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Katie Dickinson

Katie Dickinson is a regional reporter covering Yorkshire and the North East. Katie joined PA in 2022 and previously worked at the Newcastle Chronicle and The Westmorland Gazette in Cumbria.

Nicki Hart hanged himself at Catterick Garrison in February 2022 (Family handout/PA)
UK

Wife of soldier found hanged at barracks says death ‘could have been prevented’

John Hardy died after a suspected assault in Newcastle (Northumbria Police/PA)
UK

Woman, 62, charged with murder of 68-year-old man in Newcastle

Northumbria Police have a woman in her 60s in custody on suspicion of murder while officers remain at the scene to carry out inquiries (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Woman held in murder probe after man in his 60s dies following suspected assault

Jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson (Joe Giddens/PA)
UK

Rogue surgeon tells inquest he ‘fought hard for patient to have what she wanted’

Farmers have staged a protest outside the Northern Farming Conference in Hexham in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)
UK

Farmers ‘worried about getting to next harvest’ stage protest over Budget plans

Damage to the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham (Chris Furlong/PA)
Crime

Man whose truck was filled with debris used by rioters jailed for 27 months

Emergency services at the scene at Violet Close in Benwell (PA)
UK

Three arrested over house explosion which killed seven-year-old boy

<p>Shakespeare Towers, in the Burmantofts area of Leeds</p>
Home News

Baby born after mum died in fall from father’s ninth-floor flat

The three men appeared by videolink at the Old Bailey on Friday (PA)
Crime

Two alleged right-wing extremists deny preparing terrorist act

The incident took place at Violet Close in Benwell, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (PA)
UK

Seven-year-old boy dies after house explosion in Newcastle

Emergency services at the scene at Violet Close in Benwell (Owen Humphreys/PA)
UK

Three adults and one child taken to hospital after fire in Newcastle street

<p>A poster appealing for information regarding missing woman Victoria Taylor (Dave Higgens/PA)</p>
Home News

Mother who vanished from home still missing weeks after disappearance

<p>The 4×4 vehicle was swept away in fast-moving water, with the three occupants inside unable to escape (Family handout/PA)</p>
Home News

Man clung to roof of sinking car in attempt to save father and friends

Home News

Man clung to roof of sinking car in attempt to save father and friends

<p>The 4×4 vehicle was swept away in fast-moving water, with the three occupants inside unable to escape (Family handout/PA)</p>
The 4×4 vehicle was swept away in fast-moving water, with the three occupants inside unable to escape (Family handout/PA)
UK

Son clung to roof of submerged 4×4 as he tried to rescue father and two friends

Victoria Taylor was last seen on Monday September 30 (North Yorkshire Police/PA)
UK

‘Significant possibility’ missing woman entered the river, police say

Former police inspector Lee Morgan appeared at Newcastle Law Courts (Alamy/PA)
Crime

Boy, 15, charged with riot due to go on trial in December

Crime

Four men jailed for being part of ‘dystopian’ Leeds disorder

Crime

Four men jailed for being part of ‘dystopian’ Leeds disorder

<p>Bryonie Gawith and her children Denisty, nine, Oscar, five and Aubree, one</p>
Crime

Two men deny murdering mother and three children in fire

Greenpeace activists (left to right) Alexandra Wilson, Amy Rugg-Easey, Mathieu Soete and Michael Grant leave York Magistrates’ Court following an earlier hearing in July (Danny Lawson/PA)
Crime

Judge throws out charges against Greenpeace activists who scaled Sunak’s home

Trouble flares during an anti-immigration protest outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham (Danny Lawson/PA)
Crime

Man whose teenage son was first to be sentenced for Rotherham riot also jailed

Magician Dynamo has created an outdoor theatre event (Nick Ansell/PA)
UK

First programme announced for Bradford’s tenure as UK City of Culture 2025

Violent disorder took place outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers Way, Rotherham (Danny Lawson/PA)
Crime

Father-of-two seen carrying plywood towards fire during hotel disorder jailed

First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly spoke to reporters at a press conference following the agreement (David Young/PA)
UK

Stormont ministers finally agree draft programme for government

A mother and her three children died in the fire (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Mother died less than an hour after police called to scene of fatal house fire

The house fire occurred in Westbury Road, Bradford (Peter Byrne/PA)
Crime

Man accused of murdering family in house fire ‘is in a coma and may not recover’

