Kim Pilling

Lucy Letby (Cheshire Constabulary/PA)
Crime

Jurors at Lucy Letby trial told to ‘decide case on evidence and nothing else’

Letby is accused of the attempted murder of an infant known as Child K on February 17 2016.
By Kim Pilling
11 Jun 2024
Former statistician Donald Patience was murdered in a ‘dosshouse’, jurors at Manchester Crown have heard (Greater Manchester Police/PA)
Crime

Statistician found dead in dosshouse turned to drink after accident, trial told

Ian Connell, 39, is on trial at Manchester Crown Court for the murder of Donald ‘Prentice’ Patience.
By Kim Pilling
22 Feb 2024
General view of Manchester Crown Court (Dave Thompson/PA)
Crime

Murder accused said dog owner asked him to break into home to walk labradoodle

Donald Patience was found dead at his house in Greater Manchester last August.
By Kim Pilling
21 Feb 2024
Donald Patience, 45, was found dead at his home in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester (Greater Manchester Police/PA)
Crime

Murder accused took labradoodle as victim lay decomposing on stairs, jury told

Donald Patience was found dead last August in Greater Manchester.
By Kim Pilling
20 Feb 2024
Ida Lock was born at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (PA)
Crime

Inquest into death of baby girl delayed following concerns from ‘whistleblower’

Ida Lock died just seven days after her birth.
By Kim Pilling
19 Feb 2024
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UK

Sir Tony Lloyd ‘championed the marginalised and the forgotten’, mourners told

Among those attending the requiem mass on Friday for Sir Tony, who died last month aged 73, were Sir Keir Starmer and Gordon Brown.
By Kim Pilling
16 Feb 2024
An online safety law is not sufficient to protect children, says the mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey (Family handout/Cheshire Police/PA)
Tech

Online safety law does not go far enough, says Brianna Ghey’s mother

Esther Ghey said smartphone companies should have a moral responsibility to protect young people from accessing harmful content.
By Kim Pilling
15 Feb 2024
An 83-year-old woman was duped out of more than £20,000 by a romance scammer she met while playing Scrabble online, police said (Michael Melia/Alamy/PA)
Tech

Woman, 83, conned out of £20,000 by online Scrabble romance scammer

The fraudster posed as an American millionaire widower and said he would visit the UK to give her a second chance of love after her husband’s death.
By Kim Pilling
14 Feb 2024
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UK

Trio placed public in danger as they used city roads as ‘race track’, say police

Seized dashcam footage showed the trio travelling at speeds in excess of 100mph.
By Kim Pilling
13 Feb 2024
Former RAF serviceman Lenny Scott (Lancashire Constabulary/PA)
UK

Family of ex-RAF serviceman shot dead outside gym ‘don’t understand why’

Lenny Scott, from Prescot, Merseyside, died in hospital after the shooting in Skelmersdale, Lancashire.
By Kim Pilling
13 Feb 2024
Donald Campbell broke eight world speed records on water and on land in the 1950s and 1960s (PA)
Environment

Bluebird to return to ‘spiritual home’ of Donald Campbell, say museum bosses

Campbell died in 1967 as he attempted a new water speed record on Coniston Water.
By Kim Pilling
9 Feb 2024
<p>Alice Wood has been convicted of murdering her fiance Ryan Watson </p>
Crime

Jealous student who murdered fiance by running him over jailed

Alice Wood, 24, 'lost her temper' and 'used her car as a weapon' after the pair fought

By Kim Pilling
2 Feb 2024
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UK

Police name motorist who died in ‘altercation’ at traffic lights

The 30-year-old died in hospital following the incident in Didsbury, Manchester.
By Kim Pilling
24 Jan 2024
The mother of Brianna Ghey has branded her two murderers as ‘cowards’ (Cheshire Constabulary/PA)
Crime

Mother of Brianna Ghey brands her killers as ‘cowards’

Esther Ghey said she wanted the minimum term her daughter’s killers must serve in jail to be ‘as long as possible’.
By Kim Pilling
24 Jan 2024
A generic image of prison bars (Andrew Parsons/PA)
Crime

Death of teenager in prison could have been prevented, family says

An inquest jury found failings in the care of Annelise Sanderson.
By Kim Pilling
19 Jan 2024
James Riley was off-duty at the time of the incident (GMP/PA)
Crime

Former police officer jailed over ‘jealous rage’ attack on ex-girlfriend

James Riley, 28, strangled student Ellie Moxham and left her unconscious on a Manchester hotel room floor in November 2022.
By Kim Pilling
12 Jan 2024
Junior Ajose (left) was shot dead at a summer 2020 lockdown outdoor party in Moss Side, Manchester (Greater Manchester/PA)
UK

Police appeal for five witnesses to lockdown party murders to come forward

A £50,000 award for information that leads to the discovery and conviction of the Moss Side killer remains available.
By Kim Pilling
9 Jan 2024
PM Rishi Sunak has vowed the Government will continue to invest in towns like Accrington and ensure they are not forgotten (Christopher Furlong/PA)
Business News

PM promises to keep investing as he tells Accrington: ‘We have got your back’

Rishi Sunak made the pledge during a PM Connect event at Accrington Stanley FC’s Wham Stadium in East Lancashire.
By Kim Pilling
8 Jan 2024
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Crime

Stranger gets suspended sentence for McDonald’s attack on drag star

In a victim statement, the star said: ‘I am a lot more conscious that I could be attacked at any moment, simply for living my authentic life’.
By Kim Pilling
5 Jan 2024
<p>Drag star The Vivienne</p>
Showbiz

Drag star tells court hate crime caused 'anguish and ongoing trauma'

The star told the court: 'I am now a lot more conscious that I could be attacked at any moment simply for living my life'

By Kim Pilling
3 Jan 2024
Two officers were injured in a road collision (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Man held after police officers injured in road collision

The officers, a male and a female, were struck by a car in Leeds city centre on Wednesday night.
By Kim Pilling
29 Dec 2023
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