Mark Naylor

John Dixon Hart used misleading advertising to attract customers to Minster Garth Guest House, but Hull Crown Court heard that after improvements, customers were now 'much happier'

A Beverley guest house boss branded "Basil Fawlty" because of his rudeness to guests used misleading advertising to claim wrongly that the "awful" and "unclean" rooms that he provided were of either four-star or three-star standard.

John Dixon Hart’s hotel was described as 'absolute dump' but he misleading claimed it was four-star standard

A guest house owner branded the ‘real Basil Fawlty' misleadingly advertised his hotel as either four-star or three-star standard, a court was told.

John Dixon Hart, 60, from Beverly, in East Yorkshire, was compared to iconic 70s sitcom character Basil Fawlty - a figure known for his rudeness toward guest house visitors

John Dixon Hart admitted he would down vodka in the evenings which would 'worsen his behaviour towards guests,' who turned up expecting luxury, but were met with grim digs

Michael Pearson was jailed for the manslaughter of Scott Akester, his mum Joanne Pearson has now also been sent to prison

Michael Pearson killed his friend in a one-punch attack - his mother Joanne has now also been locked up

Michael Pearson left his friend Scott Akester dead after a single-punch attack during a bad-tempered confrontation

Gary Phelan was jailed for four years at Hull Crown Court after a jury 'saw through his lies'