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Chris Brooke - news reporter

Covering all kinds of news stories, mainly in Yorkshire and North-East England, for the Daily Mail and Mailonline.

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Stubborn builder forced to demolish £8k extension to his terraced home after bitter 13-YEAR planning war with local council

15/03/25 01:04

A man has begun removing an illegal home extension, 13 years after being ordered to do so by the council and following a £3,000 fine by a Crown Court judge. Mohammed Azhar, 57, has finally been forced into action after years of ignoring an enforcement notice, multiple letters from and visits by council planning officers and appearance before the magistrates' court. The walls, ceiling and contents of the single-storey extension to the back of his terraced house in Bradford, West Yorkshire, have been taken down but the stone base remains. He built the extension to an existing extension without authorisation in 2011 and the following year was issued with an enforcement notice from the council ordering that it be demolished. The ongoing planning dispute culminated with Azhar appearing before Bradford Crown Court earlier this month....read

Oil tanker jet fuel spill 'will cause significant toxicity to marine life', professor says - as cargo ship captain is arrested over inferno
12/03/25 01:44
US oil tanker Stena Immaculate was carrying 220,000 barrels of jet fuel in 16 segregated cargo tanks when it was engulfed by a huge fireball after the Portuguese ship, Solong, ploughed into it.
Revealed: Man, 59, arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over oil tanker inferno is captain of the cargo ship that ploughed into fuel vessel in the North Sea
11/03/25 09:21
The captain of the cargo ship, 59, that smashed into an oil tanker has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.
Police arrest man, 59, for manslaughter over fuel tanker smash in North Sea - as survivors say 'it was either get into your life jacket or get incinerated'
11/03/25 03:43
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after a cargo ship smashed into a fuel tanker in the North Sea.
Listen to the mayday call coastguard made after US oil tanker collided with shipping container in the North Sea
11/03/25 08:17
Humber Coastguard raised the alarm after the ship carrying cyanide smashed into a US military oil tanker, causing a 'massive fireball' off the East Yorkshire coast yesterday.
White House refuses to rule out foul play in North Sea tanker crash
11/03/25 08:00
A Portuguese-flagged cargo ship carrying cyanide smashed into a US military oil tanker causing a 'massive fireball' off the Yorkshire coast.
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Could ship that hit US tanker have been hacked? White House refuses to rule out foul play as 142,000 barrels of jet oil burns in sea off Yorkshire
11/03/25 12:09
A Portuguese-flagged cargo ship carrying cyanide smashed into a US military oil tanker causing a 'massive fireball' off the Yorkshire coast.
Stricken oil tanker is 'essential for US national security': US-flagged vessel was carrying 142,000 barrels of military jet fuel, sparking fears of mass environmental disaster
10/03/25 04:00
Dozens of people have been rescued and brought ashore after the MV Stena Immaculate exploded into a 'massive fireball' off the Yorkshire coast today.
Socialite James Stunt struggles to hold back tears as he reveals he endured 'nine years of hell' after being cleared of involvement in £266 million money laundering ring
04/03/25 11:09
Mr Stunt, the ex-husband of Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone, was accused being at the heart of an operation to turn criminal cash from drugs gangs into gold.
Devastated farming family blast Labour for allowing 110-acre, 90,000 panel solar farm on their land in Keir Starmer's pursuit of net zero
28/02/25 04:23
The decision to approve the scheme in the pursuit of net zero means the Sturdy family (pictured), who have worked the land at Malton, North Yorkshire, for three generations, face a struggle to survive.
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Police plan to return to Claudia Lawrence's house after discovery of 'secret' loft and leather jacket containing chewing gum and tissues she may have been wearing just before she vanished 16 years ago
27/02/25 12:25
Chef Claudia Lawrence was 35 years old when she failed to report for work at York University in March 2009 in what became one of the best-known unsolved crimes in decades.
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Claudia Lawrence had a 'hidden loft' that was NEVER searched by police: Mother's bombshell revelation 16 years after the chef vanished without a trace
27/02/25 01:09
Claudia Lawrence (pictured) was 35 when she vanished without a trace after failing to turn up to work at York University on March 19, 2009.
