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BBC News
2 hours ago
- BBC News
Gang members served order to protect Wakefield children
Three gang members have been served with an injunction order to prevent them from recruiting, intimidating or harming children in Rasool, 32, currently in custody in HMP Armley, Thomas Bickersteth, 19, of Pinderfields Road, Wakefield and Isaac Bickersteth,19, of Pinderfields Road, Wakefield were part of an organised crime group. They subjected 17 children, aged between 12 and 17, to violence and harassment, forcing them into criminal activity. The order, which is the first of its kind in West Yorkshire, will prevent the men from entering certain areas of the city and contacting anyone under 18. Joint action was taken by Wakefield Council and West Yorkshire Police to serve the order, which was handed to the men on 23 July at Bradford County Margaret Isherwood, cabinet member for children and young people, said: "These men have subjected children to serious violence and forced them into criminal activity. We will not tolerate this."Everyone should feel safe in their local community, especially our children and young people. "This council and our partners will use every power available to disrupt the exploitation of any child or young person in our district."The children who are known to have been affected are being supported by the council and other relevant agencies. 'Safeguard children' Under the order, Rasool, Thomas Bickersteth and Isaac Bickersteth cannot enter Darnley, Flanshaw or Wakefield city centre unless they are receiving medical treatment at Pinderfields cannot use violence, intimidate or harass any person and must not wear face coverings in a public place. The men also cannot contact any person under 18, including the use of social media or through a third party, or possess any drugs unless they are orders will remain in force until 23 August 2026 and a breach could result in a prison Paul Fraser said: "These injunctions will safeguard children from being drawn into criminality through exploitation by organised crime groups. "They ensure we can effectively disrupt those responsible for the exploitation of vulnerable children, and violent crime across our district." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
The Sun
3 hours ago
- Health
- The Sun
Horrific moment nurse, 21, breaks her NECK doing somersault into foam pit at gym
THIS is the shocking moment a nurse, 21, broke her neck doing a somersault into a foam pit. Footage shows Brooke Bowen launching herself into the stunt from a trampoline, inside a West Yorkshire gymnasium, on April 22 earlier this year. 9 9 The paediatric nurse completes one backwards somersault before appearing to land head first halfway through her second flip. Brooke, from Wakefield, told the Mail:"I got upside down and I knew I wasn't going to make it round and fell down on my head. It was the worst pain in the world." The 21-year-old had attended the session with a friend after their cheerleading practice was cancelled. She was rushed to Pinderfields Hospital A&E after suffering excruciating pain through the night. Despite describing her agony, and showing nurses a video of her flip, she was sent home after an X-ray. However, Brooke's condition failed to improve over the next couple of months. She grew tired of constant GP appointments and pain medication prescriptions. In the end, the young woman decided to go for a private scan and demanded answers. Doctors discovered she had actually fractured her spine in two places, the C3 and C4 vertebrae - which are both located in the neck. The cheerleader was also told her C5 and C6 were bruised and compressed. England hero Lucy Bronze reveals she played whole of Euro 2025 with BROKEN LEG Fortunately, her fractures were stable, but medical professionals gave her a list of life-threatening symptoms she had to watch out for. Fearing she may be paralysed, Brooke was rushed to hospital in June after experiencing pins and needles in her legs. Doctors fobbed her off again and said her symptoms were "all in her head". Brooke has since returned home from hospital but must go through six weeks of hydrotherapy. She still struggles to walk properly and suffers from left-sided weakness in her arms and legs. 9 9 9 The nurse claimed if she had been diagnosed properly by hospital staff in April, she wouldn't have been left with such chronic problems. A consultant informed the youngster just this week how her legs could one day become paralysed. Brooke added: "I'll always think that if I was treated at the start I wouldn't be in this position now." Dr Mark Freeman, deputy chief medical officer at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust said: "We pride ourselves on providing the best possible care to our patients. "We are sorry to hear Brooke is not happy with the care we provided to her on this occasion. "If Brooke would like to contact the Trust we would be happy to meet with her and discuss this in more detail." This comes as two former trampoline park bosses faced jail afte r 11 people broke their backs jumping from a 13ft high tower into a foam-filled pit. Scores of people were injured on a daily basis at Flip Out — including three who fractured their spines on the same day. David Elliott Shuttleworth, 33, and Matthew Melling, 33, were slapped with fines and costs totalling £72,800 for health and safety offences. Between December 10 2016 and February 3 2017 more than 270 visitors were injured using the facility's Tower Jump and Pit. Of those casualties, 11 suffered significant spinal fractures and four needed surgery. Meanwhile, 123 injuries resulted in dental damage, facial cuts and bruises and well as broken ribs. Liza Jones, 