Kim Pilling
UK
Kate joins celebration as young mother marks end of chemotherapy treatment
The ceremony came as a welcome surprise for patient Claire Lorente, her partner Pablo and son Enzo.
By Kim Pilling
4 Jun 2026
Crime
Questions over Lucy Letby's convictions 'distressing for parents'
Nurse Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders for murdering babies
By Kim Pilling
10 Sept 2024
UK
Inquiry into how Lucy Letby was able to murder babies to begin
Hearings into deaths at Countess of Chester hospital’s neonatal unit expected to last for months
By Kim Pilling
10 Sept 2024
Crime
Teenager put detective in chokehold during police interview, court told
A court heard Muhammad Zakir Arif made comments associated with radical Islamism during his arrest and at the subsequent interview.
By Kim Pilling
9 Sept 2024
UK
Manchester Airport incident family’s lives ‘turned upside down’, says lawyer
The family’s solicitor Aamer Anwar spoke after they met the acting IOPC regional director to discuss its investigation into the disturbance in July.
By Kim Pilling
5 Sept 2024
UK
Police investigating disturbance at Manchester Airport pass file to CPS
The initial footage of the incident on July 23 led to protests in Rochdale and Manchester city centre.
By Kim Pilling
15 Aug 2024
Crime
‘Keyboard warrior’ jailed for posting mosque message after Southport deaths
A 53-year-old woman who lived a ‘quiet, sheltered life’ has been jailed for 15 months.
By Kim Pilling
14 Aug 2024
UK
Two men jailed over online calls for protest outside asylum hotel
Christopher Taggart, 36, and Rhys McDonald, 34, both of Runcorn, Cheshire, pleaded guilty to publishing written material to stir up racial hatred
By Kim Pilling
13 Aug 2024
Crime
Man jailed after throwing items at police in Southport ‘will miss child’s birth’
Dylan Carey’s pregnant girlfriend burst into tears in the public gallery as he was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to 18 months in prison.
By Kim Pilling
12 Aug 2024
UK
Hundreds gather to pay respects at funeral of Alice da Silva Aguiar in Southport
The nine-year-old’s parents Sergio and Alexandra were joined by family, friends and hundreds of mourners at St Patrick’s Catholic Church.
By Kim Pilling
11 Aug 2024
UK
Mourners gather for funeral of Southport victim Alice da Silva Aguiar
Members of the public lined the road outside the church as the funeral cortege arrived.
By Kim Pilling
11 Aug 2024
Environment
New aviation exhibition to open at Windermere
The exhibition has been organised by the Waterbird Project.
By Kim Pilling
11 Aug 2024
UK
Jay Slater’s friends and family wear blue for funeral of ‘forever 19’ apprentice
A post-mortem examination found the teenager died on June 17 of traumatic head injuries, consistent with a fall while on holiday in Tenerife.
By Kim Pilling
10 Aug 2024
Crime
‘Golden boy’ surgeon gets eight-month suspension for harassing female colleagues
A panel ruled that James Gilbert had sexually harassed four women and inappropriately touched three of them.
By Kim Pilling
9 Aug 2024
Crime
Brothers looted library community hub set ablaze by rioters
Adam Wharton, 28 and Ellis Wharton, 22, both received jail sentences.
By Kim Pilling
8 Aug 2024
Crime
Merseyside Police chief tells court aggression faced by officers ‘unprecedented’
Serena Kennedy provided a community impact statement which was read out at Liverpool Crown Court before three men were jailed for violent disorder.
By Kim Pilling
7 Aug 2024
Crime
Men disgraced and damaged reputations of Liverpool and Southport, court told
Three men were sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court after disorder in the city and Southport.
By Kim Pilling
7 Aug 2024
UK
Grandmother ‘struck with Taser’ during Manchester Airport incident, says lawyer
Shameem Akhtar was allegedly injured in an incident at the airport in which her sons, Fahir Amaaz, and Muhammad Amaad, struggled with police.
By Kim Pilling
6 Aug 2024
UK
Family tell of ‘violent altercation’ with police at Manchester Airport
The family involved in a struggle with uniformed officers have outlined their version of events at a press conference.
By Kim Pilling
6 Aug 2024
UK
Four Just Stop Oil protesters held near Manchester Airport
Three women aged 21, 30, and 53, and a 23-year-old male were held.
By Kim Pilling
5 Aug 2024
UK
Lawyer says man involved in Manchester Airport fracas ‘had CT scan after injury’
Akhmed Yakoob, dubbed the ‘TikTok lawyer’, said he took a call for assistance from the family at the centre of the incident.
By Kim Pilling
25 Jul 2024