A 30-year-old homeless man drew a three-year-plus prison sentence after CCTV captured him failing three times to throw a parcel of Class A and B drugs over the wall of a British prison, a package guards recovered almost immediately. Joshua Smith was sentenced Monday at Hull Crown Court to three years and eight months behind […] The post Shirtless man sentenced after bungling attempt to hurl £12,000 drug package into British prison appeared first on American Almanac .
A 30-year-old homeless man drew a three-year-plus prison sentence after CCTV captured him failing three times to throw a parcel of Class A and B drugs over the wall of a British prison, a package guards recovered almost immediately. Joshua Smith was sentenced Monday at Hull Crown Court to three years and eight months behind bars on two counts of throwing a prohibited article into a prison. The article in question: a black parcel stuffed with an estimated £12,000 worth of drugs and a mobile phone, lobbed over the brick wall of HMP Hull, a Category B men's prison in East Yorkshire. Smith had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing. The sentence caps an investigation that began last July, when a prison guard inside HMP Hull spotted the…Open
A Somali migrant who entered the United Kingdom illegally on a small boat allegedly stabbed a welfare officer multiple times at a hotel hosting asylum seekers.
A Somali migrant who entered the United Kingdom illegally on a small boat allegedly stabbed a welfare officer multiple times at a hotel hosting asylum seekers . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A Somali small boat migrant has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a welfare officer multiple times at a hotel housing asylum seekers near Heathrow Airport. DETAIL: Abdifatah Adani, 22, is accused of attacking Aaron Gomes with a large kitchen knife at the Stanwell Hotel at around 6:30 PM on August 15. Prosecutor Lucy Lumsden told Staines Magistrates’ Court that Gomes was stabbed five times, suffering two wounds to his upper body and three to his leg. One injury was described as “significant” after the blade penetrated…Open
Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 15, 2026 EDINBURGH, Scotland — A Scottish mother has been sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of the culpable homicide of her three-month-old [...]
AI:A Scottish mother has been sentenced to six years in prison following her conviction for the culpable homicide of her three-month-old daughter. The incident involved a fatal event involving a hairdryer, resulting in the child's death and subsequent legal proceedings that concluded with the judicial ruling in Edinburgh.Open
Nine men have been charged in the United Kingdom with 41 historical child sex offences spanning an 11-year period.
Nine men face serious charges involving the historic sexual abuse of children over an 11-year period in Great Britain, following an extensive police investigation. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Nine men appeared in court in the United Kingdom on Friday, charged with 41 historical child sex offenses spanning an 11-year period. KEY QUOTE: “Anyone who reports child abuse will be taken seriously… We will listen, investigate all offenses and make sure you can access the help and support you need.” – Detective Chief Superintendent Andrew Tuck, Gwent Police DETAIL: Nine men , aged between 54 and 76 years old, were charged last week. The men charged were Shafaq Mohammed, Syed Mohammad Ashan Taqvi, Mohammed Sheikh Abdul Hannan, Kevin…Open
A migrant from Ethiopia allegedly shot and killed three apartment staffers in Minnesota following a dispute over a parking contract. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Tsegaab Binessu, a 30-year-old migrant from Ethiopia, allegedly shot and killed three staff members at a St. Paul, Minnesota apartment complex after a dispute over his $65 per month parking […]
A migrant from Ethiopia allegedly shot and killed three apartment staffers in Minnesota following a dispute over a parking contract. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Tsegaab Binessu, a 30-year-old migrant from Ethiopia, allegedly shot and killed three staff members at a St. Paul, Minnesota apartment complex after a dispute over his $65 per month parking garage contract, which he wanted to break. DETAIL: Binessu reportedly wanted to cancel his parking contract and join the U.S. Navy, but was told over the phone that he could not break the contract as he had already renewed it. The Ethiopian allegedly said he was going to go to the leasing office in person, and arrived armed, shooting Nansi Fuentes Zambrano, 25, Dena Silcox, 56, and Adam…Open
The death of Moroccan migrant Abderrahim Fakir while being restrained by police in the Italian city of Bologna has sparked protests from leftists and others, leading to dozens of police injuries.
The death of Moroccan migrant Abderrahim Fakir while being restrained by police in the Italian city of Bologna has sparked protests from leftists and foreigners, leading to dozens of police injuries. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Thousands of people protested in Bologna, Italy , on July 20 after the death of 42-year-old Moroccan migrant Abderrahim Fakir, who was being restrained by police during an incident that has prompted a manslaughter investigation . Authorities said officers responded after reports that Fakir was behaving erratically and allegedly damaging property before using pepper spray and restraining him face down, with video showing him becoming unresponsive as emergency workers stood nearby. DETAIL: Prosecutors have…Open
Sinaloa cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. A federal judge in Brooklyn also entered a $15 billion forfeiture judgment against him. Ali Bradley has the latest. MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/cartels/cartel-el-mayo-sentenced/
Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Amir said that over the course of three decades, Zambada employed torture and murder, including the killing of his own nephew, to flood the U.S. with cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine and other drugs.
An Afghan asylum seeker has been convicted of raping a vulnerable man in Leicester, United Kingdom.
An Afghan asylum seeker has been sentenced to just six years in prison for the rape of a vulnerable man in Leicester, England. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: Islamuddin Talash, a 43-year-old asylum seeker from Afghanistan, was convicted of raping a 20-year-old man in Leicester, England, on October 9, 2023. The victim was not familiar with the area, having run away from home, and was looking to buy a bike. Talash claimed that he owned a bike and invited the victim back to his hotel. He then led the victim to the nearby park where the attack occurred. According to evidence presented during the trial, Talash knowingly exposed the victim to potential health risks as he was being treated for a sexually transmitted disease at the…Open
