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Tom Wilkinson

Reporter · GB

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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Jul 28, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Tom Wilkinson

    No evidence of ‘tactical contact’ before fatal A66 crash (opens the original)

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    Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. An initial investigation into a head-on collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough, which killed two police officers and five young men, has found no evidence of “tactical contact” or the use of a stinger in the moments before the crash, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said. The crash between a Volkswagen Passat and a marked Cleveland Police vehicle occu

  2. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Tom Wilkinson

    Further arrests made in Middlesbrough after vehicle ramming incident (opens the original)

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    Two more arrests have been made by police after a vehicle was rammed in Middlesbrough, eight days after a head-on collision which killed five young men and two police officers. Cleveland Police said 27 people have now been arrested as part of their investigations since the horrific collision on the A66 on 22 August. In the latest incident, men aged 19 and 24 were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. The force said it happened after a vehicle ram

  3. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Tom Wilkinson

    Reform suspends councillor charged over offensive social media post about Nigerians (opens the original)

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    Reform has suspended a councillor pending the outcome of legal proceedings after he was charged over a grossly offensive comment on social media regarding Nigerians. Sunderland City Councillor Glenn Gibbins, 66, is scheduled to appear at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Friday in connection with an alleged Facebook post from 2024. Last month, Northumbria Police announced that he had been charged with an offence under the Communications Act 2003 regarding a post referencing the Nigerian commu

  4. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Tom Wilkinson

    GP sexually assaulted women he was examining after road traffic accidents (opens the original)

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    A GP who sexually assaulted two female patients during medical consultations following road traffic collisions has been jailed, police have confirmed. Muhammad Iqbal, 64, from Julianstown, County Meath, Ireland, was charged in connection with separate incidents taking place in Darlington and Sunderland during 2023. The women had been referred to Iqbal for physiotherapy sessions organised by their insurance companies after they were involved in road traffic accidents. In the first offence, he gra

  5. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Tom Wilkinson

    Grandmother spared jail after fatal car park crash that killed 81-year-old pedestrian (opens the original)

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    A grandmother who fatally struck an 81-year-old pedestrian in a congested shopping centre car park shortly before Christmas has received a suspended prison sentence. Linda Hall, 64, pleaded guilty to causing the death of former teacher Rita Grimshaw, 81, by careless driving following the incident at Silverlink Retail Park in North Tyneside on 22 December last year. Sentencing her at North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court, District Judge Paul Currer determined that the fatal crash was the result of a

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