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Eleanor Barlow

Eleanor Barlow is a regional reporter at PA Media, covering news in the North West of England and North Wales. In this role, Eleanor has covered stories including gun crime in Merseyside and the trials related to the Hillsborough disaster. Eleanor previously worked at the Liverpool Echo.

The performance at Hulme Hall featured the first appearance of Ringo Starr with the Beatles (PA Archive/PA)
UK

Furniture linked to the Beatles which was destined for the dump now in museum

Elliott Millar, 21, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court after he pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to assaulting three pupils at Life Wirral, a sports school for pupils with special educational needs including autism and ADHD (Merseyside Police/PA)
Crime

Special school staff member jailed for assaults shown in undercover documentary

Axel Rudakubana is due to appear for a plea and trial preparation hearing at Liverpool Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
Crime

Southport stabbings suspect due to appear in court

Host Rita Ora on stage at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2024 at the Co-Op Live Arena, Manchester (Ian West/PA)
UK

Rita Ora pays tearful tribute to Liam Payne at MTV EMAs: He brought so much joy

The Prison Service has published an action plan which includes installing a new CCTV system and netting to combat drones dropping contraband into the site (Phil Noble/PA)
UK

Crackdown on drugs planned for HMP Manchester after damning inspection

A First World War memorial dedicated to Private James Miller, who was fatally shot as he delivered a message during the Battle of Somme (Historic England/PA)
UK

First World War memorial to brave soldier given Grade II listing

Elle Edwards was killed in the pub shooting by gunman Connor Chapman (family handout/PA)
Crime

Four cleared of assisting Christmas Eve gunman

Elle Edwards, who was killed in a shooting outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, on Christmas Eve 2022 (Family handout/PA)
Crime

Jury considers verdicts in trial of four accused of helping Christmas Eve gunman

The fire hit the BAE System site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, in the early hours of Wednesday (@jeffbarrow81/PA)
Home News

Thick smoke and flashes seen during fire at nuclear submarine shipyard

<p>Professor Tim Atkins, Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy, and Dr Renu Bindra give an update</p>
Crime

What Axel Rudakubana was charged with and why motive matters

Police tape at the home of Axel Rudakubana in Old School Close, Banks, near Southport. (PA)
UK

Southport stabbing suspect charged with terror offence and production of poison

Members of the public take part in a vigil in Southport in July (James Speakman/PA)
UK

Timeline of events related to the Southport stabbings

Paul Owen outside Liverpool Crown Court, where he is charged alongside three others with assisting an offender (Peter Byrne/PA)
Crime

Man denies assisting killer of beautician shot on Christmas Eve

Crime

Man denies assisting killer of beautician shot on Christmas Eve

Paul Owen outside Liverpool Crown Court, where he is charged alongside three others with assisting an offender (Peter Byrne/PA)
David Chambers is charged with assisting an offender following the murder of Elle Edwards (Peter Byrne/PA)
Crime

Gunman’s uncle denies helping him to arrange ‘escape route’ after killing

A 21-year-old woman who assaulted a police officer during disorder in Southport has been spared jail due to ‘exceptional mitigation’ (Pat Hurst/PA)
Crime

Woman spared prison after assaulting police officer in Southport disorder

Metro mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram lays a red rose at the Strawberry Fields memorial for John Lennon in New York’s Central Park while on a trade mission to the US (Kevin Matthews/Liverpool City Region Combined Authority/PA)
UK

Liverpool mayor honours legacy of John Lennon on visit to New York

Roxanne Matthews outside Liverpool Crown Court, where she is charged alongside three others with assisting an offender following the murder of Elle Edwards on Christmas Eve 2022 (Peter Byrne/PA)
Crime

Woman tells court she let gunman stay because he got her friend pregnant

Roxanne Matthews outside Liverpool Crown Court, where she is charged alongside three others with assisting an offender following the murder of Elle Edwards on Christmas Eve 2022 (Peter Byrne/PA)
Crime

Woman tells court she let gunman stay because he got her friend pregnant

Andrew Talbot has been jailed (CPS/PA)
Crime

Former detective jailed after stealing almost 4kg of cocaine from police stores

The Duchess of Edinburgh during a visit to Chad in central Africa where she met refugees crossing the border from Sudan (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
UK

Sophie moved to tears after meeting refugees in Chad fleeing civil war in Sudan

Sophie said she hoped to ‘continue to shine a light’ on the ‘human catastrophe’ unfolding in the region (Aaron Chown/PA)
UK

What is the situation in Chad and Sudan where Duchess of Edinburgh is visiting?