Victory for boomers who made viral Gen Z TikTok campaign to stop their 400-year-old boozer being shut down as they raise enough to buy pub
25/02/25 08:27
Pubs are closing all over the country at an alarming rate, so villagers knew they had to come up with something unusual to raise the £650,000 needed to save their historic watering hole.
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Family-run decorating firm is forced to move out of city after Clean Air Zone ruined business
24/02/25 01:31
The Yorkshire Decorators Centre has been based close to Sheffield city centre for 22 years but has had a £50,000 drop in turnover following the introduction of the city's Clean Air Zone (CAZ).
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Dame Judi Dench teams up with Bronte ancestor to help battle to save beauty spot from developers after Labour bid to build 1.5million UK homes
09/02/25 12:27
Local residents want to turn the 20-acre site on the edge of Great Ouseburn, North Yorkshire, into a nature reserve and save it from potentially being turned into another housing development.
Revealed: Staggering amount of cash wasted by UK police on 'patronising diversity staff' as campaigners call for Trump-like clear-out and money to be used solving crimes
05/02/25 06:42
A police force has been accused of patronising the public with 'pronouns and woke platitudes' after spending more than £1.4million on 'equality and diversity staff'.
Two Rotherham former police officers are investigated for sex offences after complaints by four child abuse victims, watchdog reveals
29/01/25 04:19
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said a retired constable in his 60s and a former PC aged in his 50s were first arrested last year for alleged sexual offences during the 1990s.
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Horrifying moment shop owner collapsed on street and almost died after nurse injected him with powerful paralysing drug in 'motiveless' attack
28/01/25 05:23
In shocking footage, Gary Lewis is shown sliding off a chair outside his shop in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, before being helped into the recovery position by police officers.
Nurse who 'almost killed' stranger by injecting him with powerful paralysing drug in random 'motiveless' attack is found guilty of attempted murder
28/01/25 02:42
Darren Harris (pictured), 58, went into a record shop and without provocation stabbed owner Gary Lewis, 65, in the backside with a hypodermic needle.
Revealed: The violent history of 'unluckiest father in the world' who tried to claim he killed his daughter, 14, in a kitchen playfight before being found guilty of her murder
28/01/25 02:03
Simon Vickers, 50, from Darlington, County Durham was convicted of murdering his 14-year-old daughter Scarlett on Monday in what he claimed was a 'playfight' that went wrong.
Church of England faces hypocrisy accusations for concreting over countryside to build thousands of homes on its land
26/01/25 10:00
The Church Commissioners have identified enough land earmarked by councils for development to build 30,000 new homes, 9,000 of which will be 'affordable'.
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James Stunt received the 'lion's share' of profits from £207million money laundering scheme, court hears
21/01/25 05:42
James Stunt received the 'lion's share' of the profits from a £207 million money laundering scheme to turn criminal cash into gold, a court heard today.
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Primary schools need help tackling 'widespread' pupil-on-pupil sex abuse blamed on porn, charities warn
19/01/25 10:00
School sexual violence and abuse is even a problem in primary schools, with online pornography identified as a key factor in the worrying issue.
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Man's fury after spending thousands transforming Prince William's helicopter into a cafe... only for council jobsworths to say NO for 'daft' reasons
19/01/25 04:32
Ben Stonehouse, 34, has invested thousands of pounds into his café idea, only to see it repeatedly rejected by planners as a potential eyesore.
James Stunt 'insists he had no idea his London office was being used to count and collect cash as part of £207m "dirty money" operation'
15/01/25 06:00
Stunt said he agreed to allow cash to be dropped off by courier, counted and collected from his London base, but had no idea it could be part of a 'criminal enterprise'.
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Socialite James Stunt lived a gilded life of luxury before becoming embroiled in a £207MILLION international money laundering operation, court hears
14/01/25 09:58
He and his ex-wife, Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone, spent £69 million in seven years while he gambled millions in the world's swankiest casinos.