First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly spoke to reporters at a press conference following the agreement (David Young/PA)
UK

Stormont ministers finally agree draft programme for government

A mother and her three children died in the fire (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Mother died less than an hour after police called to scene of fatal house fire

The house fire occurred in Westbury Road, Bradford (Peter Byrne/PA)
Crime

Man accused of murdering family in house fire ‘is in a coma and may not recover’

A burnt out car in the Leeds suburb of Harehills (Katie Dickinson/PA)
Crime

Two men admit setting fire to bus during disorder in Leeds

Crime

Two men admit setting fire to bus during disorder in Leeds

A burnt out car in the Leeds suburb of Harehills (Katie Dickinson/PA)
<p>Several vehicles and a bus were set alight during the unrest in Harehills in Leeds </p>
Crime

Two men warned they face prison over bus fire during Harehills riots

The cup was thrown towards Reform UK leader Nigel Farage on the party’s campaign bus in Barnsley (Danny Lawson/PA)
Crime

Man who threw objects at Nigel Farage on campaign bus gets suspended sentence

A burnt out car in the Leeds suburb of Harehills after vehicles were set on fire and a police car was overturned (Katie Dickinson/PA)
Crime

Man pleads guilty to arson and violent disorder over Harehills disturbances

Emergency services in Westbury Road, Bradford, following a house fire (Peter Byrne/PA)
Crime

Two men appear in court charged with murdering mother and children in house fire

Emergency services in Westbury Road, Bradford, following a house fire (Peter Byrne/PA)
Crime

Two men appear in court charged with murdering mother and children in house fire

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reacts after something is thrown towards him on the Reform UK campaign bus in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, whilst on the General Election campaign trail on June 11 (Danny Lawson/PA)
Crime

Man to be sentenced for throwing objects at Nigel Farage during election

Floral tributes left at the scene in Heights Drive, Wortley, following the death of parcel delivery driver Claudiu-Carol Kondor (Matt Gibson/PA)
Crime

Man accused of murdering parcel delivery driver in Leeds faces trial next year

The silver Ford Transit Cargo found abandoned in Highlands Walk (West Yorkshire Police/PA)
Crime

Man appears in court accused of murdering delivery driver in Leeds

The school of two children who died in a house fire has paid tribute to the ‘lovely pupils’ (Dave Higgins/PA)
UK

School of children killed in Bradford house fire pays tribute to ‘lovely pupils’

Oles Kuzomko with his sister Yaryna (Stephen Garnett Photography)
UK

Ukrainian teenager who escaped devastation of war celebrates GCSE results

Two people were jailed at Hull Crown Court for their roles in disorder across the city (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)
Crime

Rioter who took sledgehammer to cars at garage owned by foreign national jailed

The aftermath after trouble flared in Hull (Olly Burdett)
Crime

Two members of ‘baying mob’ that forced Romanian men from car in Hull jailed

The 15-year-old boy has become the first person to be charged with riot following disorder in Sunderland (Scott Heppell/PA)
Crime

‘Surprise’ decision to charge boy, 15, with riot ‘may have wider repercussions’

Francesca Morgan, who lost her mother to cancer weeks before sitting her A-levels, is going to Cambridge after achieving straight A*s (Darren Irwin Photography/PA)
UK

Student who lost mother to cancer weeks before A-levels secures Cambridge place

Riley Adey and Reece Greenwood were both jailed for their roles in rioting in Sunderland (Northumbria Police/PA)
Crime

Rioter, 19, who stood on overturned car and looted fire extinguishers locked up

Connor Whiteley, 26, pleaded guilty at Hull Crown Court to violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker (Dave Higgens/PA)
Crime

Man who kicked female officer to ground during Hull riots jailed for three years

Crime

Man who kicked female officer to ground during Hull riots jailed for three years

Connor Whiteley, 26, pleaded guilty at Hull Crown Court to violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker (Dave Higgens/PA)
(Humberside Police/PA)
Crime

Case of Lush looter delayed over claims he offered his autograph in prison

Undated handout photo issued by Northumbria Police of (left to right) 21-year-old Bradley Makin, 43-year-old Leanne Hodgson, 29-year-old Josh Kellett, and 41-year-old Andrew Smith, who have pleaded guilty to violent disorder (Northumbria Police/PA)
Crime

