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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Phil Shepka
Meet-and-greet users tell of car damage and mystery miles Phil ShepkaBBC Investigations, EssexBBCSophie Rose used Keir Allan's meet-and-greet service when she flew to Dublin last monthA woman says she has been left in a "nightmare" with up to £6,500 worth of damage to her car after leaving it with a company offering "secure" parking for airport passengers.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Harriet Heywood |Phil Shepka
Harriet Heywood & Phil ShepkaBBC News, CambridgeshireReporting fromHuntingdon Law CourtsA man accused of killing his former housemate claimed the dead man was "often abusive" and behaved erratically, a court has heard. Jonathon Austin, 23, denies murdering Neil Lakhani, 38, at his home in Cambridge on 17 September 2024. In a prepared statement to police, Mr Austin said Mr Lakhani had "punched me in the face a couple of times" that morning at the flat in Greengates Court on Histon Road.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Phil Shepka
Would-be home buyers lose thousands on unfinshed flatsPhil ShepkaBBCCatherine Bullough and Paul Sigston each tried to buy a flat near the Ipswich waterfrontProspective buyers say they feel "lied to" and "angry" after losing thousands of pounds reserving unfinished flats. People paid up to £5,000 as a "reservation deposit" for apartments in Tollesbury House, Ipswich, with some being told it was expected to be finished in November 2022.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Phil Shepka |Laura Foster
Phil Shepka & Laura FosterBBC News, BedfordshireThe triple murder of a family by a teenager who wanted to commit a mass school shooting exposed a lack of "proper control" over who can buy a gun, a police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said. Nicholas Prosper, 19, murdered his mother, sister and brother in their home in Luton in September with a shotgun bought the day before using a fake licence.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Phil Shepka |Nicola Haseler |Jo Black |Anne Delaney
The triple killer stopped from carrying out a mass school shootingPhil Shepka, Nicola Haseler, Jo Black and Anne DelaneyWatch: Killer mimicked the shootings with piece of woodTeenage killer Nicholas Prosper shot dead three members of his family and was planning to attack his former primary school. What drove his obsession with mass killings and how was he stopped from committing further atrocities?
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Phil Shepka |Nicola Haseler |Jo Black |Anne Delaney
Teenage killer Nicholas Prosper shot dead three members of his family and was planning to attack his former primary school. What drove his obsession with mass killings and how was he stopped from committing further atrocities? Prosper, 19, is beginning a life sentence for murdering his mother Juliana Falcon, 48; his brother Kyle, 16, and sister Giselle, 13, at their flat on Luton's Marsh Farm estate. At Luton Crown Court, he was told he must serve at least 49 years in jail.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Phil Shepka
Man whose house was 'stolen' gets possession backPhil ShepkaShari VahlBBC Radio 4's You and YoursTony Fisher/BBCMike Hall discovered squatters in his house after fighting to reclaim ownership of it for two yearsA reverend whose house was sold without him knowing has had the property returned to him nearly four years on, after a family was ordered to leave.
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2 months ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Phil Shepka |Shari Vahl
Mike Hall discovered squatters in his house after fighting to reclaim ownership of it for two years [Tony Fisher/BBC]A reverend whose house was sold without him knowing has had the property returned to him nearly four years on, after a family was ordered to leave. Rev Mike Hall returned to his Luton home from Wales in 2021 to find someone impersonating him had sold it on for £131,000, after his identity was stolen.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Phil Shepka
Children's ward faced 'significant challenges'Phil ShepkaBBC Investigations, NorthamptonshireSteve Hubbard/BBCKettering General Hospital's children's services have had longstanding issuesChildren's services accused of leaving young patients traumatised face "significant challenges", the hospital's chief nurse has admitted. Dozens of families, including those whose children died or became seriously ill, raised concerns about Kettering General Hospital's care with the BBC in 2023.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Phil Shepka
Former soldier Kyle Clifford raped and murdered Louise Hunt, and killed her sister Hannah and mother Carol in attacks described by police as "barbaric". What happened and what has emerged since? Warning: This article contains details that some people may find distressingDays before the attacks, Louise had ended an 18-month relationship with Clifford. She told Clifford, who she had met through a dating app, it was "sucking the life out of me". AdvertisementHer family were relieved.
