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Network Rail fined £1m

Network Rail has been fined £1 million by Chelmsford Crown Court for breaching health and safety laws at a level crossing where two teenage girls were killed.

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Olivia's mother's emotional tribute to her daughter outside court

Olivia Bazlinton, 14, who died alongside Charlotte Thompson in 2005 Credit: Family handout

Olivia's Bazlinton's mother, Tina Hughes, who clutched an old teddy bear throughout the proceedings, had tears in her eyes when she said: "I didn't really want to come to court.

"I wanted to go to parents evening and hear the teachers say that Olivia talked too much in class.....and see her bring a bag of washing home from uni, and watch her walk down the aisle looking like an angel and look into the eyes of her newborn babies

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