Hull Daily Mail

KIDNAPPERS JAILED

A TERRIFIED man desperately tried to escape from a car after a violent thug repeatedly punched him while an accomplice held him down by his wrists during the nasty kidnapping ordeal in Hornsea. The ringleader later “stomped on” the victim’s head after...

POIGNANT TRIBUTE TO ARCTIC CORSAIR VOLUNTEER

THE family of a dedicated volunteer aboard Hull’s floating museum the Arctic Corsair will have a special wish fulfilled when she sails into her final home tomorrow. The ashes of former trawlerman Peter Burrows, who died in January 2025, aged 90, will...

ENRAGED VAN DRIVER ‘SNAPPED’

AN enraged van driver “snapped” and used his vehicle as a “highly dangerous weapon” to hurtle straight towards two “trick or treat” 13-year-old boys out on their bicycles on Halloween. Two pedestrians quickly had to “dive out of the way” to avoid...

TEENAGE TEARAWAY FILMED HIMSELF INSIDE CAR HE STOLE

A TEENAGE burglar with a “significant criminal record” has been locked up after he landed himself in hot water when police found telltale videos on his mobile phone boasting about his latest spree of offences. Young tearaway Harlee Hinchliffe filmed...

LOOKING FOR LOVE IN HULL?

TWO friends are trying to spark connections between singles in the city by launching their own Hull-based dating app. Benjamin Lopez and John Levesley aim to get single people together in an increasingly isolated dating scene - and are offering the...

PARTNERS IN WINE CRIME

AN aggressive woman angrily smashed a glass into a restaurant worker’s face – leaving him “covered in blood” – during a nasty late-night confrontation over two stolen bottles of red wine. The violence was sparked after she was seen with a man who had...

‘I JUST WANT TO GET HOME’

AN east Hull man who is 28 years into a walk around the world has hit another hurdle as he plans the final stages of his journey. Karl Bushby, 57, was recently denied entry to the Channel Tunnel, or its service tunnel, to get back on home soil on...

THE VOICE OF OUR REGION

EAST Riding Council has led tributes to Michael Wood, East Riding town crier, following news of his death this week. The council said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Michael Wood, the East Riding town crier. “Michael has been...

DRUG DEALER LAY ON BED COVERED IN CASH

TWO firm friends are preparing to go head-to-head as they stage a charity football match. Ryan Mallinson and Alexander Ross will compete in opposing teams in the ‘Semicolon Cup,’ hosted at Haworth Park ground today - right in the build up to England’s...

FANTASY FOOTBALL

AN England fan who used his life savings to take his grandad to the World Cup has been left stunned after a company inspired by their story gifted him the entire £10,000 back. Jacob Allmendinger from North Ferriby, sacrificed the cash he had saved up...

‘A THANK YOU TO THE CITY’

A CALL to a Hull ward councillor helped galvanise a litter-pick that saw dozens of bags of rubbish filled and the Spring Bank area enjoying a spruced-up new look. Cllr Shane Mcmurray (Central) was approached by members of the area’s Kurdish community,...

PAIR TREATED HOLDERNESS ROAD LIKE ‘A RACETRACK’

TWO Vauxhall Astra drivers have been jailed after racing at “grossly excessive speed” – and one of them collided with a food delivery driver on a moped. The moped rider suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash, Hull Crown Court heard. Judge...

BOY , 2 , SPENT A YEAR WITH BROKEN LEG

A Two-year-old Marfleet boy is recovering from surgery after living with a broken leg for a year. Carson Lees has Congenital Pseudarthrosis (CPT), which causes weak bones that are prone to fractures. Shortly after birth, Carson developed an unstable...

WHALE OF A TIME!

A 119-year-old whale skeleton has returned to the Hull Maritime Museum before it reopens to visitors after six years and a £20m revamp. The 40ft specimen, made up of 168 individual bones, took five days to install in its new home in the refurbished...

A GAMECHANGER!

A PITCH perfect launch event has boosted community sport in the East Riding, following a £2.1m investment. A new full-size 3G football pitch has now been completed and opened at East Riding Leisure Haltemprice – a project made possible thanks to the...

‘Lyla’s life will not be in vain, she is already changing the system’

A GRIEVING dad who took his campaign to improve early diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes to Downing Street is taking comfort in the fact his daughter’s story is “protecting other children”, after updates were made to national guidance. John Story’s daughter...

BOMB HOAXER CAUSED CHAOS

A YOUNG bomb hoaxer caused chaos – and forced a barber’s shop and a Mcdonald’s restaurant to be hurriedly evacuated – after making alarming telephone calls to the police warning that explosive devices had been left there. A hasty and much more...

