D ean Carradice, 39, of HMP Hindley, appeared before a Bolton Crown Court judge to plead guilty to robbery and possession of a knife at the shop on July 30.

A former ice hockey player and TV extra has been jailed for 28 years for the rape and sexual abuse of seven girls. Victims of Philip Hamer clapped the judge and burst into tears in the public gallery ...

Jailing him for 28 years, with an extended licence period of eight years, Judge Sarah Johnston told the defendant: “These were no relationships – you manipulated and groomed these young girls, ...

A Bolton Crown Court judge has now scheduled a trial for August 14. She was remanded on bail until a case management hearing at the same court on April 4.

Simon Vickers, 50, was found guilty of murdering his 14-year-old daughter Scarlett Vickers, but his wife Sarah Hall does not ...