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Live Updates: Stepping Hill Hospital Murder Trial

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Roache: I Was Blessed To Work With Kirkbride

William Roache, who worked alongside Coronation Street actress Anne Kirkbride for over 40 years, has spoken of the fun they had together.

The 60-year-old actress, who died on Monday, was part of some major storylines in the ITV show after joining in 1972.

A statement on the soap's website said the cast and crew were "heartbroken" and a spokeswoman told Sky News filming had been "stood down as a mark of respect".

Roache, who played her on-screen husband Ken Barlow, said: "All of us wanted to carry on filming today, that's a natural feel, for Annie's sake, for all of our sakes. But when it came to it we couldn't do it.

"To have her a partner for the last 40 years - I couldn't have been more blessed."

One of the most memorable plots - the love triangle between Deirdre, Ken and Mike Baldwin - led to her being voted TV Personality Of The Year in 1983.

"Annie was always loving, always happy, there was never a laugh far away," Roache said. "Even in the midst of shouting and crying, there was always a laugh."

When her character chose Ken over Mike in 1983, cheers went up as the "result" flashed up on the Old Trafford scoreboard.

It read: "Ken and Deirdre reunited. Ken 1 - Mike 0."

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  1. Gallery: Coronation Street Actress Anne 'Deirdre' Kirkbride Has Passed Away

    Those famous specs made Anne recognisable to millions

Pictured in 1983 with the co-stars in her on-screen love triangle, William Roache (L), who played Ben Barlow, and Johnny Briggs, who played Mike Baldwin

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Anne Kirkbride 'Was A True Icon Of Corrie'

Tributes are pouring in for Coronation Street actress Anne Kirkbride, who has died aged 60.

Fellow Coronation Street actors lined up to pay their respects to Kirkbride, who played Deirdre in the ITV soap for 42 years.

Kirkbride's on-screen daughter Kate Ford wrote: "Heartbroken at the loss of my friend and beautiful on screen mummy. The most crazy funny 100 per cent human. My life was enriched by her."

"My beautiful darling friend, Anne Kirkbride, passed away in a room filled with love. God Bless, my Darling Girl! Peace and rest," said Beverley Callard, who plays Liz McDonald.

In a statement William Roache, who played Anne's onscreen husband Ken Barlow, said: "I feel Anne's loss so personally having worked closely with her for over 40 years.

"She was such a loving and vibrant person. You always knew she was there because her laugh was never far away."

Les Dennis, who plays Michael Rodwell, tweeted: "So very sad to hear our lovely Anne Kirkbride has died. One of the true icons of @itvcorrie. We will all miss you. The nations favourite."

Alan Halsall, who has played Tyrone in the soap since 1998, said: "Rip Annie beautiful woman inside & out xxx #devastated #corriefamily".

Actress and singer Kym Marsh, who plays Michelle Connor, tweeted: "Cannot describe how devastated we all are. Sleep tight gorgeous lady we will miss you ridiculous amounts RIP Annie x".

Gaynor Faye, who starred alongside Kirkbride from 1995 to 1999, wrote: "Anne Kirkbride's smile & laugh always lit up the #Corrie green room...may it light up the sky as bright!"

Actor and singer Adam Rickitt, who was also in the show in the late 90s, wrote: "Just heard..so gutted. Annie..u were pure class..a smile always when needed and a hug always from the heart".

Other famous names from UK television have also expressed their condolences, including presenter Lorraine Kelly who wrote: "So very sad to hear of death of Anne Kirkbride - Thoughts with her husband and family and everyone who loved her. Corrie legend."

Adam Woodyatt, who plays Ian Beale in EastEnders, tweeted: "Such sad news about Anne Kirkbride. My thoughts are with her family and all the Corrie cast and crew."

Presenter and actor Paddy McGuinness posted a picture of a pair of glasses, similar to those worn by Deirdre in the soap. 

"Anne Kirkbride RIP. A part of our lives whether you knew her or not. She created such an iconic character," he wrote.

Phillip Schofield tweeted: "Just checked my phone and have heard of the sad loss of the wonderful Anne Kirkbride. My deepest condolences to the #Corrie family x."

News of Kirkbride's death has also featured on many of Tuesday's newspaper front pages.


