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Phil McCann

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Sep 18, 2026
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Aug 3, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Phil McCann

    Boy, 12, who could not swim drowned after river current took hold (opens the original)

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    A 12-year-old boy who drowned in a river on a warm May day could not swim and may have been carried away from a shallow area by strong currents, an inquest heard. Older teenagers tried to rescue Junior Slater from the River Ribble in Ribchester, Lancashire, after friends initially thought his cries for help were a joke, Preston Coroner's Court was told. His family asked people to remember Junior's "blue eyes, his smile, his laugh" and his "huge heart", while a family friend called for better wat

  2. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · Phil McCann

    Liar who claimed Jaguar could not stop on motorway jailed (opens the original)

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    A "Walter Mitty character" who falsely claimed his luxury electric Jaguar had malfunctioned on the motorway and could not brake, forcing police to bring it to an emergency stop, has been jailed. Nathan Owen, 33, called police on 6 March 2024 and claimed his Jaguar I-Pace was "not stopping" as he drove down on the M57 in Merseyside. But Liverpool Crown Court heard Owen had "fabricated the events" to "get rid of the vehicle" and get out of his finance agreement - and later even sold the story to t

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