An uninsured driver drove down a duel carriageway towards oncoming traffic in Northumbria at speeds of up to 70mph to shake off police. The driver went on to drive the wrong way round a roundabout. He ignored red lights and subsequently collided with another car. Lewis Nesbitt, 25, however, abandoned his car and was caught
Court of Appeal judges have ruled a marriage is only legally valid if a “qualifying ceremony” takes place. A panel of three judges rejected a “more flexible view of marriage as a process rather than a single ceremony,” which was taken by a High Court judge in an earlier ruling on a case involving an
A driver was stopped by police who was travelling at speeds of 119mph during Storm Ciara. The driver was pulled over by officers on the M6 in the early hours of the morning. Posting on Twitter, the North West Motorway Police team said: “This vehicle was spotted on the M6 Thelwall – Speed
Police in South Derbyshire stopped a driver who they discovered had scored a ‘full house’ when it came to their list of motoring offences. This meant the car was subsequently seized by officers. Police found the driver had no tax, no insurance and didn’t have a driving licence. The officers posted on social media that
The former manager of Gloucester City Football Club has been fined £500 and banned from driving for six months after a road rage incident with a cyclist. Mike Cook initially pleaded not guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court to driving his BMW X3 dangerously. He elected a jury trial at Gloucester Crown Court. However, when Cook
A landlord from Derby who verbally threatened and unlawfully evicted a tenant has been spared jail. Sajjad Ahmed appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty last December to the unlawful eviction of a tenant. The court heard that Ahmed had taken over the management of the property from his brother, who owned the property, after
Two landlords from Leatherhead were prosecuted and fined after a 13-year-old boy died following a fire at a house last year. Landlords Innocent and Clementia Mukarati pleaded guilty at Croydon Magistrates’ Court to one charge of failing to license the property in Camden Gardens under section 95 of the Housing Act 2004. The pair were ordered by
A recent Government reveals the number of 25- to 34-year-old homeowners is on the rise. The statistics were released by the English Housing Survey. Figure showed that the number of homeowners aged 25 to 34 has risen from 36% in 2013-14 to 41% in 2018-19. Furthermore, the proportion of 25-34-year-olds renting has fallen from its peak