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Oct 29, 2024 | 
devonlive.com | PAJamie Hawkins |Ben Mitchell |Jamie Hawkins
The last woman believed to have been executed in England for witchcraft may have avoided the gallows, according to research. Professor Mark Stoyle, a historian at the University of Southampton, believes a spelling error by a court official suggests that the accused woman was not hanged but instead lived for several years.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
walesonline.co.uk | Sion Morgan |Ben Mitchell
Researchers are looking to recruit volunteers to test whether frequent hot tub use could improve health in older adults. The team from the University of Portsmouth's School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences, is asking for people aged 55 and older to participate in the study which would involve sitting in a 40C hot tub for 60 minutes, three times a week, for a six-week period.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
walesonline.co.uk | Sion Morgan |Ben Mitchell
Scientists are working on a new rocket thruster which could open up "never-ending" deep space exploration by using any type of metal as fuel. The team at the University of Southampton say that metals found on comets and moons could be mined to enable the thruster to propel spacecraft to "regions of the universe previously thought unreachable".
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
walesonline.co.uk | Ben Mitchell |Josh Payne |Jonathon Hill
Unseen footage from the Jeremy Kyle Show shows the moment a guest who died days after appearing on the programme that lie detector tests "say you're a liar". The distressing footage was played at the inquest of Steve Dymond at Winchester coroners' court on Thursday, September 5. Mr Dymond, from Portsmouth, is thought to have taken his own life a week after appearing on the show in May 2019 in an attempt to prove he hadn’t cheated on his partner Jane Callaghan.
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May 17, 2024 | 
kentlive.news | Tom Van Klaveren |Ben Mitchell
The union representing prison officers is demanding a thorough investigation into the alleged "deliberate poisoning" of staff with spice at HMP Swaleside. The Criminal Justice Workers Union reported that 25 individuals were impacted by the incident at the high-security men's prison on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.
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May 9, 2024 | 
walesonline.co.uk | Ben Mitchell |Steven Smith
The King has apologised to the Army for making a visit at the last moment, but said that he had wanted to come as soon as he had been "allowed out of my cage". Charles made his comments during a visit to the 3 Royal School of Military Engineering (3RSME) at Gibraltar Barracks, Minley, Surrey.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
kentlive.news | Ben Mitchell
A 12-year-old boy who was accused of attempted murder after a teenage girl was stabbed has had his charge changed to wounding with intent. Police were called to reports of a 15-year-old girl suffering injuries consistent with a knife wound at an address in Sittingbourne, Kent, at 3.55pm on Friday March 22. The youth appeared by video link for a preliminary hearing at Maidstone Crown Court where he was informed of the change in charge.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
dailystar.co.uk | Jack Wetherill |Ben Mitchell
An inquest into the tragic death of Steve Dymond, who overdosed after appearing on the Jeremy Kyle Show, has heard that he felt his "life was not worth living" and had contemplated jumping out of the taxi on his return journey home. Mr Dymond, a resident of Portsmouth, Hampshire, is believed to have taken his own life a week after filming for the ITV show in May 2019.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
bristolpost.co.uk | PABen Hurst |Ben Mitchell |Ben Hurst
A former GP has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting three “vulnerable” patients during consultations at his surgery. Mohan Babu, from Emsworth, Hampshire, was found guilty of four offences against three women, including a cancer patient who was terminally ill at the time and has since died. The 47-year-old, who is diagnosed as having autism, was cleared of a further three charges of sexual assault against two other women, following a trial at Portsmouth Crown Court.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
walesonline.co.uk | Ben Mitchell |Ben Hurst
A former GP has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting three “vulnerable” patients during consultations at his surgery. Mohan Babu, from Emsworth, Hampshire, was found guilty of four offences against three women, including a cancer patient who was terminally ill at the time and has since died. The 47-year-old, who is diagnosed as having autism, was cleared of a further three charges of sexual assault against two other women, following a trial at Portsmouth Crown Court.
