Crime

Christopher Rowlinson

Robber stole £900 from shop while covering his face with tea towel
A robber who threatened staff with a knife while covering his face with a tea towel has been jailed.

Ryan Holling has been jailed for a year

Jail for serial shoplifter stole 76 bottles of wine from Tesco

Four people arrested after cyber attacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods

Handout screengrab from body worn camera footage dated 27/12/23 issued by South Yorkshire Police of the arrest of Hassan Jhangur. Hassan Jhangur, 25, has faced a trial at Sheffield Crown Court after he hit five people with his Seat Ibiza when he arrived at his sister's wedding reception, where a fight had broken out between the two families. South Yorkshire Police/PA Wire

Man who killed Good Samaritan when he drove into wedding brawl guilty of murder

On July 8, Peterson was sentenced to 16-and-a-half years in prison at Sheffield Crown Court after pleading guilty to section 18 causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Domestic abuser who claimed victim had fallen down stairs jailed for 16 years

Police stock image

West Yorkshire police officer charged with seventh count of rape

Russell King has been jailed for 22 years

Watch moment police arrest man who imported ketamine in a motorhome

Jack Ford has been jailed

Dealer who rented Airbnb as base to sell drugs jailed

Louis Robson was given an extended prison sentence

Watch: Police arrest robber just 30 minutes after cash machine attack

John Andrew Smith was jailed for 11 years

Unlicensed driver who killed friend in head-on crash jailed

HMP Wakefield. Picture: Simon Hulme

April Jones' killer Mark Bridger attacked in Yorkshire prison

A Sheffield man has appeared in court accused of strangulation and attempted murder

Pupil was 'happy and chatting' moments before he was stabbed to death

Patrick Cawley, 33, traded fraudulently whilst being the sole Director of Royale Roofing Ltd, traded as Royal Roofing Ltd.

Rogue roofer jailed for three years for poor quality work

Kirklees District Police has welcomed the sentencing of Shaun Robinson (52) from Dewsbury who was jailed for nine years at Leeds Crown Court on June 30.

Arsonist who set fire to a flat he broke into jailed for nine years

Police have praised a member of the public who lent their bike to officers who were trying to catch a man wanted for attempted murder.

Member of public praised for lending bike to police chasing wanted man

Do you recognise these men in the CCTV? (Pic credit: Humberside Police)

Police keen to speak to men as part of investigation into reported rape in Hull

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested following an affray on Westcroft Road, Bradford.

13-year-old boy arrested after police called to incident

Police were called to Foundry Avenue, Gipton.

Armed police scrambled to street after reports of 'man with a weapon'

Testa was caught driving the same day the court banned him.

Police officer guilty of harassment for following woman in his car

Footage released by police captures the moment a driver’s actions nearly result in a head-on crash with a police car.

Footage shows the moment a driver's actions almost cause head-on crash

Hedon Road in Hull

Cyclist dies after being hit by Volvo tipper truck in Yorkshire crash
A cyclist has died after being hit by a truck in Yorkshire.
Jonathan Pritchard

Police officers at the entrance to All Saints Catholic School in Sheffield where Harvey Willgoose was stabbed

Pupils barricaded themselves in cupboard after fatal school stabbing

Stefan Soloman, 24, has been banned from driving for six months and fined hundreds of pounds in connection with the incident near Northallerton.

Man banned from driving after passing horse riders too close in Yorkshire

Sydney Burdon, aged 65, of Throstle Hill, Leeds was charged with nine counts of sexual offending against three girls aged between nine and 16-years-old.

Man who raped and sexually abused three young girls over two decades jailed

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “For too long communities have had to put up with rising town centre and street crime, and persistent antisocial behaviour, while neighbourhood police have been cut. And for years too little has been done to tackle the most serious violence of all including knife crime and violence against women and children." (Photo by LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Special £1m West Yorkshire Police unit to crack down on County Lines

Police name woman, 82, who died after a two-car crash in Hull

Harvey Willgoose was stabbed in the heart with a hunting knife, causing fatal injuries, in an incident carried out at a courtyard at All Saints School in Sheffield, during the lunchtime break on February 3, 2025

Pupil said ‘as if anyone’s going to stab me’ before he was killed

Leddon pleaded guilty stalking, harassing, and taking photos of a woman without her consent

‘Relentless stalker’ who rammed woman’s car caught using SmartWater

A man believed to be part of a people smuggling gang being arrested by Immigration Enforcement officers who executed warrants in Greater London, and Batley, West Yorkshire, arresting seven suspects

Alleged people smuggling gang member ‘made millions while on benefits’

Keiran Hunt has been jailed for 13 years

Driver jailed after fleeing scene of crash which killed cyclist

Stephen Carr's attack was captured by CCTV in his own home

Husband jailed after trying to murder wife with bow and arrows

Marcia Grant

Council failings led to incident which saw boy, 12, kill foster carer with car
Failings by a local council contributed to circumstances around the death of a grandmother who was killed when a 12-year-old boy she was fostering ran her over with her own car, a coroner has found.
By Katie Dickinson, PA