26, said she felt a searing pain when she smashed into the foam landing below the four metre high "tower jump". The cardiac nurse was rushed to hospital where she discovered she had fractured her back and burst a vertebrae. She had to undergo surgery and have metal plates and screws inserted in her back. Fellow victim, Ceri Jones, told how she fractured her back at the attraction. The 21-year-old claimed she was left "in agony" and feared she could have been paralysed after smashing into the foam landing pit. Third-year student nurse Ceri said: "I was not there long and I looked at the instructions and landed on my bum - it felt like I had just landed on the floor. "I immediately heard my back 'crunch' when I landed and I couldn't talk or breath - it felt like I was winded. "When I got to the hospital and my parents arrived, the doctor asked if they could speak to them without me. "As a student nurses, we almost know too much and one of my friends started crying because she knew that it must be bad if they were telling my parents before me when I am 21. "The doctors said that my vertebrae had exploded from the pressure if I was to walk then bone fragments in my spinal fluid could catch on my spinal cord and I could be paralysed." 9 9 9
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Watch the shocking moment nurse, 21, breaks her neck during horror gym workout
A nurse left in 'excruciating pain' after landing on her head while performing a somersault was dismissed by doctors—who completely missed that she had fractured her spine. It was only after Brooke Bowen, 21, got so fed up of having her concerns repeatedly shrugged off and she sought a private opinion that she discovered the seriousness of her injuries, which she says could leave her paralysed. The saga began on April 22 of this year when Ms Bowen, of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, attended a gym class with her friend after their cheerleading practice was cancelled. The paediatric nurse attempted a somersault into the establishment's foam pit—a trick she said she had done 100 times before. But despite her extensive experience, she landed on her head, hitting the hard floor below, as seen in video footage. Recalling what happened, she said: 'I got upside down and I knew I wasn't going to make it round and fell down on my head... It was the worst pain in the world.' Immediately, she experienced excruciating shooting pains in her neck and back, so she took some painkillers. And when the pain worsened overnight, she went to the A&E department in the nearby Pinderfields Hospital to get checked out. But, sadly, Brooke claims that despite showing the staff the video and explaining how severe her pain was, she was told it wasn't 'traumatic enough' to require a surgery. On her experience at the hospital, she said: 'I'm a nurse so I told them I couldn't go to work in this kind of pain. 'In the end they ended up doing an x-ray as I fought for it, but they said it was fine, and they sent me home.' After the hospital sent her home, Ms Bowen said she spent two months going back and forth to her GP for pain medication. 'I feel like I wasn't initially listened too. I've been in work and have still gone to cheerleading since the injury as I didn't know I had the injury,' she said It wasn't until she reached out for a private medical scan through her insurance that she discovered on June 20, that she had fractured her spine in two places. This was in the third (C3) and fourth (C4) cervical vertebrae, which are both located in the neck. 'They said they were stable fractures but if I started to get these certain symptoms I needed to get medical attention,' she said. She was also later told she had spinal injuries to her C5 and C6, with bruising that was compressing. Just two days later, she woke up with pins and needles in her legs as well as cramping in her arm and she was admitted to hospital for 10 days. 'I could still walk but I couldn't go to the toilet. I just thought the worst and thought I was going to be paralaysed.' In the hospital in June, she says doctors there told her the symptoms were 'all in her head'. And while there, she said: 'I woke up one day and I couldn't really feel my legs and when I tried to walk, they were really wobbly.' She added: 'Since then I have had left sided weakness in my arm and leg and my legs hardly got any power.' Now, back at home, she struggles to walk and claims she is at risk of becoming paralysed in the next couple of years due to the injury. She believes that if the hospital hadn't missed her pain in April, she may not be facing such severe long-term effects from her injury. Since being discharged from hospital, she has to attend hydrotherapy sessions for six weeks and use a wheelchair to leave the house. Although she has been told her fractures 'will just heal' Ms Bowen said she was also told her injury also affected the C5 and C6, with bruising that's compressing. 'The consultant on Monday said I could lose all my ability [in my legs] or I could get it all back and just need to learn to live my life like this. 'It is scary to think that one day I could be paralysed,' she added. 'As it's been so long, I think my injury is worse now as it didn't get treated initially. 'I'll always think that if I was treated at the start I wouldn't be in this position now.' Dr Mark Freeman, deputy chief medical officer at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust said: 'We pride ourselves on providing the best possible care to our patients.' He added: 'We are sorry to hear Brooke is not happy with the care we provided to her on this occasion. 'If Brooke would like to contact the Trust we would be happy to meet with her and discuss this in more detail.'
