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Man sent to prison after setting fire to van near nursery

Man sent to prison after setting fire to van near nursery

by Casey Peyton | Nov 5, 2025 | East Riding of Yorkshire, General News, Home Page Top Story

A man who set fire to a van parked near a nursery in Bridlington, was sentenced at Hull Crown Court on Friday 31 October. Ben Dobson, 38, was sentenced to one year and two months for his offence’s. He was charged with arson, assaulting an emergency worker and...
UKIP to stage Sheffield rally with counter-protest expected this Saturday

UKIP to stage Sheffield rally with counter-protest expected this Saturday

by Jimmy Tse | Nov 4, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

The right-wing UK Independence Party (UKIP) will stage a protest march in Sheffield this Saturday (8 November), calling it an opportunity to “reclaim” the city, with counter-protests also planned at the same location. The UKIP rally is scheduled to begin...
“Every Pair Tells a Story”: Sheffield families lay empty shoes to show children failed by SEND System

“Every Pair Tells a Story”: Sheffield families lay empty shoes to show children failed by SEND System

by Jimmy Tse | Nov 3, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

A silent circle of children’s shoes were laid outside of Sheffield Town Hall today, each pair representing a child with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) whose family say they have been “failed by the system”. The display formed part...
Man charged with murder appears in court after Doncaster-London train stabbing

Man charged with murder appears in court after Doncaster-London train stabbing

by Amara Keeling | Nov 3, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, South Yorkshire

A man has appeared in Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on 11 counts of attempted murder, actual bodily harm and possession of a bladed article, following a knife attack on a train in Cambridgeshire and a separate incident in London hours before. Anthony Williams,...
32-year-old treated as only suspect in Doncaster-London train stabbing

32-year-old treated as only suspect in Doncaster-London train stabbing

by Will Atherton | Nov 2, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, South Yorkshire

A 32-year-old British man from Peterborough is now being treated as the only suspect by detectives following the mass stabbing on board an LNER train from Doncaster to London last night. Officers initally arrested two men at the scene in Huntington, but one of the...
10 people left with ‘life threatening’ injuries in Doncaster-London train stabbing

10 people left with ‘life threatening’ injuries in Doncaster-London train stabbing

by Will Atherton | Nov 2, 2025 | Home Page Top Story, South Yorkshire

Two people remain in hospital with ‘life threatening injuries’ following a mass stabbing on board a train from Doncaster to London last night. Armed police attended the train, which made an emergency stop in Cambridgeshire, and arrested two British...
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