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Logan Pritchard A teenager who started a fire on a double-decker bus with a lighter close to where an unwell student was sleeping has been jailed. Logan Pritchard, now 18, was sent to a young offenders’ institute for two years and nine months at Liverpool Crown Court after he pleaded guilty to arson while reckless as to whether life would be endangered. Judge Robert Trevor-Jones described the act, in which Pritchard, who at the back of the top deck set fire to a seat in front of him...

An elderly couple in sheltered accommodation in Norwich say they have “given up” on both police and city council after complaining about drug dealing.

Ebro India donates oxygen generating plant at Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College in Haryana ANI | Updated: May 31, 2021 14:50 IST New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI/NewsVoir): Reinforcing their commitment towards supporting local communities, Ebro India, the Indian arm of Ebro Foods International Group, is funding and taking an active role in the establishment of an oxygen generating plant at Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College & Hospital (KCGMC) i...

Globe writer Peter Grant visits a soaring, inspirational installation at Liverpool Cathedral.

Died: April 23rd, 2021 Detta O’Cathain, who died in Sussex on April 23rd after a short illness, aged 83, was the most successful Irish woman there had ever been in the business and political life of Britain, ending up as a leading Conservative in the House of Lords. It was a far cry from her Irish background whose nationalism was signalled by the use of the Gaelic form of the surname Kane. Her paternal grandfather, a customs officer, was an early member of the Gaelic League in Ulster. He ...

Completed in 2020 in Cradle Mountain, Australia. Images by Rob Burnett, Anjie Blair, Peter Walker. Sharp geometric forms beckon to a honeyed cave. Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre is a building of contrasts. It’s imposing but harmonious. It’s an...

Sarah Clarke has been jailed for assisting an offender A WOMAN who helped her partner evade arrest after the murder of Warren Glover in St Helens has been sent to jail. Sarah Clarke, of Chester Avenue, Stalybridge, was convicted last month after a trial at Liverpool Crown Court of assisting an offender. Her boyfriend Stephen Strutt was one of four who were given life sentences for the joint enterprise murder of 33-year-old Warren Glover in Toll Bar after the group had travelled from Manch...

Locked Up: Our round up of criminals jailed in Greater Manchester this week These are some of the criminals put behind bars in our region over the last week 17:34, 22 MAY 2021 Updated More criminals have been locked up this week as court cases conclude across Greater Manchester. Those put behind bars over the past seven days include a drunk man who set fire to a house where a baby was sleeping and a drugs kingpin who had a lead role in a sophisticated cocaine ring. A well-respected businessman ...

Mum begs judge not to send her to jail like her two killer exes Her sons dad and stepdad are serving life for murder and now shes been jailed too 15:06, 21 MAY 2021 Updated Sarah Clarke hid her killer boyfriend in a hotel in Blackpool after lying to the police (Image: Liverpool Echo) A mum who helped her killer partner evade police today begged for "mercy" for the sake of her little boy. Her childs father, Damian Scarface Gorman, carried out a pub assassination with infamous cop killer Dale Cr...

Unlucky in love mum begs judge not to send her to jail like her two killer ex-boyfriends Sarah Clarkes barristers pleas fell on deaf ears - and she was locked up for 21 months Updated Jailed: Sarah Clarke (Image: Liverpool Echo) For the latest Tameside news sign up to the MyTameside newsletter hereInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordan...