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12-05-2025
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Darlington MP deletes post supporting rival football club after backlash
Darlington MP Lola McEvoy has admitted she got 'caught up in the excitement' after a backlash prompted her to delete a post supporting rival club Spennymoor Town. Ahead of Spennymoor's historic game at Wembley in the FA Trophy final, Ms McEvoy took to social media, posting a picture of herself alongside Moors fans in home shirts. It prompted a backlash from Quakers fans who pointed out that there was a longstanding rivalry between Spennymoor and Darlington. The two sides won a game apiece in the league against each other this term. The post was later deleted after many 'negative' comments were left. (Image: Facebook) Now, the MP who was elected amid a Labour landslide in 2024, has responded to the criticism. 'Over the weekend I bumped into some excited Spennymoor fans heading to Wembley so wanted to share good luck wishes to another North East team on their big day out," she said. "Maybe I got too caught up in the excitement. 'Darlington FC are of course my number one and I'll continue backing them to get their new stadium and to where they belong - back in the Football League. Up the Quakers!' (Image: Sarah Caldecott) Spennymoor's big day out ended in a 3-0 loss to Aldershot, who went into the day as favourites being a league above the Moors. Regis Le Bris makes team news announcement ahead of Sunderland's play-off decider Spennymoor Town rocked by family tragedy as Graeme Lee & club pay emotional tribute Man threatened to torch Bishop Auckland MP's home in series of threats to kill They were more than a match for Aldershot in the first half but the National League side broke the deadlock three minutes after the break and had too much for Graeme Lee's men in the second half. "The scoreline is a touch harsh on Spennymoor," the Echo's Dom Shaw said. "[Spennymoor] should and will take great pride in their run to the final."
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11-05-2025
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Aldershot end 99-year Wembley wait with sunshine and champagne showers
It took Aldershot 99 years and two football clubs to reach Wembley and for almost exactly as many minutes on a sun-kissed May afternoon they made themselves entirely at home there, outnumbering their opponents in the stands and outplaying them on the pitch on their way to claiming their first FA Trophy. Second-half goals from Jack Barham, Dan Ellison and Josh Barrett for the National League side sealed a 3-0 win against Spennymoor Town of the National League North, and secured for their manager, Tommy Widdrington, a dream end to a season temporarily derailed when he suffered two strokes in November. He was back in the dugout in less than two months having acquired, as he put it in the buildup to this game, 'a certain sense of perspective'. This was an excellent, mature performance, whatever way you look at it. Advertisement But it was not entirely carefree. Spennymoor had beaten three National League sides on their way to Wembley and, if eventually outplayed, they were never overawed, either by the occasion or their opponents, and it was the Moors who created the best chance of the opening half only for Rob Ramshaw to send a miserably meek shot rolling into Marcus Dewhurst's arms from only eight yards. For all their possession Aldershot created little before they broke the deadlock three minutes into the second half, Barrett's curling effort from 25 yards the closest they had come in the first, forcing an eye-catching but routine save from Brad James. But just after the interval James Henry ran down the right and crossed, and though the ball arrived slightly behind Barham he somehow contorted his leg into a position to get some kind of contact on it. His touch turned out to be perfect, sending it rolling gently but unstoppably into the corner of the net. Aldershot arrived in poor form, having won just one game since Barham's last-minute goal earned them a 2-1 win against a 10-man Woking in the semi-finals. But once in front they played with the cocksure strut of champions, and in the 71st minute Ellison glanced in a header from a corner to make the game all but safe. Three minutes from time Barrett, the Aldershot supporters' player of the season, produced the cherry on the icing on the cake when his splendid left-footed volley from the edge of the area dipped over James and into the corner of the net. Tyler Frost and Maxwell Mullins missed chances to score a fourth as the Moors sought a late consolation. Advertisement Earlier in the day, the centre-half Jamie Coyle – two-time (Seniors) World Cup-winner, Whitstable player-manager and appearing in his final competitive game just days before his 42nd birthday – led his team from the back to a 2-1 victory against AFC Whyteleafe in the FA Vase final, decided after extra-time when Leafe finally wilted. Whyteleafe have enjoyed a remarkably successful rebirth since they sprung from the ashes of the collapsed Whyteleafe FC in 2021, with two promotions followed this year by a playoff place and a cup final, and more celebrations seemed on the cards when Daniel Bennett gave them a 17th-minute lead. But Whitstable have now lost only two of their past 28 games – and one of those was on penalties – and they fought back to eventually turn over the new Leafe. Daniel Colmer produced a couple of outstanding saves to keep his side in the game before the Oystermen finally came out of their shell in the second half, and seven minutes into it top-scorer Harvey Smith equalised from 20 yards, running on to Nathan Jeche's precise pass and wrongfooting George Hill, who let the ball whistle just a yard or so to his right. Leafe repeatedly threatened to steal victory – Aaron Watson was played through but hit Colmer with his shot; Jamie Mascoll rolled into an empty net only for the referee to spot a foul on Jerald Aboagye; and in second-half stoppage time Rodney Eruotor curled a 25-yard shot on to the bar – but it was Whitstable who eventually claimed it. In the 97th minute Albie O'Mara-Knapp crossed from the right and Ronald Sithole somehow scuffed a shot into a post, but he made up for it three minutes later when he ran on to the same player's long punt forward, reclaimed the ball after Hill saved his initial effort, worked a better angle for a shot and lashed into the roof of the net.
