A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 16-year-old Louise Smith. The teenager, from the Leigh Park area, was reported missing on VE Day earlier this month, with her body discovered in Havant Thicket, a dense woodland, on Thursday. The 16-year-old was described by family friends as a ‘charming young girl … Read more
Mourners have been laying flowers at the site where a body was discovered in Hampshire during the search for missing 16-year-old Louise Smith. Today the teenager, who vanished on May 8, was described by family friends as a ‘charming young girl who had her whole life ahead of her’. Devastated members of the community said … Read more
Anti-HS2 protesters have spent the coronavirus lockdown in a tree-top campsite in ancient woodland which is being destroyed to make way for the high-speed railway. Protesters have spent the last six weeks camping out near to ancient trees which are being felled along the proposed route in Crackley Woods, near Kenilworth in Warwickshire. Dozens of … Read more
Body is found in woodland by police hunting boy, 17, who vanished having despaired when his A Level exams were called off amid coronavirus crisis Oliver Strode vanished after learning he may have to rely on mock exam results Surrey Police have confirmed they found a body in Alice Holt Forest today Exams called off … Read more
A teenage boy missing in woodland for more than a week could be using his survival skills to self-isolate after despairing when coronavirus cancelled his A-level exams. The police search for 17-year-old Oliver Strode has now entered its eighth day after he went missing while on a bike ride in Alice Holt Forest, Surrey. It … Read more
A Tesco retail store manager who dumped the body of a chef in woodland near his flat has been jailed for six years. Hiran Chauhan, 24, went to the home of Neil Cuckson, 32, after they chatted on dating app Grindr and discussed taking drugs, Manchester Crown Court heard. Cuckson said they engaged in chemsex, … Read more