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A couple who attacked their 17-year-old son after he went to see his girlfriend when he was grounded have been spared jail after she became pregnant with his child. Craig Carroll, 41, and his wife Denise, 39, had a violent showdown with their son Joshua after realising he had ignored them and gone to see … Read more
Prostate cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy after surgery as new research suggests there is no benefit and it could be carried out later if the disease comes back Roughly 15,000 men could avoid radiotherapy while undergoing prostate cancer treatment Research in The Lancet found there was no benefit of the treatment ‘Radiotherapy need only … Read more
Speeding Porsche driver, 53, is spared jail after killing cyclist when he lost control of his £50,000 car while doing 55mph in a 40mph zone David McSkimming, 53, killed cyclist in tragic collision days before Christmas He received a suspended six-month prison sentence in Birmingham yesterday The victim, Anthony Satterthwaite, 51, died at the scene and had to … Read more
£1m lottery winner and his brothers beat car wash boss unconscious with a baseball bat and drove him out of Welsh town over ‘damage to his Audi’ Jacob Hodge stormed the car wash with twin Joshua, 29, and brother Jamie, 31 They attacked the owner Bahroz Saeed at the garage in Caldicot, Gwent All three … Read more
Student, 19, who twice defaced statue of Lord Nelson to ‘start a debate’ about slavery is spared jail Jae Ikhera, 19, sprayed ‘V for Vendetta’ on a statue of Lord Nelson in Norwich The student pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal damage for two offences She was given a 12-month conditional discharge by magistrates … Read more
Hit-and-run drunk driver who left victim for dead is spared jail… after offering to pay him £10,000 Engineer Stephen Andrews, 41, crashed into taxi driver Inam Ulhaq at 50mph He had drunk three pints of lager and lemonade plus whisky before driving Andrews then hid at a friend’s house before contacting police 12 hours later He … Read more
British holidaymakers in France could be spared quarantine for now despite a surge in coronavirus cases. A review due to be completed today is expected to keep France on the list of countries that are exempted from the UK’s 14-day isolation rules. However, the Netherlands and Malta are at risk of being taken off the … Read more
Children’s playground manager locked girl in DOG CAGE and attacked toddler – but was spared jail despite admitting assaults on three youngsters Peter Mathieson, 40, attacked a toddler and pulled a child out of bed by the legs He kept his job in East Dunbartonshire Council, Glasgow, despite the convictions Bosses suspended him following alleged threats he … Read more
Clergyman’s ex-wife is spared jail after waging a vendetta of lies against her former husband The high court ruled locking up Jean Gibbs, 60, would not stop her false claims Ms Gibbs claimed Methodist minister Charles Gibbs, 70, abused their son Mr Gibbs, who now lives on the Isles of Scilly, says she repeatedly accused him … Read more
British 28-stone conman, 74, is spared jail because he is so fat prison staff would struggle to get him out of bed A judge at Southampton Crown Court said jail staff would struggle to get 28-stone Barry Beardall out of bed in the morning Judge Henry said the 74-year-old’s size and ill-health, meant he would … Read more