Bolton-born drug kingpin jailed for 18 years

Philip Baron, the leader of a gang that spent 15 years importing vast amounts of drugs into the UK to fund their lavish lifestyles. Photo: SOCA / PA Wire

Updated 12:47pm Thursday 20th June 2013

THE leader of a drugs empire that imported £110 million of cocaine and cannabis into the UK has been jailed for 18 years.

'Despicable' thief snatched cash from 93-year-old woman in centre of Blackburn

Updated 11:30am Thursday 20th June 2013

A ‘DESPICABLE’ thief stole cash from the purse of an 93-year-old woman who had stopped to help her.

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Video: 'Blade' suspect in Blackburn roof siege

The suspect on the roof

Updated 10:50am Thursday 20th June 2013

A MAN suspected of slashing another man with a pair of scissors ended up on a roof in a stand-off with police lasting nearly 12 hours.

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Club steward from Burnley groomed girl and made more than 4,000 indecent pictures

Brian Bailey

Updated 10:21am Thursday 20th June 2013

A FORMER steward at a Burnley working men’s club has been jailed for child sex grooming and possessing thousands of indecent images.

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