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1 month ago | 
devonlive.com | Rod Minchin |PAJamie Hawkins |Jamie Hawkins
A police officer who raped a woman he met on a dating website has been jailed for eight years and will be on the sex offender register for the rest of his life. PC Stuart Mines, 49, was off-duty when the attack took place at his home in Devon in October 2022. Following his conviction by a jury following a trial at Exeter Crown Court he was sacked by Devon and Cornwall Police after more than 20 years’ service.
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1 month ago | 
gloucestershirelive.co.uk | Rod Minchin |PAJamie Hawkins |Jamie Hawkins
A man from Keynsham has pleaded guilty to killing a mother and daughter in a crash on the M4. Firas Zeineddine, 46, appeared before Swindon Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to two charges of causing death by careless driving. The charges relate to the deaths of Cheryl Woods, 61, and Sarha Smith, 40, of Caerphilly, who were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on October 20 2023. The women were involved in the crash on the M4 between junction 17 for Chippenham and junction 18 for Bath.
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2 months ago | 
bristolpost.co.uk | PAJamie Hawkins |Ben Mitchell |Jamie Hawkins
A woman stabbed her ex-partner to death after “planning” the attack with her daughter and her partner, a court has heard. Helen Shakespeare, her daughter Letisha Goodwin, 30, and Anthony Hillier, 33, are charged with the murder of Raymond Groves, 48, from Bristol, on July 2 last year.
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2 months ago | 
gloucestershirelive.co.uk | Rod Minchin |PAJamie Hawkins |Jamie Hawkins
A friend of a man accused of killing a baby warned him not to fall for the “lies” of his then partner when she asked him to say they had bathed the child together, a court heard today, Tuesday, March 11. Jack Wheeler, 31, is on trial alongside his ex-partner, Melissa Wilband, 28, charged with the manslaughter of four-month-old Lexi Wilband. The emergency services were called to Wilband’s home in Newent, Gloucestershire, on the evening of April 12, 2020, after Lexi suddenly collapsed.
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Feb 15, 2025 | 
bristolpost.co.uk | John Besley |PAJamie Hawkins |Jamie Hawkins
Liam Payne was “sectioned” after suffering an overdose in the months before his death in October last year, a close friend of the late singer has claimed. One Direction star Payne died aged 31 on October 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. In an interview with the Daily Mail, Payne’s close friend Roger Nores said Payne’s father, Geoff, had the singer sectioned following a serious drug overdose in May.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
bristolpost.co.uk | PAJamie Hawkins |Jamie Hawkins
Another two weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office for the whole South West this weekend. Yellow warnings for rain and wind are in place for this coming Sunday. The wind warning is in effect from 8am until 3pm on January 26, while the rain warning arrives at 8am Sunday, lasting until 6am on Monday, January 27. Issuing the alerts, the Met Office said: "Spells of heavy rain may lead to some local flooding during Sunday and Monday.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
devonlive.com | PAJamie Hawkins |Jamie Hawkins
Parts of North Devon are waking up to life-threatening winds after Storm Darragh arrived overnight. A super rare danger to life red warning is in place for the North Devon coast until 11am this morning. The Met Office warns of “damaging winds”, with gusts of 90mph possible over the coasts and hills of west and South Wales. Forecasters say the strongest winds will begin to ease from late morning.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
bristolpost.co.uk | PAJamie Hawkins |Jamie Hawkins
Bristol and surrounding areas have woken up to Storm Darragh and a life-threatening red weather warning this morning. The warning covers parts of south-west of England, including Bristol and Somerset, and is in place until 11am on Saturday. The Met Office warns of “damaging winds”, with gusts of 90mph possible over the coasts and hills of west and south Wales. Forecasters say the strongest winds will begin to ease from late morning.
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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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Sep 26, 2024 | 
devonlive.com | Rod Minchin |PAJamie Hawkins |Jamie Hawkins
A police officer from Exeter found himself under investigation for sex offences after featuring in TV show Call The Cops, a jury heard. Pc Matthew Tregale’s portrayal of himself as a “hero” in the hit programme led one of his alleged victims to make an official complaint to the police. The 35-year-old, who served with Devon and Cornwall Police, appeared on the show in 2019.
