Live Reporter Sean Gleaves with the latest headlines from across the North West on Thursday, July 11.
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00:00Hello, I'm live reporter Sean Gleaves, and these are today's top headlines.
00:05A dad from Blackpool has been found guilty of murdering his two-year-old son.
00:09Daniel Hardcastle, 31, denied being responsible for the death of Damien Russell,
00:14claiming he had suffered a head injury after running into a coffee table.
00:18Medical evidence presented to the jury proved that Damien's death was caused by a violent assault.
00:24Hardcastle was found guilty of murder following a four-week trial at Preston Crown Court.
00:28He will be sentenced at a later date.
00:32Several artists' impressions have been released to show how the new Penwitham Girls' High School will look.
00:37In January, the Post revealed how the current building in Copp Lane would be rebuilt
00:41after securing funding from the previous government's £1 billion school rebuilding programme.
00:47The current building dates back to 1960, and extensive surveys have concluded the school is no longer fit for purpose.
00:54The new building is expected to be completed in 2025.
00:59A man who raped a child and carried out a string of sex offences has died behind bars aged 82.
01:06The prison's probation ombudsman launched an investigation into the death of Donald Moore at Weymouth Prison in July 2023.
01:14The details have just been released.
01:16Moore was jailed for a string of sexual offences in October 2006.
01:21NHS England commissioned an independent clinical reviewer to review Moore's clinical care at the prison.
01:27It was concluded that the care he received was variable.
01:31A popular pub in Cleveland has now been closed for almost a year, with no signs yet that it is set to reopen.
01:37The Victoria Hotel on the corner of Victoria Road West and North Drive closed on August 1st 2023 after the management team left.
01:45Since then, the owners have been looking for a couple to run the business,
01:49but they say no one suitable has come forward to take the reins.
01:53A doorman at Blackpool's Trilogy nightclub was left in a coma for three weeks after his heart stopped multiple times because of his use of disposable vapes.
02:03James Johnson was put into a medically induced coma after his body broke down after smoking 2,400 puffed disposable vapes a day.
02:11Mr Johnson said he had no warning signs of ill health before he was hospitalised.