All news by author: Paul Byrne

Vickie Phillips, manager at City Dogs Home, called for the breed to be banned as were American pitbulls, saying XL Bullys should be castrated, muzzled and registered

It is understood the notes of 12 babies who suffered unexplained collapses have been passed to experts who found several of them indicated 'malevolent acts'

Officers from Operation Hummingbird, the investigation into the serial killer nurse, have provided a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their six-year inquiry for an online documentary

An independent report said the coach 'should have done more' to protect players from paedophile Barry Bennell during his time working at the same club

The evil nurse refused to leave her cell in the court building as she was sentenced - and in a final act of cruelty, she snubbed the families of the babies she murdered

UK's most prolific child killer Lucy Letby will die in jail after being ordered to spend the rest of her life behind bars for murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more

Nurse Beverley Allitt was jailed for life for murdering four children, the attempted murders of three others, and causing GBH to six more - 30 years before Lucy Letby case

Professor Mike Berry, of Liverpool’s John Moores University says there are many similarities between killed nurses Lucy Letby and Beverley Allitt, who was jailed for life in 1991

Lucy Letby is said to have murdered two premature triplets to get the attention of a doctor she is said to have had a crush on who prosecutors described as the nurse's "boyfriend"

Lucy Letby murdered one of a mother's twins and tried to kill the other, leaving the sibling with "complex needs", she said in the wake of the nurse's guilty verdict

Today is the first time we can report all of the verdicts in this tragic case against nurse Lucy Letby now that restrictions have been lifted - it comes after the jury Manchester Crown Court deliberated for more than 90 hours

Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others at Countess of Chester hospital, and has become one of the worst UK child-killers of all time.

Angel of Death Lucy Letby wept in the dock as she was convicted of murdering babies that had been left in her care. Her mum, watching on, screamed out as the verdict was announced

Baby killer Lucy Letby became the poster girl for Babygrow Appeal, a fundraiser for the neonatal unit at Countess of Chester Hospital in 2013, having joined as a Band 5 nurse months earlier

Lucy Letby told one worried mum to "trust" her because "I'm a nurse", when in fact she was "playing God", targeting defenceless premature babies in a "cold, calculating" manner

Police fear Lucy Letby has more victims as officers examine probe thousands of babies' records at Countess of Chester and Liverpool Women's Hospitals with nurse facing life in jail

Lucy Letby, 33, was working as a nurse at the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital, where she was accused of murdering seven babies and trying to kill 10 others

Lewis Pugh, 53, a former maritime lawyer from Plymouth, Devon, has set off from Lake Tear of the Clouds in New York state and is now barrelling towards the city

Alex Sparkes was on the NHS waiting list for a prosthetic limb for several years but now has a new 'hero arm' from a robotics firm so he can squeeze toothpaste and tie shoelaces for the first time

The clips are part of a disturbing series of videos showing fake versions of missing or murdered children, including Madeleine McCann, Baby P and Rhys Jones

To mark World Drowning Prevention Day, the family of Haydn Griffiths has spoken out about the dangers of drowning no matter how fit you are

The former Manchester United star, Britain's most decorated footballer, will no longer stand trial on two counts of assault and a separate charge of controlling and coercive behaviour

Some 17% take frozen water bottles to bed, while 14% sit next to fans with wet tea towels on their head while others have been jumping into wheelie bins filled with ice

Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands off the coast of East Africa, pipped the UK in the rankings. The Indian Ocean nation is famous for its glorious beaches, crystal clear waters and coral reefs, and welcomes tourists from around the world.

A two mile walking tour takes Harry Styles fans past his childhood home and W Mandeville bakery, where he worked as a teen