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Five Love Activists jailed after occupying old Bank of England building on...
Five anti-capitalist ‘Love Activists’ were locked up after illegally occupying the old Bank of England building in Liverpool. John Hall, 50; John Rice, 23; Chelsea Stafford, 19; and James Jones, 20,...
View ArticleScenes of chaos at Liverpool crown court as protesters attempted to rush a...
There were scenes of chaos today at Liverpool Crown Court after five Love Activisits were jailed for occupying the old Bank of England building on Dale Street. Two further people were arrested during...
View ArticleHouseholder breaks axe-wielding burglar's skull with baseball bat in Runcorn
An axe-wielding burglar suffered a broken skull in Runcorn after his victim walloped him in the head with a baseball bat sending him tumbling down a flight of stairs. The householder had been asleep in...
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Bordeaux 1-1 Liverpool FC: the verdict – Rookie Reds deliver vindication of...
For Brendan Rodgers there was vindication of sorts. The late twist in the tale left a bitter taste in Bordeaux but after the events of recent weeks this stalemate provided some welcome respite for the...
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Liverpool man who tried to buy deadly ricin poison online jailed for eight years
A computer geek from Liverpool has been jailed for eight years for trying to buy deadly ricin poison from the Dark Web after being inspired by the hit US television series Breaking Bad. Software...
View ArticleWirral paedophile Ian Francis jailed for 1980s crimes
A paedophile who sexually abused a girl in Wirral in the late 1980s was jailed for four and a half years. Ian Francis, 54, of Coombe Road, Irby, was found guilty after a trial of two counts of indecent...
View ArticleLiverpool men charged over £20,000 theft from Jammie Dodgers factory
Two Liverpool men have been charged with stealing around £20,000 worth of biscuits from the makers of Jammie Dodgers and Wagon Wheels. Officers were called to Burton’s Foods Ltd in Cwmbran, South...
View ArticleEx-nurse steals £65,000 from elderly mum – leaving her unable to pay care...
An ex-nurse drained £65,000 from the account of her dementia-suffering mum – leaving her unable to pay care home fees. Gillian Hillier, 54, claimed spiralling debts led her to “borrow” the money, until...
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Thug Thomas Noon battered old school pal in unprovoked attack
A thug launched an unprovoked flurry of punches on an old schoolmate leaving him with six facial fractures. Thomas Noon, 23, fractured his friend of 10 years Mark Stanley’s skull, nose, and both...
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Liverpool FC legend John Barnes banned from driving
Liverpool FC legend John Barnes has been banned from driving after he was caught speeding for the fourth time. The former Reds winger broke temporary 50mph speed restrictions on the M56 eastbound on...
View ArticleLocked up: Faces of the Love Activists now facing time behind bars
These are the faces of the Love Activists locked up for occupying Liverpool’s former Bank of England building. ‘Anti-capitalists’ John Hall, 50, John Rice, 23, Chelsea Stafford, 19, and James Jones,...
View ArticlePros and cons: The Merseyside fraudsters behind the most audacious and...
From the swindling health worker who stole £160k from the NHS to the financial advisor who swindled £5m from scores of elderly victims, the ECHO today looks back at the Merseyside fraudsters behind the...
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Liverpool 1-1 Norwich City – the verdict: More Anfield woe for Reds on...
The final whistle at Anfield was greeted with a smattering of boos. It was hardly a major public show of dissent in the direction of the manager but this was another uncomfortable afternoon for Brendan...
View ArticleToxteth mum Kay Diamond murder trial – Monday September 21
Refresh automatically On | Off 9:56 am Neil Docking A man is to go on trial today accused of the murder of Toxteth mum Kay Diamond. The 44-year-old died from serious head injuries at a flat in...
View ArticleKay Diamond murder: Anthony Blye pleads guilty of Toxteth murder
A man pleaded guilty to the murder of Toxteth mum-of-two Kay Diamond on the planned opening day of a trial. The 44-year-old died from serious head injuries at a flat in Greenheys Gardens in February....
View ArticleMan accused of killing Toxteth mum Kay Diamond will stand trial in September
A man accused of murdering a Toxteth mum will stand trial in September. The body of 44-year-old Kay Diamond was found in a flat at Greenheys Gardens in February. A post mortem examination concluded she...
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Merseyside Police officers 'drove off' after plea to help tackle shoplifter,...
A security guard who detained a shoplifter in a busy Liverpool road said he felt “left out to dry” by four Merseyside Police officers accused of driving off. PCs Jonathan Webb, Mark Higgins, Joanne...
View ArticleFour men locked up for 25 years after gun used in city shootings is discovered
Four men were locked up after police unearthed a gun used in shootings in the Old Swan area of Liverpool. Jonathan Southward, 25, Steven Lloyd, 22, Anthony Nolan, 20, and Peter Stevens, 18, were...
View ArticleHalewood schoolboy attempted murder trial jury retires
A jury will retire today to consider its verdict in the trial of three teenagers accused of the attempted murder of a schoolboy in Halewood. The 16-year-victim was left fighting for his life after...
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Jailed: Faces of four men locked up for 25 years after gun used in city...
These are the faces of four men locked up after police unearthed a gun used in shootings in the Old Swan area of Liverpool. Jonathan Southward, 25, Steven Lloyd, 22, Anthony Nolan, 20, and Peter...
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