Eleanor Barlow
Crime
Grandfather of Jesse Lingard tells court he was not an ‘ogre’
Kenneth Lingard, 86, denies 17 counts of indecent assault.
16 Apr 2025
Crime
Helen Flanagan banned from driving despite claiming hardship
The 34-year-old said her boyfriend Robbie Talbot was driving her Audi when it was caught speeding twice in Merseyside in June last year.
15 Jan 2025
Crime
Schoolgirl took overdose after making sexual assault allegation, inquest hears
Semina Halliwell, who was 12, died on June 12 2021, three days after she took her mother’s prescription medicine.
13 Jan 2025
Crime
Harry Maguire banned from driving for 56 days after admitting speeding
The Manchester United player pleaded guilty to the offence on October 2, the court heard.
8 Jan 2025
Showbiz7 Jan 2025
Man charged with stalking Strictly judge Shirley Ballas
Kyle Shaw did not enter any pleas and was given conditional bail.
Crime
Taxi-driver jailed for social media posts which encouraged violent disorder
Andrew McIntyre, 39, set up a Telegram channel in the aftermath of the Southport knife attack in which three young girls were killed.
6 Jan 2025
Crime
Posts on social media were ‘catalyst’ for violent disorder, court hears
Andrew McIntyre set up a Telegram channel called ‘Southport Wake Up’, in the aftermath of the knife attack in the town, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
6 Jan 2025
Environment
Major incident stood down after flooding which saw almost 1,000 evacuated
Fire crews in Manchester attended more than 100 incidents after heavy rain on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
2 Jan 2025
Crime
Boyfriend of murder victim admits drugs offences
Lee Harrison, whose girlfriend Ashley Dale was shot in her home, admitted conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
23 Dec 2024
UK
Cause of death of baby found in field remains unknown
The infant, named as Ava, was discovered by a dog walker.
23 Dec 2024
UK
Two men charged with assaulting police after Manchester Airport incident
No police officers will be charged, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
20 Dec 2024
UK
Timeline of events relating to incident at Manchester Airport
The PA news agency sets out what happened.
20 Dec 2024
UK20 Dec 2024
Two men charged with assaulting police after airport incident
Footage of the incident was shared online in July and prompted protests.
Crime
Driver jailed over death of ‘talented footballer’ at car meet
Mason Hodgson, 23, from Morley, Leeds, was driving his black Audi S3 at the unregulated event in Warrington when the collision occurred.
19 Dec 2024
Crime
Not guilty pleas entered after teen accused of Southport attack does not speak
Axel Rudakubana failed to reply when he was asked to enter pleas to the 16 charges he faces.
18 Dec 2024
Crime
Man accused of driving girlfriend to suicide assaulted ex-partner, jury told
Ryan Wellings, 30, denies the manslaughter of Kiena Dawes, 23.
17 Dec 2024
Music
Sir Paul McCartney says ‘it’s good to be back’ as UK leg of tour begins
The Beatles star played the Co-op Live arena in Manchester.
14 Dec 2024
UK13 Dec 2024
British ex-soldier shot by ‘comrade’ in Ukraine, inquest told
A ‘suspect’ led Ukrainian authorities to Daniel Burke’s body and claimed he had shot him by accident
UK
Queen praises community resilience as library torched during riots reopens
Spellow Community Hub and Library in Walton, Liverpool, has been closed since August.
12 Dec 2024
UK
Lights go back on at library torched during riots
More than £250,000 was raised to restock and repair Spellow Community Hub and Library in Walton, Liverpool.
11 Dec 2024
UK
Facial reconstruction of woman found in river released by police
The woman was found by a member of the public in the River Mersey, near Chorlton Water Park in Manchester, in March but remains unidentified.
29 Nov 2024