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Appeal judges cut jail term handed to former politician Lord Nazir Ahmed

Court of Appeal judges have cut a jail term imposed on a peer found guilty of trying to rape a young girl and sexually assaulting a boy aged under 11 in the 1970s. Former politician Lord Nazir Ahmed had been convicted, in January 2022, of sexually ...

17 Mar 2023 at 12:33

Man jailed over hotel rioting died from ‘hanging’ in prison, inquest told

A 61-year-old grandfather who was found dead in prison after he was jailed following rioting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers died as a result of hanging, an inquest has heard. Peter Lynch died at HMP Moorland, in South Yorkshire, on ...

31 Oct 2024 at 17:00

Man who kicked and punched police protecting asylum seeker hotel is jailed

A 31-year-old man who kicked and punched police during rioting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for two years and eight months. Footage was shown at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday of Christian Ivermee kicking an ...

13 Sept 2024 at 16:58

Five jailed for life for murder of father tortured for hours in cellar

The ringleader of a gang who tortured and murdered a father-of-one has been told he must serve at least 39 years in prison by a judge who said the suffering inflicted “is difficult to imagine”. Arbab Yusuf was one of five people ...

24 Jul 2023 at 13:48

Youths, 12, believed to be youngest convicted following nationwide riots

Boy, 12, believed to be youngest convicted following nationwide riots

Two 12-year-old boys are believed to have become the youngest people to be convicted of a criminal offence in connection with the nationwide public disorder. The youths’ guilty pleas came as Downing Street said rioters could be ...

12 Aug 2024 at 18:24

Man who groomed and raped two teenage girls in Rotherham jailed for 19 years

A man who groomed and raped two young girls in Rotherham more than 20 years ago has been jailed for 19 years. Sheffield Crown Court heard how Obaidullah Omari, 46, from Sheffield, targeted the vulnerable girls, who were aged ...

04 Sept 2025 at 15:06

Man found guilty of grooming and raping two teenage girls in Rotherham

A man has been found guilty of grooming and raping two teenage girls in Rotherham more than 20 years ago. Sheffield Crown Court heard how Obaidullah Omari, 46, from Sheffield, targeted the vulnerable girls, who were aged ...

03 Sept 2025 at 17:21

Patient who talked down hospital bomb suspect did ‘something brave’, jury hears

A patient who talked a man out of trying to detonate a bomb in a hospital has agreed in court that what started out as an act of kindness ended up as “something quite brave”. Nathan Newby has told a jury how he started ...

06 Nov 2023 at 16:40

Father-of-two seen carrying plywood towards fire during hotel disorder jailed

A father-of-two, seen carrying a piece of plywood towards a fire after saying he was simply in the area to buy bait for a fishing trip, and a “completely normal teenager” who kicked a police officer are among the ...

11 Sept 2024 at 15:40

Children as young as 12 due in court over widespread riots

Children as young as 12 are due to appear in court as suspects continue to be charged over widespread public disorder. Those in court on Monday include the wife of a Conservative councillor who is accused of ...

12 Aug 2024 at 13:03

Jury retires in trial of driver who ran over and killed father as he helped stranger

A jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of a man who ran over and killed a father-of-two who was trying to help a stranger he found lying in the street. Chris Marriott, 46, was helping a ...

17 Jul 2024 at 12:58

Jury fails to reach verdicts in trial of ‘Good Samaritan’ murder-accused

A jury has been discharged after failing to reach any verdicts in the trial of a man accused of murdering “Good Samaritan” Chris Marriott, who was run over and killed as he came to the aid of a stranger ...

25 Jul 2024 at 16:25

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