‘I SPENT £10K SAVINGS TAKING MY GRANDAD TO WORLD CUP’

A DEDICATED football fan from East Yorkshire has given up the £10,000 he’d been putting aside for a house deposit to splash out on taking his grandfather on a once-in-a-lifetime World Cup adventure. Jacob Allmendinger, 21, insists he has “no regrets”...

Winds of change

PLANS by Associated British Ports (ABP) for an onshore wind turbine at Port of Hull are set to go before the public. ABP – owner and operator of the four ports of Immingham, Grimsby, Goole, and Hull – has been busy reducing its emissions by more than...

PREDATORS

THREE men have been jailed after a vulnerable 16-year-old girl was groomed and sexu- ally exploited in Hull. The victim’s ordeal began when one of the men met her by chance when they were both customers at a store in the city before using “calculated...

PICTURE OF HEALTH

PLANS have been unveiled for a new multi-million pound health club in Brough which, subject to planning approval, will bring significant investment and a unique community destination to the local area. The Kingston Club is aiming to “redefine health...

HOT UNDER THE COLLAR

A HULL secondary school says it has “introduced a number of adjustments in response to the warmer weather” amid a number of complaints from parents who said “strict” uniform rules were leading to them keeping their children at home in the sweltering...

BOTOX BURGLAR BUSTED

A PROLIFIC burglar with a long history of crime stole a valuable haul of Botox antiwrinkle treatments – as well as skin boosters and vitamins – after raiding a summer house used for storing products for an aesthetics business. Serial criminal Jamie...

‘SHOCKING’ DRUGS LAB FOUND IN HULL HOUSE

THE man behind a large-scale synthetic drugs laboratory inside a house in Hull that “shocked even experienced detectives” has been jailed. A scene guard remained in place for five days while the factory was examined and safely dismantled as it “posed...

AGGRESSIVE ‘ROAD RAGE’ DRIVER RAN OVER A MAN’S FOOTTO

AN aggressive “road rage” confrontation turned nasty when a badtempered driver suddenly drove his car straight towards another motorist – and ran over his foot, causing serious injuries. There had already been a heated exchange between the two men...

VIOLENT BULLY RAPED WOMAN IN TERRIFYING 3-HOUR ORDEAL

A Heavy-drinking bully who raped and attacked a frightened woman during a “horrific” three-hour ordeal has been jailed for 21 years. Aggressive and power-crazed Alex Owers was “almost torturing her” during the “utterly terrifying experience” and he...

FIGHTING FOR MORE TIME WITH MY GIRLS

A HUMBERSIDE police officer fighting stage 4 cancer refuses to give up hope of spending more time with her daughters and is seeking pioneering treatment in India. Sarah Carr was diagnosed with melanoma – a form of skin cancer –while she was pregnant...

SUMMER OPENING PLANS SUNK

WORKS at Ennerdale Leisure Centre will continue into next year, Hull City Council has confirmed. The centre - which includes swimming and sports facilities - will not reopen this summer as previously thought. The facility has been closed since May...

EX-HULL FC PLAYER TACKLES HIS NEW VENTURE

A FORMER England and Hull FC rugby player who pitched an idea for opening a coffee shop in the city has seen the venture come to fruition. Reece Lyne and his pal and business partner Callum Taylor are into the fourth week of running the Daily Grind,...

‘DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE HAS BEEN MY LIFE’

A PALLIATIVE care nurse who has been supporting patients and families across Hull and East Yorkshire for 35 years has retired. Sue Fisher, who is one of Dove House Hospice’s longest-serving nurses, says the job is the last thing she thinks about at...

TAKE THE PLUNGE!

THE idea of restoring a lido facility in East Park, Hull, is to be put forward by Labour opposition councillors. At full council on Thursday, Labour will call for a number of measures to help stop preventable open-water deaths. They are largely...

DODGY DISC SELLER DJ HAS TO FACE THE MUSIC

A GREEDY DJ systematically ripped off musicians and record companies – cheating them out of nearly £221,000 – by brazenly ignoring copyright rules and creating his own CDS to sell online as part of a shameless money-making scam. Marc Kearns – known in...

F1 IN A MILLION!

A Nine-year-old karting driver has stepped up to the podium to become Hull’s first ever Grid Series Champion. And given Jaxon Na’ama’s start to life, his achievement is all the more remarkable. Jaxon was born at just 27 weeks gestation, weighing 2lb...

ROAD CLOSURE WILL HIT OUR PUB HARD

ALFRED Gelder Street in Hull city centre is set to be closed for essential improvement works. Despite Hull City Council saying the timing of the closure will minimise disruption, a pub on the road has raised concerns. The council has announced a...

