Gethin Hicks | News reporter

Gethin has an interest in general news, anything out of the ordinary and human-interest stories. He completed an NCTJ-accredited masters at Cardiff University before joining MailOnline’s trainee scheme and now Metro UK. He has reported on many different topics, from neighbourhood disputes to murders.

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Traveller children 'blocked from Christmas market and forced onto trains by police'

UK 9 hours ago By Gethin Hicks

Police officer who tasered knife-wielding woman, 95, found guilty of manslaughter

World 10 hours ago By Gethin Hicks

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Guy Bell/Shutterstock (5842995t) People enjoy the ride up (and the views from) the new tourist attraction in Brighton on a hot summers day. The British Airways i360 in Brighton, UK - 25 Aug 2016 Designed by the team behind the London Eye.

Iconic seaside attraction could close because it owes £51,000,000 to council

UK 10 hours ago By Gethin Hicks

14130251 Woman to reunite with brother missing since 1999 after spotting his photo in news article A Los Angeles County hospital is asking for the public?s help to identify a patient who was found nearly a month ago in South L.A. St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood says the man was found on April 15 on East 96th Street in the Florence-Graham area. The patient, hospital officials said, is unable to communicate his name or other information that would help identify him.

Woman finds her brother missing for 25 years after spotting photo in news article

UK 12 hours ago By Gethin Hicks

Hyde News & Pictures Ltd. 27/11/2024 *************** Picture by Vagner Vidal *************** The death of a child found with serious injuries was at the centre of a murder investigation today (Wed). The young boy was found badly injured and rushed to hospital by paramedics where he later died despite the best efforts of doctors. Police confirmed that they had launched a murder inquiry into the death of the boy who lived with his family in Bracknell, Berks. A 25-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder on the same day the child died, was today (Wed) free on bail as the "exceptionally tragic" death continued to be investigated. Picture show police officer at the entrance of the block of flats where the incident happened. See copy HNPboy

Young boy killed inside home as man, 25, arrested over 'murder'

UK 14 hours ago By Gethin Hicks

Undated handout photo issued by Detained in Dubai of Marcus Fakana, 18, who allegedly faces up to 20 years in jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old in Dubai. Marcus, of Tottenham, was with his parents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from the end of August when a "holiday romance blossomed" with another Londoner, who has since turned 18, campaign group Detained In Dubai said. After returning to the UK and seeing pictures and chats, the girl's mother reported the relationship to Dubai police, who then arrested Mr Fakana at his hotel, it is alleged. Issue date: Thursday November 21, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLICE Dubai. Photo credit should read: Detained in Dubai/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Family of British teen facing 20 years in Dubai prison pleads with country's ruler

UK 1 day ago By Gethin Hicks

CCTV captures a tractor driving fast through flood water in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire. November 24, 2024. Release date ? November 26, 2024. A 57-year-old man has been arrested after footage showed a tractor being driven through the flooded streets of Tenbury Wells. In a video shared on social media, a wave from the tractor?s wake smashed shop windows as flood water surged through the historic town on Sunday (24/11). Social media users branded the driver ?an industrial-strength idiot? and police launched an investigation. West Mercia Police today (Tue) confirmed a 57-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving. The man, who has not been named, was released on bail while inquiries continue.

Man who drove tractor through flooded town centre was 'rescuing a child'

UK 13 hours ago By Gethin Hicks

Number 10 gives verdict on if there will be an extra bank holiday next year

UK 1 day ago By Gethin Hicks

Bromley Borough, London, England - July 21, 2024: Charming Bromley centre: A Picturesque Road with Traditional British Brick Houses, high street shops and Iconic Double-Decker Bus on East Road

Mother blasts father who called their son a ‘p***y’ for refusing sex with prostitute

UK 2 days ago By Gethin Hicks

w8media Krish Arora , 10, is a ???genius??? kid with an IQ of 182. Photographed at his home in hounslow. 25/11/2024.

Boy, 10, with an IQ higher than Einstein is a genius who says school is 'too easy'

UK 2 days ago By Gethin Hicks

My son was in a coma for four weeks - a visit from his heroes changed everything

UK 5 days ago By Gethin Hicks

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 24: People travel out of the city via train at London Euston train station on December 24, 2022 in London, England. Rail strikes over the Christmas period have encouraged more people into their cars to make festive journeys by road this year. (Photo by Belinda Jiao/Getty Images)

Full list of UK train station closures and disruptions over Christmas 2024

UK 4 days ago By Jasper King

Man high on drugs goes into A&E and ends up in the ceiling

UK 5 days ago By Gethin Hicks

Paypal down leaving thousands unable to get into their accounts

Tech 7 days ago By Gethin Hicks

Worshippers can now speak to an AI Jesus listening in a confession booth

UK 7 days ago By Gethin Hicks

Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian,' a conceptual art piece of a real banana attached to a wall with duct tape

Banana taped to a wall sells for $6,200,000 at auction

US 3 days ago By Gethin Hicks

Heartbroken schoolmates and family friends have given more than ?6,000 to help the family of a 14-year-old girl after her mystery death at a rugby club.Seren-Ella Jenkins, 14, (PICTURED) collapsed and was treated by air ambulance paramedics after the emergency helicopter landed on the pitch.She was airlifted to hospital but died the next morning - with police saying her death is being treated as "unexplained".Seren's schoolfriends have began a fundraiser to help parents Stephen and Sarah with the costs of her funeral following the Amman United Rugby Football Club in Ammanford, South Wales.WALES NEWS SERVICE

Family devastated by death of 'loving daughter', 14, who collapsed at rugby club

UK 5 days ago By Gethin Hicks

Shoppers in the High Street in Bromley, a suburban town in Greater London which is also in North West Kent.

Dad told son, 13, ‘don’t be a p***y’ after he refused to sleep with sex worker

UK November 20, 2024 By Gethin Hicks

Flowers left at the scene on Ravenscraig Road near Ashtons Field, Salford, in Greater Manchester, where the remains of a baby were found in a field. Police were called at about 1pm on Wednesday after a member of the public discovered the body. Picture date: Wednesday November 20, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLICE Salford. Photo credit should read: Ryan Jenkinson/PA Wire

Fresh appeal to find mum of newborn baby found dead covered in snow

UK 5 days ago By Danny Rigg

Pizza is seen at Pizza Hut restaurant in Krakow, Poland on April 20, 2024. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Pizza Hut fined £33,000 and shut down after rats gnawed on jalapeno packaging

UK 7 days ago By Gethin Hicks

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