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Sarah Spina-Matthews

Manchester

Freelance Journalist at BBC News

Articles

  • 1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Sarah Spina-Matthews

    Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceImage caption, James Laing was jailed for 18 years over the offencesA man has been jailed for 18 years for raping and sexually abusing a number of young children. James Laing, 39, of Ripon, was found guilty at trial of two counts of raping a child under 13 and six counts of sexual assault of a child, as well as causing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity and attempted sexual assault of a child under 13.

  • 1 week ago | bbc.com | Sarah Spina-Matthews

    Sarah Spina-MatthewsBBC News, YorkshireA man has been jailed for 18 years for raping and sexually abusing a number of young children. James Laing, 39, of Ripon, was found guilty at trial of two counts of raping a child under 13 and six counts of sexual assault of a child, as well as causing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity and attempted sexual assault of a child under 13.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Sarah Spina-Matthews

    Geothermal energy plan for university buildingsSarah Spina-MatthewsUniversity of YorkThe project aims to decarbonise the University of York campusA project to use geothermal heat to decarbonise a university's campus has been launched. The University of York scheme, which has been allocated £35m in funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, will also look at ways to reduce fossil fuel use across the city.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Sarah Spina-Matthews

    Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceImage caption, James Roberts died at the scene of the crash in ScarboroughA man has denied murdering a 24-year-old who died after being hit by a car in Scarborough. James Roberts, from Alne, North Yorkshire, died after he was struck by the white Audi on Silver Street in the early hours of 8 March. Cory Davies, 26, of Victoria Park Avenue, Scarborough, appeared at Leeds Crown Court and pleaded not guilty to his murder.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Sarah Spina-Matthews

    Man denies murder charge over fatal car crashSarah Spina-MatthewsNorth Yorkshire PoliceJames Roberts died at the scene of the crash in ScarboroughA man has denied murdering a 24-year-old who died after being hit by a car in Scarborough. James Roberts, from Alne, North Yorkshire, died after he was struck by the white Audi on Silver Street in the early hours of 8 March. Cory Davies, 26, of Victoria Park Avenue, Scarborough, appeared at Leeds Crown Court and pleaded not guilty to his murder.