Victoria Scheer

1 week ago | bbc.com | Victoria Scheer |Chloe Aslett

Pregnant teen jailed over asylum hotel riotVictoria Scheer & Chloe AslettReporting fromSheffield Crown CourtPA MediaThe hotel sustained substantial damage during the riotA pregnant woman who threw missiles at police officers and set items alight during rioting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed. Elarna Garner-Abbey, 19, was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court to 18 months in prison earlier, just a week after finding out she was pregnant.

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Tributes to 'much loved' man hit by military truckVictoria ScheerNorth Yorkshire PoliceJohn Mitchell, from Catterick Garrison, died following the collision on 11 JuneTributes have been paid to a man who was fatally struck by a military truck while riding his mobility scooter. John Mitchell, 70, from Catterick Garrison, died while being airlifted to hospital following the collision on the A6136 Catterick Road, near Colburn, at about 12:50 BST on 11 June.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Victoria Scheer |Emma Glasbey |Phil Bodmer

'I was groomed and abused as a child - but I ended up with convictions'Victoria Scheer, Emma Glasbey and Phil BodmerBBCFiona Broadfoot, a victim of child sexual exploitation, said she had been criminalised as a result of the abuseA woman groomed and abused as a teenager has said she welcomed the news that criminal convictions of victims of child sexual exploitation would be reviewed.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Emma Glasbey |Victoria Scheer

Grooming gang survivors hopeful over new inquiryEmma Glasbey & Victoria ScheerGetty ImagesSurvivors have addressed the findings of Baroness Louise Casey's reportA woman who was groomed and raped when she was was 14 said she hoped a national inquiry into child sexual exploitation would serve as a "starting point" for lasting change. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced the new review into grooming gangs following the publication of a report by Baroness Louise Casey.

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Victoria Scheer

Image source, Olivia Richwald/BBCImage caption, Police say the car was discovered on Marishes Lane, near MaltonHuman remains have been found in a burnt-out vehicle in North Yorkshire. The discovery was made on Marishes Lane, near Malton, at about 04:00 BST on Monday, according to North Yorkshire Police. Formal identification is yet to take place, a police spokesperson said, but a family in Ireland is being supported by officers.