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BBC News
28-07-2025
- BBC News
Man who killed his father in Selby 'did not regret his actions'
A prisoner who admitted to killing his father and trying to kill his mother "did not regret" his actions before taking his own life, a report has Lukasik died in HMP Hull on 27 May 2021, 13 days after he pleaded guilty to murdering Jerzy Lukasik at a property on Finkle Street in Selby the previous December. The 36-year-old had also pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of his mother Maria Lukasik and assaulting his sister Monica Lukasik at the same address on the same day. An Ombudsman's investigation into the killer's death said that while prison staff should have gained emergency access to his cell more quickly when they could not see him, this "did not affect the outcome". It said there was a 14-minute delay between prison officers checking on Lukasik again after they were first unable to view him through his cell door, while there was a further seven-minute wait until an emergency code for the door was was then another seven minutes before entry to the cell was report said that while Lukasik had been "dead for some time", a shorter delay would make a "critical difference" in future emergencies. Lukasik, who was a Polish national who had been in the UK for 17 years, was found to have taken his own life at an inquest in December 2023. The Ombudsman said that a nurse screening Lukasik's health in January 2021 noted he was "not at risk of suicide or self-harm". It added: "Mr Lukasik said he was aware that he was facing a long prison sentence and did not regret his offence."The report said that prison staff initially completed regular welfare checks and there was "little to indicate" the inmate was an "imminent risk" to the Ombudsman said there was a "missed opportunity" to assess his risk of self-harm and suicide after he changed his initial not guilty pleas at a court hearing on 14 May. The report acknowledged "significant difficulties" at HMP Hull was facing due to Covid at the time of the incident and added that the prison had "already reviewed and revised procedures" for men deemed to be at increased it recommended prisoners be asked if they "consider whether the risk to themselves has changed" after each court appearance via video link. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
07-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Hull Prison told to better care for terminally ill inmates
Hull Prison has been told to improve care for terminally ill inmates, following the death of a prisoner with lung Prisons and Probation Ombudsman raised concerns over the use of restraints during medical treatment and the equipment available inside the prison for palliative care. John Leadbitter, 62, received end of life treatment that was "partially equivalent to that which he could have expected to receive in the community", the watchdog's report Hull has put an action plan in place to address the recommendations. 'Medical objections' The watchdog recommended training staff in the national medical guidelines "Dying Well in Custody Charter".Other improvements included training staff in the use of restraints when taking prisoners to hospital and that risk assessments by prison managers and the decision to use handcuffs should be based on "the actual risk the prisoner poses at the time".The report said that while being taken to hospital he was placed in restraints "despite medical objections" adding, "there was no indication he posed a risk".In addition, the inspector said that some of the paperwork around the decision to use restraints was report also called for the Category B prison's healthcare department to be equipped with syringe pumps to deliver pain relief Leadbitter died in prison on 31 January 2024 of natural causes, Hull Coroners' Court was on remand facing charges of starting a fire at a doctor's surgery in the North Yorkshire village of Ampleforth in August Hull had trained staff to deliver end of life care as part of an action plan put in place to address the recommendations. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Click here, to download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and here, to download the BBC News app from Google Play for Android devices.
Daily Mirror
18-06-2025
- Daily Mirror
Huge flames leap from cargo ship as ‘dark fleet' tanker burns after crash in sea
Thick black smoke can be seen pouring from the blazing ship, which is believed to be a 'dark fleet' oil tanker which had been making its way through the Persian Gulf Pictures have captured the terrifying moment a massive cargo ship went up in flames after reportedly colliding with another vessel. Thick black smoke can be seen pouring from the blazing ship, which is believed to be a 'dark fleet' oil tanker which had been making its way through the Persian Gulf. The MV Adalynn caught fire after it was crashed into by a second tanker, understood to be the MV Front Eagle in a devastating impact which took place in the early hours of this morning in the Strait of Hormuz, local media reported. The 'dark fleet' is a secret network of oil tankers that rogue states have been using to evade sanctions. Neither vessel's crew suffered any casualties, with all 24 crew members on the Adalynn quickly and safely evacuated. It is believed that a simple navigation error caused the two ships to collide as they passed through the Fakkan anchorage near Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. The Adalynn is registered in Antigua and Barbuda and is reportedly owned by Global Shipping Holding Ltd, she measures 900ft long. The vessel is believed to have been sailing without cargo towards the Suez Canal in Egypt. There have been fears of GPS interference in the area where the crash took place in recent months. However there was no evidence that any hostile activity caused the tanker collision, the UK-based Maritime Trade Operations monitor said on Tuesday. However the agency did warn all vessels going through the region to take care and use caution. The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel has heightened tension for shipping in the area in recent days. Iran currently controls the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow gateway into the Persian Gulf through which much of the world 's shipping passes. Iran has threatened to close the strait completely to foreign ships which would have a major impact on the world's oil and gas supply trade. The news comes after a Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. The Solong's master, Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, is accused of the unlawful killing of crew member Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, in the collision off the East Yorkshire coast. Motin appeared at the Old Bailey on May 30 by videolink from HMP Hull for a plea hearing before Judge Mark Lucraft KC. Motin confirmed his identity before he pleaded not guilty to a single charge of the manslaughter of Filipino national Mr Pernia on March 10. Motin was charged over Mr Pernia's death after his vessel collided with the American tanker Stena Immaculate near the Humber Estuary on March 10.
