One of the two men accused of plotting to kill singer Joss Stone said he had not heard of her before and thought he was “just going on a day out” on the morning the pair were arrested, a few miles from her home.

International pop star Joss Stone has told a court that she was only aware of an alleged plot by two Manchester men to kill her when she was visited by the police.

Bus driver Lee Holbrook strangled an 18-year-old student on his bus after she refused him sex, a court heard today.

A MOTORIST ran down a pedestrian and repeatedly drove over him in a road rage incident, a court heard yesterday.

A husband who shot dead a neighbour who had a long-standing affair with his wife was jailed for six years today.