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11-05-2025
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Pain but pride for Spennymoor Town after FA Trophy final defeat at Wembley
PAIN but pride for Spennymoor Town. The former comes with the territory of any loss in a final but the latter should be the overriding emotion when the dust settles for the National League North side, who defied the odds in reaching Wembley but just fell short of what would have been a historic victory. Spennymoor were the underdogs against Aldershot Town in the FA Trophy final on Sunday but it's in those circumstances that Graeme Lee's side have thrived in the competition this season. Boston, Sutton and Rochdale were all supposed to see off Moors but were stunned by the part-timers, and while reaching Wembley was understandably celebrated as a remarkable achievement in itself, Lee's message in the week of the game was consistent and clear: we're here to win. And they could have done. Maybe they would have done had Rob Ramshaw taken a glorious chance to give Moors a lead at the midway point of the first half. It's moments like that where finals are won and lost. Aldershot, who play in the league above Moors, were contained and frustrated in the first half but the brighter and the better of the two sides in the second half, their 3-0 victory secured thanks to goals from Jack Barham just after the break, Dan Ellison 19 minutes from time and a stunning late third from Josh Barrett. The scoreline was harsh on Moors. This was always going to be an emotional affair whatever the outcome for Lee, who has done a sterling job since taking charge of Spennymoor at the start of last year. The 46-year-old sprinkled the ashes of his late dad, Tony, a former Moors boss himself, on the Wembley pitch before kick-off. And he'll be immensely proud of his players' efforts while no doubt wondering what might have been. It wasn't to be the dream birthday that Glen Taylor had hoped for. Spennymoor's record goalscorer turned 35 on Sunday and the captain hoped to mark the occasion by lifting the FA Trophy for the first time in the club's history. It turned out to be a frustrating afternoon for the striker, though, who tried the most audacious of overhead kicks from the edge of the box after just five minutes but after that didn't get the chance and moment he would have hoped for. On the biggest stage in the biggest game of their lives, nerves will have no doubt been present for Spennymoor but didn't show. They settled well and should have scored the opening goal when Finley Shrimpton broke away down the right and teed up Ramshaw on the penalty spot but the forward, usually lethal in front of goal, scuffed his tame effort straight at Aldershot keeper Marcus Dewhurst. There was nothing routine about Brad James' full-stretch save to deny a curling Barrett effort moments later but that was as close as Aldershot came in the opening period. Spennymoor were organised, disciplined and more than a match for their National League opponents. But they fell behind just three minutes into the second half when James Henry broke down the right and his cross was turned in by Barham at the back post. The opener energised Aldershot and the game's second goal looked likely to go the way of Widdrington's side. Substitute Kai Corbett was bright. Lee turned to his bench at the midway stage of the second half and introduced Aidan Rutledge, the hero who scored the last minute equaliser to send the semi-final tie against Rochdale to penalties. But there was no rescue act this time around. Within a couple of minutes of the change, Aldershot had their second goal, defender Ellison meeting a corner from the left and heading into the far corner. Moors stuck at it but ran out of steam, Barrett sealing the Aldershot victory with a stunning left-footed strike from the edge of the area.