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Environment Secretary Steve Reed set to be confronted by angry farmers at conference TODAY - after refusing to scrap Labour's inheritance tax raid on family farms
09/01/25 12:03
Environment Secretary Steve Reed is facing into a stormy reception today as he refuses to scrap inheritance tax on family farms.
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Elon Musk backs British farmers protesting against Keir Starmer's inheritance tax raid in world's richest man's latest attack on Labour
08/01/25 08:55
Dozens of tractors drove in convoy through the streets of Beverley, East Yorkshire, as part of a campaign by farmers against the tax they believe threatens the future of the vital industry.
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Fury as £50million in public money spent to bring iconic building back from dereliction... only for it to now lie empty and unused
08/01/25 05:22
The stunning and costly renovation was finished months ago but has yet to open as the company due to run the venue pulled out at the 11th hour, leaving the council looking for another partner.
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Greyhound trainer in furious row over death of his prized dog in race which saw cars vandalised, CCTV footage disappear and stadium manager sacked
07/01/25 04:54
Jimmy Gaskin lost his temper when his greyhound Lisa's Charm suffered a broken leg in a collision during a race at Doncaster Stadium and had to be put down.
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Schoolgirl, six, left sobbing by thief who stole her purse with £85 cash from Christmas, the tooth fairy and savings from chores is delighted as outraged locals raise £450 for her
03/01/25 01:25
EXCLUSIVE: Schoolgirl Isabella Davis is smiling again after discovering the Christmas spirit is not just something you read about in stories.
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Two teenagers killed and three other people fighting for their lives in head-on crash hours into the new year
01/01/25 03:51
The accident happened at 1.20am on New Year's Day in Preston, near Hull after a grey Volkswagen Golf collided with a Vauxhall Grandland travelling in the opposite direction.
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Hunt for the cheese robbers: Fed-up wine bar owner blighted by thefts tracks down crooks...using an AirTag concealed in stolen Brie
31/12/24 01:05
Security cameras showed hooded thieves stealing the goods from a storage box minutes after they were dropped off, so he came up with the ingenious idea of using an AirTag to track the loot.
Neglectful mother is jailed for seven years after unattended seven-month-old son drowned in the bath while she played games on her phone
18/12/24 02:29
Charlie Goodall fell over in a new bath seat that should never have been used in that bath and drowned because his mother Danielle Massey wasn't there to pick him up.
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Mother, 31, played games on her mobile phone while her unattended seven-month-old son drowned in the bath, court told
17/12/24 04:59
A mother accused of playing games on her phone while her baby drowned tearfully told a court how she found him lifeless in the bath after she left him alone.
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Locals' fury over debt-ridden Labour council's plans to spend £4.4million by replacing all of its wheelie bins... with smaller ones
16/12/24 01:50
Kirklees Council believes the move to reduce the size of bins by 25 per cent would also cut the amount of household waste and save money in the long run.
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Ice hockey star Matthew Petgrave whose skate 'slashed throat' of opponent Adam Johnson appeals for donations to fund legal fees
16/12/24 11:08
Matthew Petgrave (pictured) has put out a public plea for help to cover his mounting legal fees and named himself as the man facing a criminal investigation for manslaughter.
Stepfather is found guilty of murdering girlfriend's 22-month-old son: Killer shook toddler to death then tried to claim he'd choked on a Hobnob - after mother set up spy camera because she feared he was abusing him
10/12/24 04:05
Christopher Stockton, 38, had been ill and was tired after spending much of the night playing video games and watching TV, when the court heard he must have violently shaken 22-month-old Charlie Roberts.
Britain gets its second Dutch-style roundabout which gives priority to cyclists despite fears it will trigger more crashes
09/12/24 04:33
The new roundabout design in West Bar, Sheffield, has a complicated layout with zebra crossings on each of the four connecting roads and a separate one-way cycle lane.
Stepfather accused of shaking his girlfriend's one-year-old son to death tells jury he was 'building a bond' with the toddler
05/12/24 03:21
Stepfather Christopher Stockton, who is accused of shaking his girlfriend's one-year-old son Charlie to death, has told the jury he was 'building a bond' with the toddler.