HMP Manchester has been inspected (Phil Noble/PA)
UK

Inspectors warn of ‘catastrophic levels’ of drugs, violence and rats in prison

Sarah, Duchess of York, with Coronation Street actor Sally Dynevor on the Rovers Return set (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Duchess of York hoping for part on Coronation Street after visit to set

Sarah, Duchess of York, and Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor visited the Prevent Breast Cancer headquarters (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Duchess of York shares cancer experiences as she joins Corrie star for visit

Sarah, Duchess of York and Coronation Street actor Sally Dynevor during a visit to the Prevent Breast Cancer headquarters in Manchester (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Duchess of York meets Coronation Street star on visit to breast cancer centre

A guitar bought by George Harrison for about £58 is expected to fetch more than 1 million US dollars (£753,000) at auction (The Beatles Story/PA)
UK

Guitar bought by teenage George Harrison for £58 set to sell for £750,000

Sarah, Duchess of York, and Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor visited the Prevent Breast Cancer headquarters (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Duchess of York shares cancer experiences as she joins Corrie star for visit

Sarah, Duchess of York and Coronation Street actor Sally Dynevor during a visit to the Prevent Breast Cancer headquarters in Manchester (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Duchess of York meets Coronation Street star on visit to breast cancer centre

A guitar bought by George Harrison for about £58 is expected to fetch more than 1 million US dollars (£753,000) at auction (The Beatles Story/PA)
UK

Guitar bought by teenage George Harrison for £58 set to sell for £750,000

The ONR found Sellafield Ltd failed to meet standards for protecting sensitive nuclear information (Peter Byrne/PA)
Crime

Sellafield Ltd fined more than £330,000 for cybersecurity failings

Crime

Sellafield Ltd fined more than £330,000 for cybersecurity failings

The ONR found Sellafield Ltd failed to meet standards for protecting sensitive nuclear information (Peter Byrne/PA)
The lorry fell more than 60 feet from the Thelwall Viaduct (Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service/PA)
UK

Lorry driver discharged with minor injuries after 60-foot motorway bridge fall

June Mills, 96, who was given a suspended sentence for causing death by dangerous driving (PA Video/PA)
Crime

Driver, 96, who lost control of car killing woman is given suspended sentence

Parts of the country saw more than the monthly average rainfall on Monday (Joe Giddens/PA)
UK

Amber rain warning issued for parts of Midlands and southern England

Floral tributes on the junction of Tithebarn Road and Hart Street in Southport, near the scene where three children were fatally stabbed at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club (James Speakman/PA)
UK

Family centre to move to new venue after Southport knife attack

Floral tributes on the junction of Tithebarn Road and Hart Street in Southport, near the scene where three children were fatally stabbed at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club (James Speakman/PA)
UK

Family centre to move to new venue after Southport knife attack

Former bishop of Liverpool James Jones said he had offered support to the Government over the Hillsborough Law (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Former bishop offers Government his help with Hillsborough Law

Flowers and tributes left at the Hillsborough Memorial outside Anfield stadium, Liverpool (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Review of pathology after Hillsborough disaster calls for better communication

Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC during a live broadcast from Liverpool Crown Court (PA Video/PA)
UK

Judge received threats after jailing those involved in disorder

Niall Barry was convicted last November of the murder of Ashley Dale (Merseyside Police/PA)
Crime

Ashley Dale killers made more than £2m from crime, court told

Reverend Stephen Burch and his wife Katherine, who died in a crash in Beaumaris, Anglesey (North Wales Police/PA)
UK

Inquests opened into deaths of driver and two pedestrians killed in crash

<p>Christopher Beard, 33, of Wigan, who has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for violent disorder (Merseyside Police/PA)</p>
Crime

Father with ‘maniacal grin’ latest from Southport riots to be jailed

Reverend Stephen Burch and his wife Katherine who died in a crash in Beaumaris, Anglesey (North Wales Police/PA)
UK

Retired vicar and wife killed by car as 81-year-old driver also dead

Gavin Pinder attended a protest outside Southport Mosque (James Speakman/PA)
Crime

