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Ibrahim Faraj, seven, was abducted and taken to Saudi Arabia in NovemberA woman whose seven-year-old son was kidnapped by his father and taken to Saudi Arabia has said she repeatedly warned authorities it would happen but “no one listened”.Ranem Elkhal…
Boris Johnson letter complains process is ‘unfair’ towards him and confirms he is asking new lawyers to represent him. This live blog is closedAnd here is Suella Braverman’s apology, from her letter to Rishi Sunak. She says:I am deeply committed to all…
David Boyd must serve at least 29 years for killing seven-year-old he stabbed 37 timesA child killer who brutally murdered a “bright and sparky” seven-year-old girl and managed to escape justice for more than 30 years has been sentenced to life in pris…
Charlie Mclean says she has lost a child and parents of teenage murderers have lost two sonsA mother has called for an end to teenage knife violence after two boys who murdered her 15-year-old son on his way home from school were given life sentences.K…
Northern rail network to be run by state-owned operator of last resort when contract expires on 28 MayTransPennine Express (TPE) is to be run by the state after ministers announced that the failing rail company would not have its contract renewed.The t…
Customers say lives upended by ripped up schedules and woeful performanceOnce, it seemed like a good idea to live in the Pennines and commute by train. Susannah Simmons, a violinist at Opera North, moved to Marsden for quick and easy access to her work…
It is unclear where High Peak, which has a habit of swinging like a pendulum between Labour and the Tories, will land this timeSean Winterbottom does not like politics. But like all people who do not like politics, once he starts talking about it, he h…
Publisher says reduced town centre footfall and higher costs mean regional edition is no longer viableThe Big Issue is shutting down its northern England edition next month, blaming reduced town centre footfall since the pandemic.Increased print, energ…
Plans to create green space cancelled because soil contamination levels pose risk to human healthPlans to plant a new woodland have been cancelled after local councillors discovered a field was so saturated with sewage the soil could be too toxic for t…
Jared Skeete, 19, sentenced to three years’ detention over incident outside Suites hotel in Merseyside A teenager who threw lit fireworks at police officers during a “shameful” protest outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers has been sentenced to …