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
Alleged ringleader of grooming gang gave girl vodka and raped her, trial hears
Girl C told police that she was aged 14 at the time and the accused would have been in his 30s.
By Kim Pilling
21 Oct 2025
Crime
Man accused of planning to shoot Jews praised Paris terror attacks, trial told
Walid Saadaoui, of Abram, Wigan, denies preparing acts of terrorism between December 13 2023 and May 9 2024.
By Kim Pilling
16 Oct 2025
Crime
Gun plot terror accused ‘hero-worshipped’ Paris attacks mastermind, jury told
Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, deny preparing acts of terrorism between December 13 2023 and May 9 2024.
By Kim Pilling
9 Oct 2025
Crime
Pair plotted ‘mass fatalities’ with gun attack on Jewish people, court hears
Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, deny preparing acts of terrorism between December 13 2023 and May 9 2024.
By Kim Pilling
8 Oct 2025
Crime
Pair accused of plotting to kill Jewish people planned ‘untold harm’, jury hears
Two men are accused at Preston Crown Court of preparing acts of terrorism in Manchester.
By Kim Pilling
8 Oct 2025
Crime
‘Kardashian of Cheshire’ jailed over luxury handbags scam
Jack Watkin used victims’ cash to fund a luxury lifestyle.
By Kim Pilling
6 Oct 2025
Crime
Rochdale grooming gang victims ‘seriously let down’ by authorities, says judge
Seven Asian men received lengthy jail sentences for committing various sexual offences against the then schoolgirls between 2001 and 2006.
By Kim Pilling
1 Oct 2025
Crime
Rochdale grooming gang ‘boss man’ jailed for 35 years
Mohammed Zahid was one of seven Asian men convicted in June of committing various sexual offences against the girls between 2001 and 2006
By Kim Pilling
1 Oct 2025
Crime
Market trader groomer ‘Boss Man’ felt untouchable, court told
Mohammed Zahid will be sentenced on Wednesday.
By Kim Pilling
30 Sept 2025
Crime
Fatal collision was ‘classic accident’, road rage murder trial hears
Andrew Robson, of Fold Green, Chadderton, denies the murder and manslaughter of Paul Bowles.
By Kim Pilling
25 Sept 2025
UK
King welcomes newest addition to Navy’s fleet of nuclear-powered submarines
Charles visited Barrow-in-Furness to read the Commissioning Warrant for the HMS Agamemnon.
By Kim Pilling
22 Sept 2025
Crime
Van driver mowed down motorist in ‘road rage murder’, jury told
Andrew Robson is said to have intentionally swerved his Ford Transit van into the path of Paul Bowles.
By Kim Pilling
16 Sept 2025
Crime
Hospital sexual assault victim was unlawfully killed, says coroner
Grandmother Valerie Kneale was assaulted after she was admitted to Blackpool Victoria Hospital following a stroke in 2018. She died four days later.
By Kim Pilling
4 Sept 2025
Crime
Hit-and-run driver locked up for 13 years over death of baby
Pregnant Renju Joseph, 31, was hit by a car driven at high speed by Ashir Shahid, 20, as she walked on a zebra crossing.
By Kim Pilling
15 Aug 2025
Crime
Pregnant care home worker lost unborn baby after hit-and-run collision
Renju Joseph was hit by a car estimated to be travelling at between 58mph and 71mph in wet conditions in Lancashire.
By Kim Pilling
14 Aug 2025
Crime
Motorist, 81, pressed accelerator in error and hit retired couple, inquest told
Humphrey Pickering failed to negotiate a sharp bend and lost control of his powerful Audi A8 automatic car.
By Kim Pilling
7 Aug 2025
UK
Police watchdog launch probe over alleged leak of Manchester Airport footage
The IOPC confirmed an investigation is under way over the alleged leak.
By Kim Pilling
6 Aug 2025
Crime
Father who kept driving despite medical advice jailed over son’s death in crash
Daniel Burba had an epileptic fit at the wheel of his wife’s Peugeot van which swerved off the M6 near Lancaster and hit a tree on April 20.
By Kim Pilling
5 Aug 2025
Crime
Jury in Manchester Airport case sent out to consider verdicts
Brothers Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad, both from Rochdale, deny the allegations.
By Kim Pilling
28 Jul 2025
Crime
It would be easy to slip… and fall into the void, Jay Slater inquest hears
The body of the 19-year-old was found in a ravine after a holiday night out
By Kim Pilling
24 Jul 2025