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Mum-of-two stole £100,000 fortune from employer to fund lavish Instagram lifestyle

Laura Howarth, 41, treated herself to hair extensions, VIP concert tickets and a white SUV at the expense of her employer.

Daily Record

Mum's three-word message to boss after stealing £100k for Instagram lifestyle

Laura Howarth, 41, tried to copy the lifestyles of glamorous women

Liverpool Echo

Mum's message to her boss after swindling £100k to fund lavish Instagram lifestyle

She's now in prison

Manchester Evening News

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Beautiful boy, 2, killed in gas blast caused by 'neighbour from hell' kisses camera in heart-breaking video

"No-one should put their child to bed at night, in a place of safety, and not be able to see them alive again."

Manchester Evening News

Thug threatened to stab brave couple who tried to help his screaming girlfriend

She shouted 'he's hurting me' during the terrifying attack

Manchester Evening News

Thug pulled knife on couple as girlfriend screamed 'he's hurting me'

Ciaron Banks' girlfriend shouted "he's hurting me" as he pinned her against a fence

Liverpool Echo

Police officers not guilty over bar brawl but could still face disciplinary action, says force

The officers were cleared after a trial at Preston Crown Court

Liverpool Echo

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Inspector tells jury officers on trial over bar brawl were 'very brave'

Temporary Inspector Emma Haffenden said her fellow officers had "controlled the situation" and had "unquestionable integrity"

Liverpool Echo

Man 'stabbed' by off-duty police officer 'caused own injuries kicking toilet', defence claims

Jack Bennett claims he was punched, slammed into a toilet and stabbed in the leg

Liverpool Echo

Policemen 'tipped man's head into filthy toilet in bar brawl', jury told

Four officers are standing trial over a bar brawl in Liverpool city centre - all deny the charges they face

Liverpool Echo

Vile rapist, 51, sexually assaulted woman after hitting her with an axe and tying her up as victim tells court ‘he were loving it, literally loving it’

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Mark Yeates hit the woman with an axe and tied her up during the horrific ordeal

Manchester Evening News

Woman who injected child with syringe full of human faeces to 'make them ill' jailed

Elizabeth Faragher, 43, purposefully injected the child under her care with needles that had been contaminated 'with faeces' until hospital workers raised the alarm, Preston Crown Court heard

Daily Mirror

Son who murdered parents in frenzied knife attack before mutilating father’s corpse jailed

Lee Tipping, 36, killed Anthony Tipping, 60, and Patricia Livesey, 57, at their home in Lancashire just hours after he broke down a bedroom door, sparking a row

The Independent UK

Man suffers brain bleed after punch from plumber over comments about his girlfriend

The plumber, from Thornton-Cleveleys, walked free from court after being handed a suspended sentence and an order to stay sober

Daily Mirror

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'Pocket rocket' who fundraised Leeds' first MRI and survived WW2 dies at 101

Anita Woolman went against her father's wishes as war struck to study at Leeds University and had a successful career, family life, and loved shopping in Marks and Spencer in Moortown

Liverpool Echo

Man who killed parents in knife frenzy shouts in court as he's led away

Lee Tipping drove to Liverpool John Lennon Airport in a bid to flee the country

Daily Mirror

Jobless 'loner' spun ruthless web of lies after murdering both his parents at home

Brothers, sisters, friends and family kept a dignified silence as lawyers, police officers and medical experts outlined the graphic details of a night of bloody violence at a home in Higher Walton

Manchester Evening News

Jailed: The violent gang 'fixated' on revenge after the brutal murder of their leader

"The intention was obviously to kill"

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Daily Mirror

Mum's has been 'annihilated by grief' after son died in unsafe swimming pool

Luca Hurle, 4, tragically drowned in what Preston Crown Court heard was a pool that did not follow building regulations, and had an alarm so quiet it could not be heard in

Daily Mirror

Pub landlady filmed singing about drugs while cellar is used as spice factory for prisoners

Lorraine Jackson, 51, allowed her pub in Preston, Lancashire, to be used as a factory sending spice to prisoners after being filmed dancing on a beer keg singing about double dipping drugs

Manchester Evening News

Two PCs accused of using police dog 'as a weapon' cleared for second time

PCs Paul Jackson and Paul Lockett were acquitted by a jury in 2019 and now they have been cleared of gross misconduct

Daily Mirror

Killer foster mum tried to lie through police interview before resorting to 'no comment'

Baby Leiland-James Corkill died from catastrophic injuries to his brain, spine and eyes after he was shaken violently by foster mum Laura Castle

Liverpool Echo

Killer foster mum Laura Castle's harrowing two-word police interview

Leiland-James Corkill was just 13 months old when he was murdered by his foster mum

Manchester Evening News

Woman jailed for life for murdering boy she was hoping to adopt

Laura Castle has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years after being found guilty for the murder of one-year-old Leiland-James who she was in the process of adopting

The Independent UK

Leiland-James Corkill: Foster mother who murdered baby she hoped to adopt jailed for life

Laura Castle previously tried to claim one-year-old’s catastrophic head injuries were caused by fall from sofa

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