Author: Eniola Amadu

An ex soldier has been jailed for three and a half years over a petrol bomb attack on a police station, endangering the life of a police officer. The defendant Jamie Taylor, 34, from Bo’ness confessed throwing three molotov cocktails (petrol bombs) at vans owned by police outside of the Livingston police station on May 30, 2025. CCTV footage from cameras near the police station revealed a hooded individual, identified as Taylor, throwing petrol bombs. The footage also showed the devices exploding on the ground, with one landing close to PC Kirsty Forsyth, who ran outside to reduce the effects…

A man has been jailed for over four years for infecting a woman with HIV. Luke Davis, 31, did not maintain his treatment for his ailment or disclose his HIV status to the woman. Davis, residing on George Street, Kidderminster, received his sentence on Monday at Hereford Crown Court following his October conviction for inflicting grievous bodily harm. According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Davis’s victim presented evidence during the trial revealing she had sexual intercourse only with Davis during the time she contracted HIV. Read also the related story on New Daily Prime: Sudanese, Afghan refugees demand UN probe…

A father who attempted to kill his infant daughter has been imprisoned for 35 years. The assailant, Rhydian Lynne Rhys Jamieson, 28, inflicted severe injuries on his young daughter by throwing her at a TV and left the child uncared for beneath a duvet at a residence in Y Ferwig, Ceredigion. He left his daughter with a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain, extensive cuts and bruising. “I’m sorry for what I’ve done,” Jamieson said in his multiple text messages, including one to the baby’s mother, apologising for his actions. In another text, he said: “I’m scared. I think I’ve…

A 67 year old man has been sentenced to a minimum term of 16 years in prison for forcing a woman to have sex with more than hundred strangers for over 30 years. The assailant from Starston in Norfolk, Rodney Johnston, threatened the woman if she failed to meet his demands to engage in a range of sex acts with men in isolated countryside areas, as well as in cars and hotels, the court heard. He was found guilty following a trial in September, during which the court was told he documented the abuse through photographs and video recordings. Additional…

A 45 year old man has been found guilty of attempting to rape a Scottish woman on an Easyjet flight. The Italian native, Nicola Cristiano, 45, moved seats to sit beside the woman — who for legal reasons cannot be named — during an overnight journey from Naples to Edinburgh on 13 May. After offering the woman — born in 1993 and from Aberdeenshire — wine, he attempted to force her hand and head toward his exposed groin, the court heard. The prosecution stated that all the actions occurred without the woman’s consent, a claim supported by a witness seated…

A man has admitted guilt to attempting to kill a uniformed Army officer in a knife attack outside a military barracks in Kent. The assailant, Anthony Esan, 25, was reported to have “repeatedly” stabbed Lt Col Mark Teeton in Sally Port Gardens, near Brompton Barracks in Chatham, on 23 July 2024. He was arrested later near his home in Rochester about 25 minutes after the attack. On Thursday, Esan appeared via video link from Broadmoor Hospital at Maidstone Crown Court. He also admitted to possessing two bladed weapons. The victim — Teeton — who was taken to hospital with serious…

A man serving a life sentence for throwing a six-year-old boy from the Tate Modern has received an additional sentence for assaulting two nurses at Broadmoor Hospital. The man Jonty Bravery, aged 24, kicked one of the nurses on the thigh and scratched the face of another, causing a facial injury that resulted in bleeding. In 2019, Bravery threw down a French boy from the London art gallery’s 10th storey balcony. He was given a life sentence and is being held at the high security hospital in Crowthorne, Berkshire. Read also the related story on New Daily Prime: Crime Crackdown: UK…

The UK Government has revealed there will be no further amendments to the revised proposals to increase farm inheritance tax. The government said last month that it would raise the proposed threshold for a 20% levy on inherited agricultural assets from £1m to £2.5m. Protesters attempted to disrupt a speech by Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds on Thursday at the Oxford Farming Conference by staging a tractor protest involving the sounding of horns. Questioned on further changes, Reynolds told the conference: “That’s it, I’m afraid… it is the people in this room who have engaged with us constructively and relatively quietly…

Westminster City Councillor Laila Cunningham has been announced by the Reform UK as the party’s candidate for the London mayoral election in 2028. The party leader, Nigel Farage and Cunningham featured together at a news conference with banners which reads: “London needs Reform.” The councillor, who left the Conservative Party last year, criticised the Labour Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, stating that she intended to deliver a “different message” to residents of the city. “There will be a new sheriff in town, and I’ll be launching an all-out war on crime,” she said. Cunningham told the news conference that…

UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has vowed the MPs would get an approval concerning proposals for British soldiers to support the implementation of any peace agreement in Ukraine. This comes following UK and France reaffirmed their readiness to release troops to prevent Ukraine from Russia attack if a deal to end the conflict is reached. The prime minister noted the action would be aligned to “recent practice” on the use of UK armed forces. Whilst the administration is yet to specify the number of British military personnel to be incorporated in this move, the PM stated that it would correspond…