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Couple jailed for trafficking women into sex work in West Yorkshire

Couple jailed for trafficking women into sex work in West Yorkshire

by Casey Peyton | Nov 7, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, West Yorkshire

Two people have been jailed for modern slavery offences after they tricked victims into thinking they were coming to the UK to work in a meat factory. Costel Tambac and Mariana Iova appeared at Leeds Crown Court today where Tambac, 50, formerly of Moorhey Street,...
Man jailed for life for murder of ‘good Samaritan’ in Sheffield 

Man jailed for life for murder of ‘good Samaritan’ in Sheffield 

by Rosie Wood | Nov 6, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

A 25-year-old man has been jailed for life with a minimum sentence of 26 years for the murder of father-of-two Chris Marriott, who had stopped to help a woman lying in the road after a wedding day brawl in Sheffield.  Chris Marriott was 46 when he was murdered by...
Facial recognition set to be introduced across West Yorkshire

Facial recognition set to be introduced across West Yorkshire

by Will Russell | Nov 6, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire

As part of an ongoing commitment to keeping communities safe across Yorkshire, Live Facial Recognition (LFR) is set to be used by the police. LFR will be used across carefully selected authorised locations to help identify individuals wanted by police, locate missing...
Five men in court over lorry robbery near Harrogate

Five men in court over lorry robbery near Harrogate

by Will Atherton | Nov 5, 2025 | General News

Five men are set to appear in court today (Wednesday 5 November) after a failed attempt to rob a lorry from a business near Harrogate. Police responded quickly following a call at 4.440am on Tuesday 4 November, which reported that two vehicles had been stolen from a...
Further arrests have been made after organised crime warrants were executed in Bradford

Further arrests have been made after organised crime warrants were executed in Bradford

by Will Russell | Nov 4, 2025 | General News, West Yorkshire

Detectives have made a number of arrests in relation to organised crime warrants executed in Holme Wood on Friday 24 October. A total of 15 people have been arrested (14 men and one woman) on suspicion of a range of offences, including handling stolen goods,...
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