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Man Held In Tanzania Over New Year's Eve Murder

A 44-year-old man has been arrested in Tanzania on suspicion of the murder of Nadine Aburas in Cardiff on New Year's Eve.

Sammy Almahri, who is an American national, was the subject of an international manhunt after Ms Aburas' body was discovered at a hotel in the Welsh capital on 31 December.

South Wales police worked with officers from Tanzania and New York City to find him.

In a statement, Detective Superintendent Paul Hurley said: "Almahri fled to Tanzania and we have worked closely with the local police authorities to trace and arrest him.

"This has been a fast moving and complex investigation involving law enforcement agencies from three continents and we are particularly grateful for the professional co-operation we have received from the Tanzanian police.

"Officers from South Wales Police Major Crime Unit were sent to Tanzania to work with local police officers and were able to trace Almahri's movements over hundreds of kilometres across the country."

The body of Ms Aburas, 28, was found by staff at the Future's Inn hotel, Hemingway Road, at midday on New Year's Eve.

Police say she had an "existing friendship" with the suspect.

It is understood that Mr Almahri left the hotel at 3am on 31 December and went to London.

He took a flight from Heathrow to Bahrain at 10.30am that morning, before travelling to Tanzania.


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Gordon Ramsay Loses London Pub Rent Battle

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has lost his High Court battle over being held liable for the rent on a London pub he bought.

The pub deal took place when his father-in-law Christopher Hutcheson was at the helm of his business and helping him build his restaurant empire.

The chef accused Mr Hutcheson of using a ghost writer machine, more commonly used by authors to sign books and photographs automatically, to forge his signature on a document which made him the personal guarantor for the costly £640,000 annual rent of the exclusive York & Albany pub near Regent's Park.

Mr Justice Morgan, sitting in London, refused to grant a declaration that the rental guarantee was not binding because Mr Ramsay's signature "was not lawfully authorised" when the 25-year lease was signed in 2007.

The judge said: "I find that when Mr Hutcheson committed Mr Ramsay to the guarantee in the lease of the premises, Mr Hutcheson was acting within the wide general authority conferred on him by Mr Ramsay at all times until Mr Hutcheson's dismissal in October 2010."

Justice Morgan added: "Mr Ramsay may now regret the transaction in relation to the premises. He may particularly regret his involvement as a guarantor.

"He may consider that Mr Hutcheson did a bad deal. However, on any finding, he is not able to say that Mr Hutcheson exceeded his authority in any respect.

"I hold that Mr Ramsay, acting though his agent Mr Hutcheson, is bound by the guarantee in the lease of the premises."

Film director Gary Love, who owns the York & Albany, described Ramsay's allegation as an "absurd" attempt to wriggle out of his rental commitments.

The judge ordered Ramsay to make an interim payment to Mr Love of £250,000 pending final settlement of the bill.

Ramsay also faces a large bill from his own lawyers which is likely to take his total payout to more than £1m.

Mr Ramsay told the judge he felt "like a performing monkey" while Mr Hutcheson was managing his business.

His wife, Tana, said in evidence that the discovery that her father and brother were "systematically defrauding" her husband was "extremely distressing".

Mrs Ramsay, a close friend of Victoria Beckham, said she was aware of the use of the ghost writer machine but thought it was for signing merchandising when her husband was unavailable.

She added: "It did not even occur to me that the machine might be used to sign Gordon's signature on anything else."

Mr Justice Morgan dismissed as "entirely implausible" Mr Ramsay's claim that he also did not know the full extent of the use of the ghost machine.

Mr Hutcheson acted as business manager for the Ramsay group of companies until the chef sacked him and Mrs Ramsay's brother, Adam, on the grounds of "gross misconduct" in 2010.

Tana and Ramsay married in 1996 and have four children. In court Mrs Ramsay spoke about her "dominating, very clever" father.


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Temperatures Set To Plunge To All-Winter Low

Temperatures Set To Plunge To All-Winter Low

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Severe weather warnings remain in place for snow and ice across parts of Britain with forecasters predicting temperatures to fall as low as -15C.

The Met Office has issued yellow "be aware" warnings for much of the north east of Scotland, as well as coastal areas in North East England and Yorkshire and Humber.

Residents in parts of Scotland have been warned that temperatures may drop to between -10C and -15C, making it the coldest evening in Britain this winter.