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11-05-2025
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How to watch Spennymoor vs Aldershot FA Trophy final as Lee tells of pride & hope
REACHING the FA Trophy final is the "best achievement" of Graeme Lee's managerial career so far. But Spennymoor's boss isn't content on settling for what his side have already done. Now, he's desperate to go and win the competition for the first time in the club's history. And Spennymoor can take enormous confidence from their run to the final. The National League North side are underdogs against Aldershot Town, who finished 16th in the National League this season. But Moors have already knocked out three sides from the division above on their way to the final, with Boston and Sutton United both seen off, before a penalty shoot-out victory over Rochdale, who finished fourth in the National League, in the semi-finals. 'As a manager, to achieve what we've achieved to get to Wembley, it's as big as it can be really," said proud boss Lee. "To take a part-time club, as we are, all the way to the final of this trophy is a massive achievement. "It's up there, probably the best achievement so far of my managerial career. The plan is to go and win now though. "We all keep saying it, and I'm guilty of it, saying what an achievement it is to get there. And you have to say that. "But now we're there, we want to go and win this. We're working on our gameplan and getting focused. "We won't change our build-up. I want to keep things as relaxed as I can. We'll go down to Wembley on the Saturday, let the lads see it and try and take away all the awe of it. Sunday is all about doing our jobs and winning." RECOMMENDED READING: In the opposition dugout on Sunday is a friend and former teammate of Lee's. Aldershot boss Tommy Widdrington played with Lee at Pools and has recovered from suffering two strokes earlier in the season to lead the National League side to Wembley. Lee said: 'I played with Tommy at Hartlepool. They were good times and he was a good man, great player. "He rang me after our respective semi-final victories. He had a bad time earlier in the season,, so I touched base with him at that point too. "Thankfully he's OK and it's nice to have someone on the opposition who you know so well. We'll both be wanting to win on Sunday though.' Fans who aren't making the trip to Wembley can watch the game on TNT Sports 4 and discovery+. As well as Spennymoor's FA Trophy final, which kicks off at 4.15pm, AFC Whyteleafe take on Whitstable Town in the Isuzu FA Vase Final at 12.15pm, and both finals will be available to watch live following an agreement between the FA and Warner Bros Discovery.
Scottish Sun
10-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
I've met UK's most evil prisoners… Nilsen revelled in victims' pain but there was only one killer who truly revolted me
Top UK forensic psychologist also reveals the strangest case she ever encountered... involving a bestiality-obsessed neighbour HELL IN A CELL I've met UK's most evil prisoners… Nilsen revelled in victims' pain but there was only one killer who truly revolted me Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THERE are few women who would hang artwork from Britain's most notorious prisoner on their front room wall. But then Kerry Daynes is no ordinary woman. 12 Kerry Daynes has come face to face with killers and psychopaths 12 Kerry worked closely with notorious inmate Charles Bronson, who now calls himself Salvador Credit: Rex Features 12 She has artwork Bronson made for her hanging on the wall in her house Credit: Supplied The flame-haired forensic psychologist spent more than two decades analysing some of the UK's most dangerous criminals from Moors murderer Ian Brady to serial killer Dennis Nilsen. So when infamous prisoner Charles Bronson - one of the country's longest-serving inmates - gifted her a painting, Kerry was proud to show it off in her living room. Bronson, 72, gained a reputation as the UK's most violent prisoner after spending almost his entire life in jail from the age of 22. He was first locked up for robbery in 1974, and despite two brief spells of freedom, has been kept in the slammer for a series of offences committed inside. Over the years he has taken 11 hostages in nine sieges, attacked at least 20 guards and caused £50,000 worth of damage in rooftop protests. Bronson was eventually given life in 1999 for kidnapping a prison art teacher who critiqued his drawings. He is up for parole again this year for the ninth and final time. This week the judicial parole board ruled his latest bid for freedom will be held behind closed doors after Bronson was denied an application for it to be staged in public. Despite his background, Kerry, 51, of Manchester, believes Bronson is ready to be freed, but says the prison service has no idea how to release Bronson after his long incarceration. She saw a softer side of the brutal inmate when she drew up a report for a previous parole board hearing during the Covid lockdown. I worked with serial killers in notorious 'Monster Mansion' prison -'cannibal killer' fury was risked with normal act & worst crook used to defecate in wardrobe Kerry said: 'I spent about 18 months assessing Charlie on Zoom and in person at Woodhill prison and he was very easy to establish a rapport with. 