Courts

Police say they are no longer treating a woman’s death as suspicious — despite initially believing the incident may have been a murder.

A shop staff member was threatened with a hammer during a robbery earlier today.

A convicted waste offender has been ordered to pay nearly £300,000 on top of his fine after the Environment Agency found he had undeclared assets.

Two men have been handed suspended sentences for offences relating to cock-fighting and animal cruelty.

The marketing manager of a town business was unfairly dismissed after being called a ‘witch’ and a ‘man hater’ by colleagues.

A 28-year-old man has been jailed after he was caught taking driving theory tests for other people.

A man was today cleared of murdering his flatmate after telling a jury that he acted in self defence.

Lincolnshire Police have won the right to a legal fight over their funding amid claims they are being short-changed.

Police have issued a warning following a series of burglaries where criminals break into homes to steal car keys before driving off with the vehicle.

A man accused of murdering Kristine Sparane is unfit to enter a plea to the charge, a court was told today.

A man caused a head-on collision and seriously injured another motorist when he tried to overtake a line of three cars, a court was told.

A motorcyclist died in a crash yesterday.

Police officers have said ‘there is no reason to carry a knife’ after two people were convicted of manslaughter.

Two people were today found guilty of unlawfully killing Kyle Marshall with a machete in a park but cleared of his murder.

Healthcare workers say racial abuse has increased in recent months after an incident in which a nurse was assaulted walking home from the supermarket.

A fraudulent trader has been ordered to pay thousands in compensation after scamming customers.

A jury in the trial of two people who deny murdering Kyle Marshall have been asked to put any emotions aside in considering their verdicts.

A man who denies murder will go on trial next month.

A man has denied four charges of sexual assaults involving children.

A convicted drink driver asked magistrates whether he would be allowed to get behind the wheel one last time - to get his car home.