Scott Billings was jailed at Leeds Crown Court for the attack on the woman at the flat in Kinsley, near Pontefract, then made her sit on her own while he spent 46 hours enjoying himself. The 29-year-old denied any wrongdoing and was due to stand trial, but changed his pleas to guilty on the day it was due to begin. He admitted ABH and threatening with an offensive weapon in a private place. Having been held on remand at HMP Leeds, he sobbed as he was handed a 22-month jail sentence. The court...
Editor's note: This story was updated to include the correct number of Bexar County Jail deaths tabulated by the Texas Justice Initiative. Two inmates were found dead in their cells at Bexar County Jail over two days' time, according to the Express-News. Duane Ventimiglia, 40, and Francisco Javier Salinas, 41, both died after suffering medical episodes, the daily reports, citing officials with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office (BCSO).
Kyron Marshall from Peterborough threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend
Former Sunderland defender Neill Collins has been sacked by Barnsley, despite the League One club sitting in the play-off places with just one game to go. Collins, who had been managing in the US before replacing Michael Duff at Oakwell last summer, has kept his side in contention for promotion for much of the campaign. They remain in fifth position ahead of the final game of the regular season, but have not won any of their last five games. Their play-off status is now in jeopardy ahead of the...
Jordan Brooker, 22, cried in court as he was jailed for 31 months over the offences against Isabelle Worthmills, who he had been messaging for months before he turned up at her address.
Matteo Bottarelli beat Trevor McGuire over the head with a mattock and stabbed Gideon Tesfay with a scalpel. The rampage began in the Central Middlesex Hospital canteen.
Former Baltimore DA Marilyn Mosby, 44, is facing the loss of her Florida vacation condo, which she bought fraudulently, as federal prosecutors now aim to seize it. During her trial for perjury and mortgage fraud charges, it was revealed that Mosby lied on her mortgage application, leading to her conviction. The luxury condo in Longboat Key, Florida, was one of two properties she purchased using money withdrawn from her city retirement account
Kaydon Prior, 23, screamed, 'I love you' to his ex, Alicia Parrin, while he stabbed Harrison Tomkins, 25, with a 16cm long hunting blade, on August 13 last year.
Bryan Hagerich, 39, was arrested in Turks and Caicos on firearms offenses. Customs officials found bullets in his bag following a vacation with his family. Several Americans have been held after accidentally taking ammo to the islands
Forecasters say East Anglia and the south east of England will be hottest, with temperatures "above average", according to the Met Office.
You probably know what Earth Day is, but what about Arbor Day? This holiday for the trees happens around the same time as Earth Day each year.
AN urgent search has been launched for two Scots schoolgirls who have been missing for two days. Chloe Mackell, 15, and Julia Kujawska, 13, were last seen in different parts of Glasgow on Friday ni