Nuclear industry worker jailed after laughing during Southport disorder

CCTV shows people setting fire to the Spellow Hub premises during widespread public disorder in Liverpool (CPS/PA)
UK

Manicurist who raised £250,000 for library torched in riots is formally thanked

The Air Ambulance was called after the accident at Alma Street in Beaumaris on Anglesey (Leon Marshall/PA)
UK

Driver and two pedestrians killed in Anglesey crash, police say

Curtis Warren, 61, arrives at Liverpool Crown Court, where he has been given a 14-month jail term, suspended for 18 months, after he pleaded guilty to six charges of failing to comply with a serious crime prevention order (Peter Byrne/PA)
Crime

Convicted gangster wants ‘peace’ as he avoids jail after order breach

Crime

Convicted gangster wants ‘peace’ as he avoids jail after order breach

Curtis Warren, 61, arrives at Liverpool Crown Court, where he has been given a 14-month jail term, suspended for 18 months, after he pleaded guilty to six charges of failing to comply with a serious crime prevention order (Peter Byrne/PA)
The coffin of Southport stabbing victim Elsie Dot Stancombe is carried out of St John’s Church in Birkdale (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Southport attack victim remembered with balloons and bubbles at funeral

The coffin of Southport stabbing victim Elsie Dot Stancombe arrives (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Service celebrates life of seven-year-old killed in Southport knife attack

A floral tribute placed in a picture of Elsie Dot Stancombe outside the Town Hall in Southport (Ryan Jenkinson/PA)
UK

Family of Southport victim to celebrate her life with ‘positivity, hope and love’

Home News

Family of girl killed in Southport release new picture before funeral

Home News

Family of girl killed in Southport release new picture before funeral

<p>Members of the public gather outside the Town Hall in Southport, England, during a vigil for the victims of the stabbing attack</p>
Home News

Scammers send fake links to stream Southport victim’s funeral

Luke Moran trying to smash a police van window during disorder in Southport (Crown Prosecution Service/PA)
Crime

Father-of-three left police officer fearing for life amid disorder

<p>Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison in the 1960s</p>
News & Advice

The ultimate Beatles’ fan Airbnb has opened

Jordan Davies, 32, of Portland Street in Southport, was jailed for two years and four months (Merseyside Police/PA)
Crime

Man jailed after taking knife to vigil for stabbing victims

Solicitor Aamer Anwar, holds up a picture of Shameem Akhtar, 56, as her son Fahir Amaaz, 19, looks on during a press conference at the Midland Hotel in Manchester (Owen Humphreys/PA)
UK

Second officer under criminal investigation after Manchester Airport incident

William Morgan, 69, of Linton Street, Walton, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to two years and eight months in jail after admitting violent disorder and possessing an offensive weapon (Merseyside Police/PA)
Crime

Grandfather, 69, who armed himself with cosh to take part in riot is jailed

UK

Coroner outlines ‘devastating’ events at inquests into Southport victims’ deaths

People look at floral tributes on Maple Street in Southport (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Buildings to light up pink in tribute to Southport victims

Court artist drawing by Elizabeth Cook of 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana (centre) covering his face as he appeared in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
Crime

Teenager charged with Southport murders named as he appears in court

Police officers and a police van block the vehicle entrance at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court (Danny Lawson/PA)
Crime

Boy, 17, charged with murders of Southport girls named in court

Police officers and a police van block the vehicle entrance at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court ahead of a teenager appearing in the dock charged with murder over the Southport stabbings (Danny Lawson/PA).
Crime

Teenager appears in court charged with murder of girls killed in Southport

Crime

Teenager appears in court charged with murder of girls killed in Southport

Police officers and a police van block the vehicle entrance at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court ahead of a teenager appearing in the dock charged with murder over the Southport stabbings (Danny Lawson/PA).
A Stand Up To Racism demonstration in Manchester (James Speakman/PA)
UK

Police officer under criminal investigation for assault after airport video

A Stand Up To Racism demonstration in Manchester after a police officer was suspended after a video which appeared to show a man being kicked as he lay on the floor (James Speakman/PA)
UK

Family of man kicked by police officer want to see ‘calm prevail’

Andy Burnham has called for calm following a video of an incident at Manchester Airport (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
UK

Burnham calls for calm as police officer is suspended following airport video

Joanne Sharkey has been charged with murder and endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
Crime

