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6 days ago | 
express.co.uk | James Knuckey |Andrew Robinson
Locals say several pubs have closed down in the area (Image: Yorkshire Live)Locals in a deprived area of West Yorkshire have shared people are resorting to drinking in the street after the closure of several pubs. Ravensthorpe, near Dewsbury, has been blighted by fly-tipping and crime - but is home to friendly people and lots of takeaways and shops. Yorkshire Live spoke to local people in the area to find out what it’s like living there.
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2 weeks ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Andrew Robinson |Lee Grimsditch
Known as 'Bruce Lee', Peter Tredget was just 19 when he gained notoriety as one of Britain's most prolific serial killersPeter Tredget gained notoriety as one of Britain's most prolific serial killers when he was just 19, but his crimes have since largely been forgotten. Born Peter Dinsdale, later adopting the name 'Bruce Lee', he was convicted following a series of fatal fires that occurred between 1973 and 1979.
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2 weeks ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Andrew Robinson |Faye Preston |Fionnula Hainey
Ahmad Mamdouh al Ibrahim died in hospitalA 16-year-old allegedly murdered in a knife attack in Huddersfield has been named. Ahmad Mamdouh al Ibrahim died in hospital after suffering an injury to his neck. The alleged incident happened on Ramsden Street in Huddersfield town centre on Thursday afternoon (April 3). A 20-year-old man appeared in court charged with his murder on Saturday morning (April 5), Yorkshire Live reports.
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2 weeks ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Andrew Robinson |Fionnula Hainey
West Yorkshire Police has launched a murder investigation after a teenager died in hospitalA teenager who suffered a knife injury to his neck in Huddersfield town centre has died, police have confirmed. West Yorkshire Police issued an update on Friday, April 4, after the 16-year-old boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the incident on Thursday afternoon. The force said it has now launched a murder investigation after the teenager died in hospital, Yorkshire Live reports.
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1 month ago | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Andrew Robinson |Katie Westwood
The village has a fascinating link to LiverpoolHigh in the Pennine Hills in Yorkshire is a tiny village with a fascinating link to Liverpool. Wainstalls, a former mill village, sits at around 1,000ft above sea level. The village has cosy pubs, pretty streets, and is a magnet for cyclists and ramblers, who go there in droves to challenge themselves on the steep valley roads and paths.
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1 month ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Andrew Robinson |Lee Grimsditch
Shahiukh Syed Gilani, 37, and Reece William McLaren, 28, had big ambitions that didn't quite work out as plannedWannabe criminal drug lords had their grandiose plans to dominate the cocaine trade on Jersey thwarted almost as soon as they started. Shahiukh Syed Gilani, 37, and Reece William McLaren, 28, had ambitions to become the main drugs suppliers on the popular holiday Channel Island.
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1 month ago | 
dailystar.co.uk | Andrew Robinson |Claudia Trotman
Sahnoun Daifallah was jailed for nine years in 2009 and was branded a 'potentially very dangerous man' after he was convicted of spraying a mixture of urine and faeces from a 1.5 litre containerAn Algerian man infamously convicted for spreading his own urine and faeces in supermarkets was found dead in Holmfirth. Sahnoun Daifallah received a nine-year prison sentence and was dubbed "a potentially very dangerous man" by a judge in 2009.
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1 month ago | 
walesonline.co.uk | Chris Slater |Philip Dewey |Andrew Robinson
The mum of a teenage girl whose brutal murder has remained unsolved for over three decades has spoken out, expressing her deep longing for closure. Lindsey Rimer, aged 13, was found dead months after she disappeared on a routine trip to the shops.
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1 month ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Andrew Robinson |Lee Grimsditch
Toni, Ellie and Abbie Patterson portrayed themselves as having simply gotten into trouble after having too much to drink on a night out, but others say they had 'Always been horrible people'The Patterson sisters, Toni, Ellie, and Abbie, presented themselves as family-oriented sisters who merely found themselves in hot water after overindulging on a night out.
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1 month ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Andrew Robinson |Paul Britton
'The four defendants had the audacity to claim it was out of character because they were drunk'Sisters battered a complete stranger 'almost blind' in what police called a 'shocking and unprovoked' attack. They portrayed themselves as family-focused, saying they had simply got into trouble after having too much to drink on a night out and it was 'out of character'. But behind the social media posts claiming 'family is everything' lies a dark side to the Patterson sisters - Toni, Ellie and Abbie.
