Archive - NN Journal

Did Michael Thompson kill another woman before his wife Kim?

Murdered wife Kim Thompson told a friend ‘If I ever leave him he will kill me and get away with it as he did before’

Jul 8 • NN Journal

Michael Thompson found guilty of murdering his wife

The jury at Nottingham Crown Court has this morning returned a guilty verdict in the Kimberley Thompson murder trial

Jul 8 • NN Journal

Finally! After years of under performance, Northamptonshire children’s services rated good

Northamptonshire’s children’s services have been rated as good by government inspectors

Jul 7 • NN Journal

Friday brief: ‘Only show in town’ plan for arson hit historic hall gains partial approval

Here's our weekly news round up

Jul 3 • NN Journal

Thompson's lawyer says prosecutors cannot prove to the criminal standard his wife was killed

In his closing speech Michael Thompson’s lawyer portrayed Kim Thompson as a melodramatic, two-faced, liar who was obsessed with her husband

Jul 1 • NN Journal

June 2026

Councillors walk out over ‘pre-prepared’ speeches in ‘shambles’ scrutiny meeting

Last night's meeting was dubbed a shambles as Reform Uk councillors read pre-written statements

Jun 30 • NN Journal

Friday brief: Scientists will analyse whether Corby’s land is polluted by heavy metals

This week’s hot news

Jun 26 • NN Journal

Northampton murder trial: Defence plays jury messages of victim declaring she ‘loves everything’ about the husband accused of her murder

Messages from Kim Thompson to her husband have been presented as the defence evidence

Jun 25 • NN Journal

Kim Thompson retracted statement made to domestic abuse centre about ‘abusive’ husband

The ongoing murder trial heard yesterday that more than a decade before her death Kim Thompson had referred herself to a Northampton domestic abuse…

Jun 24 • NN Journal

Failing mental health charity under statutory inquiry

Concerns about how the current trustees at St Andrew's Healthcare are complying with their legal duties has led to the Charity Commission opening a…

Jun 22 • NN Journal

Friday brief: Murder suspect tells police they have no evidence he killed his wife

The latest from the Northampton murder trial, plus more redundancies announced at the county's university

Jun 19 • NN Journal

Northampton murder trial: Suspect accused wife of being 'pathological liar'

The murder trial at Nottingham Crown Court has been hearing the recorded police interviews with Michael Thompson, who is accused of killing his wife

Jun 18 • NN Journal

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