Few years on the Earth
Gilson Martins, a 23-year-old from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, has been sentenced to over eight years in prison for a brutal acid attack on a 16-year-old boy in Stockport. The premeditated assault, motivated by the teenager’s refusal to hand over his jacket, left the victim with severe, life-changing injuries. Martins’ actions, coupled with subsequent attempts to … Read more
Aftab Baig, a 47-year-old man from Glasgow, has been sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding Leeds City Council out of £710,000 in Covid-19 small business grants. Posing as a group property manager for the popular bakery chain Greggs, Baig exploited emergency relief funds intended to support businesses during the 2020 lockdown. His sophisticated … Read more
Four Russian journalists—Antonina Favorskaya, Konstantin Gabov, Sergey Karelin, and Artyom Kriger—have been sentenced to five and a half years in prison each by a Moscow court, convicted of participating in an “extremist organization.” The case, tied to their alleged involvement with the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), founded by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, highlights the … Read more
Jacob Ewing, a 44-year-old man from North Carolina, was arrested at Cardiff Airport after traveling over 3,700 miles to Wales with plans to “marry” a 15-year-old girl he had groomed online for over a year. Carrying wedding rings, a knife, a wooden cosh, and child abuse images, Jacob Ewing’s intentions were thwarted by a coordinated … Read more
A 44-year-old inmate has been arrested on suspicion of murdering John Mansfield, a convicted killer, at HMP Whitemoor, a high-security prison near March, Cambridgeshire. Mansfield, aged 63, was found dead on Sunday, April 13, 2025, prompting a police investigation. The incident has raised concerns about safety within the UK’s maximum-security prison system, coming shortly after … Read more
A devastating tragedy unfolded on a Saturday evening in West Sussex, England, when a BMW crashes into family in Crawley Leisure Park, resulting in the death of a 25-year-old woman and serious injuries to two other family members. The incident, which occurred at approximately 8:36 p.m., took place in a bustling area along London Road, … Read more
A shocking act of violence has once again brought the nameHashem Abedi to national attention, this time for a vicious attack inside the walls of HMP Frankland. Already serving one of the longest determinate sentences in British legal history, Abedi – the brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi – now stands accused … Read more
On March 27, 2025, in the heart of Leicester city centre, a juvenile Fox Stuck In oil and faced a life-threatening ordeal, trapped in a pit of thick, tar-like heating oil inside a derelict building. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) inspector Helen Smith became the fox’s lifeline, executing a … Read more
In a dramatic act of protest, six individuals were arrested in London after dumping 300 litres of blood-red dye into a pond outside US Embassy. The protest, carried out by Greenpeace activists, was a demonstration against the United States’ continued arms sales to Israel, which activists claim are contributing to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. … Read more
In a chilling and callous crime that shook the community, four men have been sentenced for their role in the brutal killing of Anselam Senaj, a 26-year-old man who was stabbed to death in the back seat of a taxi. The murder, which occurred on the evening of November 11, 2023, in Newham, East London, … Read more