Boy, 13, killed in £1.2m Ferrari when driver 'misjudged' supercar's power, court hears

The Ferrari F50 crashed in North Warnborough, Hampshire, moments after Matthew Cobden took Alexander Worth for a drive Credit: Crown Prosecution Service/PA A teenage boy was killed while being taken for a spin in a £1.2m Ferrari supercar when the driver "misjudged its formidable power", a court heard. Alexander Worth, 13, died at the scene after businessman Matthew Cobden, 39, over-accelerated in the high-performance Ferrari F50 and lost control,...

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Woman, 26, charged with public order offence after note was left on ambulance windscreen mid-emergency

The note left on the ambulance in Stoke-on-Trent Credit: WMAS A 26-year-old woman has been charged with a public order offence in connection with an incident where a foul-mouthed note was left on an ambulance windscreen. Kirsty Sharman, from Tunstall, Staffs, was arrested on Monday following a plea by West Midlands Ambulance Service staff. They had reported over the weekend that colleagues found a hand-written note from a resident who had...

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Child sex crime accusations reach record high, says charity

  The NSPCC says child sex crimes reported to police are at a record high Press Association 20 February 2018 • 5:28am The number of alleged child sexual crimes reported to police has reached a record high, a leading charity has warned. Forces in the UK recorded 64,667 sexual offences allegedly perpetrated against victims aged under 18 in 2016/17, according to figures obtained by the NSPCC. This was a rise of 15% compared with the previous...

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