Riot police clashed with anti-migration protesters outside of the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, which was being used as an asylum hotel, in August last year (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Engineer jailed after ‘burn hotels’ social media post during riots

Hassan Jhangur, aged 25, has been on trial at Sheffield Crown Court for the last four weeks accused of murdering Chris Marriott, and of causing grievous bodily harm to the four others injured, including his own mother and sister, Ambreen and Nafeesa Jhangur, respectively. The jury in the trial have now retired to consider their verdicts

Jury retires in trial of driver who killed Good Samaritan as he helped stranger

Court artist drawing by Elizabeth Cook of the Reverend Christopher Brain (left) appearing at Inner London Crown Court

Former priest led movement with ‘extremely disturbing’ services, court heard

Hao Lai Karaoke Bar, Kirkgate Huddersfield.

Illegal workers and ‘massage rooms’ found at Yorkshire karaoke bar

Harvey Willgoose tragically died after a stabbing at school in Sheffield

Boy said ‘I’m not right in the head’ after fatally stabbing pupil

Court artist drawing by Elizabeth Cook of the Reverend Christopher Brain (left) appearing at Inner London Crown Court

Ex-priest assaulted ‘staggering number’ of women in church group

Police officers and floral tributes outside All Saints Catholic High School, on Granville Road in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, after 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose died following a stabbing incident at the school

Boy stabbed fellow student in the heart during lunch break, jury told

As part of a three-month trial, the camera will be located on the A64 Sherburn High Street and be in use from Tuesday July 1.

North Yorkshire's first fixed speed camera 'deliberately damaged'

Chris Greenaway.

Family pay tribute to pedestrian killed after being hit by car

James Smyth has been handed a second life sentence

Man given second life term after string of terrifying robberies

Selby canal

Boys lured 10-year-old girl to allotments and sexually assaulted her

Court artist drawing by Elizabeth Cook of the Reverend Christopher Brain (left) appearing at Inner London Crown Court

Panel of potential jurors chosen in trial of former Yorkshire priest

Kallum Flowers, 35, of Masefield Road, West Melton, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court to face the consequences of his actions after he left a 28-year-old man with life altering injuries in 2023.

Dangerous driver who left man fighting for life jailed

Photo Neil Cross Sherburn-in-Elmet and South Milford: Police warning after 100 car 'illegal meet up'

Police warning after 100 car 'illegal meet up'

Police officers and floral tributes outside All Saints Catholic High School, on Granville Road in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, after 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose died following a stabbing incident at the school

Harvey Willgoose: Boy to go on trial accused of murdering teen at school

Doncaster Harbour: Man arrested on suspicion of attempted rape in early hours

Doncaster Harbour: Man arrested on suspicion of attempted rape in early hours

Leeds Crown Court

Disgruntled IT worker launched cyber attack costing former employer £200,000

'We've released this CCTV still of two people we want to speak to in connection with a theft from Clifford's Tower in York.'

Police looking for these two people after fire extinguisher stolen

Undated family handout photo issued by South Yorkshire Police of Graham Slinn, an 81-year-old who was killed by a driver who failed to stop at a red light on April 4. Cain Byrne, 20, hit the pedestrian after he had dismounted his bicycle and was walking across the A57 near Todwick, South Yorkshire, and Mr Slimm was thrown at least 15ft in the air, prosecutor Laura Marshall told Sheffield Crown Court. Family handout/South Yorkshire Police/PA Wire

Driver who never held licence killed cyclist while inhaling nitrous oxide

A man has been arrested after rats were reportedly released near Sheffield Grand Mosque in Burngreave.

Man charged after rodents released near Sheffield mosque

Habibur Masum is on trial at Bradford Crown Court

Husband who stabbed wife as she pushed baby in pram guilty of murder

The view of the River Ouse from the Phoenix Causeway bridge in Lewes. Photo: Google Street View

Helicopter and boats deployed after person spotted in River Ouse

A statement from Yorkshire Ambulance Service reads: "We received an emergency call at 8.26am this morning (Thursday 26 June) to report a road traffic collision on Ecclesall Road in Sheffield. A number of ambulance resources were dispatched to the scene, including an ambulance and the air ambulance, and one patient was conveyed by road to hospital."

Teen boy suffers life-threatening injuries in serious crash with lorry

Gemma Simpson was killed in May 2000.

Family ‘terrified’ after parole board recommends killer can move to open prison

Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday.

Sheffield Good Samaritan death was ‘dangerous driving, not murder’, jury told

Three people were taken to hospital and 14 homes evacuated after an explosion rocked a street in West Yorkshire in the early hours.

Dramatic images show front of home ripped off after explosion

Nurse Colin Campbell, formerly known as Colin Norris, who was jailed for life in 2008 for the murders of four elderly patients and attempting to murder a fifth, has lost appeals against his convictions at the Court of Appeal.

Nurse jailed for murder of elderly patients loses conviction appeals

A woman was attacked by dogs on East Glade Way, Birley, Sheffield. Photo: Google

Woman seriously injured after 'horrific' dog attack in Yorkshire

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