Evil murderer who drowned Claudia Lawrence's best friend in a river after sickening campaign of domestic abuse and then tried to insist she jumped is jailed for 21 years
04/12/24 04:21
In a tragic twist of fate, Lisa Welford, 49, was the childhood best friend of missing chef Claudia Lawrence, who is feared to have suffered a similarly violent death.
Law firm executive's £65,000 damages claim for car crash injuries is thrown out by judge after investigators found she took part in 10km race and climbed Ben Nevis
03/12/24 07:04
Michelle Scully (pictured) was the passenger in three separate car accidents in the space of two years in which she claimed to suffer injuries and psychological trauma.
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Police find stolen van containing £25,000 worth of pies from Michelin-starred chef - but they all have to be binned
03/12/24 06:46
Tommy Banks put out a public appeal when his refrigerated van containing £25,000 of stock, due to be sold at a Christmas market, was stolen from a business park after being parked up last Friday.
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Mother admits cruel neglect of 21-month old son 'shaken to death' as jury is shown police interview with stepfather who denies murder
03/12/24 01:21
Charlie Roberts (pictured with his mother and stepfather) was just 21-months-old when he suffered fatal injuries by being violently shaken or thrown with force, a jury heard.
Arctic blast to grip Britain: Map reveals where temperatures will plunge to -8C with ice and freezing fog forecast as mild spell comes to an end
02/12/24 07:22
Icy conditions and widespread frost are expected, with snow due to hit some parts of the country early this week. In rural Scotland, temperatures could dip as low as -8C (18F).
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Anti-semitism at the BBC has become 'normalised' following October 7 atrocity, whistleblower claims
01/12/24 10:28
The experienced member of staff, who is Jewish, has given a detailed account of the anti-Israel attitude of many at the corporation and how concerns have been dismissed by managers.
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Desperate family of British couple missing after tourist yacht sank in Egypt plead for more information as search efforts continue following fatal disaster
01/12/24 03:13
The family of a British couple missing after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea a week ago have spoken of their 'desperation' for news.
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End of the road for £1.7m bike lane from hell: Hated scheme set to be scrapped after injuring cyclists and pedestrians and hammering small businesses (but it will cost more than a million to get rid of)
27/11/24 02:27
The cycle lane scheme along Linthorpe Road in Middlesbrough was installed in 2022 at a cost of £1.7 million and was supposed to make the key arterial route 'greener and safer'.
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'Impatient' motorist who killed Manchester Arena bombing 'hero' when she ploughed into his motorbike while overtaking a cyclist on a blind summit avoids prison
26/11/24 06:04
Darron Coster, 54, was test driving the 'dream' motorbike he was considering buying when he was hit and fatally injured by a car travelling on the wrong side of the road on a country lane.
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Labour's Jake Richards gets police protection after online trolls targeted new MP and his family in sustained hate campaign
21/11/24 04:29
Jake Richards said he believes his treatment is similar to the abuse many MPs receive but he has accepted 'police advice' for additional security measures.
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Mother of Dutch girl, 14, who killed herself after making 'suicide pact' with British factory worker says internet trolls who 'romanticised death' played a part in her death
20/11/24 12:46
Gina, 14, was found dead in her family home in March 2018 after a court heard she made a 'suicide pact' online with British factory worker Christoper Ballard.
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I paid £99 to stay in luxury stargazing dome... but all I got was an empty farmer's field: The glamping scam that has left victims out in the cold
19/11/24 02:07
For the last six months people have been turning up at the isolated spot in the Yorkshire countryside looking forward to a night of glamping - only to discover they have been scammed.
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Greedy Brown Owl and fellow Girl Guide leader jailed for conning taxman out of £446,000: Sisters, 51 and 54, splashed cash on clothes and holidays after claiming back Gift Aid on donations that didn't exist
18/11/24 10:06
The sisters ran two girl guides and a brownies group in Leeds but betrayed the trust placed in them by using the charity for the criminal scheme.
