MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights Amendment to crime and policing bill will change law to end prosecution of women who terminate pregnancies The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2025
Father stabbed daughter in kitchen play-fight in ‘flash of anger’, judge says Simon Vickers, 50, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years for murdering his daughter Scarlett. Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025
Father who stabbed daughter, 14, found guilty of murder after claiming it was a play fight Scarlett Vickers died in the kitchen of their family home in Darlington The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025
Father and daughter, 14, ‘messing about’ before fatal knife wound, UK court hears Simon Vickers accused of murder or manslaughter of his child after incident at home in Darlington The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025
Father denies murdering 14-year-old daughter during kitchen ‘play-fight’ Scarlett Vickers died after an incident in the kitchen of a house in Darlington in July last year. Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025
Teesside woman cleared over lockdown abortion charges after CPS offers no evidence The prosecution case against Bethany Cox, 22, relied on 1861 law condemned as cruel and outdated by campaigners The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024
Student who knifed his friend 29 times after drink and drugs binge is jailed Alexander Carr was seen cuddling Michelle Hanson, 47, before launching a vicious knife attack on her and going on the run to London. The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023
Stephen Tompkinson’s neighbour tells court she saw him slap and punch drunk man The 57-year-old DCI Banks star is on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm Evening Standard · May 4, 2023
'My family is broken beyond repair': South Shields mum's agony as teenage son's killers are jailed Leon Wildgoose and Dylan Ford, of South Shields, killed Steven Thompson during a night out in South Shields town centre Chronicle Live · Mar 3, 2023