Woman denies murder of baby found in woodland 26 years ago

Joanne Sharkey has been charged with murder and endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
Crime

Woman denies murder of baby found in woodland 26 years ago

Greater Manchester Police said an officer has been suspended (Alamy/PA)
UK

Police officer suspended after footage sparks protest

The fire in Blackpool is not being treated as suspicious (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

House fire which killed couple not suspicious, police say

Testing ahead of the official launch of Splash Tours Liverpool (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Amphibious vehicle has final checks in Liverpool with dock tours set to return

England fan Sam Tattersall, from Nottingham, in Berlin (Ben Birchall/PA)
UK

Barber who shaved St George cross into his hair among fans in Berlin

England fans enjoy a drink in Berlin (Bradley Collyer/PA)
UK

England fans spend thousands to reach Berlin in hope of witnessing ‘history’

The Prince of Wales at RAF Valley (Chris Jackson/PA)
UK

William reunited with flying instructor on ‘nostalgic’ return to RAF base

The Prince of Wales will return to Anglesey to visit RAF Valley (Andrew Milligan/PA)
UK

Prince of Wales to return to former airbase as honorary air commodore

Home News

Millionaire midwife still working a decade on from lottery win

Jessica Baker (Merseyside Police/PA)
UK

Schoolgirl who died in coach crash was one of few wearing seatbelt, inquest told

Former headteacher Neil Foden, 66, worked at a school in North Wales (North Wales Police/PA)
Crime

Former headteacher jailed for 17 years for sexual abuse of girls

A new search will take place around the village of Masca, Tenerife, for missing British teenager Jay Slater (James Manning/PA)
UK

Huge search under way in Tenerife for Jay Slater after call for volunteers

A group of search and rescue workers near to the village of Masca, Tenerife, where the search for missing British teenager Jay Slater, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, continues (James Manning/PA)
UK

Appeal for expert volunteers to help in ‘massive search’ for missing Jay Slater

Andy McDiarmid was found fatally stabbed at his home in Heswall, Wirral (Family Handout/PA)
Crime

Student who stabbed stepfather given indefinite hospital order

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks at an event at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool (Tim Markland/PA)
UK

Nigel Farage sings along to Eminem on stage in Blackpool

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage takes part in clay pigeon shooting during a visit to Catton Hall in Frodsham, Cheshire (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
UK

Nigel Farage enjoys clay pigeon shoot on campaign trail

The Taylor Town Trail, a series of 11 artworks representing Taylor Swift’s albums, have been on display in the city since Saturday (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Swifties from across the globe descend on Liverpool

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks at an event at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool (Tim Markland/PA)
UK

Nigel Farage sings along to Eminem on stage in Blackpool

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage takes part in clay pigeon shooting during a visit to Catton Hall in Frodsham, Cheshire (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
UK

Nigel Farage enjoys clay pigeon shoot on campaign trail

The Taylor Town Trail, a series of 11 artworks representing Taylor Swift’s albums, have been on display in the city since Saturday (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Swifties from across the globe descend on Liverpool

Petrol tankers leaving Stanlow Oil refinery, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (Martin Rickett/PA)
UK

Strike by fuel delivery drivers is called off

Cheshire Police said two women who were arrested after a protest outside the wedding of the Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, and Olivia Henson on Friday have been released on bail (Just Stop Oil/PA)
UK

Two released on bail after protest outside duke’s wedding

Olivia Henson and Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster leave Chester Cathedral after their wedding (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Thousands gather for Duke of Westminster’s wedding

Hugh Grosvenor, left, and William are close friends (PA)
UK

Prince of Wales to be an usher at Duke of Westminster’s wedding

Melanie Chisholm during the naming ceremony at Liverpool Pier Head for Cunard’s Queen Anne (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Mel C ‘proud’ to represent Liverpool at ceremony for Cunard ship Queen Anne

A tug boat sprays water at Cunard’s newest cruise ship Queen Anne (Andrew Matthews/PA)
UK

Cunard’s newest ship to have official naming ceremony

D-Day Veteran Peter Belcher at Broughton House in Salford (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

Former paratrooper remembers wait for D-Day invasion after flying in on glider

D-Day veteran David Teacher, pictured at Broughton House care home in Salford in March (Peter Byrne/PA)
UK

‘Inspirational’ D-Day veteran dies aged 100

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