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'This is wrong': Outrage and disgust as women filmed on nights out in Liverpool
People have reacted with shock and outrage after an ECHO investigation revealed that women are being secretly filmed in Liverpool city centre with videos racking up millions of views and thousands of misogynistic comments. Our reporting has discovered accounts on social media channels including YouTube TikTok and Instagram which post secretly-filmed videos of women on nights out, shopping and socialising.
Paul Doyle 'really looked as though he was going through it', says LFC parade victim, 73
13 hours ago A farmer has said his industry is struggling to keep produce affordable due to the rising price of fertiliser and red diesel. The cost of fuel and natural gas has been volatile over the past weeks, due to war in Iran and neighbouring Gulf states. Last week the price of oil soared to more than $100 a …
Police officer walks free from court despite 'repugnant' discovery
Paddy Edrich, Eleanor Barlow & Isabelle Bates A former police officer has avoided an immediate jail sentence after he was found with extreme images on his phone. A judge called the content of the pictures 'repugnant' when he sentenced 41-year-old Ryan Connolly for three charges of possessing extreme pornography.
Twisted teen wrote love note to Southport killer and planned copycat attack
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Man bows head in court as judge told what he shouted during Everton match
Trump's reliance on this old lie shows his entire project is bankrupt Donald Trump didn’t merely criticize his political opponents this week, both at the State of the Union and from his office the following morning. He …
Killer told 'see you rat' as he's jailed for life after elderly couple die in house fire
A drug dealer who ordered a house fire which killed an elderly couple has been jailed for life. Eric Greener, 77, and Sheila Jackson, 83, died following an arson attack at their home on South John Street in St Helens on July 15 last year. One of the men responsible for the blaze, Paul Smith, was found dead himself only a week later. Kevin Weetman, Kylie Maynard and Lee Owens have been on trial at Liverpool Crown Court accused of murdering the pensioners.
Killer who kept teen victim's head's location secret deemed to be 'safe for release'
Carrington Walker & Paddy Edrich A murderer who has never disclosed what he did with his victim's severed head could soon be freed after nearly three decades in custody. Stuart Diamond, who lured 17‑year‑old Christopher Hartley to a flat on December 30 1997, before strangling and dismembering his body, has been judged safe for release, reports the ECHO . Christopher's remains were later found dumped in a hotel bin.
Killer who never revealed where victim's head is deemed safe for release
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Killer who dismembered teenager and refused to reveal where victim's head is now 'safe' for release
A man who cruelly butchered a teenage boy decades ago has been deemed safe enough to walk the streets. The victim's mother, who said the murder 'destroyed' her family, blasted his possible release. Adding to her heartache the killer never revealed the location of her son's severed head, which never allowed her closure as reported by the Echo. Stuart Diamond lured 17-year-old Christopher Hartley back to a flat on December 30, 1997 before strangling and cutting his body into pieces.
Mum's fight to keep son's 'monster killer' jailed until he reveals where head is
The mother of a teenager who was murdered and dismembered has pleaded to keep the 'monster' responsible for his death behind bars as he still refuses to say where my son’s head is”. Jean Hartley’s son, Christopher, was 17 when he was lured to a flat on December 30, 1997, by Stuart Diamond, who strangled him before butchering his body. His remains were later found dumped in a bin behind a hotel, though his head has never been recovered.
Bomb squad rush to UK city street as residents evacuated from homes
Astha Saxena, Paddy Edrich, Joe Smith Residents in UK city street were evacuated from their homes today as bomb squad teams and police descended on the neighbourhood. Many locals at a residential street in Liverpool said their "hearts were going to stop" as an explosion was carried out by the emergency services. Douglas Road in Anfield was sealed off after police and army teams attended the area when forensic officers uncovered a suspicious substance in a property connected to an ongoing case.
Bomb squad rush to Liverpool street before massive explosion rocks neighbourhood
Paddy Edrich & Joe Smith Residents were rushed from their homes as police and army bomb disposal arrived at a residential street in Liverpool before an explosion so massive that people nearby said their "hearts were going to stop". Douglas Road in Anfield was cordoned off earlier today as Merseyside Police and army personnel swarmed after a forensic team found a suspicious powder inside a house linked to an ongoing investigation.
They thought she was a gossip - the truth was much more sinister
Paddy Edrich & Emily Parker A court worker who abused her position of power has been jailed after she accessed confidential warrant plans about targeted drugs and firearms raids to pass on to a dealer and his partner.
'Frustrated' detectives hunt for man behind brutal murder after 'crucial' DNA found
17 hours ago A woman has been found guilty of keeping another woman with learning difficulties captive for 25 years and using her as a slave. Mother-of-10 Mandy Wixon, 56, made the vulnerable woman clean her squalid and overcrowded home in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, and forced her to live off scraps. Washing-up …
Far right 'activist' visits convicted terrorist and child sex offender in 'Monster Mansion'
Paddy Edrich A well known far-right agitator previously investigated for allegedly advocating the return of banned National Action visited the group's former spokesperson - a convicted terrorist and child sex offender - in prison. Ryan Ferguson, 26, posted in a now deleted TikTok video that he had been invited to "Monster Mansion" to meet Jack Renshaw, the former poster boy of the banned terrorist organisation who is serving a life sentence for intending to kill a Labour MP.
