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The pair claimed the victim was their 'best friend'.

A WOMAN who allegedly claimed £83,000 of income support payments she was not entitled to by lying about living alone refused to give her partner’s address when asked by Customer and Local Services, the Royal Court heard yesterday.Georgina Mason (3...

A 20-YEAR-OLD man who pushed a woman down a flight of stairs has been spared prison.Bradley Robert James Withe was sentenced to 200 hours of community service – but told that if he had been older he would now be starting a custodial sentence.The Ro...

A 19-YEAR-OLD who crashed his car into a granite wall while more than two and a half times the legal alcohol limit has been told he could have been jailed for the crime.Trennon Bettany was instead ordered to carry out 150 hours of community service a...

A 26-YEAR-OLD man who drove to the Airport without insurance has been fined but allowed to keep his driving licence as it is crucial for his job. Jonathan Barrow was fined £2,000 in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday after admitting driving while u...

7 hours ago A BUSINESSMAN and his colleague accused of trying to defraud an insurance company have walked free from court after the charges against them were dropped. Gary Whipp going into the Magistrates Court. Picture: ROB CURRIE. (30683607) Gary Whipp, the chief executive of telecoms firm Newtel, and employee Sabri Mokrani (41), were both told that the case against them was being discontinued during a hearing in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Both had previously pleaded not guilty to co...