Police appealing for witnesses or information following a fatal collision on the M6 this morning
Emergency services were called at around 7.25am to a report of a three vehicle collision near to junction 3a southbound. A red Fiat Punto, a white Renault traffic van and a Mercedes HGV were involved. A man in his 40s was taken to hospital by ambulance, where he was sadly later pronounced deceased. His […]
Can you help us find missing Jay Emery, 29, from Portsmouth?
He was last seen leaving his home address in Crown Street, Portsmouth, at 1pm yesterday (27th February), in his black Audi A5. Police believe that he is still in the Portsmouth area. Since he was reported as missing to us at 9pm, officers have been pursuing different lines of enquiry to find him. We […]
Two people who were in the car were pronounced deceased at the scene three others have been treated at the scene
Police were called at 11.18am today (February 28) following a collision involving a van and a car on the M6, on the northbound carriageway between junctions 39 and 40. Two people who were in the car were pronounced deceased at the scene. A third person who was in the car, a man, in his forties, […]
Forces’ sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn is being celebrated with the launch of £2 coins designed by the Royal Mint
The singer and entertainer lifted people’s spirits during World War Two with songs including We’ll Meet Again and The White Cliffs Of Dover. The reverse design of the special £2 coin features a detailed portrait of Dame Vera alongside the words “we’ll meet again. It also includes the date of her life following her […]
Detectives are releasing an e-fit of a man following an assault in Manchester City Centre
At around 11.30pm on Friday 15 October 2021 the victim – a 34-year-old man – was walking in the Deansgate Interchange and Chester Road roundabout area of Manchester City Centre. He was then approached by two males who asked him for a cigarette. The victim told the males he didn’t have any and was […]
The family of a young woman who was catastrophically wounded in a May 2021 shooting have spoken about the impact it has had on their lives
28-year-old Sasha Johnson was at a party in Consort Road, Peckham, in the early hours of Sunday, 23 May when shots were fired.A bullet struck her in the head, causing significant injuries.More than nine months on, she remains in hospital. Her injuries are catastrophic and permanent.Four men were charged with conspiracy to murder following an […]
A man from Birmingham has been jailed for more than nine-and-a-half years following a National Crime Agency investigation into a suspected organised crime group involved in the supply of firearms in the West Midlands
21 -year-old Khalid Khan was arrested by officers from the NCA’s Armed Operations Unit at a flat in the Rubery area on 13 November 2021. As officers entered the premises a jacket, packet of drugs and mobile phone were thrown from the window into the street outside. In a pocket of the jacket officers […]
A man from Birmingham has been jailed for more than nine-and-a-half years following a National Crime Agency investigation into a suspecte…
21 -year-old Khalid Khan was arrested by officers from the NCA’s Armed Operations Unit at a flat in the Rubery area on 13 November 2021. As officers entered the premises a jacket, packet of drugs and mobile phone were thrown from the window into the street outside. In a pocket of the jacket officers […]
Retired music teacher jailed for 17 years for raping boy in the 1980s
Specialist detectives have brought a retired music teacher to justice for sexually abusing a boy at the former Malsis School at Glusburn, Crosshills, in the Craven District. David John Hope, aged 74, of Granby Close, Headingley, Leeds, was sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment at Bradford Crown Court today – Monday 28 February 2022 – […]
A Tunbridge Wells burglar who targeted a business on an electric scooter has been jailed
On 29 October 2021, Frederick Webb forced open the front door of a jeweller in the High Street and smashed the glass in several cabinets. He then stole jewellery worth almost £44,000 and left the scene on an e-scooter. Webb returned to the High Street on 3 November and went to a […]