Tom Wilkinson

Crime

Man who admitted A1 police pursuit crash charge drove to work two days later

Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, was taking a woman out for a first date when the crash took place near the Denton roundabout on April 9.

19 Apr 2025
Crime

Farmer admits health and safety breach after teacher fatally attacked by cow

Marian Clode, 61, was on an Easter family holiday in Northumberland when a cow attacked her on a bridleway.
13 Dec 2023
UK

Good cause calling itself ‘fourth emergency service’ launches Christmas campaign

The Brick in Wigan and Leigh, which helps struggling families with household items as well as toys and gifts, has recorded a Christmas advert.
10 Dec 2023
Crime

Murder trial shown CCTV footage of moment 14-year-old fell from e-bike

Gordon Gault was slashed with a machete in Newcastle’s West End last November and six defendants aged 16 to 18 deny his murder.
20 Nov 2023
UK

Christmas tree begins 330-mile journey to Big Ben

Forestry England workers carefully felled the 40-year-old pine in Northumberland

17 Nov 2023
UK

Teenager arrested after Sycamore Gap tree was felled will face no further action

Northumbria Police said three men remain on bail, suspected of vandalising the famous landmark.
16 Nov 2023
Crime

Teenagers celebrated 14-year-old’s murder with rap lyrics, court hears

Gordon Gault was stabbed in the arm with a machete like one used by British Army Gurkhas, jurors were told.
15 Nov 2023
Crime

Boy fatally stabbed as part of tit-for-tat violence between groups, court hears

Teenager Gordon Gault died in hospital after he was stabbed in Newcastle’s West End last November.
15 Nov 2023
Crime

Man to be sentenced for off-duty ambulance man’s car park murder

Sheldon Flanighan, 55, was killed and his friend Wayne Common was badly injured when Toby Kelly deliberately hit them with his van.
15 Nov 2023
Environment

Gusts over 70mph recorded as Storm Debi blows in

The Met Office’s amber warning for wind remains in place on Monday afternoon for North West England.
13 Nov 2023
Crime

Man who shook partner’s toddler to death guilty of murder

Maya Chappell’s mother has been convicted of child cruelty and allowing her death while her partner was convicted of murder and cruelty.
10 Nov 2023
Celebrity News

Sting ‘lucky’ to have found fame later than child stars like Britney Spears

Worldwide acclaim came when he was an adult and had worked, giving him a steady grounding, he said.
10 Nov 2023
Celebrity News

Jimmy Nail: Acting harder to get into for those outside London than 40 years ago

The Auf Wiedersehen, Pet star had no acting experience when he won the part that launched his career in one of the TV hits of the 1980s.
10 Nov 2023
UK

Hadrian’s Wall was damaged by felled Sycamore Gap tree, experts say

The famous tree was chopped down in an act of vandalism which police are still investigating
7 Nov 2023
Crime

Teammates may struggle to get back on ice after player’s death – psychologist

Adam Johnson of the Nottingham Panthers died following a collision during a game on Saturday.
2 Nov 2023
UK

Inquiry into ice hockey player’s death will take some time, police say

Adam Johnson of the Nottingham Panthers died after a collision during a game on Saturday.
31 Oct 2023
UK

Police investigate ice hockey player’s ‘freak accident’ death

Fans have laid tributes to Adam Johnson at the home of his club, the Nottingham Panthers.
30 Oct 2023
Environment

National Trust properties assess damage after Storm Babet

National Trust leaders said they should expect more severe weather events and put in measures to protect sites.
24 Oct 2023
Environment

Lighthouse loses its dome as Storm Babet blasts in

The lighthouse at South Shields, South Tyneside, has been a local landmark since 1895.
20 Oct 2023
Environment

Storm Babet has already caused changes to coastline, experts say

Researchers from Newcastle University are bracing the elements to document how the surging seas have eroded the landscape.
20 Oct 2023
Crime

Hit-and-run drug-driver who killed boy on country road jailed for eight years

George Lewis, nine, was walking home with his father and another child when they were hit by Luke Widdop’s van in Sutton-in-Craven.
19 Oct 2023