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6 days ago | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Kenny Parker |Charlotte Hadfield
''What planet do people think judges are on?"A judge told a couple "I know exactly what's going on" after they ended up in court for what they did at Creamfields. Erin Gallacher, 23, and her then boyfriend Keir Lyons, both from Scotland, travelled hundreds of miles to try and smuggle almost £2,000 worth of ketamine into the music festival in Daresbury. Erin tried to sneak in 46 wraps of the drug hidden inside two Kinder egg tubes, concealed in her vagina.
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1 week ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Kenny Parker |Stephen Topping
The mum-of-one walked free from court - while her victim said she was lucky to be aliveA grieving girlfriend smashed a glass into the neck of a formal love rival during her boyfriend's wake. Mum-of-one Shannon Morgan had attended the funeral of Royston Coates when she encountered Lisa Wilson, who had dated a previous partner. A court heard how Morgan, 27, got into an argument with Miss Wilson over the safety of a child being underneath a pool table while the defendant played with a friend.
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1 week ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Kenny Parker |Chris Slater
Erin Gallacher, 23, and her then boyfriend Keir Lyons, were arrested at Creamfields festival in Runcorn, CheshireA judge says 'drug of the moment' ketamine should be reclassified after a couple travelled hundreds of miles to try and smuggle almost 2,000 worth of it into a music festival.
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1 week ago | 
express.co.uk | Kris Boratyn |Kit Roberts |Kenny Parker
Woman banned from driving after drunken trip to confront ‘cheating’ exThe woman was initially placed in the back of a patrol car to calm down, but became aggressive again after spotting the other woman in the street. Stephie Hastie, 35, was found by police outside the homes of her former partner and another woman. (Image: MEN)A woman has been banned from the roads after driving under the influence to confront her ex-partner over claims he was having an affair.
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1 week ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Kenny Parker |Kit Roberts
Company director Stephie Hastie was arrested after driving to her partner's house to confront him over an alleged affairA 35-year-old woman has been disqualified from driving for 16 months after drunkenly driving to her partner's house to confront him about an affair. Stephie Hastie, 35, was arrested after police found her hammering on the front doors of her partner and the other woman demanding an explanation.
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2 weeks ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Kenny Parker |Paul Britton
'You bombarded her with insulting and abusive messages and persistent phone calls'A woman put her gaslighting ex-partner in his place, telling him 'I have lost nothing but a f*****g psycho in my life', a court heard. She stood up to David Matthias, 37, after he ended their relationship and falsely accused her of cheating on him in a torrent of voicemails.
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2 weeks ago | 
express.co.uk | Kenny Parker
Family grew suspicious of mum's sudden lavish lifestyle as horrifying truth came out Luana Dougherty, 50, stole her elderly mum's £216,000 life savings so she could buy furniture, set up a dog breeding business and spend "thousands" on her two dogs 15:06, Mon, Apr 7, 2025 | UPDATED: 15:11, Mon, Apr 7, 2025 Link copied Bookmark Luana Dougherty's crimes were finally exposed (Image: Luana Dougherty/ Cavendish Press) A heartless daughter who pilfered her elderly mother's £216,000 life savings to...
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3 weeks ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Kenny Parker |Kit Roberts
A court heard how Dr Helen Butterfield turned to alcohol after losing her father and working 12-hour back to back shifts during the height of the pandemicA consultant anaesthetist who developed an unhealthy relationship with alcohol during the Covid-19 pandemic has been banned from driving for 40 months. Dr Helen Butterfield drank a bottle of wine for breakfast before driving away from her family home to meet a friend for lunch on January 21 this year.
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1 month ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Kenny Parker |Stephen Topping
Lucy Mustard said she was in 'desperate need of relief'A young businesswoman was caught drink-driving while she searched for somewhere to take a comfort break in Cheshire. Lucy Mustard, 27, was pulled over in her 160mph Porsche in Macclesfield - 125 miles from the home she shares with her parents in a sleepy Northamptonshire village. She told officers she had been in 'desperate need of relief' after trying to use the toilet at a garage, which had been closed.
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1 month ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Kenny Parker |Paul Britton
Lorraine Jones cared for victims of the Manchester Arena bombing atrocity, court toldAn award-winning ICU nurse who cared for victims of the Manchester Arena bombing could be struck off after she was convicted of biting a 10 year-old boy's cheek at a children's adventure playground. Lorraine Jones, 55, was seen to stoop down near the boy as they were queuing 'shoulder to shoulder' near a climbing beam, a court heard.
