Liverpool hospital worker who sold stories to The Sun about notorious...
A Liverpool hospital worker who sold stories to a tabloid newspaper about notorious patients has been jailed. Robert Neave, 62, had worked at Broadmoor psychiatric hospital in Berkshire since 1980 and...
View ArticleKelsey Shaw: Killer of Speke teenager accused of locking her in flat to...
The killer of Speke teenager Kelsey Shaw denied locking his victim in the house and strangling her in a fit of temper. Callum Wilcocks, now 23, killed his on-off girlfriend after a row about them...
View ArticleSecond man charged with murder of Garston teenager Vinny Waddington
A second man has been charged with the murder of Garston teenager Vinny Waddington. Luke Kendrick, 25, of Wharfdale Road, Garston, has also been charged with attempted wounding with intent. He will...
View ArticleFour Vietnamese men to be deported after being caught living in high rise...
One of Merseyside’s biggest-ever cannabis farms was worth up to a massive £13m every year, new calculations have revealed. Four Vietnamese men, who helped grow a massive secret cannabis farm in...
View ArticleKelsey Shaw: Psychiatrists claim Speke mum's killer lost control due to...
Psychiatrists claimed a “severe” personality disorder may have led to the killer of Speke teenager Kelsey Shaw losing control and strangling her. Callum Wilcocks, 23, of Hale Drive, Widnes , admits...
View ArticleVinny Waddington: Luke Kendrick appears in court accused of murdering the...
A second man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Garston teenager Vinny Waddington. Vinny, 18, died after he was shot in Banks Lane, Garston in July. Luke Kendrick, 25, formerly of...
View ArticleLitherland bouncy castle firm boss stabbed in stomach by ex-worker who...
A Merseyside bouncy castle boss was stabbed by an ex-employee who set up a rival business, a court heard. Anthony Bradley, 36, the owner of Munchkin’s Mascots, attacked Ryan O’Neill, who runs Mersey...
View Article'Rude’ and 'unfair' Liverpool family judge Robert Dodds reprimanded over...
A Liverpool judge who was branded “rude”, “unprincipled” and “unfair” has been reprimanded for “serious misconduct” following an investigation into his conduct. Judge Robert Stephen Dodds, who sits at...
View ArticleKelsey Shaw: Psychiatrist disputes that Speke mum's killer suffered from...
The killer of Speke teenager Kelsey Shaw was not suffering from a “severe” personality disorder, a leading psychiatrist claimed today. Consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Laurence Chesterman told...
View ArticleKelsey Shaw murder trial: Closing speeches on day six of the trial of Callum...
Key Events So Far 41 secs ago CLOSING SPEECHES Key event CLOSING SPEECHES I am in Liverpool Crown Court for day six of the trial of Callum Wilcocks, who strangled his on-off girlfriend to death....
View ArticleKelsey Shaw murder trial: Callum Wilcocks describes moment he strangled...
The killer of Widnes teenager Kelsey Shaw sobbed in the witness box today as he relived the moment he strangled the mum of one. Callum Wilcocks, now 23, killed his on-off girlfriend Kelsey at a flat...
View ArticleOur Lady of Good Hope headteacher loses her job after neglecting dog so badly...
A Liverpool primary school headteacher has lost her job after neglecting an elderly dog until the animal smelt “like rotted flesh”. Susan Horncastle, 60, of Brookthorpe Close, Wallasey , left West...
View ArticleOur Lady of Good Help headteacher loses her job after neglecting dog so badly...
A Liverpool primary school headteacher has lost her job after neglecting an elderly dog until the animal smelt “like rotted flesh”. Susan Horncastle, 60, of Brookthorpe Close, Wallasey , left West...
View ArticleJail for man whose threats to jump from rail bridge causes signal problems in...
A man whose threats to jump from a railway bridge led to signal problems in Runcorn and near Widnes has been jailed for four months. Michael Livingstone, 45, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at South...
View ArticleOld Swan man to go on trial accused of chopping off dog's head
A man who allegedly decapitated another man’s pet dog is to go on trial accused of criminal damage. Paul Jenkins, 27, was charged with the offence after allegedly “destroying” the tiny Shar Pei, which...
View ArticleLiverpool cop denies using police database to snoop on drug peddling in-law
A constable snooped on confidential police computers about her relatives and their boyfriends after they got embroiled in crime, a misconduct panel was told. PC Paula Humphreys is accused of illegally...
View ArticleConvicted murderer on day release battered man in McDonald's – before waiting...
A man who knocked out a student’s teeth at Liverpool’s city centre McDonald’s was a convicted murderer out of prison on day release, it can today be reported. Paul Branchflower, 32, was jailed for life...
View ArticleKelsey Shaw: Jury sent to consider whether Speke teenager's killer was "in...
A jury has been sent out to consider whether the killer of Speke teenager Kelsey Shaw was “in control of his actions” when he strangled her. Callum Wilcocks, now 23, admits using an arm-lock and then...
View Article'He was the ultimate family man'– daughter of Kirkby man killed in M53 horror...
The daughter of a man killed in a motorway pile-up caused by a distracted lorry driver described her dad as the “ultimate family man”. Kirkby man Mark Done, 51, was crushed to death when his...
View ArticleAlison Wilson murder trial – Stephen Duggan accused of murdering Good...
Key Events So Far 58 mins ago ALISON WILSON MURDER TRIAL 11:36 DUGGAN Duggan is defended by Peter Birkett, QC, and junior counsel Ian McMeekin. The defendant, with short dark hair, has been brought...
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