Five men who targeted vulnerable girls in park sentenced to terms of between 18 months and 14 years

Five men who were part of a “horrific” grooming gang that raped and sexually assaulted schoolgirls in a park have been jailed for between 18 months and 14 years.

The men targeted vulnerable girls in Saltwell Park, Gateshead, plying their victims with alcohol and cocaine.

Sharaz Ali, 40, was motivated by jealousy and fuelled by drugs and alcohol when he set fire to house, jury heard

A man who set fire to a house killing a woman and her three children aged nine, five and 22 months has been found guilty of murder.

Sharaz Ali, 40, was motivated by jealousy and fuelled by drugs and alcohol when he set fire to the house in Bradford at 2am on 21 August last year, a jury heard.