Andy Gill

2 months ago | bbc.com | Andy Gill

Grooming gang ringleader admits abusing girlsAndy GillReporting fromLiverpool Crown CourtPA MediaAshley Darbyshire pictured outside Liverpool Crown Court The ringleader of a grooming gang has admitted a spate of sexual offences against underage girls. Ashley William Darbyshire pleaded guilty to 19 charges involving five different victims at Liverpool Crown Court earlier.

Mar 17, 2025 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Stewart Whittingham |Andy Gill

Ex-hospital bosses call for inquiry to be suspendedLucy Letby killed babies while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital [Cheshire Police]Lawyers for former bosses of the hospital where killer nurse Lucy Letby murdered babies have asked for the public inquiry into the events surrounding her crimes to be suspended.

Mar 11, 2025 | bbc.com | Andy Gill |Gemma Sherlock

Calls for student visa rules to be scrappedAndy Gill & Gemma SherlockBBCProfessor Jennifer Watling said the previous rules should be scrapped The government should scrap a rule which prevents some international students bringing their families with them to the UK, a senior university official has said. Professor Jennifer Watling, of Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), said the restriction, introduced in 2024, has led to a fall in the number overseas admissions.

Mar 11, 2025 | yahoo.com | Andy Gill |Gemma Sherlock

The government should scrap a rule which prevents some international students bringing their families with them to the UK, a senior university official has said. Professor Jennifer Watling, of Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), said the restriction, introduced in 2024, has led to a fall in the number overseas admissions. She said international students brought "value in terms of cultural richness and diversity" but were also important sources of funding which many universities.

Mar 3, 2025 | bbc.com | Andy Gill

Flowers left at cordon after four-year-old's deathAndy GillBBCTributes have been left for the girl who died in hospital after the fireFloral tributes have been left after a four-year-old girl died in a suspected arson attack. She was found seriously injured by firefighters who brought her out of the property in Rusholme, Manchester, at about 12:30 GMT on Sunday. A 44-year-old woman, who police said was known to the child, has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.