'He spotted my two dogs wandering around in the background of a call and asked if he could have a closer look at them. 'He started saying hello to them and told me how cute my pekingese, captain Furpotato, was. 'It was a surreal moment. Here was Britain's supposedly most violent inmate, speaking in baby talk to my dog.' Fear of freedom 12 Bronson has made his latest appeal for release after being handed life behind bars Credit: Alamy Kerry believes Bronson, who changed his name to Salvador in 2014, has spent so long behind bars that, if he wins parole, he will be apprehensive about being released. She said: 'I don't think he's afraid to be released but he has understandable anxieties because he's not familiar with the modern world. 'He has never used a mobile phone or even an ATM machine. It saddened me when he told me he hadn't put his foot on grass for over 35 years because he's always been kept in concrete, high security or close supervision centres. It's unimaginable. 'What he really needs is slow progression out in the community but there's no way of doing that and the prison service has no plan for him, so he is languishing.' Kerry says Bronson has 'always been quite straightforward' about his viscous tendencies, but added: 'In his world violence is is looked upon as necessary for survival.' She said: 'His violence has been glorified to some extent. Charlie isn't proud of it but he's not ashamed of it. 'When he talks about some of his escapades, the criminal damage caused, putting chewing gum in locks that then need changed, staging protests, he's unapologetic because he saw himself as a prison activist, albeit now a retired one. 'He's very much mellowed and will tell you himself, he's far too old for some of the stunts he pulled now. He has no desire to cause problems, but still holds the powers that be in contempt.' Paranoid con 12 Kerry says Bronson was paranoid when they first met years ago Credit: Alamy Bronson, who Kerry described as 'paranoid' when he was first incarcerated, sent Kerry artwork two years ago after his last failed parole bid. The crazed prisoner turned to art while trying to rehabilitate himself and has sold pieces to raise cash for various charities. He has been married three times - including twice while in jail. I don't think he's afraid to be released but he has understandable anxieties because he's not familiar with the modern world Kerry Daynes He was wed to Irene Kelsey when he first went into prison before tying the knot to second wife Fatema Saira Rehman, then 31, at Woodhill Prison in 2001. The marriage lasted four years. His third wife was Coronation Street actress Paula Williamson who he exchanged vows with at HMP Wakefield in 2017. She died aged 38 in July 2019 after a drug overdose while they were in the process of having their union annulled. Campaigners say Bronson should be set free because he has served longer than most killers - despite never having murdered anyone. Faked hunger strike 12 She claims Brady faked his hunger strike and made toast in his cell Credit: PA:Press Association 12 Brady and partner Myra Hindley tortured and killed five children during their spree Credit: Getty Meanwhile, Kerry says she experienced real evil the day she was called in to get into the mind of Moors murderer Ian Brady. Brady, who tortured and killed five children with lover Myra Hindley, claimed to have spent years on hunger strike at Ashworth top security prison but Kerry says it was all a sham. 'He was making toast in his room at night, ' she says. Describing the moment she first set eyes on Brady, who died aged 79 in 2017, Kerry said she was unable to set aside the anguish of the mothers of two of the monster's victims, Lesley Ann Downey, ten, and 12-year-old Keith Bennett. She said: 'I'd grown up in Manchester with the stories of the Moors killers and Brady and Hindley were the reason we were told in the 70s never to talk to strangers. 'There was a late night local radio show and Lesley Ann Downey's mum, Ann, and Keith's mum, Winnie Johnson, used to call in. I think they were so distressed they just needed someone to talk to. 'When I shook Brady's hand all I could think about was the distress of those two women. I thought, 'What acts has this hand committed?' 'He was very emaciated and gaunt and his hand felt like a bag of bones. I looked at him and felt revulsion and that's not a word I use lightly in my job. He felt like he could transcend society by breaking all of its rules, it made him feel superior Kerry Daynes 'Our meeting went downhill from there. He didn't want to be assessed or get involved with the process at all, no matter how I approached it. 'He was masking mental health symptoms. He was clearly suffering from psychosis but he wanted to be someone regarded as being 'normal'. 'He invested a lot of energy in appearing sane when he was at Ashworth but at times, when he was alone, the prison guards would hear him talking to himself. 'Brady was very complex and adept at hiding things. He liked to feel he was superior and wanted to be one step ahead. 'He felt like he could transcend society by breaking all of its rules, it made him feel superior. 