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The Courier
a day ago
- The Courier
Friday court round-up — Panicking pavement drive pandemonium in Dundee
Pedestrians had to jump out the way after a 'panicked' driver drove over a pavement on Dundee's Hilltown. drove dangerously after becoming involved in an incident at Babu's takeaway at around 10.30pm on March 5. The 32-year-old mounted the pavement and drove the wrong way to get past police, which prompted three pedestrians to take evasive action. Dundee Sheriff Court heard Malone drove his Vauxhall Corsa in an 'aggressive fashion' as he left the scene. Malone was later found at his home on Annan Terrace and refused to provide breath specimens to detect whether alcohol was in his system. Solicitor David Duncan said Malone 'panicked' after police started looking for him in connection with the earlier incident. He was ordered to perform 120 hours of unpaid work and disqualified from driving for 12 months. A vengeful boyfriend made a near-900 mile round trip from Wales to target his ex-partner's Fife home with abusive graffiti, including in a street called Lovers Lane. spray-painted the words 'wee slag' after flying and driving under cover of darkness to Cupar. A prolific shoplifter who stole more than £9,000 of goods – including from stores in Fife – has been ordered to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work. Saban Mili, 23, of Glenrothes, targeted Morrisons or Sainsbury's stores in Leven, Wishaw, Falkirk and Hamilton during a three-month period last year. Previously at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, with the aid of a Romanian translator, he pled guilty to five shoplifting charges. They included, on August 3 at Sainsbury's in Riverside Road, Leven, stealing alcohol and other goods worth £1,779.05. The total value of stolen goods is £9,152.05. Solicitor Martin McGuire said: 'He came to Scotland in 2023. Ultimately he became embroiled in these offences having been introduced to another individual. 'Having found himself in difficulty, he engaged in offending during the course of 2024.' Sheriff Steven Borthwick KC said: 'Because you have no income, you're not in any position to make any financial recompense for the loss.' He said custody was considered due to the high value of the items. A callous conman from Angus avoided a jail sentence for stealing almost £20,000 from his partner because it was his first offence. Stonemason 's partner was being taken into a care home near Arbroath so he ended their 20-year relationship but helped himself to her bank card and stole more than £10,000 in cash and spent thousands more, including 22 payments to escort website Midsummer. A camper who set off on a road trip after smoking a joint has been banned from driving for three years. was pulled over by police in Perthshire after they noticed a strong smell of cannabis coming from his Toyata HiAce. The 34-year-old mechanic was candid with officers and admitted smoking the drug before leaving his home in Dundee about an hour earlier. He appeared at Perth Sheriff Court and admitted motoring along Perth Road, Birnam, while nearly four times the drug limit (7.6 mics/2 mics). It is his second conviction for drug-driving. Prosecutor Elizabeth Hodgson said Carl, of Ballater Place, was stopped just after midnight on September 7 last year. Although there were no issues with his driving, police noticed a strong whiff of cannabis while travelling behind his vehicle. Solicitor Alan Davie, defending, said his client had been heading to the Dunkeld area for camping. 'He accepts he smoked a joint before going on his journey. He made a mistake and he should have known better.' The court heard Carl no longer takes the class B drug and is regularly tested at his workplace. Sheriff Clair McLachlan told Carl: 'You really should have known better. This was a high reading and it is your second conviction in four years.' As well as a three-year ban, Carl was fined £670. Bomb disposal, surviving deadly snake bites and inventing Bag for Life – In the second part in our series on tea-blag conman , we look at some of the wild claims made during his trial for his too-good-to-be-brew Scottish tea firm fraud. A 24-year-old who sent pictures and videos of his penis to someone he thought was a child has been given 40 hours of unpaid work and put on the sex offenders register for a year. appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court for sentencing after earlier pleading guilty to attempting to cause a child to view a sexual image and attempting to communicate indecently with a child. Court papers say the offending took place at an address in Nicol Street, Kirkcaldy, and at an Italian restaurant in the town and elsewhere, between March 6 and 11 last year. Hannah, of West Pilton Brae, Edinburgh, believed he was speaking to a girl between the ages of 13 and 16 but this was in fact an adult pretending to be a child. He sent images and videos of his penis to the decoy and engaged in sexual conversations with them. As well as the unpaid work, Sheriff Steven Borthwick put Hannah on offender supervision for a year and made a strict conduct requirement, which includes a condition he must get supervisor approval before communicating with any child under 16. Defence lawyer Alexandra Philp said Hannah had benefitted from being open with social workers and is keen to do unpaid work, pointing out it might be a stepping stone to future employment. A 23-year-old man has been cleared by a jury of raping a woman at an address in Dundee. was found not proven of the single allegation he faced at the High Court in Dundee. Prosecutors alleged Scarpa committed the offence while the woman was intoxicated at his home in the city in March 2023. Following the jury's verdict, judge Olga Pasportnikov said: 'The charge against you has been found not proven and you are free to go.'
