Ellie Pitt

2 months ago | itv.com | Ellie Pitt

Pope Francis has been in hospital for a week. He is not out of danger, but he is not in immediate danger, doctors treating him told a packed press conference on Friday 21 February. The Pope has pneumonia in both lungs, a condition deemed serious by medics in young and healthy patients. He is 88-years-old and has part of one of his lungs missing, after it was surgically removed in his 20s following a serious respiratory illness.

2 months ago | itv.com | Ellie Pitt

Initial reports suggested the couple could have been killed during a burglary, ITV News' Ellie Pitt reports from the sceneFrench prosecutors have described the scene at the home of a British couple who were discovered dead by their neighbour last week. Andrew Searle and Dawn Kerr, who were in their 60s, were found at their home in a small remote village in southwest France on Thursday, February 6.

2 months ago | itv.com | Ellie Pitt

The judge who made decisions about Sara Sharif's care before she was murdered by her father can now be named. Mrs Justice Raeside, Mr Justice Peter Nathan and Mrs Justice Sally Williams, all made decisions about Sara’s living arrangements and had been subject to an anonymity order. But the Court of Appeal has ruled they can now be named. ITV News' Ellie Pitt reveals what the judges knew, their decisions and the impact it had on Sara’s care.

2 months ago | itv.com | Ellie Pitt

Katie Lowden was scrolling through her phone on social media when she paused on a post for a cosmetic procedure. "My newsfeed was full of cosmetic surgery. It was almost like it was coming out of my phone and looking at me like, you need this done."The advert was for an 'eight-point facelift' which promised Katie a younger looking appearance using injections of facial fillers and the anti-wrinkle treatment Botox in eight areas on the face.

Oct 15, 2024 | itv.com | Ellie Pitt

The family of a woman who died after a liquid Brazilian Butt Lift has spoken exclusively to ITV News of their anger over her death. Alice Webb suffered complications following a procedure that involved cosmetic fluid being injected into her buttocks. The mum of five was taken to hospital where she died on September 24 2024. Two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and have been bailed. Her family are now backing a proposed new law in her name.