Scott Bingham & George Thorpe BBC News, Devon Devon and Cornwall Police Peter Wilkinson was found guilty of 21 separate offences during a trial in Plymouth A “sexual predator” who abused five vulnerable women over a 12-year period has been jailed. Peter Wilkinson, 53, was found guilty of 21 separate offences against the women in...
A man has been arrested after multiple vehicles were damaged by a forklift truck in a Devon town, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said it had received numerous calls at about 21:40 BST on Thursday about a forklift truck damaging up to five vehicles as it was driven along Queen Street and Quay...
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, White House A chainsaw, two hats and Lil X: Musk’s eventful time at Doge Elon Musk’s time in the Trump administration is coming to an end after a tempestuous 129 days in which the world’s richest man took an axe to government spending – stirring ample controversy along the way....
A 30-year-old man from Exeter accused of sending malicious communications to local schools has been transferred to a secure hospital from a jail, where he was being held on remand during legal proceedings. Alfie Pilkington, of Redlands Close, Exeter, had been remanded into custody after being charged with two counts of sending malicious communications on...
A man has been charged with the murder of a 54-year-old woman in Plymouth. Mark Anthony Fitzgerald, 61, of Rendle Street, was charged with the murder of Lisa Paris, who was found dead on 18 March 2024, Devon and Cornwall Police said. Police said Ms Paris’s body was found at a property on Rendle Street...
A man has been charged with preventing the lawful burial of a woman after a body was discovered in a Devon flat, police have said. Jamie Stevens, 51, from Reddenhill Road, Torquay, was charged of preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body in Torquay between 21 May 2022 and 28 May 2025, said...
Victoria Police have released footage of the moment a man tried to commit arson by setting a restaurant on fire in Melbourne on 21 May 2024. The unknown man poured liquid from a jerry can around the premises before accidentally setting his clothes on fire. Police have released the CCTV in an appeal to the...
A second-half goal from Myanmar winger Maung Maung Lwin was enough to give a South East Asia XI victory in front of an official attendance of 72,550 at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, triggering boos from a substantial portion at the final whistle from fans who had paid up to £260 to watch United on their...
Vinnie O’Dowd & Adam Hale BBC News Marianna Spring BBC Disinformation reporter BBC Peter Cunningham had his picture circulated online in the aftermath of the incident A man wrongly identified on social media as being the driver of a car which ploughed into crowds of people in Liverpool says he has moved his children out...
A man has died following a road crash involving a bin lorry in Devon, police say. Emergency services were called to the incident at Higher Warberry Road, Torquay, at about 12:45 BST on Tuesday. Devon and Cornwall Police said a man from the area in his 20s had died at the scene and the incident...
While Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham are all planning for next season’s Champions League, United are unable to offer new recruits any European football – let alone a place in Europe’s premier club competition. Indeed, it is now more than three years since United last played a Champions League knockout tie. Despite...
This article contains distressing descriptions of death Swedish authorities have charged a convicted terrorist over the 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot who was burned to death in Syria. Osama Krayem, 32 – a Swedish citizen – was on Tuesday charged with war and terrorism crimes relating to the death of Moaz al-Kasasbeh. Krayem is...
BBC Tahla Redwan, 20, of Hackney, London, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court on Tuesday A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Plymouth. Tahla Redwan, 20, of Hackney, London, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court on Tuesday and denied murdering Shane Sweet. The 36-year-old was found stabbed to death in...
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was critically injured when he was struck by a car. PC Christopher Miller, 38, has been in hospital with life-threatening injuries since the incident on the B416 in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire on Thursday night. Thames Valley Police arrested two men, aged 28 and...
Andy Burke and Mark Atkinson discuss Livingston’s promotion and Killie’s new boss Read full article at source...