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Paul Philbin @paulphilbin.bsky.social · 20d

This is very sad news.

When I started at the Echo I covered women's football in my spare time

Matt was always a great fella to speak to and was always honest.

He knew the game so well

RIP

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Liverpool FC issue statement as Matt Beard dies aged 47

The club has paid tribute to the former Liverpool FC Women's manager

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · Aug 31

Genuinely remarkable!

In the garden of a suburban house a man's created a whole new world

This may look like a typical house on a typical street - but in its garden there is something extraordinary

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Aug 31

'It's like someone pouring boiling water into your bladder - it's burning and burning'

I spoke to Megan Taylor about the realities of ketamine use and how the drug and its side effects have taken over her life.

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Woman left 'blowing out blood and scabs' after ketamine use

"People aren't speaking up about their bladder symptoms because they're embarrassed. They're embarrassed that they're weeing themselves. They're embarrassed that they're going to wear a nappy."

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Apr 21

BREAKING: Pope Francis dies aged 88, Vatican announces

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Pope Francis dies aged 88, Vatican announces

The announcement was made today by a senior Vatican official

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Apr 4

I've lived in Melling for most of my life so it was really lovely to chat to other residents and business owners about our little village
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Life in the 'lovely' village where 'everybody knows everyone'

The village is home to less than 4,000 people and has stood the test of time

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Feb 12

Lucy Harrison was described as someone with a "huge capacity to love"
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Woman, 23, shot dead on holiday

Lucy Harrison was described as someone with a "huge capacity to love"

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Jan 29

BREAKING: Woman dies following incident at Thomas Rigby's pub
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Woman dies following incident at Thomas Rigby's pub

Three ambulance service vehicles were sent to the scene on Dale Street

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Jan 23

Latest updates from @adameverett.bsky.social @paddyedrich.bsky.social

The public gallery has called Rudakubana a coward as he is led from the court

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Axel Rudakubana to be sentenced for Southport murders - updates

Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar were stabbed to death during a Taylor Swift-themed dance party last summer

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · Jan 23

Chaotic scenes in court as Axel Rudakubana leaves court after shouting out about feeling ill. He is slammed as a coward by some of those in the public gallery.

Live updates here:

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Axel Rudakubana to be sentenced for Southport murders - updates

Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar were stabbed to death during a Taylor Swift-themed dance party last summer

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Jan 16

Very sad news. Keeping Alex's family in my thoughts.
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Tributes paid to Alex Connerty who has died aged 19

Alex, from Maghull, was a disability activist who taught the world about primordial dwarfism

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Ed Barnes @edbarnesjourno.bsky.social · Jan 12

Special report: As Wirral Council looks towards what bosses say is 'highly likely' bankruptcy, tensions are rising and workers are scared for their jobs

Just a few months ago, things were looking positive but now one person told me “sh*t is hitting the fan”
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'Sh*t is hitting the fan': Inside crisis hit Wirral Council

SPECIAL REPORT: Politicians and staff speak out as struggling local authority faces grim future

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · Jan 12

Wirral Council is teetering on the verge of bankruptcy and people inside the organisation are blaming each other for what has gone wrong.

Excelling long-read by @edbarnesjourno.bsky.social

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'Sh*t is hitting the fan': Inside crisis hit Wirral Council

SPECIAL REPORT: Politicians and staff speak out as struggling local authority faces grim future

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Ryan Paton @ryanpaton.bsky.social · Jan 12

Coleen Rooney spoke to @liverpoolecho.co.uk about I'm A Celebrity, her decision to step back into the limelight and how she's been shaped by her Liverpool upbringing in an exclusive interview www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz...

Coleen Rooney hails Scouse trait as she explains major life change

The mum-of-four spoke to the ECHO in an exclusive interview about her Liverpool roots and her I'm A Celebrity stint as she launched her new Applied Nutrition range

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Dec 16

Brian said he feels "helpless" and fears he will "no longer cope"
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I haven't got enough money in the bank to see my wife

Brian said he feels "helpless" and fears he will "no longer cope"

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · Dec 11

On a south Liverpool road, residents are living in fear as trees come crashing down around them

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Life on 'terrifying' street where people are 'living in fear'

"It shouldn’t take a tragic death to make the local authority act"

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · Dec 4

Four years ago today the city of Liverpool was sent into meltdown as the sitting mayor was arrested as part of a corruption investigation - four years later Liverpool’s wait for answers goes on

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A mayor arrested and a city rocked but wait for answers goes on

Four years ago today, the sitting Mayor of Liverpool was arrested at his home. The shadow of that day still hangs over the city

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Dec 4

Great pictures and a great read from @danhaygarth1.bsky.social on The Lock Up Bar in Liverpool city centre. 🍺
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We brought a County Road pub to the city centre and it's chocka

The Lock Up Bar has become a popular spot on North John Street

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Dec 4

@elliotlivecho.bsky.social has been regularly speaking to the families forced out of their homes after floods in Bootle. In this recent chat, Elliot spoke to two families nine weeks on.
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Families forced out of 'unsafe' homes blame 'broken promises'

Nine weeks after being evacuated from their houses, residents are facing an uncertain future

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Dec 4

@concorner23.bsky.social visited Belle Vale and spoke to concerned residents about the level of anti-social behaviour, which residents claim is centred around a McDonald's restaurant.
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'They rule the roost': Area in the grip of terror by gangs of youths

Special report looks at area blighted by anti-social behaviour and a McDonald's restaurant where much of the trouble is claimed to be centred around

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Dec 4

In an exclusive interview with the ECHO, @ryanpaton.bsky.social spoke to Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas about her Merseyside roots and how her family's health battles have influenced her to back a new campaign.

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Strictly star scarred by tragic loss as she shares health warning

The head judge from Wallasey spoke to the ECHO in an exclusive interview as she shared the importance of her Merseyside roots and backed a campaign close to her heart

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Dec 4

For her Where I Live series, @meganjbanner.bsky.social went to speak to people living in St Michael's. Megan spoke to Guy Mitchell and Imogen Parker about their stunning home on Southwood Road.
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'We took one look and that was it and we've never regretted it'

Husband and wife Guy Mitchell and Imogen Parker invited us in to their beautiful home in St Michael's in Aigburth

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Dec 4

@liamthorp.bsky.social and @katieheath.bsky.social spent some time with Pam Thomas to highlight how selfish parking can impact people living with disabilities everyday.
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'People's selfish parking makes me not want to leave my house'

"I'm just at a point now where I am like 'I will just stay in the house' and it shouldn't be that way"

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Dec 4

A really important read from @katiewestwood.bsky.social

Katie spoke to Leah Green about the abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepdad. Leah has bravely waived her right to anonymity to share her story.
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My abuser moved in when I was a toddler - I called him dad

Leah Green chose to share her story with the ECHO after Martin Falconer was jailed for 16 years last week

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Hannah Rees @hannahrees.bsky.social · Dec 4

Some really good weekend content from the @liverpoolecho.co.uk over the past couple of weeks. Here are just a few...

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