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Boyfriend of nurse who killed herself jailed six months for assault

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The boyfriend of an NHS nurse who killed herself over fears no one would believe he regularly beat her up has been jailed for six months for assault. Alexandra Reid, 30, was financially, emotionally and physically abused by her 35-year-old boyfriend Peter Yeung. Yeung, a gambling addict from Toxteth, Liverpool, is thought to have repeatedly … Read more

Drunk mother-of-one, 38, jailed for throwing PETROL over BBQ guests

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A drunken mother-of-one has been jailed for two years after she threw a gallon of petrol at barbecue guests celebrating the arrival of a new baby, before threatening to set them alight. Gemma Wood, 38, left revellers fearing for their lives as she threw the flammable liquid over them in Newton Heath, Manchester, last August. … Read more

Stoke on Trent drug driver Ethan Vernall is jailed for 14 months

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Drug driver goes the wrong way down dual carriageway in dramatic 40-minute chase captured in police dashcam and helicopter footage  Ethan Vernall,30, was captured in shocking video footage during a car chase He was spotted speeding through Stoke-on-Trent on April 19, 2020 by police   The father-of-four was jailed for 14 months at Stoke on Trent … Read more

Gangster’s moll, 30, is jailed for five years

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A woman who ran a beauty salon enjoyed ‘luxury’ items including expensive cars and designer clothes through her involvement in drug dealing, a court heard. Samantha Cox, 30, ran the Miami Glow salon in Salford, Greater Manchester, which had a ‘modest turnover’. Despite this, she was seen driving a Range Rover and later a Porsche … Read more

Charity boss, 57, is jailed after she and her daughter, 35, started drunken mid-air ‘riot’

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A charity boss has been jailed for three months after she and her daughter started a mid-air ‘riot’ on board a passenger jet after being told off for drunkenly swearing as they were flying out on holiday to Morocco. Karin Parkes, 57, and former civil servant Carrie Parkes, 35, triggered a ‘full on fight’ involving up … Read more

Iranian diplomat is jailed for 20 years over Paris bomb plot

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An Iranian diplomat who plotted a thwarted bomb attack against a rally in Paris attended by British MPs and Rudy Giuliani was convicted and jailed for 20 years today.  Assasollah Assadi masterminded the plot and supplied explosives to target the 25,000-strong rally held by an exiled Iranian opposition group in 2018, a Belgian court heard.  … Read more

Wolverhampton biker Declan McCalla jailed for 14 months

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Moment reckless off-road biker leads police on 90mph chase through city streets and dodges football players in busy park – as he is jailed for 14 months Declan McCalla, 25, was caught on police dashcam riding recklessly last year The Yamaha motorbike was using cloned number plates, police later revealed  McCalla rode at up to … Read more

Businesswoman, 41, who bludgeoned her next-door neighbour to death with a spade jailed for 21 years

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A businesswoman who ‘mercilessly’ bludgeoned her next-door neighbour to death with a spade after blaming the former Lib Dem councillor’s untidy home for her inability to sell her own house was jailed for 21 years today. Debby Foxwell, a privately educated, 41-year-old company director, was convicted of murdering her Welwyn Garden City neighbour Louise Lotz … Read more

Bookkeeper, 73, who stole £800,000 from vintage wine dealer is jailed

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A 73-year-old bookkeeper who was hired by a rare wine dealer after it was plundered by another employee has been jailed after stealing more than £800,000 from the company.  Patricia Mann was hired by Vintage Wines Ltd, which supplies and stores rare bottles for wealthy clients, to sort out a financial mess left by a previous … Read more