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
Two cyclists seriously injured after crash with car
Two cyclists have sustained serious injuries in a crash involving a car. The cyclists, a 49-year-old man and 52-year-old man both from London, were taken to hospital after a crash involving a white Vauxhall Corsa in Wootton, in the New Forest in Hampshire, just after 18:00 BST on Sunday. Hampshire police said the incident had taken place at the junction of Brockenhurst Road and Burley Road. The driver, a 20-year-old man from Sway, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and remains in custody. The force is appealing for anyone who had witnessed the collision or has dash cam footage to get in touch. "We would also like to thank other motorists in the area for their patience last night, as the road was closed for a considerable period while emergency services dealt with the scene," it said in a statement. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
ITV News
6 days ago
- ITV News
Two cyclists seriously injured after being hit by car in the New Forest
Two cyclists are in hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car in the New Forest. The collision, involving a white Vauxhall Corsa, happened at the junction of Brockenhurst Road and Burley Road in Wootton just after 6pm on Sunday, 25 May. The cyclists, two men aged 49 and 52 and from London, were taken to hospital. The driver of the Corsa, a 20-year-old man from Sway, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He remains in custody. Police are urging anyone who witnessed the crash or the moments leading up to it, to contact them. The Hampshire force said in a statement: "We would also like to thank other motorists in the area for their patience last night, as the road was closed for a considerable period while emergency services dealt with the scene."
Western Telegraph
24-05-2025
- Western Telegraph
Pembrokeshire defendants in courts across Wales and England
The five defendants were accused of drug possession, drug-driving, and failing to identify drivers who were alleged to have committed driving offences. Their cases were heard in courts in Cardiff, Cwmbran, Aldershot, London, and Carlisle. For the latest crime and court news for west Wales, you can join our Facebook group here. Here's a round-up of the cases. HANNAH WINTERTON, 24, of Chapel Row in Llangwm, was driving on the M4 at Cardiff whilst under the influence of cannabis. Winterton was driving a Vauxhall Corsa on the westbound M4 between junctions 32 and 33 on October 26. When tested, she recorded having 5.9 micrograms of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre (µg/L) of blood. The legal limit – to exclude accidental exposure – is 2µg/L. She pleaded guilty to drug-driving at Cardiff Magistrates' Court on May 2, and was banned from driving for 14 months. Winterton must also pay a £120 fine, £85 in costs, and a £48 surcharge. MILFORD HAVEN PORT AUTHORITY, of Gorsewood Drive in Hakin, has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 for not identifying a driver who was accused of a driving offence in Hampshire. The Port Authority was alleged to have failed to give information to Hampshire Police relating to identity of the driver of a Nissan Juke, who was suspected of having committed a driving offence. It pleaded guilty at Aldershot Magistrates' Court on April 28, and was ordered to pay a £660 fine, £110 in costs, and a £260 surcharge. JOHN ASHBY, now 38, of Laws Street in Pembroke Dock, was caught in London with LSD and cannabis. Ashby was alleged to have been in possession of the drugs at Victoria Station at August 31. He pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court on April 30, and was fined £100. A forfeiture and destruction order was made for the drugs. ANDREW BARTON, 58, of Rickeston, outside Milford Haven, failed to identify a driver accused of a motoring offence. Barton was accused of failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a Seat who was alleged to have committed a driving offence in Cumbria. He pleaded not guilty, but was found guilty at Carlisle Magistrates' Court on May 2. Barton was fined £300 and was ordered to pay £325 in costs and a £120 surcharge. He also had six points added to his licence. JAMIE WHITE, 34, of Freystrop, has been ordered to pay almost £500 after not identifying a driver. White was accused of failing to give Gwent Police information relating to the identification of the driver of a Volkswagen Caddy who was alleged to have committed a motoring offence. He pleaded guilty using the single justice procedure, and was hit with a £278 fine at Cwmbran Magistrates' Court on May 8. White must also pay £90 in costs and a £111 surcharge, and had six points added to his licence. He avoided a driving ban for accumulating too many points due to the mitigation given to the court.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Over half of all UK new car models available in 2025 are SUVs
Analysis from CarGurus — an online automotive retail platform - has found that there are now 193 new SUV models available to motorists from the U.K.'s top 35 manufacturers, compared to just 30 in 2000 (analysis includes SUVs and crossovers). Further research from CarGurus revealed that all 35 of the U.K.'s most popular brands now offer at least one SUV in their range, with 57% offering five or more SUV variants (20 out of 35). Considering the top three brands with the greatest number of SUVs, there are 46 different options (18 from Audi, 15 through BMW, and 13 from Mercedes). In 2000, less than half of the manufacturers examined in the study offered an SUV. The ever-growing popularity of SUVs is reflected in customer demand. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders, eight of the ten best-selling cars year-to-date in 2025 are SUVs, with only the Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Golf representing other car categories. Similarly, eight of the top 10 best-selling cars in 2024 were SUVs, with the Ford Puma, Kia Sportage, Nissan Qashqai, Nissan Juke, and Tesla Model Y making the top five. The continued rapid rise in this body style has led to an 18% increase in new SUV models in 2025 vs. 2024. Furthermore, of the 193 variations available, 33% are EVs (64). The CarGurus team also found that traditionally popular body styles have experienced a sharp decline in availability across the top 35 manufacturers studied, with 52% of new cars available today being SUVs (52%). In particular, MPVs are down by over 70% since their peak to 22 models (compared to 75 in 2011-2015), and hatchback options have decreased by 46% over the same period, from 100 variations to just 54. Chris Knapman, CarGurus U.K. Editorial Director, said: 'Features like the high driving position, flexible interior space, big boot, and potential off-road capability make SUVs an appealing body style to consumers, so it's no surprise that manufacturers have been racing to meet this demand with an increasingly varied supply of new models. 'Of course, this increase in appetite for SUVs has meant there's been less demand for other types of cars, with the choice of MPVs in particular having dwindled on the new car market. Buyers after one of these less in-demand body styles would do well to look to the used market instead, where there are still plenty of models - SUVs and otherwise - to suit all price points and needs.' SUV offering numbers broken down by brand: "Over half of all UK new car models available in 2025 are SUVs" was originally created and published by Just Auto, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
