motorcycle
A man has died following a single vehicle collision on the A417 between the M5 and Birdlip Roundabout yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 29 April). Emergency services were called to a report of a collision at the interchange involving a motorcycle at around 5.30pm. A...
NEWS | A man has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for killing his landlady’s beloved Pomeranian pet dog
A man has been jailed for killing his landlady’s beloved Pomeranian pet dog in Shropshire. Richard Forbes, of no fixed abode, pled guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, intentional strangulation, possession of a class A substance and failing...
JAILED | Teenage driver sentenced to two years in prison for killing three people and seriously injuring three others in crash
19-year-old Edward Alwyn Spencer has been jailed for two years. He was sentenced to three counts of 24 months following the death of three fellow pupils in a collision in Shipston on Stour on Friday 21 April 2023. He was also sentenced to three counts of 21 months for...
NEWS | More than one million households struggling with debt will get to keep an average £420 more of their benefits each year
More than one million households struggling with debt will get to keep an average £420 more of their benefits each year, under a change to Universal Credit coming into force today [Wednesday 30 April 2025]. The Fair Repayment Rate places a limit on how much people in...