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A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to more than two years behind bars after a fellow train passenger caught him viewing child sexual abuse material on his phone.David Johnson, from Francis Chichester Way in Wandsworth, received a prison term of two years and three months at Inner London Crown Court on Wednesday, April 1The court heard how an alert traveller sitting behind Johnson on a service from Stafford to London witnessed him watching disturbing videos on his device.Johnson had admitted to six charges of making indecent images of children, alongside two counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with…

Lewis Dodd’s first hat-trick of his career helped Catalans Dragons come from behind to dash Warrington Wolves’ hopes of reclaiming top spot in Super League.The ex-St Helens man capped a brilliant team performance from the French side, who move into the top six after securing their first win over Wire in five attempts.In a tight, physical contest featuring high-quality rugby from both teams, Wolves twice led as tries from the Thewlis brothers, Jake and Josh, bracketed a brilliant solo effort from captain George Williams.But Tommy Makinson scored two tries and Leo Darellatour also crossed to ensure a breathless game was…

Driver Juha Miettinen has died after a seven-car crash during the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) qualifiers in Germany on Saturday.The race was initially halted by a red flag before it was eventually suspended an hour later once the severity of the the multi-car collision became apparent. Organisers said the race, which had earned extra attention due to the participation of Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen, would not resume on Saturday evening. “Following the collision between several vehicles, race control immediately halted the race to allow for extensive recovery and rescue operations,” the race organiser said in a statement. “Despite the immediate…

Rare extended periods on the training pitches are not yielding an improvement in results after a relentless schedule finally eased.Howe again based his team selection on what he had seen during the week as he named Newcastle’s youngest starting XI in a Premier League game since 2005 with an average age of 24 years 191 days.Although captain Bruno Guimaraes would have started if he was fit enough after recovering from illness and injury, it was still striking that not a single member of Howe’s leadership group lined up from the off after Nick Pope, Dan Burn, Trippier and Jacob Murphy…

A parking row has erupted after police officers confronted motorists who had parked illegally near mosques during Friday prayers. Vehicles were left on double yellow lines, across pavements, on grass verges and around bends at the junction of Simmons Drive and Quinton Road West on Friday, April 17 in the Birmingham neighbourhood. West Midlands Police (WMP) confirmed they had spoken to drivers who had abandoned their cars in positions that blocked the road.A spokesman from the force said: “We’re aware of issues with inconsiderate parking in the Simmons Drive area and are working with partners to tackle the problem.”Officers gave…

Ireland: Flood; Parsons, Dalton, McGillivray, O’Connor; O’Brien, Lane; Perry, Moloney-MacDonald, Djougang, Campbell, Tuite, Hogan, King (capt), Wafer.Replacements: Jones, O’Dowd, McGrath, Wall, Monaghan, Whelan, Higgins, McGann.Italy: Minuzzi; Buso, D’Inca, Mannini, Muzzo; Stevanin, Stefan; Maris, Vecchini, Pilani, Fedrighi, Costanini, Sgorbini, Ranuccini, Giordano. Replacements: Cheli, Turani, Zanette, Duca, Veronese, Bitonci, Madia, Sillari.

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Just before England’s Women’s Six Nations match against Scotland kicked off on Saturday, Red Roses head coach John Mitchell was asked if this spell was the biggest test of his team’s strength in depth since he took charge.”No doubt,” he replied. “But you have to adapt and respond to it.”In front of 30,498 people at Murrayfield – a record crowd for a standalone women’s sporting event in Scotland – the world champions did that and more, winning 84-7.England were not quite at their best in the 33-12 home victory against Ireland seven days earlier, which in hindsight was probably to…

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“The council have said it’s [because of] continuous parking on the green… I’ve lived here for 15 years, and I’ve seen it a handful of times,” said resident Natalie Drury-Styles, who said the new bollards felt “out of keeping” with the local character.