Martin Naylor

'Noah Smedley wasn’t himself armed, it was an utterly pointless killing' derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-new…

Teen found guilty of 'Rambo' knife Ilkeston murder of Noah Smedley 👇 derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-new…

18-year-old Charlie Hartle has been found guilty of murdering Noah Smedley with a 'Rambo' knife in Ilkeston. Following a near-two week trial at Derby Crown Court, a jury took less than three hours to unanimously convict him. Story to follow

Drink driving e-scooter rider crashed head-on into car nottinghampost.com/news/nottingha…

In what is turning out to be a pleasing day of Tweet fodder here at Nottingham Crown, a defence lawyer, in his mitigation, has just used the delicious phrase 'He knows he managed to scrape into extra time and is now on penalties'

And another shout from Nottingham Crown where a judge has just congratulated a barrister on his newly clean-shaven look, describing his former beard as making him "look like Neptune"

Good morning from Nottingham Crown Court where a barrister has just been into the press room to describe a plea hearing which is taking place today as "a horror story of perversion" 😲😳

This drug-fuelled driver was almost 10 times the legal limit for Ketamine when he left own brother in a coma for 20 days after crashing into a brick wall following a high-speed chase from Derby to Long Eaton 👇 derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-new…

Prolific Matlock criminal banned from town for two years derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-new…

Teen on trial for 'Rambo knife' murder in Ilkeston chooses not to give evidence 👇derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-new…

Rival gangs fought with weapons in front of terrified students nottinghampost.com/news/nottingha…

'Missed beyond measure' - tributes paid to woman found dead in flat derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-new…

Heavenly Desserts MD 'struck out with baton' during street fight 👇 derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-new…

I had to Google 'erotomania' for this story 👇 - Fixated stalker had delusional belief victim felt the same way about him nottinghampost.com/news/nottingha…

A young Nottingham driver mounted pavement and ploughed into a peacemaker outside a Hucknall pub in the early hours of Christmas Day 👇 nottinghampost.com/news/nottingha…

Willy Boly becomes latest Nottingham Forest player fined for driving offences nottinghampost.com/news/nottingha…

A Derbyshire cop fears he'll lose his job after amassing 12 points on his licence speeding. His 'exceptional hardship' plea to avoid a driving ban was dismissed by magistrates 👇derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-new…

Not the first time Derby City Council has fallen foul of this 👀 @igavels @DerbyCC derby.gov.uk/news/2025/july…

Rap-loving teen thrust Rambo knife into victim's chest, murder trial told derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-new…

I'm live blogging the opening of this murder trial should you wish to follow. Click on the story below to do just that derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-new…