“Brutal and vindictive” were the words used to describe the attack carried out by Sabri Naeem, of Priory Road, East Ham, on his former partner when he was jailed in April.

A jury had heard that at 2am on July 1 last year, Naeem approached his former partner in Milton Road, Harpenden.

He kicked and punched her to the ground before taking a full wine bottle and hitting her with it.

The court heard how he wrapped wire around the glove he was wearing and punched her repeatedly in the eye.

She was left with a broken wrist and permanent damage to one of her eyes.


“I just want to get back to my normal life and be with my children on a daily basis” is what mother, Meena Kumari-Sharma said about her search for a stem cell donor.

The mother was being treated for leukaemia and was responding well until she was told in March 2018 she needed a blood stem cell transplant.

But she said due to her Punjabi background her search for a blood stem cell match has become a lot more difficult.


Callum Lidder, aged 22, of Holly Lane, Harpenden was sentenced to eight years in prison after cocaine was found in his home worth a street value of up to £100,000.


Former Liberal Democrat party leader, Sir Vince Cable, joined Daisy Cooper, who has recently been elected as MP to speak to farmers and retailers in the district who face uncertainty with Brexit.