All news by author: Sophie Corcoran

Jonathon Hopkinson hit 22-year-old Alice Birchall's car at 100mph in a 30mph zone in Leeds in February, 2022 - after she had been allowed to finish her day at work 15 minutes early

The women had no evidence to prove the man was a sex offender, but went on to beat and torture him to death - as jurors in Sheffield were shown sickening footage of the attack

Zoe Rider, 36, and Nicola Lethbridge, 45, have been found guilty of the robbery and murder of 60-year-old Stephen Koszyczarski in Sheffield after falsely accusing him of being a paedophile

Richard Dawson, 35, offered interest rates of 100% after one week, and 200% after a fortnight for vulnerable customers who were desperate for money, including a mum and son

Alison Varley initially thought she had a chest infection but a CT scan showed signs of goblet cell carcinoma, for which Alison is about to undergo chemotherapy

Mohsin Hussain, 32, was jailed for nine years and nine months on Thursday after admitting causing death by dangerous driving following the death of seven-year-old Malakye Hall

A thug who bludgeoned his flatmate to death with a claw hammer in a jealous rage - then stole from her as she lay dead - has been jailed for life

Rose O'Leary-Hall passed away on September 4 - just a day before she was due to start school - after undergoing surgery to repair a heart defect

Jeffrey Chikosha and Brandon Jarrett were jailed for robbery after going armed with machetes and swords to rob a Co-op store in Leeds

The devastated family of Tom Longley said he was "ripped away" from them and have since set up a fundraiser to help give the dad-of-one the "best send off" they can

Claire Churchill, 36, thought rescue dog Holly was "just weird" after developing an obsession with her left breast, before she found a lump and was diagnosed with cancer

Khayri Mclean, 15, was stabbed to death by two teenagers Jakele Pusey, 15, and Jovani Harriott, 17, who "lay in wait" for him as he walked home from school in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire on September 21 last year

Max Lambert, 34, Liam Whitaker, 39, and Liam Hanbury, 41, have all been jailed for 30 years for a brutal attack on a man where they cut off his leg below the knee

Charlie Booth, 27, was convicted of murder after it was found that he beat partner Lauren Howe, 26, so severely that her liver was almost torn in two

A member of the public discovered the man's lifeless body in the canal near to Bramley Fall Woods Park in Leeds on Sunday morning and West Yorkshire Police are now trying to identify him