Three Leicestershire Police officers are under investigation for misconduct over their inquiries into an assault carried out by the Nottingham attacker the month before he killed three people. Valdo Calocane took the lives of university students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and caretaker Ian Coates, 65, in a series of violent attacks in […]
The families of the victims of the Nottingham attacker have reacted with disappointment at a court’s decision not to change his sentence. Three judges at the Court of Appeal in London ruled that the sentence handed down to Valdo Calocane in January was not “unduly lenient”. The 32-year-old was given an indefinite hospital order after […]
Chelsea continued their late surge for European qualification with a frantic 3-2 win at Nottingham Forest, who missed the chance to confirm their Premier League survival in style. Goals from Mykhailo Mudryk, Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson made it three successive wins for Mauricio Pochettino’s side, who are now level with sixth-placed Newcastle with two […]
The man who killed three people in a spate of attacks in Nottingham last year should have his sentence changed to one of life imprisonment, the UK Court of Appeal has heard. Valdo Calocane was given an indefinite hospital order after admitting the manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and […]
The mother of one of the Nottingham attack victims has written an open letter to members of a police WhatsApp group in which a message was posted describing her son as being “properly butchered”. Emma Webber, the mother of Barnaby Webber (19), who with Grace O’Malley-Kumar (19) and school caretaker Ian Coates (65) was stabbed […]
Nottingham Forest have launched a bitter attack on referees chiefs after they were denied three penalties during their costly 2-0 Premier League defeat at Everton. Forest were furious not to be awarded spot-kicks by Anthony Taylor for challenges on Giovanni Reyna and Callum Hudson-Odoi by Ashley Young, who in the meantime had looked fortunate to […]
Everton eased their relegation worries with 2-0 victory over fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest, who once again had reason to feel aggrieved about refereeing decisions going against them. A rare goal from Idrissa Gueye was followed by a similar long-range strike from Dwight McNeil on his 200th Premier League appearance to secure a second-successive home win […]
Morgan Gibbs-White inspired Nottingham Forest to a vital 3-1 victory over Fulham which eased their Premier League relegation concerns. Gibbs-White put in a virtuoso display in a golden first half which saw Forest cruise into a 3-0 lead. After setting up Callum Hudson-Odoi’s opener, he watched as Chris Wood made it 2-0 before completing the […]
Chris Wood scored his seventh goal in eight league games as Nottingham Forest moved back out of the relegation zone with a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. In their first match since being docked four points by the Premier League for breaching profit and sustainability rules, Forest needed a 61st-minute equaliser from their in-form forward […]
Nottingham Forest have paid tribute to double European Cup winner Larry Lloyd, who has died at the age of 75. Lloyd, who also won the First Division title and UEFA Cup with Liverpool, was a key player in the Forest side which won the European Cup in 1979 and 1980 under manager Brian Clough. The […]
Nottingham Forest have lodged an appeal against the four-point penalty imposed last week for breaching Premier League financial rules. Forest issued a terse statement confirming the course of action, in contrast to their lengthy and indignant response when the sanction was initially handed out on March 18th. The club’s statement on Monday read: “Nottingham Forest […]
Darwin Nunez marked his return to action with a stoppage-time winner to snatch Premier League leaders Liverpool a 1-0 victory at Nottingham Forest. The Uruguay striker headed home in the ninth minute of added time to lift Jurgen Klopp’s injury-hit side four points clear at the top of the table. It appeared that three games […]