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Fraudulent travel agent who pretended to have cancer jailed for nine years

Crooked travel agent who pretended to have cancer sentenced

Crooked travel agent Lyne Barlow who lied to people including close family that she had cancer while conning more than 1,400 customers has been jailed for nine years. The mother-of-two, formerly of Stanley, County Durham, previously admitted theft, ...

03 Feb 2023 at 16:03

Men facing jail for trying to sell undeclared Anglo-Saxon coins abroad

Two metal detectorists are facing years in jail after being found guilty of hatching an illegal plot to sell Anglo-Saxon coins of “immense historical significance” abroad. Craig Best, 46, and Roger Pilling, 75, were convicted of conspiring to sell ...

04 May 2023 at 02:45

Drink-driver who killed baby and aunt in 141mph crash jailed for over 17 years

A drink-driver who smashed into a car at 141mph killing a baby and his aunt moments after he took a photo of his speedometer has been jailed for more than 17 years. Darryl Anderson, 38, did not help mother Shalorna Warner frantically look for her ...

09 Jul 2024 at 14:38

Metal detectorists’ bid to have sentences reduced dismissed by Court of Appeal

Two metal detectorists who planned to “delete history” by illegally selling Anglo-Saxon coins have had bids to reduce their sentences dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Roger Pilling, 76, and Craig Best, 48, were convicted of conspiring to sell ...

30 Oct 2024 at 15:03

Drink-driver jailed for causing deaths of baby and aunt in 141mph crash

A driver who was almost three times over the limit and who took a photo of his speedometer showing 141mph moments before he crashed into a car killing a baby and his aunt has been jailed for more than 17 years. Mother Sharlona Warner ...

09 Jul 2024 at 13:07

Man admits causing deaths of baby and aunt by dangerous driving

A man has admitted two counts of causing death by dangerous driving following a crash on the A1 in County Durham which killed a baby boy and his aunt. Darryl Anderson, 38, was driving his Audi Q5 when he crashed into a Peugeot 308, ...

01 Jul 2024 at 11:01

Dangerous driver gave himself up after police used drone to catch him

Police have released a video of how they used a drone to catch a dangerous driver who fled after almost crashing into traffic on the opposite carriageway. Liam Ainslie, of Wingate, County Durham, gave himself up once he realised ...

26 Mar 2025 at 12:42

Detectorists jailed over plot to sell valuable Anglo-Saxon coins abroad

Two metal detectorists who hatched an illegal plot to sell abroad Anglo-Saxon coins of great historical significance have been jailed for more than five years. Craig Best, 46, and Roger Pilling, 75, were convicted of conspiring ...

04 May 2023 at 16:53

Collectors guilty of illegal plot to sell historic Anglo-Saxon coins abroad

Two metal detectorists have been found guilty of hatching an illegal plot to sell Anglo-Saxon coins of “immense historical significance” abroad. Craig Best, 46, and Roger Pilling, 75, were convicted of conspiring to sell ...

27 Apr 2023 at 15:40

Farmer cleared by court after flipping car off land suffered ‘months of hell’

A farmer who was cleared by a jury after he defended his home and property by flipping a car off his land has been through months of hell, his partner said. Fourth-generation hill farmer Robert Hooper argued in court ...

04 Feb 2022 at 15:26

Jury out in trial of men accused of bid to sell Anglo-Saxon coins worth £766,000

A jury has been sent out to consider verdicts in the trial of two men accused of an illegal plot to sell historically-important Anglo-Saxon coins. Craig Best, 46, and Roger Pilling, 75, deny conspiring to sell ...

26 Apr 2023 at 16:22

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