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Top feminist writer is visited by police at her London home - after 'transgender man from HOLLAND' reported one of her social media posts
17/11/24 10:39
Julie Bindel said she was told by two Metropolitan Police officers that a 'transgender man' from Holland had reported one of her social media posts.
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The ambulance failures that contributed to father-of-five's death: Biker's injuries were survivable but paramedic was in pointless meeting as he lay dying, operators took too long to answer 999 call and driver got lost on way to hospital
15/11/24 01:53
Aaron Morris, 31, died after it took 54 minutes for an ambulance to reach the scene of the crash in County Durham and an hour and three-quarters before he arrived at hospital.
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Toddler was 'shaken to death after suffering seven months of abuse at hands of his mother and stepfather', court hears
14/11/24 02:23
The 21-month-old boy died after being allegedly shaken violently or thrown with force when left alone in the care of stepfather Christopher Stockton, 38, by mother-of-five Paula Roberts, a court was told.
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Major housing development could be delayed because modern-day cricketers can smash the ball further than in the old days, sport bosses say
13/11/24 05:57
Approval was given three years ago to transform an empty office building into 139 flats for residential use in Bingley, West Yorkshire.
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Outrage after police kill deer that got onto school playing field - as wildlife experts back the officers who shot 'danger to the public' animal
13/11/24 02:18
The stag was filmed running along a grassy roadside verge and roaming around a residential area of Sheffield early on Monday morning.
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Strongman filmed lifting a Ford Transit van and pulled tractor with his bare hands while claiming car crash had left him unable to carry shopping bags in 'blatantly dishonest' insurance claim
11/11/24 10:42
Two weeks after his crash in Sheffield, Scott Maw, 36, was still able to pull an eight-tonne tractor and be crowned King of the Log Press at the Peak District Highlands Games.
Furious residents blast 'horrendous' £400k newbuild homes full of snags after buying from failing property scheme run by Britain's biggest council
10/11/24 03:27
EXCLUSIVE: Desperate families claim they have battled burst pipes, flooded gardens, leaky roofs, and broken front doors after buying new homes from North Yorkshire Council.
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GP who tried to murder his mother's partner with fake Covid jab is jailed for more than 31 years - as reason why he tried to carry out his 'audacious plan' is revealed
06/11/24 05:29
Dr Thomas Kwan, 53, disguised himself as a community nurse and injected a poison that almost killed Patrick O'Hara, 72.
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Ten-year-old mauled to death by pet XL Bully is named by her family as they pay tribute to 'wonderful girl who we love so much'
04/11/24 02:20
Savannah Bentham suffered serious injuries after being attacked at about 4.15pm on Friday in Malton, Yorkshire.
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Girl, 10, mauled to death by her family's 'XL Bully' dog: Mother screamed 'my baby's dead' in aftermath of horrifying attack as tributes paid to 'lovely little lass'
03/11/24 01:15
Witnesses spoke today of the traumatic scenes in a sleepy Yorkshire village that sparked a huge emergency response on Friday afternoon.
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Six teenagers including two girls are arrested after 13-year-old girl is repeatedly stabbed: Teenager now fights for life in hospital
01/11/24 06:30
A 13-year-old girl was found severely injured at 6.50am today near the main A63 road on the outskirts of Hull after reportedly being stabbed.
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Urgent warning issued to parents to watch out for signs of 'intense' teenage relationships that could turn deadly after Holly Newton stabbing
01/11/24 06:19
Even at the age of 16 Logan MacPhail controlled 15-year-old girlfriend Holly Newton's life by stopping her going out with friends, demanding to know where she was and changing her social media passwords.
Mother issues warning after £150 buggy hurtles towards reservoir with toddler strapped inside
01/11/24 12:11
Holly Lansdowne, 30, was with Oscar, two, at Cod Beck Reservoir in North Yorkshire when the buggy suddenly 'rolled away' towards the water with her son strapped inside
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Thief says: 'I only stole same amount as Keir Starmer' - as he's spared jail for taking £350 from pensioner
24/10/24 12:56
Will Pearson, 23, could have been jailed for 26 weeks for fleecing a kind elderly man who had invited him into his home and given him tea, sympathy and cash.
