Boxing promoter will stand trial accused of helping PC Neil Doyle killer flee...
City boxing promoter Stephen Vaughan jnr will stand trial next year accused of helping one of PC Neil Doyle’s killers flee the country. Vaughan, 30, is alleged to have provided Timmy Donovan with his...
View ArticleOAP driver disqualified from driving over error that led to death of Frodsham...
An old-age driver from Widnes whose error led to the collision that killed a much-loved young father from Frodsham has received a community order and curfew. Second World War veteran Richard Lyon, 89,...
View ArticleWoman suffers serious eye socket injury during party in Mossley Hill
A party descended into violence when a Mossley Hill man left his best friend’s partner with a “blow-out” fracture to her eye socket. Ian Thompson, 39, was spared jail at Liverpool Crown Court today...
View ArticleViolent Edge Hill man jailed for 10 years after battering his partner with an...
A thug with a record of violence against women was jailed for 10 years today after battering his partner around the head with an iron. Alan Sherlock, 26, left the woman in a pool of blood after hitting...
View ArticleKlopp-mania grows as Liverpool FC fans give their verdict on the new manager
Klopp-mania was growing today as Liverpool FC fans spoke about the club’s new manager. Reds supporters are delighted with the choice of Jurgen Klopp. That was the verdict from a snapshot of Liverpool...
View ArticleLiverpool mum was 'held captive for months on end' by abusive partner
A Liverpool mum who says she was held captive by her boyfriend for months on end has spoken out about her horrific ordeal. Becky Keegan told police her partner David Lacey imprisoned her for more than...
View ArticleFamily of Liverpool dad who died after falling from scaffolding pay tribute...
The family of a Liverpool dad who died after falling while working at a Merseyside scaffolding firm have paid tribute to a “devoted father”. The tribute from relatives of Adrian Smith, who died in...
View ArticleEastham teenager accused of raping 17-year-old girl after knocking out her...
A 17-year-old girl was raped by a teenager who had knocked out her boyfriend and attacked another youth, it was claimed in court today. Luke Patten, 19, is on trial at Liverpool Crown Court charged...
View ArticleWallasey man attempted to blackmail celebrity
A 32-year-old Wirral man has avoided a prison sentence for attempting to blackmail a celebrity by threatening to expose sexually-explicit photos of him with a famous woman. Desmond Fraser, of Mill...
View ArticleSentencing delayed for men convicted over £10m Candia Towers cannabis farm
The sentencing of four men who admitted being involved in a £10 million cannabis farm in an Everton high-rise was delayed after three of them claimed they were trafficked into the country. They were...
View ArticlePrescot bank worker stole cash from customers' accounts
A bank worker sacked after stealing cash from customers’ accounts was later offered a job by a bathroom firm, only to steal again from his new employers. Adrian Harmer, 40, was jailed for 10 months at...
View ArticleBecky Watts trial: Stepbrother 'jumped out at her to make her scream'
The stepbrother of Becky Watts started "jumping out at her" to make her scream in the months before her death, a jury heard. Becky, 16, was allegedly murdered in her bedroom in Crown Hill, Bristol, by...
View ArticleFive men on trial accused of laundering cash from a Liverpool FC tickets scam
Five men have gone on trial accused of laundering cash from a Liverpool FC tickets scam. The group are alleged to have allowed two fraudsters, who have already admitted the scam, to use their bank...
View ArticleMurder accused Nathan Matthews branded Becky Watts as self-centred
Nathan Matthews, stepbrother of Becky Watts, told police he did not like her as she was "rude" to his mother, a court heard. Becky, 16, was allegedly murdered in her bedroom in Crown Hill, Bristol, by...
View ArticleRuncorn pervert caught with thousands of indecent child images avoids...
A PERVERT from Runcorn caught with thousands of indecent images of children on IT devices has escaped an immediate prison sentence. Terence Ludgate, 47, of Rydal Grove, was sentenced to eight months...
View ArticleWidnes man handed suspended sentence for being concerned in crack and heroin...
A WIDNES man who a court heard was ‘taken advantage’ of by drug dealers has avoided an immediate prison sentence for being concerned in the supply of crack and heroin. Wilson Smith, 39, of Cooper...
View ArticleConvicted rapist from Runcorn sent down for 12 years
A rapist from Runcorn has been locked up for 12 years after he perpetuated a ‘campaign of rape’ against his victim. Richard Disberry, 33, of Stonelea, Windmill Hill, faced justice at Chester Crown...
View ArticleWoman attacked in Moreton car park feared she could be raped
A 57-year-old woman feared she could be raped after being attacked in a Moreton supermarket carpark. David Rose, 24, approached the woman from behind, grabbed her around the neck and covered her mouth...
View ArticleJury hears recordings of police officer accused of 'selling information' to a...
Recordings of a police officer ‘selling information’ to a drug dealer about an associate suspected of being a “grass” were played to a jury today. Former Merseyside PC Barry Parkinson, 45, is on trial...
View ArticleTwelve Liverpool drugs gang members face a total of 60 years in jail
Members of a £5.6m Liverpool drugs ring smashed after a 12-month police operation are facing 60 years behind bars. The 12 men were sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court today following a complex...
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