'I find it interesting that he felt like this superior person yet he had to get Myra to drive for him because he didn't have a licence. It's a detail that breaks with his fantasy.' Psycho killers 12 Kerry claims she didn't recognise Peter Sutcliffe when she saw him in prison Credit: Rex Features 12 She found that Dennis Nilsen was a serial complainer about everything Credit: Rex 12 Kerry said he revelled in his victims' pain Credit: Rex Features Kerry was called in to assess a prisoner at Broadmoor security unit when she crossed paths with Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, who murdered 13 women between 1975 and 1980. She said: 'I barely recognised him becasue by that point he'd been attacked by another prisoner and was quite psychotic. 'The last time I saw him he was very subdued and locked in his own through process as well as being heavily medicated.' Who are the UK's worst serial killers? THE UK's most prolific serial killer was actually a doctor. Here's a rundown of the worst offenders in the UK. British GP Harold Shipman is one of the most prolific serial killers in recorded history. He was found guilty of murdering 15 patients in 2000, but the Shipman Inquiry examined his crimes and identified 218 victims, 80 per cent of whom were elderly women. After his death Jonathan Balls was accused of poisoning at least 22 people between 1824 and 1845. Mary Ann Cotton is suspected of murdering up to 21 people, including husbands, lovers and children. She is Britain's most prolific female serial killer. Her crimes were committed between 1852 and 1872, and she was hanged in March 1873. Amelia Sach and Annie Walters became known as the Finchley Baby Farmers after killing at least 20 babies between 1900 and 1902. The pair became the first women to be hanged at Holloway Prison on February 3, 1903. William Burke and William Hare killed 16 people and sold their bodies. Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe was found guilty in 1981 of murdering 13 women and attempting to kill seven others between 1975 and 1980. Dennis Nilsen was caged for life in 1983 after murdering up to 15 men when he picked them up from the streets. He was found guilty of six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder and was sentenced to life in jail. Fred West was found guilty of killing 12 but it's believed he was responsible for many more deaths. Serial killer and necrophile Dennis Nilsen, who killed at least 12 young men and boys between 1978 and 1983, was another of Kerry's subjects. She branded Nilsen, who died in May 2018 aged 72, 'a bland and very dull career complainer' who took pleasure in revealing the gruesome details of his victims' ordeals. Kerry said: 'I knew Dennis very well. He was so bland and complained about everything he possibly could, from the food in the canteen, the lack of heat in the cells, when people were available to visiting times. 'He would get involved in other prisoner's disputes too. It's something he liked to do on the outside. He would get himself involved with unions and really prided himself on being a socialist. 'He was very keen to talk about himself and would go on for hours if you let him. 'He would talk in depth about his crimes and I felt like he was reliving his offences for his own needs and gratification. He spoke about them in a very romanticised way. 'You would think he was talking about relationships he had. He would say he still very much felt connected to his victims and that, in some way, they had shared a unique experience. When he was disposing of the corpses, it was almost like he was ending a relationship." Strangest ever case 12 The case that upset Kerry, pictured, the most was one of a strange stalker Credit: Channel 5 Kerry has dealt with all manner of bizarre cases throughout her career but the strangest of all was a man who formed a bizarre attachment to his neighbour's pig. She said: 'He kept stealing this pig despite being warned not to, then dressing it up, putting make-up on it and having relations with it. 'In another case, a woman kept a family member's body rotting in bed while she picked up their benefit payments. 'Her lawyer suggested I visit her at home and, when I got there, I realised why. She was a hoarder and couldn't let go of anything. Her house was full of stuff with just this little chair and TV in the front room surrounded by piles of belongings. 'It seemed to form part of her motivation.' Kerry says the advent of the internet has exposed the extent of child sex abuse as sick perverts post online. She said: 'I found these sorts of cases difficult. People are very much in denial about the scale of child sex abuse in the UK - it's far more prevalent than we'd like to admit.' The psychologist reckons advances in police technology, including databases, DNA and fingerprinting, could spell the end of the serial killer. 'These people have become kind of pop culture celebrities but we won't have that many these days because we're better at detection,' she says. 'People are predisposed to want to pay attention to human beings that commit extreme behaviour and there's no more extreme than a serial killer.' See Kerry and other world-leading experts at CrimeCon London - partnered by TRUE CRIME channel. Book your ticket today using our exclusive code - THE SUN - and you can save over 40% on your ticket - saving more than £100