"It only has to get past -9C and we'll have the coldest night for winter," said the Met Office's operational forecaster Calum MacColl.

"As we lead our way into the coming days again, we've got snow warnings out for much of northern and eastern Scotland."

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  1. Gallery: Snow And Ice Hit Parts Of UK

    Snow and icy conditions are hitting many parts of the UK - and temperatures are set to plunge well below zero in many areas.

These pictures were taken in Cumbria, one of the areas hit by snowfall

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Northern England and parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to get up to two inches of snow this weekend

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Southern England could see sleet and settling snow in places, mainly over the higher ground

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Temperatures Set To Plunge To All-Winter Low

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Severe weather warnings remain in place for snow and ice across parts of Britain with forecasters predicting temperatures to fall as low as -15C.

The Met Office has issued yellow "be aware" warnings for much of the north east of Scotland, as well as coastal areas in North East England and Yorkshire and Humber.

Residents in parts of Scotland have been warned that temperatures may drop to between -10C and -15C, making it the coldest evening in Britain this winter.

"It only has to get past -9C and we'll have the coldest night for winter," said the Met Office's operational forecaster Calum MacColl.

"As we lead our way into the coming days again, we've got snow warnings out for much of northern and eastern Scotland."

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  1. Gallery: Snow And Ice Hit Parts Of UK

    Snow and icy conditions are hitting many parts of the UK - and temperatures are set to plunge well below zero in many areas.

These pictures were taken in Cumbria, one of the areas hit by snowfall

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Northern England and parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to get up to two inches of snow this weekend

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Southern England could see sleet and settling snow in places, mainly over the higher ground

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Findus Plots UK Sale After Horsemeat Crisis

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor

The frozen-food company at the centre of the horsemeat scandal which engulfed the industry in 2013 is being prepared for a sale that will value its UK arm at hundreds of millions of pounds.

Sky News has learnt that shareholders in Findus Group have begun discussions about a possible sale of the UK operations later this year.

Findus is owned by three investors following a financial restructuring in 2012 which saw Highbridge Capital and JP Morgan join Lion Capital as equal one-third shareholders.

Lion bought Findus, which also has operations in France and Scandinavia, in 2008 in a deal worth £1.1bn and was forced to defend itself from an attempt four years later by Triton Partners, another fund, to seize control of the business.

Banking sources said that advisers had not yet been appointed to auction the UK division but said such a move was likely in the coming months.

A formal decision to proceed with a process had not yet been taken, they added.

In a statement issued to Sky News, Findus insisted that there was "no sale process underway for the UK business, or any part of the Findus Group at this time".

It went on to acknowledge, however, that "the owners and senior executives of Findus Group keep their long-term options continuously under review".

Findus was caught at the centre of the horsemeat scandal when it emerged that some of its beef products in fact contained 100% horsemeat.

The company was accused of responding ponderously to the crisis, eventually withdrawing products from supermarket shelves and promising a full review of its supply chain at the instigation of the Food Standards Agency.

Findus's sales performance has since recovered strongly, according to people close to the business, allowing the company to issue a £200m bond last year.

That deal is understood to have resulted in a multi-million pound payout to investors.

Now run by James Hill, a former veteran of the consumer goods giant Unilever, a sale of Findus's UK business would come as its biggest rival, Iglo Group, is also being prepared for a change of ownership.

Iglo, which owns Birds Eye, is backed by the private equity firm Permira, which is expected to examine a sale or stock market listing this year.


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Man Knocked Unconscious In Unprovoked Attack

CCTV footage of the moment a man was knocked unconscious in an unprovoked attack in Gloucester has been released by police.

The 60-year-old victim can be seen walking alone in Kings Walk at around 4.15am on 10 January.

A man approaches him and, without warning, punches him in the head.

The footage then shows the victim falling to the ground and lying motionless as his attacker runs off.

The victim required eight staples for a head wound and serious facial injuries after the attack.

A spokeswoman for Gloucestershire Police said: "The offender is described as white, in his 20s, wearing a blue hoodie, light trousers and trainers with a white sole. He is carrying a black coat or jacket.

"There was a second man seen running off with the offender - he has short dark hair and was wearing a grey/green shirt, dark trousers and shoes with a white sole.

