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Man, 73, caught with child images posed risk of meeting youngsters in person

Man, 73, caught with child images posed risk of meeting youngsters in person

A pensioner facing jail over indecent images of children posed a risk of progressing from online offences to meeting youngsters in person, a court...

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Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Drug driver suspect claims cannabis had been prescribed by GP

Drug driver suspect claims cannabis had been prescribed by GP

A woman who failed a roadside drug test has claimed she was following the instructions on prescribed medication.

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Eastern Daily Press

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Teenage bike thief banned from every cycle rack in Norfolk

Teenage bike thief banned from every cycle rack in Norfolk

A teenager behind a spate of bike thefts has been banned from being in the vicinity of any cycle rack in Norfolk.

saturday 5

Norwich Evening News

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Judge tells key crash witnesses to fly back from round the world sailing voyage

Judge tells key crash witnesses to fly back from round the world sailing voyage

Two witnesses to a serious road crash have been told they will need to fly back to the UK to give evidence despite being on a voyage to sail around...

saturday 5

Norwich Evening News

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Norwich man accused of sex assault to not stand trial until 2028

Norwich man accused of sex assault to not stand trial until 2028

A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Norwich will not stand trial until 2028 - five years after the alleged offence.

saturday 5

Norwich Evening News

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Brothers appear in court over attack on man filming in street

Brothers appear in court over attack on man filming in street

Two brothers have appeared in court after a man suffered a fractured jaw after being attacked while filming in the street.

saturday 4

Eastern Daily Press

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Teenage bike thief banned from every cycle rack in Norfolk

Teenage bike thief banned from every cycle rack in Norfolk

A teenager behind a spate of bike thefts has been banned from being in the vicinity of any cycle rack in Norfolk.

saturday 4

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Judge tells key crash witnesses to fly back from round the world sailing voyage

Judge tells key crash witnesses to fly back from round the world sailing voyage

Two witnesses to a serious road crash have been told they will need to fly back to the UK to give evidence despite being on a voyage to sail around...

saturday 4

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Man arrested at mother’s funeral accused of threatening to poison sister

Man arrested at mother’s funeral accused of threatening to poison sister

A bitter family feud has seen a man arrested at his mother’s funeral before being accused of threatening to poison his sister.

saturday 4

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Norwich man accused of sex assault to not stand trial until 2028

Norwich man accused of sex assault to not stand trial until 2028

A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Norwich will not stand trial until 2028 - five years after the alleged offence.

saturday 5

Eastern Daily Press

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Man, 60, admits possession of 50,000 indecent images of children

Man, 60, admits possession of 50,000 indecent images of children

A man could be jailed after admitting possession of almost 50,000 indecent images and videos of children.

16.01.2026 6

Eastern Daily Press

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Driver who paralysed biker has sentencing halted for THIRD time over language issues

Driver who paralysed biker has sentencing halted for THIRD time over language issues

A motorist who caused a crash that left a motorcyclist paralysed has had his sentencing halted for a third time due to language difficulties.

16.01.2026 5

Eastern Daily Press

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Man accused of ‘nasty’ attack on homeless rough sleeper in car park

Man accused of ‘nasty’ attack on homeless rough sleeper in car park

A man accused of repeatedly kicking and punching a homeless person in an unprovoked attack has appeared in court.

16.01.2026 5

Eastern Daily Press

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Axe man jailed after threatening to ‘chop up’ police during village stand-off

Axe man jailed after threatening to ‘chop up’ police during village stand-off

A man who threatened to “chop up” people with a hatchet during a stand-off with police in a Norfolk village has been jailed.

16.01.2026 5

Eastern Daily Press

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Banned driver ran red lights and mounted pavements in 30-minute police chase

Banned driver ran red lights and mounted pavements in 30-minute police chase

An artist who specialises in paintings of gangsters has been told he faces a lengthy jail sentence after a dangerous high-speed police chase.

16.01.2026 6

Eastern Daily Press

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Former pub landlord accused of teen killing has five murder convictions, court told

Former pub landlord accused of teen killing has five murder convictions, court told

A former Norwich pub landlord accused of murdering 17-year-old Victoria Hall more than 25 years ago has previous convictions for murdering five other...

