A mother has been sentenced for the murder of her seven-week-old daughter.

Peter Barnes, 47, from Oswaldtwistle, has been jailed for a total of 44 sexual offences against five children and two women

An HGV driver has been jailed for a fatal crash on the M58, after prosecutors proved he had been distracted by looking at pornography on his phone moments before the collision.

The Criminal Justice Joint Inspection (His Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) have today issued an interim report following phase 1 of their joint Inspection of joint case building by the Police and CPS.

A 17-year-old boy who stabbed schoolgirl Holly Newton to death outside of a pizza shop has been convicted of her murder.