"Gloucestershire Police have CCTV footage which has captured the assault in full. They would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the assault or was in the area at the time.

"They would also like to hear from anyone who recognises the offender from the CCTV footage."

:: Anyone with information is asked to contact the force on 101, quoting incident number 74 of 10 January.


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Nurse Poisoned Hospital Patients, Jurors Told

A hospital nurse murdered three patients and poisoned 18 more at Stepping Hill hospital in Stockport, a court has heard.

Victorino Chua, 49, is accused of contaminating saline bags and ampoules with insulin and deliberately altering the dosages on prescription charts.

Tracey Arden, 44, Arnold Lancaster, aged 71, and Derek Weaver, 83, all died as a result of his "handiwork", it is alleged.

The prosecution told jurors at Manchester Crown Court that a "pattern" became clear after a massive police investigation.

"The pieces of the forensic jigsaw began to emerge," said Peter Wright QC.

"The person responsible for each of these matters became increasingly clear. It was, we say, Victorino Chua.

"As the investigation intensified, the common denominator, the defendant, was shown in sharper and sharper relief."

The court heard it was a "lottery" which patients were harmed, with other doctors and nurses unsuspectingly using the contaminated medicines.

Chua, originally from the Philippines, had worked at Stepping Hill since 2009. He first came to the UK in 2002.

All the offences are said to have happened between June 2011 and January 2012.

Chua has pleaded not guilty to 36 charges in total, including three alleged murders, one count of grievous bodily harm with intent, and 23 counts of attempted grievous bodily harm.

He is also facing eight counts of attempting to cause a poison to be administered and one count of administering a poison.

The trial continues.


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Dad Jailed For Killing Daughter With Ecstasy

A father who took ecstasy with his 17-year-old daughter and failed to get her medical help for more than an hour after supplying her with the class A drug has been jailed for five years and four months.

Jason Wilkes was told that although there was no suggestion that it was ever his intention to set about a course of conduct that would lead to Chloe Wilkes' death there were features of gross negligence, Maidstone Crown Court heard.

Sentencing Wilkes, 45, Judge Philip Statman said: "You will lead the rest of your life knowing that your conduct led to the death of your daughter who, in my judgment, you loved.

"That's an enormous burden for you to have to carry with you, but it is not just your burden.

"She is lost to her mother, brother and her extended family, a life tragically cut short."

Wilkes drove his daughter from their home in Ashford, Kent, to a woodland area on the edge of the town, and then to an industrial estate where he worked, in an attempt to cool her down rather than taking her to the nearest hospital which was under three miles away after she complained of feeling unwell, the court was told.

If he had sought medical help for her as soon as he realised she was unwell, hospital staff might have been able to stop her overheating, which caused her heart to stop, the court heard.

Wilkes had been due to stand trial over his daughter's death but then pleaded guilty to Chloe's manslaughter by causing her to take a noxious substance. He had previously pleaded guilty to supplying her with MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy.

Prosecutor James Mulholland QC told the court that Wilkes and his daughter had taken drugs, including ecstasy and cocaine, together at least three times before but text messages between them showed it was a regular occurrence.

Wilkes, who was seen crying in the dock, would buy the drugs and split them between himself and his daughter, who was not employed or attending college at the time of her death, he said.

On the evening of July 25 last year, Wilkes and Chloe took a gram of cocaine and a gram of MDMA between them, staying up all night, the court heard.

The following day, Wilkes bought another gram of MDMA and once his 13-year-old son, Chloe's brother, had gone to bed, father and daughter each wrapped half a gram of the drug up in a cigarette paper and swallowed it with water, "a method of ingestion called bombing", the prosecutor said.

By 1am on July 27, Chloe had started to become agitated and disorientated, Mr Mulholland said.

Wilkes first took her into the back garden of their home before loading her barefoot into the back of his car and driving her to a wooded area known as The Warren where she began talking nonsense and rambling, the court was told.

He then drove her to RK Resources on the Henwood Industrial Estate where he worked and tried to use a fan to cool her down.

Wilkes eventually called 999 at 2.01am, telling the operator his daughter was not breathing and that she did not have a pulse. She died later that day.

A toxicology report showed that Chloe had 3.1mg of MDMA per litre in her blood, enough to prove fatal. Cocaine was also found in her blood.


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