15.01.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

Ticket tout couple ordered to pay back £3 million or face MORE years in jail

Ticket tout couple ordered to pay back £3 million or face MORE years in jail

A Norfolk couple who profited from ticket touting have been ordered to pay back nearly £3 million or face jail.

15.01.2026 8

Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

Former pub landlord accused of teen killing has five murder convictions, court told

Former pub landlord accused of teen killing has five murder convictions, court told

A former Norwich pub landlord accused of murdering 17-year-old Victoria Hall more than 25 years ago has previous convictions for murdering five other...

15.01.2026 20

Eastern Daily Press

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Ticket tout couple ordered to pay back £3 million or face MORE years in jail

Ticket tout couple ordered to pay back £3 million or face MORE years in jail

A Norfolk couple who profited from ticket touting have been ordered to pay back nearly £3 million or face jail.

15.01.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Police hunt other men who may have abused woman forced into sex with strangers

Police hunt other men who may have abused woman forced into sex with strangers

Police are investigating whether any other men can be prosecuted over a woman who was forced into having sex with multiple strangers.

11.01.2026 4

Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

Police hunt other men who may have abused woman forced into sex with strangers

Police hunt other men who may have abused woman forced into sex with strangers

Police are investigating whether any other men can be prosecuted over a woman who was forced into having sex with multiple strangers.

11.01.2026 7

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

'Monster' who forced woman to have sex with up to 1,000 men jailed for life

'Monster' who forced woman to have sex with up to 1,000 men jailed for life

An obsessive pervert who forced a woman into having sex with up to 1,000 men against her will has been jailed for life.

10.01.2026 4

Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

'Monster' who forced woman to have sex with up to 1,000 men jailed for life

'Monster' who forced woman to have sex with up to 1,000 men jailed for life

An obsessive pervert who forced a woman into having sex with up to 1,000 men against her will has been jailed for life.

10.01.2026 4

Eastern Daily Press

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Man who wielded Rambo knife guilty of murdering teenager in city flat

Man who wielded Rambo knife guilty of murdering teenager in city flat

A man has been found guilty of the murder of a teenage dealer as part of a turf war between the rival drug gangs.

09.01.2026 9

Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

Man who wielded Rambo knife guilty of murdering teenager in city flat

Man who wielded Rambo knife guilty of murdering teenager in city flat

A man has been found guilty of the murder of a teenage dealer as part of a turf war between the rival drug gangs.

09.01.2026 20

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Woman jailed for money laundering over £63k designer goods haul

Woman jailed for money laundering over £63k designer goods haul

A woman has been jailed for more than two years after financial data linked her to a drug dealing enterprise.

09.01.2026 6

Eastern Daily Press

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90-year-old woman in court accused of making threats to neighbour

90-year-old woman in court accused of making threats to neighbour

A 90-year-old woman who has faced months in prison for a series of offences must now answer new allegations of threatening her neighbour.

09.01.2026 30

Eastern Daily Press

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Police hunt man accused of stealing £6k jewellery from Norwich shop

Police are hunting a man accused of stealing thousands of pounds of jewellery from a Norwich store after he failed to appear in court.

08.01.2026 4

Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

New Year party knifeman told stabbing victim ‘I’ll kill you’

New Year party knifeman told stabbing victim ‘I’ll kill you’

A man found armed with a knife three times in as many months has been jailed after a New Year’s Eve party that left a man seriously injured.

08.01.2026 6

Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

New Year party knifeman told stabbing victim ‘I’ll kill you’

New Year party knifeman told stabbing victim ‘I’ll kill you’

A man found armed with a knife three times in as many months has been jailed after a New Year’s Eve party that left a man seriously injured.

08.01.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Police hunt man accused of stealing £6k jewellery from Norwich shop

Police hunt man accused of stealing £6k jewellery from Norwich shop

Police are hunting a man accused of stealing thousands of pounds of jewellery from a Norwich store after he failed to appear in court.

08.01.2026 4

Eastern Daily Press

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Van driver ‘failed to report crash’ at 75mph railway level crossing

Van driver ‘failed to report crash’ at 75mph railway level crossing

A van driver has been accused of failing to report a crash that seriously damaged gates at a railway level crossing.

08.01.2026 4

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Transwoman accused of being behind £100,000 firebomb blackmail plot

Transwoman accused of being behind £100,000 firebomb blackmail plot

A transwoman could have to stand trial outside Norfolk over an alleged £100,000 blackmail plot to firebomb a legal firm.

