Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg will be supervised for a year as an alternative to jail after he admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years. He pleaded guilty to a single charge of domestic abuse of his ex-partner, Gillian Hogg, when he appeared at Selkirk Sheriff Court on November … Read more
The family of a Belfast man missing in Spain have spoken about being in a living nightmare following the finding of a body. John George, 37, a father of two from west Belfast, also known as John Hardy, had been on holiday in Alicante and was last in touch with his family on December 14. … Read more
The District Judge fined the Russell Brand, 49, a total of £3,457 for the offences after the guilty pleas were entered by his lawyer – James Manning/PA Russell Brand has pleaded guilty to speeding after driving his Mini at 95mph on a motorway. The 49-year-old was caught driving his car on the M4 on June … Read more
Actor and comedian Russell Brand has pleaded guilty to speeding. The 49-year-old was caught driving his Mini at 95mph on the M4 motorway on June 16 last year near Slough in Berkshire, breaking the 70mph limit. He also drove the Mini at 37mph in a 30mph zone in Shiplake, near his Oxfordshire home on March … Read more
Cheryl Tweedy has been stalked by a convicted killer for the second time, according to court documents. The former Girls Aloud singer, 41, was caused “serious alarm” by her stalker, who turned up at her country mansion. Daniel Bannister – who was previously jailed for manslaughter after he attacked a man at a homeless hostel … Read more
Roadside saliva testing should be rolled out across the UK to speed up the process of taking drug-drivers off the road, a Conservative MP has suggested. In the Commons, Andrew Snowden argued the number of people being charged with drug-driving could be increased with the use of new saliva-testing technology. The MP for Fylde and … Read more
A teenager has been charged with attempted murder after a student was stabbed outside his sixth form college in Woolwich. O’Quaine Simpson, 19, is accused of trying to kill the 18-year-old and possession of a knife outside Shooters Hill College on Monday. Police were called to the scene in Prince Imperial Road at around 4.20pm … Read more
Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has avoided jail after abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years. Hogg – who plays for French club Montpellier and was made an MBE for services to the sport in last year’s New Year Honours list – previously pleaded guilty to a single charge of … Read more
Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been sentenced to a community payback order after he admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years. He pleaded guilty to a single charge of domestic abuse of his ex-partner, Gillian Hogg, when he appeared at Selkirk Sheriff Court on November 4. He admitted … Read more
A 72-year-old man has been extradited to Queensland and charged with the alleged murder of his former partner almost 28 years ago. Keith Lees was arrested in Dural, in Sydney’s north-west, last week after spending about 18 months on the run and was handed over to Queensland police on Thursday. Lees has now been charged … Read more