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Man cleared of ordering ride-by shooting of bouncer 'because his son was thrown out of nightclub'
A well-known criminal from Newcastle has been cleared of ordering the ride-by shooting of a bouncer. John Henry Sayers, 54, is still facing a prison sentence for perverting the course of justice. Sayers was accused of ordering Michael Dixon, 50, to carry out the shooting after his son was thrown out from the club and punched by a doorman in an altercation a few weeks prior.
- NewsRoss McGuinness
HMP Birmingham: The category B prison hit by rioting, drugs and violence
The government has taken over the running of Birmingham Prison from private firm G4S.
- NewsMatilda Long
Mother denies murdering four-year-old daughter Amelia Brooke Harris
Carly Ann Harris, 37, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court accused of killing her daughter.
- NewsAndy Wells
Travellers warned to check they are vaccinated against measles as European cases soar to eight-year high
The number of cases of the highly infectious disease during 2018 have already outstripped any year since 2010.
- NewsRoss McGuinness
Plan to launch astronomy lover’s ashes into space foiled after balloon bursts over Kent countryside
The remains of Phil Robson, 65, have crashed to the ground after the helium balloon carrying them burst somewhere over Kent.
- NewsRoss McGuinness
Britain's most popular and least popular cities have been revealed
York has been named Britain's favourite city and Dorset is the most popular county in England.
- NewsAndy Wells
Chaos at Gatwick Airport as information screens fail and staff forced to write flight details on WHITEBOARDS
Staff at the airport have resorted to manually writing out crucial information such as gate numbers for each departure.
- NewsRoss McGuinness
Tory MPs warn that Conservative Party is at risk of being ‘hijacked by extremists’
Tory MPs Anna Soubry and Phillip Lee have attacked Leave.EU's plan to change the Conservative leadership.
- NewsAndy Wells
Westminster terror suspect Salih Khater arrives in court charged with attempted murder
A man has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder members of the public and police officers in an attack outside the Houses of Parliament. Terror suspect Salih Khater, 29, allegedly drove his silver Ford Fiesta into cyclists and pedestrians before swerving towards police officers and crashing into a security barrier. The Sudanese-born suspect, who is a British citizen, was arrested by armed police outside the Palace of Westminster last Tuesday.
- NewsRoss McGuinness
Joke about Jobcentre named the funniest at this year's Edinburgh Fringe
Comedian Adam Rowe's joke has been crowned the best at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.
- NewsAndy Wells
Baby born on board Coastguard helicopter flying over Cornwall at 1,400 feet
The baby was born over Penzance in Cornwall after his mother went into labour while visiting the Isles of Scilly.
- NewsRoss McGuinness
Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani makes bizarre claim that ‘truth isn’t truth’
Rudy Giuliani, the lawyer to US president Donald Trump, has been ridiculed for his comments.
- NewsAndy Wells
Genoa bridge may take eight months to repair as it emerges designer warned of corrosion risk 40 years ago
Some £448m has been set aside to repair the Morandi bridge in Genoa.
- NewsRoss McGuinness
Scottish broker accused of fraud is added to the FBI's ‘most wanted’ list
James Ward, 65, from Glasgow, is wanted in the US over an alleged fraud scheme.
- NewsAndy Wells
British air hostess credits yoga and SINGING for surviving 10 hours in the sea after falling off cruise liner
Kay Longstaff fell from the back of the Norwegian Star as it sailed 60 miles off the Croatian coast on Saturday.
- NewsAndy Wells
Man arrested after mum and daughter left critically hurt in random hammer attack
Joe Xuereb was arrested after the women were targeted in Adderley Gardens, Greenwich, south-east London, on Sunday.
- NewsDavid Harding
Muslim woman rejected for job after refusing to shake man's hand wins £3,000 compensation
Muslim woman who refused to shake interviewer's hand wins £3,000 in compensation
NewsChris ParsonsPictures of the Week: Storms, sparks and surfing
Here’s our selection of the most impactful, memorable or beautiful moments from the past seven days around the world.
- NewsDavid Harding
President Trump cancels £72 million military parade in bitter row over cost
Donald Trump's plans for a $90m military parade in the US have been cancelled because of the cost
- NewsDavid Harding
Diss can't be happening! Norfolk housing estate overrun by 200 'feral' chickens
A group of chickens have taken over a new housing estate in Norfolk after a former resident left a rooster and hen when they moved out
- NewsEllen Manning
Serial killer Joanna Dennehy found with throat slit after suicide pact with inmate girlfriend in prison
Joanna Dennehy, who is serving a life sentence for stabbing three men to death, was reportedly found with her throat slit after a suicide pact with her girlfriend at HMP Bronzefield.
- NewsDavid Harding
Sick posters mocking British balcony deaths put up by Barcelona anti-tourist campaigners
Anti-tourist protesters in Barcelona urge visitors to throw themselves from balconies in sick posters around the Spanish city
- NewsDavid Harding
World's oldest cheese found - and could kill anyone if they try to eat it
Scientists discover a 3,300-year-old cheese, thought to be the world's oldest, in Egypt, but it is riddled with bacteria.
- NewsEllen Manning
BA worker who won landmark case over wearing crucifix at work claims airline 'punished her for whistleblowing'
British Airways employee Nadia Eweida, who won a landmark legal action to wear a crucifix to work, is launching a fresh claim against the airline for 'victimisation'.
- NewsDavid Harding
Public support for Jeremy Corbyn falls following wreath-laying row
Sixteen per cent of people say they think worse of Jeremy Corbyn following claims he took part in a wreath-laying ceremony for terrorists.
