Croydon

A six-year-old girl called 999 and saved her mother's life when she suffered a bleed on the brain last summer in Croydon. Pearl and her four-year-old sister Amelia were at home when their 36-year-old mother Carole had a seizure and lost consciousness.

The High Court has quashed six low traffic neighbourhood schemes in Croydon, ruling they were unlawfully introduced to generate revenue for the borough's dire finances. The council now faces demands to refund millions in fines, compounding its financial crisis.

Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The alleged assault occurred in Lambeth, south London, on December 14.