Balaclava-wearing man identified by tattoos among four Sunderland rioters jailed

Police Officers walk past a burnt out police vehicle as they are deployed on the streets of Hartlepool following a violent protest (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Crime

Couple who joined Hartlepool riots after bingo session each jailed for 26 months

Colin McNeil has been given an extended sentence of 11 years (Counter Terrorism Policing North East/PA)
Crime

Far-right extremist who hosted terror websites viewed by Buffalo gunman jailed

Colin McNeil has been given an extended sentence of 11 years (Counter Terrorism Policing North East/PA)
Crime

Far-right extremist who hosted terror websites viewed by Buffalo gunman jailed

Police forensic investigators enter a disused building in Fore Bondgate, Bishop Auckland (Owen Humphreys/PA)
UK

Skeleton of baby found under floorboards apparently ‘undisturbed for years’

Prison employee Kelsey Calvert, 28, arriving at Teesside Crown Court, Middlesbrough (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Crime

Prison employee admits ‘inappropriate relationship’ with inmate

Court artist drawing of Habibur Masum appearing in the dock at Bradford Magistrates’ Court, West Yorkshire (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
Crime

Man denies murdering his wife as she pushed their baby in a pram

A man arrested over a horrific crash which left six people dead has been bailed pending further inquiries, police said (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Man bailed after being arrested over horror crash which left six dead

Crime

Activists caused almost £3k damage to roof of Sunak’s home, court told

A burnt-out vehicle in the Leeds suburb of Harehills after disorder (Katie Dickinson/PA)
Crime

Man intends to deny arson and violent disorder after Harehills disturbances

The report into Ampleforth College found there were safeguarding weaknesses that exposed children to abuse (PA)
UK

Safeguarding weaknesses at Catholic boarding school exposed children to abuse

Margaret Reid and Edred ‘Eddie’ Whittingham arriving at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court to be sentenced after being found guilty of criminal damage and attempted criminal damage respectively following a stunt at the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, on April 17 2023 (Danny Lawson/PA)
Crime

Just Stop Oil activists spared jail after World Snooker Championship protest

Hassan Jhangur denies murdering father-of-two Chris Marriott last December (Elizbeth Cook/PA)
Crime

‘Good Samaritan’ murder accused thought he had killed his own mother and sister

<p>Seven-month-old Charlie Goodall died in hospital after being found unresponsive in the bath at his home in Chilton, County Durham, in February 2022 (Durham Constabulary/PA)</p>
Crime

Mother admits manslaughter of baby who drowned after bath ‘seat error’

Mohammad Farooq has been found guilty (Counter Terrorism Policing North East/PA)
Crime

Lone wolf terrorist found guilty of terror offence over hospital bomb plot

Crime

Lone wolf terrorist found guilty of terror offence over hospital bomb plot

Mohammad Farooq has been found guilty (Counter Terrorism Policing North East/PA)
<p>Bardia Shojaeifard</p>
Crime

‘Outwardly normal’ teen posed with knives before stabbing Alfie Lewis

Alfie Lewis was stabbed (Family Handout/PA)
Crime

Boy who stabbed Alfie Lewis, 15, detained for life amid knife crime ‘scourge’

Photo issued by West Yorkshire Police of Bardia Shojaeifard, 15, who has been sentenced for life with a minimum term of 13 years at Leeds Crown Court for the murder of Alfie Lewis (West Yorkshire Police/PA)
Crime

Teen killer pictured holding knife on family holiday months before stabbing boy

Mohammed Farooq is on trial in Sheffield (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
Crime

Man talked down from nurse bomb plot by ‘patient’s act of kindness’

Mohammed Farooq is on trial in Sheffield (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
Crime

Man talked down from nurse bomb plot by ‘patient’s act of kindness’

Rob Burrow with his wife Lindsey (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Rob Burrow was ‘loving, kind and caring’, wife says

Rob Burrow with his wife Lindsey Burrow (Danny Lawson/PA)
Sport

Rob Burrow was ‘loving, kind and caring’, wife says

Kevin Sinfield, with Rob Burrow (Zac Goodwin/PA)
UK

Kevin Sinfield ‘pretty heartbroken’ as he pays tribute to ‘superman’ Rob Burrow

Rob Burrow’s father Geoff was among the people at a breaking ground breaking ceremony at the new Rob Burrow Centre for MND in Leeds (Danny Lawson/PA)
Sport

