Author Archives: Helen Carter
Teenager arrested over Lancashire house fire that killed four
Police hold 18-year-old on suspicion of murdering three young children and their older brotherAn 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering three young children and their older brother in a house fire in Lancashire, it emerged on Wedne… Continue reading
Former US marine jailed for smuggling guns into UK
Steven Greenoe purchased 63 pistols from gun shops in North Carolina and hid components in suitcases before carrying them to BritainA former US marine who packed pistols into his luggage and smuggled them aboard commercial flights from the US to Britai… Continue reading
The council is introducing a 30-day rule for road-death memorials
But the families of people killed on the roads in Bolton are said to be unhappy at the rulingBolton council has become the first authority to introduce a ban on roadside tributes after they have been in-situ for 30 days.When the idea was mooted two yea… Continue reading
Stepping Hill nurse arrested by police is named
Victorino Chua, 46, has worked at the Stockport hospital for around two yearsA nurse who has been arrested in connection with the deaths of patients at Stepping Hill hospital has been identified as a 46-year-old man from the Heaton Norris district of S… Continue reading
Opera aims to tackle the issue of human trafficking
The contemporary work, Anya17, will have its première in Liverpool in MarchThe first ever opera to focus entirely on sex trafficking will be premièred in the north west this spring. The organisers of Anya17 say that raising awareness of the subject i… Continue reading
Freckleton fire: mother returns to scene of fatal blaze
Michelle Smith says she has lost ‘the lights of my life’ after four children die in house fire in LancashireThe mother of four children who died after a house fire in Lancashire has returned to the scene clutching a photograph of her late twin daughter… Continue reading
Four siblings die after house fire
Teenager and three young children die in hospital after blaze at detached converted bungalow in Freckleton, LancashireA teenager and three of his young siblings have died after a house fire in Lancashire on Saturday night.The four victims, named by the… Continue reading
Anuj Bidve’s parents visit street where Indian student was murdered
Subhash Bidve says ‘world is finished for us’ as he and wife Yogini retrace son’s last steps and lay flowers in SalfordThe parents of a student who was shot dead in the early hours of Boxing Day in Manchester have visited the place where their son was … Continue reading
Horden killer shot family after a minor argument
Michael Atherton left the house to retrieve a shotgun from his car before returning and killing three womenA taxi driver who killed three women before shooting himself left his County Durham house to get his gun after a minor argument, it emerged on Th… Continue reading
Stepping Hill hospital deaths: police make arrest
Three patients died at hospital after saline drips tampered with insulinDetectives investigating the deaths of patients at Stepping Hill hospital following the tampering of saline drips with insulin have arrested a man, believed to be a nurse in his 40… Continue reading