Inquest into death of Nottingham boy
An inquest has opened into the death of a four year old boy from Nottingham, who died two days after leaving the Queen's Medical Centre with severe dehydration.
'Red Dwarf' robber has sentence extended after 'hopeless' appeal
An armed robber who was traced after a witness said he looked like Cat from the cult TV series Red Dwarf has had his sentence extended by judges after mounting a 'hopeless' appeal.
Usman Ali, 26, was involved in a raid on a security van and was caught the next day spending the stolen money, which had been stained with dye, in a betting shop.
Ali, from Small Heath in Birmingham, was jailed for eight years at the city's crown court in January, after being found guilty conspiracy to rob.
He today launched a bid to challenge his sentence at London's Criminal Appeal Court, complaining that the term was 'too long'.
But his complaints were thrown out by three senior judges, who said his objections were 'without merit'.
Having wasted the court's time, Ali was then told he would serve an extra three weeks behind bars.
Ali and accomplices ambushed a driver for a security firm outside a Wickes store on July 26 last year. They threatened him with a hammer before fleeing with a box containing £14,000.
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Medical staff give evidence over death of 4-year-old boy
Medical staff at Nottingham Children's hospital have given evidence on day two of the inquest into the death of 4-year-old Harry Procko.
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Inquest opens into death of Nottingham toddler
An inquest has opened into the death of a four year old boy, who died days after leaving the Queen's Medical Centre with severe dehydration.