Sangita Lal

Northern reporter

Sangita Lal reports on stories across the North of England for ITV News. She was previously a reporter for ITV's West Country covering stories across the South-West of England.

Cancer patients choose between treatment and working amid cost of living crisis

The cost of living rise is having a concerning impact on cancer suffers, as ITV News' Sangita Lal explains.

22 Nov 2022

'I couldn't take the noise': Woman re-enacts shaking baby to death in court

Having admitted to manslaughter on Tuesday, today it seemed all Laura Castle wanted to say was she sorry for killing Leiland-James Corkill, writes Sangita Lal.

11 May 2022

'No light at end of tunnel': Hundreds stuck in prison under abolished law

An ITV News investigation reveals hundreds are being held in prison under a law abolished a decade ago.

26 Apr 2022

The missed opportunities that led to the murder of 'blue-eyed girl' Star Hobson

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