Pat Hurst
Crime
Baby murder trial told: ‘We can’t bring Preston back’
Preston Davey died following months of alleged abuse, jurors were told.
By Pat Hurst
9 Jun 2026
Crime
Kiena Dawes accused told her ‘hitting you is like hitting a man’, court hears
Ryan Wellings, 30, denies the manslaughter of the young mother who took her own life in 2022.
By Pat Hurst
27 Nov 2024
Crime
‘I was murdered’ – note from abused young mother who killed herself
Ryan Wellings, 30, is accused of the manslaughter of his ex Kiena Dawes, after years of alleged abuse.
By Pat Hurst
26 Nov 2024
UK
Police appeal for help to track down mother of baby found in field
The infant’s remains were found by a dog walker near Ashtons Field in Salford on Wednesday.
By Pat Hurst
22 Nov 2024
Politics
‘No regrets’, says man who threw egg at John Prescott
Craig Evans threw an egg at Lord Prescott who had just got off his campaign bus to speak at a Labour Party general election rally in Wales in 2001
By Pat Hurst
21 Nov 2024
Crime
Man accused of Southport stabbings and producing ricin to face trial next year
Axel Rudakubana, 18, is accused of the murder of three young girls.
By Pat Hurst
13 Nov 2024
UK
Sydenham shooting victim was father-to-be
Curtis Green, 30, was killed following an all-night party at flats.
By Pat Hurst
12 Nov 2024
Crime
Council fined £500,000 after dog walker killed by falling tree limb
Chris Hall, 48, was walking his dog on a summer’s day in a public park when he was killed.
By Pat Hurst
8 Nov 2024
Crime
Mendy calls on Man City to do ‘honourable thing’ after winning £8.5m pay claim
He took the club to an employment tribunal, claiming they had wrongly stopped his £500,000-a-month salary after he was charged with sex offences.
By Pat Hurst
6 Nov 2024
Crime
Benjamin Mendy wins around £8.5m from Manchester City, judge rules
The 30-year-old took his former club to an employment tribunal after they stopped his pay.
By Pat Hurst
6 Nov 2024
Crime
Benjamin Mendy wins most of £11m claim against former club Manchester City
The player claimed the club made ‘unauthorised deductions’ from his salary after he was charged with sex offences.
By Pat Hurst
6 Nov 2024
Crime
Driver wrongly sacked because swearing ‘more common in North’, tribunal rules
The judge ruled that while Rob Ogden’s words were offensive, his employers did not follow reasonably fair disciplinary procedures.
By Pat Hurst
5 Nov 2024
Crime
Man who created computer-generated child abuse images jailed for 18 years
Hugh Nelson used computers to create depraved images of child abuse, a court heard.
By Pat Hurst
28 Oct 2024
Crime
Brianna unlawful killing could not have been foreseen, coroner rules
An inquest concluded that schools and council could not have prevented Brianna’s murder.
By Pat Hurst
25 Oct 2024
Crime
Brianna Ghey was at risk of sexual exploitation, inquest hears
The teenager had thousands of followers online but fears were raised about her mobile phone use.
By Pat Hurst
25 Oct 2024
Crime
Brianna killer ‘heard voices’ and was facing exclusion from second school
Inquest heard details of Scarlett Jenkinson’s education record before and after her transfer to Brianna’s school
By Pat Hurst
24 Oct 2024
Crime
Mother of Brianna Ghey killer tells inquest he is ‘good child’
Eddie Ratcliffe was jailed for life for murder earlier this year.
By Pat Hurst
23 Oct 2024
UK
Murdered trans teenager Brianna Ghey 'immersed in darkness' - inquest
The inquest into the death of Brianna Ghey heard a written statement from her mother, Esther Ghey.
By Pat Hurst
23 Oct 2024
Crime
Boy, eight, killed on rabbit shooting hunt
Jay Cartmell suffered fatal injuries to his head and face on land near Warcop in Cumbria, an inquest hearing was told.
By Pat Hurst
17 Oct 2024
Crime
Benjamin Mendy ‘ignored all the rules’, Man City lawyer tells tribunal
The £500,000 a month ex-City defender is claiming £11.5m in unpaid salary from his former club.
By Pat Hurst
15 Oct 2024
Crime
Former Countdown champion in court accused of knife attack on rival
John Cowen, 30, is accused of wounding with intent.
By Pat Hurst
14 Oct 2024