Swansea mum's torment over fear of bedroom tax
This is South Wales -- A BONYMAEN mum says she has been unable to sleep and plagued with suicidal thoughts, because of the spectre of the bedroom tax looming over her. Megan Wheatland joined protests...
View ArticleGirl, 14, taken to Exeter hospital after falling off horse on Exmouth beach
This is Exeter -- A 14-year-old girl has been taken to hospital after falling off a horse on Exmouth beach today. The girl, believed to be from Exmouth, has been taken to The Royal Devon and Exeter...
View ArticleTeenager used hairspray as flamethrower to set fire to home of girlfriend who...
This is South Wales -- A TEENAGER from Bridgend has been sent to a young offenders institute for three years for turning a can of hairspray into a makeshift flamethrower to take revenge on a girl who...
View ArticleGirl, 16, gave friend a lift on moped in Woolacombe after drinking...
This is North Devon -- A girl who gave a friend a lift on her moped after consuming a considerable amount of cider has been banned from driving for 12 months. North Devon Magistrates' Court heard the...
View ArticleTerm behind bars for child sex abuse crimes
This is Plymouth -- A MAN who sexually assaulted and took indecent photographs of a child has been jailed for three and a half years. Julian Rimmer, aged 48, abused the girl and took pictures of her...
View ArticlePort Talbot couple's despair as they miss out on Lotto win after mix-up
This is South Wales -- A PORT Talbot couple who thought their numbers were up on the National Lottery have instead been left with a hole in their pockets. Susan Hughes and husband Len thought they had...
View ArticleWoman dies in Birmingham house fire
Woman confirmed dead and five injured in house fire in Springfield area of city in early hours of Wednesday One woman has died and five people have been injured in a house fire in the early hours of...
View ArticleWEEKEND columnist Nikki Owen is in awe of Taylor Swift
This is Gloucestershire -- The subject of role models is big in our house. When I say 'in our house' I mean with me. The kids, our girls, couldn't give two hoots about who they are or aren't supposed...
View ArticleChild Caught In Battle Over US Tribal Rights
A US court decides if a law protecting the rights of the girl's Native American father trumps the claim of her adoptive parents. Reported by Sky News 12 hours ago.
View ArticleUni officer denies raping drunk Exeter student at party
This is Exeter -- A university sports officer has denied raping an unconscious student at a pre graduation party in the city. Former artilleryman Christopher Davis, 33, said the 21-year-old girl woke...
View ArticleSports officer denies raping drunk Exeter student at pre-graduation party
This is Exeter -- A university sports officer has denied raping an unconscious student at a pre graduation party in the city. Former artilleryman Christopher Davis, 33, said the 21-year-old girl woke...
View ArticleTrio facing life in jail after Luke Harwood murder
This is Essex -- A psychopathic 'monster' and two accomplices who stamped a slightly-built Romford teenager to death after he was wrongly accused of rape are facing life sentences after they were...
View ArticlePolice appeal for witnesses after girl sexually assaulted in Launceston
This is Cornwall -- POLICE are appealing for witnesses after one teenage girl was sexually assaulted and another escaped a man's advances. The girls, both aged 15, were sat on a bench on Dockacre Road...
View ArticleThird Boston bombing victim identified as Chinese national Lu Lingzi
Boston University confirms 23-year-old actuarial science graduate student died while watching the race on Monday A Chinese student has been identified as the third person to have died in the Boston...
View ArticleLast chance to catch Priestly classic
This is South Devon -- JB PRIESTLEY'S An Inspector Calls is still running at The Palace Theatre, Paignton, until Saturday. The play is being presented by the Bijou Theatre Company and is directed by...
View ArticleTeacher who kissed pupil banned from working in schools
This is Nottingham -- A TEACHER who kissed a pupil on the lips and regularly hugged children has been banned from the classroom. Christopher Steel had already been given two warnings about his conduct...
View ArticleTeenager convicted of raping 11-year-old girl in park
Opemipo Jaji, 18, facing a life sentence after being found guilty of repeatedly raping the girl for three hours A teenage paedophile who dragged an 11-year-old girl into a park and repeatedly raped her...
View ArticleAfter parents file claim, school denies California teen reported bullying
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California couple who said their teenage daughter killed herself after classmates shared a photo of her being sexually assaulted filed a legal claim against school...
View ArticleMissing Gloucester teen sparks major four-hour river and canal search operation
This is Gloucestershire -- A MASSIVE police manhunt searched for an 18-year-old girl who told her parents she would jump off a river bridge. It is understood a row over the teen's boyfriend saw her...
View ArticleImpressive Craven Stakes winner Toronado on course for 2,000 Guineas
• All-the-way winner shortened for colts' Classic • Richard Hughes thinks winner is live Derby hope"I've never ridden a real champion mile-and-a-half horse," Richard Hughes said after winning the...
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