A 41-year-old man from Trowbridge has been sentenced for assaulting a woman on a street in Wiltshire. Jason Prior was found guilty of assault by beating, an offense he initially denied, and was sentenced to 23 weeks in prison …
A tragic explosion at a residential property in Frenchay, Bristol, has claimed the lives of a man and a woman, while injuring three others, including a child. The blast occurred shortly after 6:30 a.m. following a …
A tragic explosion at a residential property in Frenchay, Bristol, has claimed the lives of a man and a woman, while three others, including a child, suffered injuries and were hospitalized. The incident unfolded early on …
Firefighters from three stations in Somerset responded swiftly to a fire at a domestic property in Bridgwater this afternoon. The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received an emergency call at 2:59 pm on March 13, …
A violent attacker who terrorized a woman in Trowbridge has been sentenced to prison. Jason Povey, 36, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm during an incident on February 13. The court handed down …
Mario Garino, a 60-year-old convicted criminal, was arrested in Weston-super-Mare on August 11, 2025, following a brutal attack on his former partner in Bootle, Liverpool. The horrific assault, which took place in November …
A tragic family incident unfolded in Bath earlier this year when 30-year-old Christopher Monro pleaded guilty to the murder of his father, Peter Monro, aged 73. The attack occurred on Tuesday, February 11, at Peter’s …
The tragic death of Malcolm Baker, a former Metropolitan Police detective superintendent, remains shrouded in uncertainty following a fatal house fire in Somerset on September 14, 2022. At 60 years old, Baker perished when a …
Malcolm Baker, a former detective superintendent, tragically died in a house fire that ignited shortly after police arrived to arrest him, an inquest revealed. The 60-year-old locked himself in his bedroom following a dispute …
A person was successfully rescued from a burning building in Somerset this morning, Wednesday, July 2. The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to a domestic fire alarm in Taunton’s TA2 postcode area. …
A 24-year-old man from Somerset, Brandon Allen, repeatedly harassed his former partner with persistent phone calls and threatening visits, a court in Bath heard. Allen would call his victim up to ten times consecutively, even …
James Nash, 40, from Marlborough, exercised relentless control over his ex-partner from October 2022 to February 2024, subjecting her to constant surveillance, manipulation, and intimidation. Nash’s behavior included …
James Nash, 40, from Marlborough, subjected his ex-partner to relentless control and intimidation from October 2022 through February 2024. During this period, Nash closely monitored her every move—checking her phone, …
Stacey Hyde’s life was a tragic tale of incarceration, overturned convictions, and a ongoing struggle with mental illness. Convicted of the fatal stabbing of Vincent Francis, her friend’s abusive boyfriend, Stacey spent five …