Dave Higgens
Business News
‘I need my RSJs’ Rayner jokes during visit to Scunthorpe steelworks
The Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary thanked British Steel staff for keeping the plant running during a turbulent time.
By Dave Higgens
14 Apr 2025
Crime
Two more men jailed following Rotherham hotel rioting
Billy Pemberton and Michael Whitehead both pleaded guilty to violent disorder.
By Dave Higgens
15 Aug 2024
Crime
Former limo driver jailed for 24 years for grooming and sexually abusing teens
David Saynor is the latest person to be jailed as part of the National Crime Agency’s huge investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.
By Dave Higgens
15 Aug 2024
Crime
Rioter told police he was shouting 'who the f*** is Alan?'
Phil Hoban, who founded the group Predator Exposure, hurled abuse at non-white pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Leeds.
By Dave Higgens
15 Aug 2024
Crime
Man jailed for pulling officer to floor during rioting in Rotherham
Glyn Guest’s nose was broken in the incident, the court heard.
By Dave Higgens
14 Aug 2024
Crime
Teenager who threw lighted arrows and bricks at police guarding hotel jailed
Drew Jarvis, 19, also threw bricks and planks of wood outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, which was housing more than 200 asylum seekers.
By Dave Higgens
13 Aug 2024
Crime
Man jailed for threatening police with piece of wood during Rotherham rioting
Ricky Hardman was also part of a group filmed attacking a police van as violence erupted outside the Holiday Inn Express on August 4.
By Dave Higgens
12 Aug 2024
Crime
Retrial set for man accused of murdering ‘Good Samaritan’ Chris Marriott
Father-of-two Mr Marriott died when he was hit by a car as he went to help a woman he saw lying in the street near his home in Sheffield.
By Dave Higgens
12 Aug 2024
Crime
Facebook user who encouraged people to attack hotel housing refugees jailed
Jordan Parlour, the first person jailed for stirring up racial hatred during the recent disorder, was sentenced to 20 months.
By Dave Higgens
9 Aug 2024
Crime
Man, 18, admits to helping rock police van during Rotherham disorder
Kenzie Roughley was remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday.
By Dave Higgens
8 Aug 2024
Crime
Builder who abused police is first person convicted after Rotherham rioting
Joshua Simpson turned up in the area around the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers on Sunday after hours of disorder was starting to die down.
By Dave Higgens
6 Aug 2024
UK
Plan for permanent memorial for those affected by funeral director scandal
Scores of families have been contacted after police recovered 35 bodies from Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, in Hull, earlier this year.
By Dave Higgens
2 Aug 2024
UK
Shopkeeper thanks community for support after ‘terrifying’ looting in Southport
Chanaka Balasuryla was speaking as scores of people joined a clean-up operation in the Merseyside town following Tuesday’s violence.
By Dave Higgens
31 Jul 2024
Crime
Gang jailed for life for ammonia chemical attack which killed man
Murder of Andy Foster was one of series of ammonia attacks to enforce gang’s drugs trade, judge said
By Dave Higgens
26 Jul 2024
UK
Cottingley Fairies cameras first to undergo state-of-the-art scanning
The five photographs taken by two young cousins in West Yorkshire caused a sensation more than 100 years ago.
By Dave Higgens
26 Jul 2024
Crime
Jury fails to reach verdicts in trial of ‘Good Samaritan’ murder-accused
Father-of-two Chris Marriott died when he was hit by a car as he helped a stranger in the Burngreave area of Sheffield in December 2023.
By Dave Higgens
25 Jul 2024
Crime
Husband says inquest should have found who was driving car that killed his wife
An inquest jury heard how Alison Clark died when her car was hit by a stolen BMW going the wrong way down a dual carriageway near Hull, killing four.
By Dave Higgens
24 Jul 2024
UK
Man arrested following horror crash which left six dead
West Yorkshire Police said the man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following the collision near Barnsley.
By Dave Higgens
24 Jul 2024
UK
Dozens of cyclists set off on ride to remember murdered MP Jo Cox
The annual Jo Cox Way event began in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday.
By Dave Higgens
24 Jul 2024
UK
Police investigating Harehills disorder make 20 arrests and identify 40 suspects
West Yorkshire Police described its investigation into events in Leeds last week as ‘fast paced’.
By Dave Higgens
23 Jul 2024
UK
Cyclists riding for 288 miles to remember murdered MP Jo Cox are ‘inspirational’
The annual Jo Cox Way bike ride from Yorkshire to London will begin on Wednesday in Cleckheaton.
By Dave Higgens
23 Jul 2024