David Brett poured paint stripper on Philomena Willets’ car and hacked into her husband’s emails to send messages to friends and neighbours accusing the couple of being paedophiles.

Six months into her marriage, Philomena Willetts (pictured) had a baby daughter, a new home in an affluent suburb of Leeds and a husband she adored.

Adam Moran, 32, from Leeds, made it his mission to consume the snacks, which made up a total of 9,330 calories in total, in just one hour. That included Twiglets, a pork pie and pot noodles.

Football pundit Chris Kamara has praised the police after officers caught a suspected car thief hiding in his garden in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

There will be concrete barriers, stop and search checks and officers on the ground at festive events in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Bath in the run up to Christmas.

An outbreak was confirmed in Leeds and Liverpool on November 23. Manchester has also been put on high alert to look out for signs the life-threatening condition may have spread there.

PC Martin Willis managed to cling onto vehicle long enough so that emergency services managed to help free the trapped driver from falling down an A1(M) embankment near Leeds.

Steven Roberts, 31, from Leeds, was mean to be flying out to San Jose in Costa Rica with his friends, but managed to book a flight to San Jose in California.

Ethan Stables, 19, did admit to possession of explosives under suspicious circumstances when he appeared for a hearing a Leeds Crown Court yesterday.

Partygoers wearing Santa hats, elf costumes and polar bear jumpers were pictured blowing off steam across the country for Mad Friday.

Figures released by police show complaints of rape almost trebled in the first year and have remained significantly higher than before after fear of arrest in Holbeck, Leeds, was removed.

Kieran Creaven, 54, a sports producer with RTE, pleaded guilty to grooming the girl at Leeds magistrates' court today.

Helen Briggs put on a sizzling festive display as she joined her fellow scantily-clad EOTB alum ZaraLena Jackson for the Miss Swimsuit UK Christmas party in Leeds on Thursday.

Revellers were pictured scuffling, urinating and collapsing on the street in cities including Newcastle, Cardiff, Liverpool, Swansea, Manchester and London, on the last Friday before Christmas.

Andy Star, 31, (pictured) and Farhad Salah, 22, were arrested on December 19 in a series of early morning raids in the Chesterfield and Sheffield areas of South Yorkshire.

The victim was believed to have been carrying a firearm when he was attacked at 4.36pm yesterday in Seacroft, Leeds.

Students and staff at the Headingley campus of Leeds Beckett University were warned to stay indoors while David Riley, 36, remained on the loose.

MBE nurse Enid Stevens was taken to A&E in St James's Hospital in Leeds, West Yorkshire, with a spinal fracture. She was wheeled out into a corridor and left there for six days.

Robert Williams, from the Burmantofts area of Leeds, had traces of cannabis in his system above the legal limit after police arrested him.

Tim Hancock died at Leeds General Infirmary on November 25, 2016 at the age of 48 after being given an experimental drug without his consent, an inquest heard today.

Joyce Sugden was shocked to receive a demand for payment for exceeding a three-hour free parking limit at the Leeds Road Retail Park in Huddersfield - because she hadn't parked there.

Rita Ora performed her new single Girls in Leeds on Friday night. The 27-year-old artist is on tour through early September.

A couple have been found guilty at Leeds Crown Court of luring their 19-year-old daughter to Bangladesh in an attempt to force her to marry her first cousin and have a baby with him.

Rather than focusing on Gareth Southgate's tactical changes, a cameraman seemed more interested in the presenter sat behind the bench during the England v Costa Rica match.

Panicked onlookers called the emergency services at 6.45pm and reported that the teenager had failed to return to shore at the river near Cardigan Fields, Kirkstall (divers pictured on the scene last night).

Four people aged 18 to 21 have died after a smash between a car and an Uber in Leeds in the early hours of this morning. 

Leeds Crown Court heard the victim was taken to the south Asian country on the pretence that she and her family would celebrate Eid together, but was then told by her parents that they had set up a wedding.

Trainer Gordon Elliott is targeting a record third consecutive Randox Health Grand National victory for Tiger Roll. 

EXCLUSIVE:Grand National-winning jockey Ryan Mania is on the verge of a surprise comeback to the saddle, five years after quitting after citing weight and motivation problems.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: After 12 La Liga games there are just five points between the top 13 teams. The usual suspects are up there, but things just don't seem to be clicking at all. Sportsmail examines.

From the Christmas General Election to a solid gold toilet being stolen from inside Blenheim Palace, this year has been packed with inimitable stories.

Ben Jones, 30, has been jailed for stealing £370,000 from his employer to fund his habit after chatty emails from Betway 'VIP manager' Simon Kent led him to stake £1million.

Walk In The Mill, who is as short as 14-1 second favourite with some layers for the Grand National in April, will continue his preparation at Chepstow on Friday.

There are any number of variables which determine the winner of the world's greatest horse race, yet connections of Tiger Roll seem fixated he has been handed a pound or two more than is reasonable.

Fingers crossed Storm Dennis doesn't prove the ultimate menace and Yala Enki (Haydock, nap, 3.15) is given the chance to shine in the Unibet Grand National Trial today.

The British defence of next month's Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup has been weakened after 2018 winner Native River was ruled out of the race.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MARCUS TOWNEND: At Aintree Potters Corner could become a Grand National hero and one with a link to one of the race and sport's biggest names.

The Grand National was dramatically called off on Monday night after new Government restrictions to fight the spread of coronavirus made it impossible to stage the Aintree showpiece.

The decision, which follows the announcement by the Jockey Club on Monday evening to cancel the Randox Health Grand National, will place the sport under considerable financial strain.

Presenter Ed Chamberlin says he hopes ITV broadcasting racing from Ireland on Saturday will be a tonic for sports fans in a barren live sporting landscape.

Millions of people take part every year in a Grand National sweepstake - and even though the race won't be run this year, you can still have some fun with our kit for Saturday's Virtual Grand National. 

The first Saturday in April could have been one of the biggest days in racing in recent memory, but this year's Grand National will instead be held virtually. Here, Sportsmail's Sam Turner provides his tips...

PETER SCUDAMORE: Despite big weight, dual winner Tiger Roll must surely go close to landing a Grand National hat-trick in Saturday's virtual race, but KIMBERLITE CANDY is my bet.

DOMINIC KING: It's the jarring sight of the Blue Anchor that first strikes you. This huge pub, a furlong from the Melling Road, is usually such a bouncing venue for the three days.

Laurie Lee died in 1997. A couple of years ago, David Parker, who made a documentary, found his recordings of Lee in a mis-labelled box and presented them to Penguin

There was bad behaviour to be found in all sorts of books published this year, from the highest to the lowest

Did you know that in 2019 a Belgian man broke the record for sitting on the toilet for the longest time - 116 hours?

Over the past few years, an increasing number of novels have included real-life members of the Royal Family as characters. Now B W Black has written a novel involving the Royal princesses

There have been books, articles, films and plays galore about Philby, Maclean, Burgess and Blunt, but nobody seems to know or care about the 'Fifth Man', John Cairncross

House Of Glass flows with the amazing clarity and delicacy of a fine novel. By the end, I was completely wrapped up in the sharply contrasting characters of the Glass family