John Scheerhout
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- Sep 10, 2026
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Dad died in Benidorm hotel after taking cocaine, inquest told (opens the original)
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A dad-of-one with an undiagnosed heart condition died after taking cocaine during a Champions League away trip to Spain, an inquest has heard. Guy Edward Bradshaw, 35, from Wythenshawe, was found dead in his room in Hotel Placidia in Benidorm on October 21, 2025, just hours before Manchester City were due to play Villareal 150 miles further up the Costa Blanca coast. Mr Bradshaw, who owned and operated his own carpet cleaning business, most likely died as a result of a combination of an undiagno
Sadistic killer who 'enjoyed' violence found dead behind bars (opens the original)
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A sadistic killer who 'enjoyed' inflicting extreme violence on his victims has died behind bars. Michael Pickering, from Oldham, was found dead at HMP Long Lartin, a category A men's prison in Worcestershire, on August 7. He had a history of drug abuse. He was 39. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) has launched an investigation into the death. He was serving time for the brutal murder of a recovering alcoholic in his own home before attempting to sell his possessions, reports the Manchest
Mum said 'I believed they were last moments of my life' after attack (opens the original)
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A serial domestic abuser has been jailed after breaching a restraining order and battering his ex-partner in a jealous rage. Builder Lee Hevingham, 41, from Longsight, attacked his ex-girlfriend Charlotte Bridgeman, striking her on the forehead with a mobile phone before repeatedly punching her in the face. Ms Bridgeman had endured a decade-long, "horrible" on-off relationship with the "controlling" and volatile Hevingham, Manchester Crown Court heard. The mother of his two children was regularl
Ryanair passengers were reportedly 'trapped on delayed plane' in '40C heat' (opens the original)
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A passenger aboard a delayed Ryanair flight from Spain to Manchester has described how holiday-makers were 'trapped' inside the aircraft for over two hours as temperatures climbed into the 40s. Ryanair flight FR6597 was scheduled to depart Barcelona Airport at 4.50pm local time on Monday, however passengers were not permitted to board until approximately 6pm. Rather than taking off, passengers were left drenched in perspiration as the Boeing 737 sat motionless on the tarmac for two hours. Footag
Police officer slept with colleague before later sending vile messages to her (opens the original)
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A police officer who hurled insults at a junior colleague when she rejected his advances has escaped the sack after saying he was sorry. Sergeant Gareth Higginbottom bombarded a female PC with rude messages. But a disciplinary hearing spared Higginbottom the sack after being told he was sorry for his conduct, and instead demoted him back down to constable at Greater Manchester Police. The panel was informed that Higginbottom had a consensual sexual encounter with a female colleague, referred to
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