07.01.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

Transwoman accused of being behind £100,000 firebomb blackmail plot

Transwoman accused of being behind £100,000 firebomb blackmail plot

A transwoman could have to stand trial outside Norfolk over an alleged £100,000 blackmail plot to firebomb a legal firm.

07.01.2026 6

Eastern Daily Press

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Man who fled farm to escape machete-wielding gang denies cocaine dealing

Man who fled farm to escape machete-wielding gang denies cocaine dealing

A man has denied large-scale cocaine dealing after four men broke into a farmhouse armed with machetes and knives.

07.01.2026 5

Eastern Daily Press

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Man accused of blackmail over £100,000 firebomb threat to solicitors' firm

Man accused of blackmail over £100,000 firebomb threat to solicitors' firm

A man has been accused of threatening to firebomb the offices of a firm of solicitors unless he received £100,000.

06.01.2026 8

Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

Benefits cheat who scammed £28,000 sentenced to just 150 hours unpaid work

Benefits cheat who scammed £28,000 sentenced to just 150 hours unpaid work

A benefits cheat who dishonestly claimed tens of thousands of pounds over more than two years has been ordered to do 150 hours unpaid work.

06.01.2026 8

Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

Online sex predator who pretended to be teenage girls is spared jail

Online sex predator who pretended to be teenage girls is spared jail

An online sexual predator who posed as teenage girls to lure boys into sending him explicit pictures has been spared jail.

06.01.2026 6

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Prolific shoplifter jailed for THIRD time in four months for Christmas crime spree

Prolific shoplifter jailed for THIRD time in four months for Christmas crime spree

One of Norfolk’s most prolific shoplifters has been jailed for the third time in less than four months after stealing hundreds of pounds worth of...

06.01.2026 5

Eastern Daily Press

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Man, 30, dishonestly claimed benefits by failing to declare he was student

Man, 30, dishonestly claimed benefits by failing to declare he was student

A man has admitted cheating the benefits system by dishonestly claiming low income payments while actually a full-time student.

06.01.2026 6

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Man accused of blackmail over £100,000 firebomb threat to solicitors' firm

Man accused of blackmail over £100,000 firebomb threat to solicitors' firm

A man has been accused of threatening to firebomb the offices of a firm of solicitors unless he received £100,000.

06.01.2026 5

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Benefits cheat who scammed £28,000 sentenced to just 150 hours unpaid work

Benefits cheat who scammed £28,000 sentenced to just 150 hours unpaid work

A benefits cheat who dishonestly claimed tens of thousands of pounds over more than two years has been ordered to do 150 hours unpaid work.

06.01.2026 5

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Former boxer Herbie Hide accused of punching plain clothes policeman

Former world champion boxer Herbie Hide has been accused of punching a plain clothes policeman.

04.01.2026 6

Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

Former boxer Herbie Hide accused of punching plain clothes policeman

Former world champion boxer Herbie Hide has been accused of punching a plain clothes policeman.

04.01.2026 9

Eastern Daily Press

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Ex-Premier League football rapist accused of having secret phone in prison cell

A former Premier League footballer jailed for raping a woman as she slept is accused of having a secret phone in his prison cell in Norfolk.

03.01.2026 4

Norwich Evening News

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Ex-Premier League football rapist accused of having secret phone in prison cell

A former Premier League footballer jailed for raping a woman as she slept is accused of having a secret phone in his prison cell in Norfolk.

03.01.2026 7

Eastern Daily Press

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Migrant drug dealer spared deportation despite sexually assaulting two women

A migrant drug dealer was spared being deported back to Pakistan despite sexually assaulting two women in Norwich, it has emerged.

01.01.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

Man accused of stealing £20k while acting as carer for his mother

A man has been remanded to remain in prison after being accused of stealing more than £20,000 from his own mother. 

01.01.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Migrant drug dealer spared deportation despite sexually assaulting two women

A migrant drug dealer was spared being deported back to Pakistan despite sexually assaulting two women in Norwich, it has emerged.

01.01.2026 8

Eastern Daily Press

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Paedophile who groomed and abused children over decades dies in prison

A Norfolk paedophile jailed for abusing six children before he moved to Spain has died while serving more than 14 years prison.

01.01.2026 30

Eastern Daily Press

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