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
Manchester Airport case jurors urged to ‘not be distracted’ by officer’s actions
Both defendants, from Rochdale, deny the allegations.
By Kim Pilling
24 Jul 2025
Crime
I had to defend myself, man accused of police officer assault at airport says
Muhammad Amaad and Mohammed Fahir Amaaz are alleged to have used a ‘high level of violence’ against Pcs Zachary Marsden, Lydia Ward and Ellie Cook.
By Kim Pilling
21 Jul 2025
Crime
Student tells court he did not know police officers he hit at airport were women
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz is accused of assaulting three police officers at Manchester Airport in July 2024.
By Kim Pilling
18 Jul 2025
Crime
I headbutted man in self-defence, airport police assault accused tells court
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz told Liverpool Crown Court of an altercation which took place at Manchester Airport before the alleged assault on police.
By Kim Pilling
17 Jul 2025
Crime
Student feared he would be ‘battered’ to death by police officer, court told
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz is on trial accused of assaulting three police officers at Manchester Airport.
By Kim Pilling
17 Jul 2025
Crime
‘Not an option’ to walk away from Manchester Airport suspect, court told
Pc Ellie Cook has given evidence at the trial of two men facing assault charges.
By Kim Pilling
14 Jul 2025
Crime
Pc punched in Manchester Airport incident says she was ‘absolutely terrified’
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad are accused of assault and are on trial at Liverpool Crown Court.
By Kim Pilling
10 Jul 2025
Crime
Police officer denies he ‘lost control’ in aftermath of alleged airport assault
Pc Zachary Marsden was being cross-examined about an incident at Manchester Airport in July last year.
By Kim Pilling
9 Jul 2025
Crime
Pc in airport incident with brothers tells court conduct was ‘professional’
Police were called to respond to a reported assault, a court heard.
By Kim Pilling
8 Jul 2025
Crime
Shocking CCTV shows ‘violent assault’ on police at airport
Footage shows ‘high level of violence’ used by the defendants towards the officers, prosecutors tell court
By Kim Pilling
7 Jul 2025
Crime
Brothers used ‘high level of violence’ in assaulting officers at airport
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, are on trial at Liverpool Crown Court.
By Kim Pilling
4 Jul 2025
Crime
Jury sworn in to hear airport police assault case
Two brothers face charges including assault causing actual bodily harm at Liverpool Crown Court.
By Kim Pilling
2 Jul 2025
Crime
Potential jurors warned not to seek information in airport police assault case
Two men are accused of assaulting police officers at Manchester Airport.
By Kim Pilling
30 Jun 2025
Crime
Lucy Letby case must be 'urgently re-examined', Jeremy Hunt says
The former health secretary called for the Criminal Cases Review Commission to ‘speed up their normally painfully slow process’
By Kim Pilling
18 Jun 2025
Crime
Seven men face ‘lengthy’ sentences for sexual abuse of teenage girls in Rochdale
The men were convicted of sexually exploiting two girls in the town in Greater Manchester between 2001 and 2006.
By Kim Pilling
13 Jun 2025
Crime
Seven men convicted of sexual exploitation of two teenage girls in Rochdale
The defendants preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as ‘sex slaves’.
By Kim Pilling
13 Jun 2025
Crime
No disciplinary sanction for doctor’s ‘grave’ failures in care of Martha Mills
Professor Richard Thompson did not refer the 13-year-old to intensive care despite her displaying several high-risk indicators of sepsis.
By Kim Pilling
11 Jun 2025
UK
Three teenagers charged with murder of 14-year-old boy in Manchester
Ibrahima Seck died in hospital on Sunday after an incident in New Moston.
By Kim Pilling
11 Jun 2025
London
Senior doctor’s failures in teen’s care ‘amounted to gross negligence’
A medical tribunal found that Professor Richard Thompson’s failures in the care of Martha Mills were ‘particularly grave’
By Kim Pilling
9 Jun 2025
Crime
Consultant should have referred teenager to intensive care, tribunal rules
Martha Mills, 13, died in the early hours of August 31 2021.
By Kim Pilling
5 Jun 2025