‘MAGICAL’ MUM LIVED LIFE TO THE FULLEST

MOVING tributes have been paid to an inspirational Hull mum who fought to “live her life to the fullest” as she battled kidney disease for decades. Michelle Barber, of Bransholme, has died at the age of 45, having fought against the odds for 30...

‘I MAY NEVER GET MUCH BETTER’

A HULL woman who contracted Legionnaires’ disease on holiday in Greece has told how she fears she may never recover, a year after falling ill. Donna and Sid Jobling say their lives have “been on hold” for a year, after a trip abroad left Donna with...

DEALER HID COCAINE IN POLICE CAR

A SERIAL drug dealer craftily hid a bag of cocaine under the front passenger seat of a police car after he was arrested and was being taken in the vehicle to a police station. Seasoned dealer Michael Wilson thought that he had got away with it but,...

DEMOLITION OF PARK ‘VILLAS’ APPROVED

PLANS to demolish the Henson Villas in Hull’s Pearson Park have been approved. Plans submitted to Hull City Council said the three buildings, on the south eastern corner of the park, should be taken down “as soon as practicably possible.” The...

‘HE DIDN’T JUST IMPACT MY LIFE ... HE STOLE IT FROM ME’

A SERIAL rapist who targeted two girls during “violent and nasty” sexual behaviour was branded by one of the traumatised victims as her “absolute worst nightmare”. The sexual abuse from Dillon Prest had “long-lasting consequences” for one of the girls...

GIVING BACK TO CHARITY THAT ‘GAVE ME EVERYTHING’

TO mark Volunteers’ Week, which is running from June 1 to 7 in 2026, Hull Live is helping to tell the stories of Hull people giving their time to support local charities. First to be spotlighted is Olly Burdett, a trustee with the Tigers...

PREDATOR TRIED TO RAPE WOMAN AFTER A NIGHT OUT

A PREDATORY sex pest intimately touched and tried to rape a woman after taking advantage of her when she went upstairs to sleep following a night out in Hull. She desperately tried to push him away and told him “I’m not here for that” but he ignored...

‘MY HEART STOPPED BEATING SIX TIMES IN ONE DAY’

A LIFELONG Hull City supporter who had his ticket and was set to see his football heroes play at Wembley had all his plans thrown into disarray by a sudden major health scare. Ant Lewis, of Pickering Road, Hull, had just begun a family holiday near...

‘IT HAPPENED IN A SPLIT SECOND. SHE WAS GONE’

AN inquest heard warm tributes to a mother, daughter and the heroic man who tried to rescue them from the sea at Withernsea. Two friends were taking photos and videos of each other with sea spray splashing over when a 12ft wave tragically swept one of...

SIEMENS GAMESA FINED £600,000 AFTER WORKER LEFT PARALYSED

SIEMENS Gamesa has been fined following an incident in which an employee suffered serious, lifechanging injuries at the company’s wind turbine blade manufacturing site in Hull. The incident was described as “wholly avoidable” by the Health and Safety...

‘WE’VE HAD TO REMORTGAGE OUR HOME TO PAY FOR MY CANCER TREATMENT’

A HULL woman battling terminal brain cancer has revealed how she has remortgaged her house in her bid to pay the huge bill for potentially life-extending treatment not available on the NHS. It is now nine months since Louise Jensen received the news...

BLAZE OF GLORY

ONE family, one dream, are the four words Hull City owner Acun Ilicali coined to describe his vision for the club. If the scenes at Wembley before and after the most unexpected of promotions reaffirmed this is a club unified, the party at Queen...

I SPY THE PREMIER LEAGUE!

PINCH yourselves, drink it in, Hull City are back in the Premier League. No, don’t scratch your eyes, this isn’t a dream, it really did happen. Sergej Jakirovic has led City back to English football’s top flight after a memorable play-off final win...

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ACUN’S PRIDE

HULL City owner Acun Ilicali admits seeing Hull City walking out at Wembley Stadium on Saturday afternoon will be a bittersweet occasion. Ilicali, who bought the club in January 2022, lost his parents in a car accident when he was 22 years old, and he...

SQUARE DEAL

HULL city centre is set to be transformed in ‘one of the most exciting regeneration projects in England’ after a preferred development partner was unveiled. Plans to redevelop the city centre’s Albion Square first emerged in 2017, with initial...

PERVERT CAUGHT WATCHING VIDEOS OF CHILDREN IN PUB BY PUNTERS

CUSTOMERS at a bar raised the alarm when they spotted a paedophile looking at videos of children on his laptop. Alan Moore had not notified police that he had a new device and he had deleted the footage when he was arrested, Hull Crown Court...