Army veteran left Tory MP fearing for her safety when he told her he was 'trained to be the best' and she shouldn't 'push' him in seven-minute fly-tipping rant
23/10/24 06:17
Steven Parkins, 49, sent a foul-mouthed video message to his local MP Holly Mumby-Croft, stressed his military background and in one email warned her he was 'trained to be the best'.
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Geoff Capes dead at 75: Two-time world's strongest man and Britain's most famous shot-putter passes away
23/10/24 04:40
Geoff Capes, the two-time world's strongest man and British shot-putter, has died at the age of 75. He was also twice the Commonwealth Games champion in the shot put.
Body is found in search for missing mother Victoria Taylor, 34, last seen alive three weeks ago
22/10/24 03:04
Victoria Taylor, 34, was last seen on September 30 at her home in Malton, North Yorkshire, which she shared with her fiancé and two-year-old daughter.
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Daughter who teamed up with her mother and sister to post intimate photos of their father's mistress on escort website in revenge for his cheating is jailed for three years
21/10/24 12:52
A 'selfish and vengeful' daughter who set out to humiliate her father's former mistress has been jailed for three years after the police officer's affair ripped their families apart.
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Beleaguered HS2 rail project to be taken over by ministers over 'spiralling costs'
20/10/24 03:43
Ministers are to take charge of the HS2 rail project after costs have been 'allowed to spiral out of control', with Louise Haigh calling the state of the infrastructure scheme as 'dire'.
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Two people arrested after woman in her 50s dies after taking 'unlicensed' slimming injection
18/10/24 09:22
Police have arrested two women, both in their 40s, after a woman in her 50s, died following a suspected unlicensed slimming injection in in the Sunderland area on August 10.
Ex-drug dealer who moved King Charles to tears saying Prince's Trust had saved him is jailed for six years after turning back to crime
18/10/24 07:17
Three years after receiving a prestigious Prince's Trust award and moving the future King to tears with his story, ex-drug dealer Aidan Sayers, 23, returned to crime and has been jailed for six years.
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Grandfather went 'to hell and back' after being poisoned with fake Covid jab by a GP trying to kill him
18/10/24 12:18
Dr Thomas Kwan disguised himself as a community nurse to inject his mother's partner Patrick O'Hara, 72, with a pesticide that left him fighting for his life
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Pictured: 'Best dad in the world' killed in Newcastle explosion that also claimed boy, seven
17/10/24 05:07
Friends turned up at the cordon close to the scene of the tragedy to lay flowers and cards for the victim aged in his 30s, named locally as Jason Laws, who was also known as Jay.
Body of man in his 30s is found following Newcastle explosion after boy, seven, was killed while another man in his 30s fights for his life in hospital
17/10/24 07:54
An explosion in the Benwell area of the city took place at around 12.45am yesterday, with several flats reduced to rubble and a huge emergency response in the area.
Unmasked: Jealous ex-boyfriend, 16, who stalked and stabbed to death 15-year-old Holly Newton in an alleyway after she broke up with him
09/10/24 04:00
Obsessed Logan MacPhail (pictured), who was 16 at the time, was 'very unhappy' at the split with Holly Newton following an 18-month relationship and had been 'stalking' her.
Why DID respected GP on £140K-a -year concoct elaborate inheritance 'murder plot'? Married father tried to kill his mother's lover after learning how to make poison 'Covid' jab in 'The Mujahideen Handbook'
07/10/24 06:21
In the quiet cul-de-sac that he called home, the comings and goings of Dr Thomas Kwan raised no suspicions. And why would they? The 53-year-old GP was the picture of respectability.
GP Thomas Kwan admits plot to kill his mother's partner by disguising himself as a nurse and poisoning him with fake Covid booster jab in row over inheritance
07/10/24 11:14
Thomas Kwan, 53, wore a bizarre disguise consisting of a fake beard and hairpiece before administering the poison-laced injection to Patrick O'Hara in Newcastle.

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