Rob Burrow ‘looking down’ at emotional groundbreaking for MND centre – family

Kevin Sinfield, right, with Rob Burrow (Zac Goodwin/PA)
Sport

Kevin Sinfield ‘pretty heartbroken’ as he pays tribute to ‘superman’ Rob Burrow

Tributes have been left by fans and friends of Rob Burrow outside Headingley Stadium in Leeds (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Friends and fans gather at stadium to pay tribute to ‘courageous’ Rob Burrow

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner said that her party would begin building new homes within months of getting into government (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Labour to start building homes within months of getting into government – Rayner

<p>Ahmed Alid was sentenced at Teesside Crown Court for the murder of Terence Carney</p>
Crime

Man jailed after murdering pensioner in ‘revenge’ for Israel conflict

Tasnia Ahmed was found guilty of two counts of failing to disclose information about acts of terrorism to the police (Met Police/PA)
Crime

Mother and girlfriend of two terrorists guilty of failing to report attack plans

Pc Sharon Beshenivsky (West Yorkshire Police/PA)
Crime

Robbery mastermind guilty of Pc Beshenivsky murder likely to die in jail

Pc Sharon Beshenivsky had been looking forward to her daughter’s birthday when she was murdered (West Yorkshire Police/PA)
Crime

Murdered Pc had been looking forward to daughter’s birthday party, court hears

Sharon Beshenivsky was shot dead during a raid on a travel agents (West Yorkshire Police/PA)
Crime

Mastermind behind raid that saw Pc Sharon Beshenivsky shot dead to be sentenced

Alfie Lewis (Family Handout/PA)
Crime

Boy who stabbed Alfie Lewis, 15, on way home from school guilty of murder

Police outside the Birley Academy in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, where a 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
UK

Teenager arrested as school goes into lockdown after three injured

The incident took place at Birley Community College in Sheffield on Wednesday morning (PA)
UK

Boy, 17, held on suspicion of attempted murder after three injured at school

Wharton Terrace in Hartlepool where Alid attacked Javed Nouri (Counter Terror Police/PA)
Crime

Officer wishes police could have stopped killer after his housemate reported him

Police outside the Birley Academy in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, where a 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
UK

Teenager arrested as school goes into lockdown after three injured

The incident took place at Birley Community College in Sheffield on Wednesday morning (PA)
UK

Boy, 17, held on suspicion of attempted murder after three injured at school

Wharton Terrace in Hartlepool where Alid attacked Javed Nouri (Counter Terror Police/PA)
Crime

Officer wishes police could have stopped killer after his housemate reported him

Queen Camilla during her visit to The Royal Lancers regiment, her first visit to the regiment since being appointed as their Colonel-in-Chief, at Munster Barracks, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire (Chris Jackson/PA)
UK

Queen says father would be ‘so pleased’ on visit to regiment as Colonel-in-Chief

Seven-month-old Charlie Goodall died in hospital after being found unresponsive in the bath at his home in Chilton, County Durham, in February 2022 (Durham Constabulary/PA)
Crime

Mother in court over death of baby boy found unresponsive in bath

Charlie Goodall was found unresponsive in the bath (Durham Constabulary/PA)
UK

Mother charged over death of baby boy found unresponsive in bath

The scene in Bradford city centre where a young woman was stabbed to death (Dave Higgens/PA)
Crime

Trial date set for man charged with murdering mother as she pushed pram

<p>Abbi Taylor admitted dumping soiled adult nappies at children’s nurseries</p>
Crime

Defendant admits dumping soiled adult nappies at nurseries

The scene in Bradford city centre (Dave Higgens/PA)
UK

Man held on suspicion of murder after mother stabbed in Bradford street

Piran Ditta Khan, left, was convicted almost 20 years after Pc Sharon Beshenivsky was killed (West Yorkshire Police/PA)
Crime

Robbery mastermind found guilty of murdering Pc Sharon Beshenivsky

Pc Sharon Beshenivsky was shot as she arrived at the raid in Morley Street, Bradford, in November 2005 (West Yorkshire Police/PA)
Crime

Jury retires in trial of man accused of murdering Pc by planning armed robbery

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