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A number of arson attacks have been reported after a mentally ill Derby teen escaped from a secure psychiatric hospital. Johnny Brady, 19, escaped from St Andrew’s Healthcare facility yesterday (December 31) where he was serving a hospital order follow…
These are the crooks who earned themselves jail time last year for their shocking crimes.
Details of violence, deception and dishonesty have been laid bare in North East Court rooms over the past 12 months.
And judges have handed jail terms to those wh…
Police have issued an urgent warning to the public after two offenders absconded from a healthcare facility in the East Midlands on New Year’s Eve. One is arsonist Johnny Brady convicted of a serious assault in Derby, say police. The other is a convict…
A former Derby resident has spoken of how her Christmas surrounded by her family has been thrown into chaos thanks to a massive storm sweeping across North America. It’s a storm that has brought snowfall to levels not seen before in Canada and the Unit…
A Derby dad-of-two strangled his wife and hit her in front of their two young daughters at their city home. Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court heard how Krzystof Stopyra’s youngest girl, aged just seven, later demonstrated to the police how she wat…
2022 was the first year where covid restrictions officially became a thing of the past as the world finally breathed a sigh of relief after coming out the other side of the pandemic. We were able to see loved ones again and go out to pubs and restauran…
One of the biggest planes in the world was spotted taking off from East Midlands Airport (EMA) this week. The Antonov An-124 Ruslan was seen flying over Derby last night (December 27).
It took off around 7pm, according to flighttracker24. The cargo pla…
An important firm in Burton industrial history is the Pirelli tyre factory. The Italian manufacturer opened its factory in Derby Road the town in 1928 and many have worked there.
Over the years the factory produced rubber tyres, as well as footware and…
There was a great deal of business news in the East Midlands this year – much of it positive, some of it not so positive.
Retail featured heavily with brands such as Joules, Next, Shoe Zone, Frasers Group, Topps Tiles and Boots making headlines in the …
A drink-drive mother killed her partner when she drove over his head after he fell in front of her car outside his home on the day before his 28th birthday. Derby Crown Court heard how Lucy Quirke had been drinking all evening and did not realise what …