All news by author: Andrew Bardsley

Justina Bobmanuel was taking a bath when she suddenly heard a ‘pop’ drift in from her window - and made horrifying discovery when she followed the sound outside

Teacher Rebecca Joynes, 30, who denies six counts of sexual activity with a child, is alleged to have bought a baby grow for a boy with 'I love daddy' written on it after becoming pregnant

Aram Sheibani, 43, is currently serving a 37-year jail sentence after his international crime empire came crashing down - and could face an extra decade in jail if he fails to pay back millions of pounds

Lauren Beaumont-Capps, 40, screamed "get me off this f***ing plane" during an abusive rant that left a crew member on board a Jet2 plane at Manchester Aiport in tears, a court heard

Kyle Ratcliffe was jailed at Manchester crown court for three sex offences which occurred days before his son Eddie Ratcliffe went on trial for the murder of Brianna Ghey

Zaara and Rafiq Jamadar were caught out by their own CCTV camera installed inside their home in Blackburn bagging up Spice in front of their small child - while ordering their other kid to deal

Abdulmalik Sayid, 25, drove at 100mph in a 30mph zone, passed through red lights and crossed onto the wrong side of the road as he tried to escape police before crashing, a court heard

Rosemary Lai is now behind bars after she tried to fleece her ex of £60,000 when his mental health was in a vulnerable state following the end of their engagement

Former police officer James Riley attempted to murder his girlfriend after a failed attempt at rekindling the relationship, leaving her in an induced coma following the horror attack

Storm Gerrit, named by the Met Office, caused 90mph winds and a "supercell thunderstorm", was linked to several weather warnings across the UK, and the ferocity of the winds led to a "localised tornado" in Greater Manchester

A trial has heard how the DNA and blood of Brianna Ghey was found on a shoe and knife, recovered from one of her accused murderer's homes - but he refused to comment

This week, Girl X and Boy X appeared in court charged with the murder of Brianna Ghey on February 11 this year. Both defendants deny murder and are blaming each other

Schoolgirl Brianna Ghey was stabbed 28 times in Culcheth Linear Park, near Warrington, Cheshire, and tragically killed as two other teenagers, named as Girl X and Boy Y, stand trial for her murder

Kathryn Vize had been walking her dog with her husband when they came across dying teen Brianna Ghey. She had stabbed 28 times in Culcheth Linear Park, near Warrington

Emma Lomax-Newton and Cindy Molyneux both pleaded guilty to child cruelty at Manchester Crown Court following the death of two-year-old Masie Lomax-Newton in December 2021

Mohammed ‘Skinny’ Sajid was imprisoned for 18 years after being convicted of an axe attack. But after a recording appeared to show police involvement in a witness statement, he appealed the conviction

John Brazil, 28, mowed down Anne Jones, 60, in a Mercedes as she walked to meet her husband for dinner and told police afterwards he wasn't to blame despite driving at double the speed limit

Kyle Huckland was left to die on the driveway of a home in Manchester after being set upon by a group of teenagers, who stabbed him four times in November last year

Rachel Bartram described Kathleen Kirby "like a rainbow... a butterfly" after Chad Rimmington, who has never passed a driving test, admitted killing her in a horror crash

Criminals who robbed £1million worth of cocaine from an organised crime group in Liverpool are now facing years behind bars - but will also have to "look over their shoulder" for the rest of their life.

Transport for Greater Manchester has announced that the Bury tram line will remain suspended for the rest of the day due to damage to the overhead line at Victoria

Kalanther Nibraz subjected his wife to a "life of misery" and at one point whipped her ten times with a belt and forced her to shave her head before he was eventually caught and reported to police

The teacher got hold of the attacker while other pupils went to help the victim. When asked what had happened by a member of staff, the boy said: "I've just stabbed him sir."

Wesley Haining, from Salford, was one of almost 300 passengers on a TUI flight from Montego Bay in Jamaica

Sean Mellin was jailed after pleading guilty to strangulation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm