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A 'very talented footballer' said to have played at youth level for Manchester City FC has been jailed after wraps of drugs and cash fell out of his underwear in a struggle with police.

It is a snapshot of a tender moment between a mum and her newborn baby. Yet the quick selfie taken by Rebecca Smith as her tiny son Calvin slept on her chest at home also tells a different, more harrowing story.

A cage fighter has been jailed after strangling his pregnant girlfriend and kicking their puppy during a terror campaign that left the woman scared she would lose her baby.

Two men have been arrested after the death of a baby in Lancashire. Police said they were called to Blackpool's Victoria Hospital at 7:15pm on Thursday, July 27 after a baby boy was taken there in an 'unresponsive' state.

The tragic death of mum-of-two Nicola Bulley was an accident, a coroner ruled today after an inquest into her death.

A man was arrested in Manchester today by detectives investigating a series of seven burglaries at homes in leafy Cheshire, police have revealed.

A man has been arrested over footage shot from inside a police cordon on the day the body of Nicola Bulley was found.

"spiritual medium" in the River Wyre, around a mile from where the mortgage adviser was last seen. Her disappearance sparked a major investigation involving helicopters, drones and specialist search teams. Sadly however, it also drew "weirdos" and "ghouls" to the area, who reportedly used the tragic case as a means to promote their online presence by spreading conspiracy theories, uninvited.

Police were alerted to reports of a body found by a man and a woman who had been walking along the River Wyre yesterday (February 19). The body was discovered a mile ­downstream from where Nicola Bulley vanished in St Michael’s on Wyre on January 27.

Police divers have arrived at the site of a new search linked to missing mum Nicola Bulley after officers received a tip-off from two walkers.

Police has been accused of “victim blaming” after releasing details of missing mum Nicola Bulley's issues with alcohol and menopause.Nicola, 45, was walking her dog when she went missing on Friday, January 27, near the River Wyre in Lancashire.She had dropped her children off at school that morning before taking the family pup, Willow, on a walk.READ MORE: Nicola Bulley's councillors received 'offensive mystery calls' about her disappearanceThe mum, whose phone was found at the scene of her disappearance and logged into a work conference on Teams, is believed to have approached the river – the search has now stretched to as far as Morecambe and Fleetwood areas.But in a bizarre press conference yesterday (February 15) – which featured Lancashire Police telling everyone to “stop speculating” while hitting out at the media – Superintendent Rebecca Smith divulged another piece of information previously kept hidden from the public.She said that the search for Nicola was made a priority because she was classed as “high risk”.However, when pressed by a myriad of journalists as to what that means, she refused to go into detail.Yet, just a few hours later it was made public that she had been dealing with alcohol issues, as well as going through menopause.The decision to release this information to the public after more than 20 days of searching has been slammed by many, including Conservative MP Alicia Kearns.She said: “I am deeply uncomfortable with the police releasing Nicola Bulley's so-called 'vulnerabilities' on menopause and alcohol.“I struggle to ascertain how this will assist Police in their search and investigations.“I do see how it would assist those wishing to victim-blame or diminish.”And LBC host Nick Ferrari said

YouTuber who had made a series of videos detailing his “search” for missing dog walker Nicola Bulley has been arrested and fined for a public order offence. Urban explorer Danny Duffy, from Darwen, Lancashire, uploaded a video showing the moment he was arrested while probing the area near the river bank for signs of Nicola.

LIVE – Updated at 18:32Social media sleuths have “distracted” the investigation into missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, police have said. At a press conference on Wednesday, Lancashire Police said “TikTokers have been playing private detectives” near the scene of the 45-year-old’s disappearance. Detective superintendent Rebecca Smith said investigating officers have been “inundated with false information, accusations and rumours” relating to the case.

Police holding a press conference this afternoon to update the public about the ongoing search for missing mum Nicola Bulley say their phone lines are being 'inundated with false information, accusations and rumour'.

LIVE – Updated at 18:00Nicola Bulley has faced “significant issues with alcohol” brought on by “ongoing struggles with the menopause”, police have revealed. Ms Bulley vanished in the village of St Michael’s on Wyre on 27 January while walking her dog, Willow, after dropping her two daughters, aged six and nine, at school. At a press conference on earlier Wednesday, Lancashire Police had explained that the missing mother had been deemed high risk due to “specific vulnerabilities”, without providing further detail.

Police investigating the disappearance of missing dog walker Nicola Bulley have said she has "specific vulnerabilities" that make her "high risk". Lancashire Police have said they have been "inundated" following the mum's disappearance while walking along the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre on the morning of January 27.

A man asked his uncle to take him to France and admitted to doing 'something stupid' after stabbing his rival with a 12-inch chopping knife. Steven Arnold, 23, stabbed Jack Williams inside his white Vauxhall Corsa three times in the leg at around 7.35am on May 15, on Jubits Lane, St Helens.

ghost hunters who spent the night in an abandoned police station that once held a woman sentenced to death for poisoning her husband claim they have evidence of paranormal activity.The all-female investigators were shocked to hear eerie whispers rattle around the creepy cells of Lark Lane station in Liverpool during their hunt for life beyond the grave.Armed with recording equipment and special “spirit rods” designed to communicate with ghosts, mum and daughter Yvonne Moores and Rebecca Smith, along with friend Denise Shields, claimed “something didn’t want us here” as they probed the ancient cop station.READ MORE: Teacher received perplexing emails 'from future' sparking ghostly time travel mysteryVideos show the brave investigators exploring the creepy site as unknown entities bang and whisper around them.Rebecca, 35, told the Liverpool Echo: "This was one of the most active places we have investigated and I think it can be a place that is sometimes overlooked.“One incident involved us asking a question and myself hearing a clear response - this was captured on camera."We all have completed a spiritual awareness and development course with a well-respected medium so feel our group is unique in the sense that we are spiritually aware and we each bring something different to the group."I often pick up on the disembodied voices, my mum Yvonne is a little sceptical but will sometimes pick up on things during an investigation and then there is Denise who is clairvoyant and has some mediumship abilities."Although the station is today used by ghost-hunters and teams of paranormal investigators, during the 1800s it kept some of Liverpool’s most notorious prisoners.Florence Maybrick, who was allegedly involved with the

Glasgow PR agency Hollicom has fallen into liquidation after failing to repay debts.

killed his son's beloved pet rabbit and threw the severed head at his ex girlfriend before trying to cook it. Billy Rutter crept into the woman's home in Birkenhead, Merseyside while she slept upstairs with two young children.

Morrisons has launched a book donation and exchange station for children across all its stores which aims to promote reading and literacy in children, particularly those who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Morrisons Little Library was inspired by Canterbury-based children’s author, Rebecca Smith, who approached the retailer asking for help to tackle the issues surrounding children’s literacy and the lack of availability of books at home.