Matthew Cooper

Reporter for @PA based in the Midlands. Fan of the Jaguar XK8. Very occasional photos of Nobel Prize winners. RTs not endorsements

[PA Media @PA]

#BreakingNews The Government has temporarily been banned from concluding its negotiations on the Chagos Islands deal by an injunction granted in the early hours of today by a High Court judge

[PA Media @PA]

#BreakingNews Axel Rudakubana, 18, has pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court to murdering three young girls in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport

[Kate Cronin @Katie_Cronin]

In court today to see this fella jailed for 38 months. He tweeted on X encouraging people to burn down asylum hotels then tried to pass himself off as some kind of free speech warrior https://t.co/EqauG6pK33

[PA Media @PA]

#Breaking There was “extensive” phone hacking by Mirror Group Newspapers from 2006 to 2011, “even to some extent” during the Leveson Inquiry into media standards, a High Court judge has ruled following a trial featuring the Duke of Sussex

[PA Media @PA]

A father who strangled his wife and their two young children and was then tasered after holding a knife to his own throat has been jailed for life

✍: @MatthewCooperPA

https://t.co/yenStNBFzF

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Man who stole 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs convicted https://t.co/lpzgP1F1VX

[Patrick Hurst @paddyhurst]

Day 12 in the search for Nicola Bulley. Her partner Paul Ansell has been down to the River Wyre near where she vanished, speaking to Peter Faulding, the underwater search expert helping in the hunt.

[Matthew Cooper @MatthewCooperPA]

@AntiQuark42 @CheMichael7 It’s a serious matter then is it? Not like folks arguing about whether cream or jam goes on a scone first 😂

[Matthew Cooper @MatthewCooperPA]

Members of the Unite union out before sunrise with Save Our NHS banners at West Midlands Ambulance Service site in Longford, Coventry #ambulancestrike

[Matthew Cooper @MatthewCooperPA]

Terribly sad scenes in Kingshurst after Sunday’s tragedy. Crews from @WMFSSheldon were applauded as they brought their own tribute to the three young boys who died.

[Carl Jackson @CarlJackson_LDR]

Force confirms Joshua Tilt tried to quit before he was sacked
https://t.co/L8JiH458jL

[PA Media @PA]

#Breaking US citizen Anne Sacoolas, 45, has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to causing the death of 19-year-old motorcyclist Harry Dunn by careless driving

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Driving ban for police boss caught speeding five times https://t.co/iC0kU7uu8F

[PA Media @PA]

#Breaking Kurtis Dilks, who was part of a four-strong gang which smashed into the home of former England footballer Ashley Cole and threatened to cut off his fingers, has been jailed at Nottingham Crown Court for 30 years, with a five-year extended licence period

[PA Media @PA]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have been told they will be fined as part of a police probe into allegations of lockdown parties held at Downing Street

✍️: @bypatrickdaly

https://t.co/LbpGW4lJvk

[PA Media @PA]

#Breaking Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be issued with fines for breaches of Covid-19 regulations following allegations of lockdown parties in Downing Street and Whitehall, a No 10 spokeswoman said

[Matthew Cooper @MatthewCooperPA]

Julie Burdett: Woman left to die 'surrounded by filth' after her father and brother failed to care for her, court told | UK News | Sky News https://t.co/s4Zb4SUOg9

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians for the crime of resistance, or who jail and poison their critics. #IStandWithUkraine https://t.co/aNItgc5aiW

[Jacob King @jacobkingphoto]

Waves crash against the sea wall and Porthcawl Lighthouse in Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales, as Storm Eunice hits the south coast, with attractions closing, travel disruption and a major incident declared in some areas, meaning people are warned to stay indoors. @PA

[PA Media @PA]

#Breaking The Duke of York and Virginia Giuffre have reached a “settlement in principle” in the civil sex claim filed in the US, court documents show