Eleanor Barlow
Crime
Driver and passenger sentenced over fatal crash after car topped 130mph
Uways Hussain was driving a VW Golf GTI belonging to his friend when he ran a red light and crashed into another car, killing Sylvester Abayomi.
29 May 2026
Crime14 Aug 2025
Man accused of driving into Liverpool parade crowds faces new charges
Paul Doyle, 53, appeared via videolink at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday
Crime
Man accused of driving into Liverpool parade crowds to appear in court
Merseyside Police said 134 people were injured when Paul Doyle allegedly drove his vehicle into crowds leaving the waterfront after the parade.
14 Aug 2025
UK
UK landmine charity wins global humanitarian prize
The Mines Advisory Group has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Conrad N Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
13 Aug 2025
UK
Foundation set up in Southport victim’s name to spread ‘magic’
The parents of Alice da Silva Aguiar have launched Alice’s WonderDance.
13 Aug 2025
UK
Family appeal for information on murder of mother-of-three 20 years on
Lucy Hargreaves, 22, was asleep on the sofa when three men burst into her home in Walton, Liverpool, on August 3 2005 and fatally injured her.
3 Aug 2025
UK
Eighth person arrested after arson attack which killed couple
Eric Greener, 77, and Sheila Jackson, 83, died following the fire at their home in St Helens, Merseyside, early on July 15.
1 Aug 2025
Crime
Brothers to face retrial next year for alleged airport assault
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, and his brother Muhammad Amaad, 26, are accused of assaulting Pc Zachary Marsden causing actual bodily harm.
31 Jul 2025
UK
Southport falls silent to honour attack victims on first anniversary
Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe were killed in a knife attack last July at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.
29 Jul 2025
UK
Country stands with families of Southport victims, Prime Minister says
Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were murdered last year.
29 Jul 2025
UK29 Jul 2025
'Evil will not define Southport a year on from attack'
Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe were killed in the attack on July 29, 2024, that shocked the nation
UK
Energy of Southport victims will ‘continue to shimmer’ a year on from attack
The families of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Bebe King posted on social media about work being done in the girls’ memories.
28 Jul 2025
UK
Bebe’s ‘light, care and spark’ live on a year after Southport attack, family say
Bebe King, six, died last July after a knife attack at a dance class.
28 Jul 2025UK
Great-grandparents who died after arson were ‘life and soul of the party’
Eric Greener, 77, and Sheila Jackson, 83, died following the fire at their home in St Helens, Merseyside.
24 Jul 2025
UK
Man arrested on suspicion of murder after 15-year-old boy dies in crash
Officers were called to the collision between a car and an e-bike in Middleton, Greater Manchester.
22 Jul 2025
UK
Family pay tribute to woman whose body was recovered from lake
Rachel Booth’s family described her as ‘a guiding light’.
22 Jul 2025
UK
Bus driver arrested after collision with aqueduct
Three people were seriously injured when the vehicle’s roof was ripped off in the crash in Eccles, Greater Manchester Police said.
22 Jul 2025
UK
Body found in lake identified as missing woman
Rachel Booth, 38, from Northwich, Cheshire, was reported missing on Saturday.
22 Jul 2025
Celebrity News
Writer Jimmy McGovern praises ‘brave’ BBC for airing child abuse drama
Unforgivable tells the story of an abuser who is released from prison.
22 Jul 2025
Celebrity News
Delays to Hillsborough Law ‘extraordinary’, writer Jimmy McGovern says
A Bafta-winning 1996 drama about the tragedy was written by McGovern.
22 Jul 2025
UK
Body found in search for missing woman
Rachel Booth, 38, from Barnton, near Northwich in Cheshire, was reported missing in the early hours of Saturday.
21 Jul 2025