Man rammed rival’s house with stolen tractor after family graves were kicked and urinated on Recorder Paul Reid said ‘the house essentially had to be rebuilt’ after the tractor crash The Independent UK · Sep 25
Man denies murdering 7-year-old girl and her aunt in Grangetown house fire Jaden Wright appeared via video link at Teesside Crown Court The Independent UK · Sep 23
Public tried to rescue girl, 7, and aunt killed in Grangetown house fire, inquest hears Jaden Wright, 23, has appeared at Teesside Crown Court charged with two counts of murder The Independent UK · Sep 8
Mother and boyfriend jailed for life for sadistic murder of young daughter IN FULL The Independent UK · Jul 30
Mother of dying toddler smoked cigarette instead of calling 999, court hears Alexandra Walker Googled ‘why would my toddler be bleeding’ but did not seek help, jurors told The Independent UK · Jun 24
Police officer bombarded 14-year-old rape victim with inappropriate drunken messages John Hamilton, 55, sent the vulnerable girl late-night voice messages and offered to take her on a drive near where her abuser had taken her The Independent UK · Apr 10
Trio jailed for life after shooting of innocent grandfather in murder caught on doorbell camera Barry Dawson, 60, was killed after being shot through his living room window The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025
What Happened During the Pub Brawl That Got Simone Reed From Big Brother Locked Up? Unravel the Redcar pub brawl that locked up Big Brother star Simone Reed: headbutts, threats, and a fiery assault on 9 October 2025 sentencing. From chaos to courtroom—full shocking details inside International Business Times UK · Oct 10, 2025
Inmate who staged rooftop prison protest cleared after using ‘cruel’ indefinite jail term as defence Joe Outlaw is acquitted of 12 counts of criminal damage to HMP Frankland, but convicted of two counts, after telling jurors he is being 'starved’ in segregation The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025
Prisoner on indefinite jail term ‘stripped naked and starved’ before he launched rooftop protest Joe Outlaw hit out at his ‘soul destroying' indefinite jail term as he stands trial for climbing on the roof of maximum-security HMP Frankland The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025
Monk who brought shame on Catholic boarding school jailed for abusing pupils Michael James Callaghan, known as Father James, has been jailed for seven years for preying on the vulnerable teenage boys at Ampleforth College. Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025
Second man in court over grandfather’s murder Barry Dawson was shot dead in his own home on Saturday Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025
Man guilty of knife attack on day he was let out of jail on early release scheme The Ministry of Justice has vowed to investigate the case fully. Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2025
Father who stabbed daughter, 14, found guilty of murder after claiming it was a play fight Scarlett Vickers died in the kitchen of their family home in Darlington The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025 Father guilty of murdering daughter after stabbing her in kitchen play-fight Simon Vickers, 50, gave different accounts of what happened in the seconds before he plunged a kitchen knife into his daughter Scarlett’s chest.
Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025 Man accused of stabbing daughter in ‘play-fight’ says it was ‘freak accident’ Simon Vickers, 50, denies both the murder and manslaughter of his only child Scarlett in the kitchen of their home in Darlington.
Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025 Man accused of stabbing daughter told police ‘I must be unluckiest man in world’ Simon Vickers denies both the murder and the manslaughter of his daughter Scarlett, in the kitchen of their home in Darlington.
Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025 Father denies murdering 14-year-old daughter during kitchen ‘play-fight’ Scarlett Vickers died after an incident in the kitchen of a house in Darlington in July last year.
Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025 Decorator who murdered grandfather in van hit-and-run jailed for 32 years Martin Breeze mowed down a group of friends after his son Shaun had a disagreement with them while out buying drugs.
Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2024 Mother admits neglect following baby’s alleged shaking death Charlie Roberts was one year and 10 months old when he suffered a non-survivable head injury at his home in Darlington.
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2024 Couple jailed for rioting outside asylum centre following afternoon at the bingo Steven Mailen and Ryan Sheers were ‘at forefront of baying mob’ outside a building housing asylum seekers
Chronicle Live · Jul 6, 2023 UK's biggest pub company guilty of health and safety breach after student dies outside Durham bar Stonegate Pub Company had been on trial at Teesside Crown Court
Leeds Live · Jul 3, 2023 Leeds man in drugs ring caught by police with cocaine and heroin stash Thomas Cleary has been jailed for nearly three years
Chronicle Live · Jul 3, 2023 Dealer involved in County Lines conspiracy to supply Class A drugs across County Durham jailed Thomas Cleary was caught after being seen acting suspiciously in Darlington
Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2023 'Monster' who raped a baby and kept a record of sickening crimes jailed Jay Perren, 34, who told one of his victims he had a 'monster inside his head' has been jailed for three decades after he was found guilty of dozens of sick sex crimes