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Baby allegedly murdered by teacher who adopted him suffered sexual abuse injuries, court told

Preston Davey was adopted by high school teacher Jamie Varley, 37, and his partner John McGowan-Fazakerley

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Former teacher used ‘spy pens’ to take more than a million upskirt images of pupils

Matthew Gilkes, 47, was unmasked after he was caught taking photographs of children under cubicles at a leisure centre

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Man who paralysed girlfriend in attack jailed for 16 years

Robert Easom, 57, attacked Trudi Burgess in a culmination of eight years of controlling, coercive and violent behaviour.

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Men given life jail terms for plotting attack on mass gathering of Jews

Walid Saadaoui was told by a judge at Preston Crown Court that he must serve a minimum of 37 years in custody.

Evening Standard

Men who plotted ‘mass murder’ of Jewish community in terror attack jailed for life

The men plotted to open fire on a march against antisemitism in what could have been ‘one of the deadliest attacks’ the UK has ever seen

The Independent UK

Pair convicted of plotting gun attack on mass gathering of Jews

Counter-terrorism police intervened on the ‘strike day’ of May 8 last year, with more than 200 officers involved.

Evening Standard

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.

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Former teacher denies murder and sexual assault of baby boy he was adopting

Jamie Varley, 36, pleaded not guilty to 33 charges relating to the death of 13-month-old Preston Davey

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Drug dealer sentenced for killing pensioner after pulling wheelie on e-bike

Dylan Green, 20, was detained for eight years and three months in a young offenders institution for causing death by dangerous driving.

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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.

Evening Standard

Football fan killed with one punch in clash outside pub

Mr Johnson was among a group of Blackpool fans who gathered outside the pub

The Independent UK

Football fan jailed for five years after fatal pub fight

Jake Balmforth punched Tony Johnson during trouble after Blackpool played Burnley in 2023.

Evening Standard

Prison governor jailed over relationship with ‘Jesse Pinkman’ drug boss

Kerri Pegg, 42, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on Friday.

Evening Standard

Trial dates set for former mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson and co-defendants

Anderson appeared at Preston Crown Court with other defendants, including former politician Derek Hatton.

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‘Bubbly blonde’ prison governor was ‘green and stupid’ jury told

Kerri Pegg denies misconduct in a public office and possession of criminal property.

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Gang boss DNA found on toothbrush at prison governor’s flat, jury hears

Hugo Boss flip flops also had DNA of ‘Breaking Bad’ drug dealer Anthony Saunderson found at Kerri Pegg’s home

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Man cleared of causing death of partner who took her own life after controlling relationship

Kiena Dawes left a suicide note saying ‘Ryan Wellings killed me’ before her death, but a jury found him not guilty of her manslaughter

Evening Standard

Man accused of driving partner to suicide tells jury: I am not a monster

Ryan Wellings denies the manslaughter of his partner, Kiena Dawes, who took her own life on a railway line in July 2022.

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Man accused of driving partner to suicide tells jury he isn’t a monster

Kiena Dawes left their eight-month-old daughter with a friend before taking her own life on July 22 2022

Evening Standard

Alleged abuse contributed to woman’s suicide, court told

Ryan Wellings denies the manslaughter of his partner Kiena Dawes.

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

Young mother wrote ‘I was murdered’ in suicide note after suffering alleged abuse, trial hears

Ryan Wellings is accused of manslaughter after his ex-girlfriend took her own life. In a final note she wrote: ‘He ruined every bit of strength I had left’

Evening Standard

Mother accused of squeezing baby to death cleared of murder

Laura Langley, 38, was alleged to have killed seven-week-old daughter Edith.

The Independent UK

Father’s double tragedy as son killed in parking row attack two months after wife dies from cancer

Anthony Harley’s father saw his son die following the attack in Blackpool - exactly two months after losing his wife of 57 years

The Independent UK

‘Abhorrent’ bogus taxi driver admits to raping vulnerable women

Nazim Asmal posed as a taxi driver and drove to secluded areas before raping his victims

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