A “bright and funny” student drowned after getting into difficulty while swimming in a lake during a day out with friends, an inquest has heard. Ashamekh Bortata, 17, from Liverpool, died after entering the water
Disgraced reality television personality Stephen Bear has pleaded guilty to multiple breaches of the sex offender notification requirements, just days before he is due to be sentenced in a separate court case. Bear, 36, admitted
Firefighters are urging e-scooter and e-bike owners to follow vital battery safety advice after an e-scooter caught fire at a property in Witham. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service attended the incident on Wednesday, where
A violent attacker who repeatedly struck two women with a hammer and stabbed one of them in the chest during a brutal assault in Swanley has been jailed for 28 years. Gerard Parkinson, 64, of
A suspected drug dealer has been charged with 10 offences after being arrested twice by proactive Kent Police officers in Chatham within just over two months. Officers first stopped a black Ford Focus in Chatham
A man has been fined after climbing onto the roof of a North Wales hospital dressed as the Grim Reaper while carrying a scythe, causing alarm among patients, visitors and staff. Leon Gillespie, 26, carried
A murder trial relating to the death of Joanna Derkacz is set to begin before the end of the year after a judge confirmed proceedings will return to Portsmouth Crown Court. The case had been
Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to identify following a reported indecent exposure incident in Totnes. Devon & Cornwall Police are appealing for the public’s help after a man
A convicted sex offender who sexually abused two young girls and later committed further offences while behind bars died in prison after taking a combination of prescribed medications, an investigation has found. Emma Kent, who
