Conservative leader Adam Kent suspended for forming coalition with Greens, Lib Dems, and independents to oust Reform UK from Worcestershire council, ending their controversial minority rule.
Former Tory councillor Philip Young has pleaded guilty to eight charges of possessing indecent images of children at Winchester Crown Court. Young, formerly of Swindon but now of Enfield, had previously admitted drugging and raping his ex-wife Joanne Young over a 13-year period. He admitted three charges of making indecent images and one of possessing prohibited images in July 2024, plus four counts of possessing extreme pornographic images between 2019 and 2024. The 56 total charges against him include 14 counts of voyeurism, 11 of rape, 11 of administering a substance with intent, seven of assault by penetration, four of sexual assault and one of publishing obscene articles. Five other men have appeared in court charged with sexual offences against Joanne Young.
Philip Young, 49, a former Tory councillor from Swindon now living in Enfield, has pleaded guilty to eight counts of possessing indecent images of children at Winchester Crown Court. He previously admitted a string of sexual offences against his former wife Joanne Young, including rape, sexual assault, assault by penetration and voyeurism, spanning 13 years.