BBC News
4 days ago
- BBC News
Armed robbers steal cash at knife point from Wakefield shop
An armed robbery has led to a section of Wakefield city centre being closed to the from West Yorkshire Police were called to a shop on Teall Way at about 09:15 BST on Saturday after reports that two armed men had demanded cash at knifepoint.A force spokesperson said cash was stolen, but no injuries were scene remained cordoned off as police continued their inquiries, they added. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Late Lino drop goal sees Wakefield beat rivals Leeds
Betfred Super League Wakefield (8) 15 Tries: Walmsley, Storton Goals: Jowitt (3), Lino Leeds (8) 14 Tries: Lisone, O'Connor Goals: Connor (2), Sinfield Mason Lino's dramatic last-play drop goal saw Wakefield boost their Super League play-off chances as they narrowly beat Yorkshire rivals Leeds Rhinos by a single point at a sold-out Belle Vue. Rhinos looked set for victory on a tense evening after Jarrod O'Connor's late try, but Matty Storton ran over to level the scores with minutes left. With the game seemingly heading for a golden point period, Brodie Clark narrowly missed a drop goal attempt for Leeds, before Lino, superb all evening, kicked from distance to snatch victory for Trinity. The result takes Daryll Powell's side into the top six, while Leeds missed out on a chance to move level on points with second-placed Wigan. Wakefield started the better, with Lachlan Walmsley powering towards the line after a free-flowing attacking set. Leeds hit straight back, but rather than copying the hosts' attacking flair, Sam Lisone was used as a battering ram to storm over to level the scores. Brad Arthur's team had less possession, but used it to greater effect in the second half, O'Connor darting for the line to score his first try of the season. Wakefield had shown little penetrative threat during the second 40, but Storton's late finish, converted by Matt Jowitt, meant the scores were level going into the final 10 minutes. Clark's attempted drop goal for Leeds, dragged just to the left of the posts with minutes remaining, meant the packed out Belle Vue crowd of 10,000 looked set for an extra 10 minutes of rugby. But Lino, who mixed bruising physicality with pace and agility all evening, kicked from 35 metres to seal a thrilling win with seconds left on the clock. The Samoan was mobbed by his team-mates, and head coach Powell and chairman Craig Barrass were filmed celebrating wildly in the stands as Wakefield beat their close rivals for the second time this season. Victory takes them sixth, and boosts their play-off chances significantly. Rhinos players were seen sinking to their knees at the full-time whistle. They stay in fourth in the Super League after their second loss in their last three games. Wakefield: Jowitt, Walmsley, Hall, Pratt, Myers, Trueman, Lino, McMeeken, Smith, Faatili, Griffin, Scott, Pitts Interchanges: Nikotemo, Atoni, Storton, Rourke Leeds: Miller, Hall, Handley, Newman, Edgell, Croft, Connor, Palasia, O'Connor, Jenkins, McDonnell, Bentley, Watkins Interchanges: Sinfield, Lisone, Cassell, Littlewood Referee: Chris Kendall
