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A mystery big black cat has been spotted prowling around fields in Gloucestershire. The animal was seen near Ham Mill Lane in the village of Thrupp, just outside Stroud, walking through a field surrounded by trees. A man captured the creature on camera at around 11am on Wednesday before quickly fleeing the scene. The local, […]

A man who forced a ticket into a parking warden’s mouth and made him eat it has been jailed for 23 months. In a bizarre series of crimes spread over two months, Alex Owers, 40, also drove to a petrol station, licked a protective screen separating him from cashiers, downed a miniature bottle of wine […]

A trial date has been set for two people who were charged after human remains were found stuffed in two suitcases in the Forest of Dean. Gareeca Conita Gordon, 27, is charged with murdering a woman at her home address in Birmingham. Mahesh Sorathiya, 38, of Wolverhampton, is accused of assisting an offender – Gordon. […]

A cyclist claims he suffered a broken back, fractured pelvis, dislocated shoulder and ruptured kidneys when a jogger knocked him off his bike. Anthony Worrell-Dearing said he was passing two female runners, aged in their late 20s or early 30s, in Gravesend, Kent, when one suddenly ran in front of him and ‘deliberately sent him […]

Detectives have arrested 27 people in connection with online child sexual exploitation in Bradford. The boys and men, aged between 16 and 57, were quizzed following raids at addresses across the city. More than 60 devices were seized for further investigation and safeguarding measures put in place for 26 children, West Yorkshire Police said. A […]

A reward of up to £5,000 has been offered to catch the robbers who left a 93-year-old woman terrified and bruised during a violent break-in. The pensioner, from Vauxhall in Liverpool, suffered bruising to her face during an hour-long ordeal at her home which saw £2,000 in cash stolen. Robbers forced their way into the […]

A young woman whose dismembered body was found in two suitcases in the Forest of Dean has been named as Phoenix Netts. The 28-year-old’s remains were discovered last Tuesday night in Coleford, Gloucestershire. The exact cause of the victim’s death is still unknown, after a post-mortem examination was found inconclusive. Detectives for West Midlands Police […]