He only pleaded guilty to fraud in January and then Ali, of Russell Street in Heaton, has had no previous convictions of any kind, including driving offences, and there were several statements read out in court from friends and family which described him as ‘honourable’ and ‘trustworthy’.As his consumption of the drugs was around 17 hours before the crash, it is not believed they influenced his driving abilities.Judge Smith handed Ali a sentence of 41-months imprisonment, with a driving ban of four years and 8 monthsA stalker deliberately spat at police officers after claiming he had coronavirus, a court heard.Four officers had gone to an address in Withington to arrest Samuel Konneh, after a woman he had been stalking reported him.Konneh, 39, shouted at them from an upstairs window, saying he had coronavirus and coughing in an 'exaggerated manner', prosecutors said.He refused to let officers in, but as they gained access he spat at the officers with a mixture of saliva and blood.One officer was hit in the face, while another felt blood go into his mouth.The saliva also connected with two other officers' foreheads.Konneh was arrested and taken to hospital. Kitson has had two career-defining experiences: starring as the recurring character Spencer the barman in the Peter Kay sitcom Phoenix Nights, and winning that 2002 Perrier. The reality of the situation is that you are your own worst enemy.
Forster, a detective said, was a 'great threat' to the community.Minshull Street Crown Court heard that on July 13, 2019, Forster shouted at two men who were on their way to get food from a takeaway on Washway Road in Sale.Prosecutor Michael Blakey said the men ignored him, before one of them then realised he had seen Forster before in a pub.A friend Forster was with pulled out a blade '30 to 40 inches in length'.Forster grabbed it and slashed at one of the men, who fell to the floor.The attacked continued while the victim lay defenceless on the floor. Two men who were 'hired' to travel up from London to blow up a BMW on a Darren Holland and Tom Omona were told to 'ask no questions' before travelling to the North West to carry out the grenade attack in Back Castle Street.They used two stolen cars as part of the enterprise, which they later burned out before returning to the capital.The pair were jailed for their roles in the 'carefully planned' attack at Bolton Crown Court.The court heard that Holland and Omona had travelled up from London in a Silver Renault on July 23 last year.He was not a conspirator but played a key role by providing them with two stolen cars, a white 13 plate Nissan Qashqai and a white 12 plate Mini which had cloned number plates.Holland, of Grange Farm Close, Harrow, was identified when his picture was shown to a police officer in the capital who recognised him from previous incidents.Omona, of Mary Close, Stanmore, London, was spotted and arrested when police raided the address of the registered keeper of the Renault.Omona, 29, had previously admitted conspiracy to cause an explosion and conspiracy to cause arson – to destroy motor vehicles by fire.Holland had previously admitted arson for conspiring to set fire to cars but denied conspiracy to cause an explosion.However, he was found guilty of playing a 'pivotal role' in the attack at a trial back in February.Meanwhile, Hamid, of Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, admitted to three counts of encouraging or assisting offences, as well as separate counts of possession with the intent to supply cannabis and possession of criminal property.Omona was jailed for 11-and-a-half years, while Holland and Hamid were sentenced to nine years and nine months and five years respectively.A teenage thug threatened to stab a shop worker after being asked to comply with social distancing measures, a court heard.Mason Clemans, 18, has been jailed for a year following the incident at a branch of Bargain Booze in Salford.He threatened to stab a shop worker, and later showed the handle of a knife hidden in his waistband like a 'fake gangster', a judge said.Clemans had entered the shop on Bolton Road and picked up a carton of orange juice, before going to the till.When asked to comply with the store's social distancing measures, he threw the carton to the floor and launched into a foul mouthed, threatening rant, prosecutor Duncan Wilcock said.At about 1pm on April 29, Clemans told the female worker: "I'm going to stab you.
To be fair, Brian does want the Phoenix to be "the best in club land" but, then again, he wants to take all the credit for that too.Having failed at being a club owner on two previous occasions, Brian is determined that this time it will be a success.He is a warm character at heart, and bad luck does seem to follow the hapless wheelchair-bound Brian wherever he goes. Even though they aren't the brightest pair the Phoenix has ever seen, they do lighten the mood.Ant is a Chinese stowaway from the club's European beer run trip.