A man who killed a wife and her husband at their home in Newhaven has been found guilty of their murder.  

Derek Martin, 67 and from Brighton, had admitted killing both Josh and Chloe Bashford at their home in Newhaven in June 2023 but had denied murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility. 

On the day of the attack, Martin who was known and close to the victims, went out for breakfast with Chloe, before returning to the couple’s house.  

A youth today (22 October 2025) has been sentenced to life with minimum of over 15 years detention for murdering - 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose in the courtyard of a Sheffield school in February 2025.

Mohammed Umar Khan,15, was also found guilty carrying a hunting knife into school premises at Sheffield Crown Court.

He took the 13 cm serrated edged blade into All Saints High School on 3rd February and at 12.15pm stabbed fellow pupil Harvey Willgoose. Within a minute Harvey lost consciousness and died.

The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced that Nick Adderley, 59, has been charged with fraud and misconduct in public office following allegations that he made false claims about his military service and educational achievements when applying to work for the police.  

Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime Division, said: “We have decided to prosecute former Northamptonshire Police Chief Constable Nick Adderley with offences of fraud and misconduct in public office. 

A man who groomed a 13-year-old girl using Snapchat so he could sexually abuse her and encourage her to self-harm has been jailed for 20 years at Manchester Crown Court with a five year extended licence – in one of the first cases to be prosecuted under a new offence created by the Online Safety Act.

The leader of a major organised crime group and four associates responsible for distributing huge quantities of Class A drugs across the North East of the country have been jailed.