A cannabis-oil maker has been jailed for more than eight years after causing an explosion that ripped through his block of flats and forced a woman to jump on to a trampoline to escape. James Toogood, 36, had been using butane gas to produce cannabis hash oil at the home he shared with his girlfriend … Read more
Seven thugs from rival gangs have been jailed for more than 17 years for taking part in a knife and machete fight in front of terrified shoppers in west London. The two gangs came together wielding blades on Harrow Road, near Westbourne Park tube station on January 2 2019, for a pre-planned altercation. ‘Drill’ rappers Jordan … Read more
A glamorous Uzbek ‘princess’ with links to the British royals and London’s high society has been jailed for 13 years in a £1.7 billion corruption trial. Gulnara Karimova, 46, daughter of former tyrannical Uzbekistan ruler Islam Karimov, was sentenced by a secret court in Tashkent. A former billionaire, she was once believed to be the … Read more
The cousin of a millionaire lottery winner has been locked up for raiding his relative’s home at knife point and snatching £55,000 in cash A man who burgled and robbed his cousin of £55,000 at knifepoint after he discovered she had won £1m on a scratchcard has been jailed. Gary Westcott, 40, from Rochdale, along … Read more
Evil grooming gang are jailed for a total of 70 years after treating a vulnerable 15-year-old girl from Sheffield as a ‘piece of meat’ One member of the gang, Jasim Mohammed raped the victim ten times Three other members of the Sheffield-based gang raped the girl once or twice A fifth member of the group … Read more
‘Why are you doing this, Luke?’ Moment barmaid recognised masked robber as a club regular by his VOICE before he apologised for sticking gun in her face and hugged her – as he’s jailed for eight years Masked robber is recognised by barmaid he made ‘uncomfortable’ Luke Jones, 29, hid in his father’s attic after … Read more
An online steroid dealer who sold toxic ‘Russian Roulette’ slimming pills to a bulimic student was jailed for seven years today. Eloise Parry, 21, bought pills containing lethal DNP from Bernard Rebelo, 32, before collapsing dead on 12 April 2015. DNP was first used to manufacture explosives in the First World War and is not … Read more
A fishery owner who killed an otter that had been eating his valuable fish has been sent to jail in the first prosecution of its kind in the UK. Stuart Jones, 54, shot the heavily-protected Eurasian otter with a rifle after it had been caught by an angler in his landing net. At the time … Read more
Two teenage boy racers are jailed for five years each after causing the death of a 17-year-old girl passenger during a race that reached speeds of 90mph. A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, ignored his passenger’s screams to slow down as he raced his Ford Fiesta at Efenechtyd, near Ruthin. Egged … Read more
‘Essex boys’ murderer Jack Whomes could go free within weeks as he continues to protest his innocence 25 years after being jailed for gangland triple-assassination Jack Whomes, 57, is attempting to clear his name 25 years after being convicted He was convicted of the ‘Essex Boys’ murders along with Michael Steele in 1998 Tony Tucker, 38, … Read more