BBC News
16-06-2025
- BBC News
Couriers caught taking cocaine from Leeds to Newcastle
Two drug couriers caught moving tens of thousands of pounds worth of cocaine have been Oliver, 37, had a fake handgun and 1kg of cocaine worth up to £32,000 in his van when he was stopped travelling from West Yorkshire to his native north-east England, Newcastle Crown Court later his associate Kevin McMahon, 59, was caught organising the transport of 3kg of the Class A drug worth £75,000, the court was jailed for eight years after being found guilty of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs. Oliver admitted carrying an imitation firearm and possessing drugs with intent to supply for which he was jailed for four years and three months. Oliver, of Broomy Hill Road in Newcastle, was stopped by police near Boston Spa at about 20:00 BST on 10 August 2023, Judge Edward Bindloss found 1.01kg of 87% cocaine with a street value of between £24,000 and £32,000 and an air pistol which had been adapted to look like a Glock handgun, the court had earlier been seen meeting a woman in Leeds and moving packages form her car into his van, the judge Bindloss said it was "quite clear" Oliver was taking cocaine from West Yorkshire up to the North East to said he accepted Oliver was working to pay off a debt accrued through his own drug use. McMahon, whose address was listed as HMP Hull, was found to have arranged another delivery of drugs and was part of a two-vehicle convoy stopped by police on 22 September 2023, the court heard. Judge Bindloss said McMahon had sought to keep his hands clean by not being the one actually carrying the drugs, but nonetheless he could be shown to have been the one organising found he was "shadowing and monitoring" the transportation of 3kg of "high purity" cocaine worth £75,000, the judge said. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
13-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Hull man still working at 85 has no plans to retire
A man will celebrate 20 years in his second career working at a DIY store in July, after retiring from the prison service at the age of McLaughlin is a customer advisor and says as long as he "can stand on these two pins" he will "keep ticking along".Statistics from The Centre for Ageing Better revealed that employment rates fall sharply after the age of 55 in the colleague Jeni, 40, says he's a "unique character" and "trouble", as well as having "a lot of knowledge and experience". "We have a lot of fun," Mr McLaughlin says."You've got to not always be serious, have a few jokes, have a few smiles".He started his working life as an apprentice electrician at the famous Lord Line building in then went on to the Merchant Navy before moving to the repairs department at British Rail in working at HMP Hull for 11 years he retired at 65, with a chance meeting in the aisles of a DIY store encouraging him back to work.. An employee he started talking to had also retired from the prison service, and Mr McLaughlin started working for the company just three weeks later. 'B-line for Ron' During his 20 years at the store he has even fielded a few marriage proposals from customers: "I've never took up the opportunity!""It's within me, it's within the person I am. I have always worked. Whatever profession that might be, I enjoy using these."He showed his hands. "These are not just for combing your hair with, you know.""He's got some amazing life stories." Jeni adds. "We have prison service staff still come in and they make a B-line for Ron, they want to have a catch up with Ron, and customers are the same - once they've been in the store once and had an experience with Ron, they'll come in again and again and ask if he's here."Richard Walgate from B&Q said: "Ron is a fantastic colleague and great example of how embracing a multi-generational workforce can benefit business."Tracy Riddell, at the Centre for Ageing Better, said: "Older people working for longer can be hugely beneficial."For individuals it provides purpose, routine, financial benefits, social benefits, intellectual stimulation."For some people, they might have a financial need to work but for many, there is also a desire to continue working."
