News about Nicholas Hammond

An 'armchair thug' who used social media to urge far-Right yobs to 'smash the f***' out of a hotel housing 200 asylum seekers was today jailed for 20 months. Jordan Parlour became the first man to be sentenced over Facebook posts relating to the violent disorder sweeping the UK since the Southport murders on July 29. The 28-year-old sign installer, who could not take to the streets himself as he had a broken heel, incited protesters to target the Britannia Hotel near his home in Leeds. He was sent to prison by Recorder of Leeds Judge Guy Kearl KC at the city's crown court this afternoon after being remanded into custody on Tuesday. Parlour - who appeared to blow a raspberry as he was led from court - had pleaded guilty to stirring up racial hatred and using threatening, abusive or insulting words.

Lisa Wade, 46, pleaded guilty to causing bodily harm by wanton and furious driving, an offence that comes under the the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. Victim Ruth Kitching, 65, was knocked to the ground and needed hip replacement surgery after the crash on March 24 last year. York Crown Court heard how Wade came 'flying' around a blind corner on her bicycle with no brakes and knocked over Ms Kitching, causing catastrophic injuries. Wade, of York, was riding one-handed on the pavement and holding a large bag of dog food in her other hand, the court was told.

Steven Wagstaff, 34, a father of two, fled from HMP Hatfield, near Doncaster, where he had been serving an indeterminate term after a conviction for robbery in 2007. Wagstaff, who had previously been arrested twice before and then again in 2012, was still on the loose when he was caught on CCTV wielding a knife and confronting a man outside The White Horse in Leeds. Leeds Crown Court heard he slashed the guy twice, leaving him with serious bruises, before throwing the blood-smeared weapon in the pub's parking lot.

During a rare interview about her love life, Venus Williams openly that it's 'easy to get stuck in a single life.' The tennis player, 42, who has previously dated model Elio Pis and financier Nicholas Hammond, said how 'running into relationships has never been her thing,' but that an open-minded approach to dating is something she's working on. 'Yeah.' While elegantly addressing Glamour's October issue, she told the magazine: "Yeah." I've lived single for a long time, and I believe it's super easy to get stuck in a single life, but it's sometimes impossible to get out of a single life, at least for me.