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Liverpool Echo’s investigations reporter Email: jon.blackburn@liverpoolecho.co.uk

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Reporter for Glasgow Live, interested in housing and medical issues, local history, arts and culture across Glasgow, East Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire. Formerly a reporter for The Sentinel and the Chester Chronicle.

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Glasgow family still homeless almost two months after tenement collapse

Glasgow family still homeless almost two months after tenement collapse

Miriam Chaudhry, 25, is sleeping on a blow-up mattress and says her family have been left in limbo since she …

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Glasgow man shares Gaza atrocities as boy shot in neck while playing football

Glasgow man shares Gaza atrocities as boy shot in neck while playing football

Dr Mohammed Alshurafa has lost 54 members of his extended family since October 7, including his 13-year-old c…

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Glasgow residents plagued by 'massive rat infestation' as rodents appear in toilets

Glasgow residents plagued by 'massive rat infestation' as rodents appear in toilets

"We see them daily. Rats are jumping out of bins," said residents of Summerhill Road, Drumchapel, who claim r…

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Glasgow mum fears she 'could have died' as swab left in her body for days after giving birth

Glasgow mum fears she 'could have died' as swab left in her body for days after giving birth

New mum Aisha McCracken spent eight days complaining of severe discomfort, feeling unwell and experiencing a …

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Glasgow mum fights for cannabis drugs that 'could save' toddler from terrifying seizures

Glasgow mum fights for cannabis drugs that 'could save' toddler from terrifying seizures

Two-year-old Minnie Granger was suffering more than 100 seizures a day before being prescribed cannabidiol (C…

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Govan community turned into 'dump' by fly-tippers as residents fear rats

Govan community turned into 'dump' by fly-tippers as residents fear rats

Piles of construction waste, old clothes, household rubbish and the remnants of abandoned and smashed-up cars…

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Eclipse glasses Liverpool shop 'couldn't sell enough of' could be unsuitable for use, opticians say

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By Jonathan Blackburn Verified, Ivo Morrey
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Concerns have been raised over the suitability of homemade eclipse glasses being sold at a Liverpool Post Office. Booker Avenue Post Office "couldn't sell enough" of the glasses, which are two pairs of cardboard and plastic 3D glasses, stuck together. The ECHO was contacted Wednesday morning (August 12) by a concerned parent who had bought the glasses for his five-year-old daughter ahead of tonight's partial solar eclipse. But local opticians told the ECHO they would not advise people to use them.
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Beloved UK restaurant saved as firm goes into administration

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By Jonathan Blackburn Verified, Chloe Dobinson Verified
| MSN UK Verified
A restaurant in Formby, Merseyside, is set to continue trading despite its parent company falling into administration . Emily's, situated on Brows Lane, Formby, has been a firm favourite amongst diners across Merseyside since its doors opened four years ago. However, its parent company, Rebel Restaurants Group, collapsed into administration on Monday, August 10, with documents seen by the ECHO revealing that resolutions have since been submitted for the winding-up of the business.
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Formby restaurant saved as firm goes into administration

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By Jonathan Blackburn Verified
| MSN UK Verified
A Formby restaurant will remain open after the firm behind it fell into administration. Emily's, on Brows Lane, Formby , has proved popular with diners across Merseyside since it opened four years ago. But its parent company, Rebel Restaurants Group, fell into administration yesterday - Monday August 10 - and resolutions have now been submitted for the winding-up of the firm, according to documents seen by the ECHO .
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