Panicked groom who halted own wedding with bomb hoax jailed

A panicked groom who staged a bomb hoax on his wedding day so his bride would not find out he bungled the booking has been jailed for 12 months.

Neil McArdle had forgotten to fill in the forms to marry Amy Williams, but could not face telling her that the big day “that was all she talked about” was not going to happen.

Instead of saying “we need to talk” the 36-year-old tried to “weasel” out of his predicament, Liverpool Crown Court heard.