Woman covered in blood ran into shop for help after man with 'crowbar' attacked hospital staff
Paddy Edrich & Emily Carubia & Emma Butterworth A woman injured in a hospital attack ran into a shop covered in blood, begging for help, it has been reported. Merseyside Police attended Newton Community Hospital in Newton-le-Willows , Merseyside, at around midday on Tuesday (December 30) following reports a number of people had been assaulted with a "crowbar".
Woman covered in blood ran into shop for help after man with 'crowbar' attacked hospital staff
A woman injured in a hospital attack ran into a shop covered in blood, begging for help, it has been reported. Merseyside Police attended Newton Community Hospital in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, at around midday on Tuesday (December 30) following reports a number of people had been assaulted with a "crowbar". A spokesperson for the force said a man was believed to have entered the hospital to ask for an appointment before becoming "increasingly agitated" when his request was refused.
'That life is behind me': From county lines gang to professional boxer
4 days ago A finance director who swindled a business based in Birkenhead, England, out of nearly £1.9 million ($2.4 million) has been sentenced to prison after his “predilection for gambling got out of hand.” Allan Wood, 59, from Saltersgate in Ellesmere Port, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday …
Cheshire prisoner who scalded cellmate with 'prison napalm' found dead
A prisoner who threw a kettle of boiling water over his sleeping cellmate following a row over a vape has died at a Cheshire prison. Danny Smith, 34, left his victim writhing in agony following a brutal behind bars assault at HMP Altcourse, which saw him swill him with boiling water and sugar in a concoction colloquially referred to as "prison napalm". Smith's victim "realised he had been swilled" after noticing a kettle on its side on a table with traces of sugar on it.
Paul Doyle jailed for 21 years after ploughing into crowd at Liverpool FC parade
A man who left more than 100 people injured when he drove a car through a crowd at Liverpool FC's title celebration has been locked up for more than 20 yearss. Paul Doyle ploughed into onlookers in Liverpool city centre resulting in scenes of horror and devastation in May this year. The 54-year-old, of Burghill Road in West Derby, admitted a total of 31 charges on the day he was due to stand trial.
Police ask for urgent help finding teenage boy missing from home - Liverpool Echo
10 hours ago Two men have been arrested after a Christmas tree which has stood in a village for more than 10 years was cut down, hours after its lights were switched on. The tree, in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, was felled at some point between 22:00 and 23:00 GMT on Wednesday. Both men, aged in their 20s, …
Axel Rudakubana's autism diagnosis took 77 weeks despite 'significant risk of knife'
"I do agree that there shouldn’t have been a delay, the risk was obviously very present at that time" Court sketch of Axel Rudakubana(Image: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire) Axel Rudakubana's autism diagnosis took 77 weeks despite his school asking for help because of the "significant risk of a knife".
Children among 27 people taken to hospital as 20 others treated at scene
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Southport stabbing killer Axel Rudakubana pictured for first time after pleading guilty to murdering three children at dance class
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Face of Axel Rudakubana as killer admits murdering three children at Southport Taylor Swift dance class
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Axel Rudakubana admits murdering three dance-loving girls in Taylor Swift-themed horror stabbing
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Police officer sacked for ‘unacceptable’ Twitter tirade on ‘dim’ Just Stop Oil protesters
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Police officer sacked for ‘unacceptable’ Twitter tirade on ‘dim’ Just Stop Oil protesters
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Drug kingpin shot over debt to 'The Banker' after £20m cocaine haul seized on M6
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Boy behind famous 'Accrington Stanley, who are they' milk advert became a cruel killer
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Youngster behind famous 'Accrington Stanley, who are they' advert became brutal murderer
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Man killed in shotgun attack as he walked home in 'gangster-style execution'
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Men in balaclavas told mum 'your son is dead' day before teenager shot
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Brianna Ghey murderer 'whistled' and 'sounded happy' after 'sadistic' attack, inquest told
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Man on day release from prison shot dead by gunman outside family home
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Teen 'cowardly' knifed to death in own flat 'for refusing to sell drugs' says grieving mum
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Twisted man tried to hug mum as he was jailed over horrific baby monkey torture videos
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Major plan for Liverpool's music tourism industry with 'world first'
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Judge delivers brutal verdict after boy, 12, sentenced over role in UK riots
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Tragic daughter's last words to mum before she lost her life in horror smash
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Southport riot dad claims to have 'no hatred' as he admits role in carnage
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Group including coke dealer and killer caught on camera partying behind bars
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Notorious gangster's escape from open prison 'stark reminder of city drug war'
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Football thug with 'outdated' views gets 'wake-up call' after racially abusing rival player
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'Armed police' descend onto suburb after gun fired inside flat
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Notorious 'drug-taxer' killed in a hammer 'revenge' attack after stealing £40k in drugs
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Tragedy as man dies falling overboard from ferry in the Irish Sea: Passenger, ... trends now
Tragedy as man dies falling overboard from ferry in the Irish Sea: Passenger, ... trends now Passenger fell overboard on ferry between Belfast and Birkenhead on Saturday By Patrick Edrich and Jacob Judah Published: 01:04 GMT, 21 January 2024 | Updated: 01:07 GMT, 21 January 2024 View comments A man has died in hospital after he was airlifted from the water following an incident on a Stena Line ferry travelling between Belfast and Birkenheard on Saturday.
Stena Line ferry tragedy sees man die after being airlifted from water
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Five men charged after young boxer suffered life-threatening stab injuries
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Mum's heartbreaking wish as son mauled by XL bully after woman left door open
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