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Crime

‘Predator’ teacher convicted of sex with schoolboys

Rebecca Joynes, 30, was found guilty of six child sex offences involving two teen boys.

By Pat Hurst
17 May 2024
Teacher Rebecca Joynes is on trial at Manchester Crown Court (PA)
Crime

Jury out for second day in trial of teacher Rebecca Joynes

The 30-year-old denies sex offences involving two teenage boys.
By Pat Hurst
17 May 2024
Rebecca Joynes arriving at Manchester Crown Court, where she is charged with six counts of sexual activity with two teenagers (Peter Byrne/PA)
Crime

Jury out in sex-case teacher Rebecca Joynes’ trial

Joynes, 30, denies six counts of sexual activity with two teenage boys.
By Pat Hurst
16 May 2024
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Crime

Sex-accused teacher makes 'naked attempt to garner jury sympathy'

Rebecca Joynes, 30, denies six counts of sexual activity with two teenage boys.

By Pat Hurst
15 May 2024
School teacher Rebecca Joynes arrives at Manchester Crown Court, where she is charged with six counts of sexual activity with two teenagers, including two counts of sexual activity while being a teacher in a position of trust (Peter Byrne/PA)
Crime

Teacher accused of sex with two students says she was stupid and made mistakes

Rebecca Joynes, 30, denies sexual activity with two teenage pupils.
By Pat Hurst
14 May 2024
<p>Rebecca Joynes arrives at Manchester Crown Court</p>
Crime

'Lonely' teacher 'craved' attention but denies having sex with boys

Rebecca Joynes, 30, says she ‘struggled massively over the Covid period’

By Pat Hurst
13 May 2024
Rebecca Joynes is on trial at Manchester Crown Court (Peter Byrne/PA)
Crime

School teacher took my virginity, teenager tells court

Rebecca Joynes, 30, denies sexual activity with two teenagers.
By Pat Hurst
10 May 2024
Rebecca Joynes, 30, a former high school teacher, is on trial at Manchester Crown Court (Peter Powell/PA)
Crime

Distraught mother stormed school reception ‘after son spent night with teacher’

Rebecca Joynes, 30, denies sexual activity with two teenage boys.
By Pat Hurst
9 May 2024
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Crime

Two men remanded on murder charge after torso found in nature reserve

Body parts have been found in four separate locations in Greater Manchester.
By Pat Hurst
29 Apr 2024
Neil Foden, a former National Union of Teachers official in Wales, arriving at Mold Crown Court, where he is accused of multiple child sex offences (Peter Byrne/PA)
Crime

Former head teacher called girl ‘his little sex toy’, court hears

Neil Foden denies sex offences against five children.
By Pat Hurst
26 Apr 2024
Neil Foden is accused of multiple child sex offences (PA)
Crime

‘It’s fine’ former head teacher allegedly told abused youngster

Neil Foden, 66, denies 20 alleged offences against five children.
By Pat Hurst
23 Apr 2024
Neil Foden, a former National Union of Teachers official in Wales, arriving at Mold Crown Court (PA)
Crime

Former head teacher goes on trial over sex offence allegations

Neil Foden, 66, denies 20 alleged offences
By Pat Hurst
22 Apr 2024
Ms Leeson died aged 47 (Greater Manchester Police/PA)
Crime

Wife’s drowning in pool was suspicious, friend tells court

Paula Leeson, 47, died in a swimming pool but her husband Donald McPherson, 50, was cleared of her murder on a judge’s direction.
By Pat Hurst
19 Apr 2024
Paula Leeson drowned in 2017 (Handout/PA)
Crime

Drowning of wealthy heiress was ‘acquisitive killing’, court hears

The murder trial of fraudster Donald McPherson was halted in 2021 and he was cleared of the murder of his wife Paula Leeson.
By Pat Hurst
16 Apr 2024
The family of a wealthy heiress who drowned in a swimming pool are asking a judge to rule she was unlawfully killed to stop her husband getting her £4.4 million will after his murder trial collapsed (Greater Manchester Police/PA)
Crime

Bid to stop husband cleared of murder getting late wife’s millions

Convicted fraudster Donald McPherson was cleared on a judge’s direction of murdering his wife Paula Leeson.
By Pat Hurst
15 Apr 2024
Brianna Ghey was found with fatal wounds on a path in Culcheth Linear Park, near Warrington, Cheshire last February (Handout/PA)
Crime

Inquest to examine why Brianna’s killer was put in same school

Scarlett Jenkinson was transferred to trans teenager Brianna Ghey’s school then went on to plan her murder.
By Pat Hurst
11 Apr 2024
Andy Burnham speaking during the launch of his campaign for re-election as mayor of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, at the Salford Lads Club (Danny Lawson/PA)
Politics

Andy Burnham launches campaign at Salford venue made famous by The Smiths

Mr Burnham is running to become mayor of Greater Manchester for a third time.
By Pat Hurst
3 Apr 2024
Mark Butcher, left, the Reform UK candidate for the forthcoming Blackpool South by-election, and Lee Anderson on an open top bus during a campaign event (Peter Byrne/PA)
Politics

Reform UK launches Blackpool by-election campaign

Former street preacher Mark Butcher says he aims to give Labour and the Tories a ‘bloody nose’.
By Pat Hurst
28 Mar 2024
Minister without Portfolio Esther McVey helps repairs potholes in Leigh in Greater Manchester, as she called for councils to “get on with it” and use the �8.3bn allotted to councils to fix potholes. Picture date: Monday March 25, 2024.
Politics

Esther McVey on the road to fill pothole problem

The Government has pledged extra cash to fix the country’s potholed roads
By Pat Hurst
25 Mar 2024
Jonathan Cassidy has been jailed (GMP)
Crime

Former Liverpool football prodigy jailed for role in drugs plot

Jamie Cassidy had at one time been one of England’s hottest football prospects, a court heard.
By Pat Hurst
22 Mar 2024
Chris Hanley, 57, was killed on Saturday, March 16 (Greater Manchester Police/PA)
UK

Murder charge over ‘devoted’ family man killed in suspected car theft

Marvin Sutton is charged over death of Chris Hanley in Manchester on Saturday.
By Pat Hurst
19 Mar 2024
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