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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · Jun 10

Families 'fear for their lives' after two fires at flats in just three days www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Families 'in fear' after two fires at flats in three days

Those living in Greenall Court have complained no-one heard alarms going off, but the operator of the building says this was part of its correct procedure

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · May 2

Hi Labour, rather than learning all the wrong lessons from this election defeat - what about taking some people out of poverty and improving some lives?

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Liverpool ECHO @liverpoolecho.co.uk · Apr 21

Henry McHarron was delivering papers when a thief pounced, throwing him from his van

Dad went to work and never came home, someone knows who killed him

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · Mar 12

The @liverpoolecho.co.uk squad at the Regional Press Awards in London today

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Ryan Paton @ryanpaton.bsky.social · Mar 9

Jalen Ngonda's music could be from the golden age of Motown. However, it was actually in Liverpool where he found his voice and become one of the most exciting acts around. He told @liverpoolecho.co.uk about the decision to move 3,500 miles to Merseyside to pursue his dream

'I travelled 3,500 miles to Liverpool to make my dreams come true'

Jalen Ngonda spoke to the ECHO in an exclusive interview about moving to Merseyside and his journey to becoming one of the most contemporary voices in modern soul music

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Iain Watts @iainwatts17.bsky.social · Feb 8

Severance...just wow

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Paddy Edrich @paddyedrich.bsky.social · Feb 1

SPECIAL REPORT: Experienced staff going off sick, "poorly trained" officers struggling to adapt to prison life and claims senior management aren't listening to concerns. A weeks-long investigation from me looking at what is happening at HMP Liverpool. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Walton staff claim it's going off daily' with governor 'untenable'

SPECIAL REPORT: Claims experienced staff going off sick, "poorly trained" officers struggling to adapt to prison life and claims senior management aren't listening to concerns. What is happening at HM...

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · Feb 1

An excellent, worrying investigation into the chaos at HMP Liverpool from @paddyedrich.bsky.social

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Walton staff claim it's going off daily' with governor 'untenable'

SPECIAL REPORT: Claims experienced staff going off sick, "poorly trained" officers struggling to adapt to prison life and claims senior management aren't listening to concerns. What is happening at HM...

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Conaill Corner @concorner23.bsky.social · Jan 28

'It’s dehumanising, I feel less than dirt' - the heartbreaking reality of hate crime on Merseyside www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

The heartbreaking reality of hate crime on Merseyside

WARNING: some people may find the following article distressing

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Iain Watts @iainwatts17.bsky.social · Jan 27

A few from the Lunar New Year procession in Liverpool this weekend

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Ben Roberts-Haslam @benhaslm.bsky.social · Jan 23

Six months of reporting on the most harrowing tragedy I expect I will ever work on. During those months various failings and missed opportunities came to light.

I read a shocking report which helped build this meticulous account of Axel Rudakubana’s life.
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Axel Rudakubana: From ‘choir boy’ to infamous child killer

Axel Rudakubana lived an unremarkable life in a rural village while he immersed himself in violence, murder and genocide

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Paddy Edrich @paddyedrich.bsky.social · Jan 18

Today would have been Ellis Cox’s 20th birthday. Innocent Ellis was 19 when he was fatally shot in the back when a group of males on two electric bikes targeted his friends. His family heartbreakingly reveal their struggles to get justice for him. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Mum of innocent teen murdered issues message amid 'turf war'

Carolyn Cox's son Ellis was murdered by gun-toting thugs - she said it's only a matter of time before his killers are found

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Iain Watts @iainwatts17.bsky.social · Jan 9

Felt like being on another planet on The Mystery park in Wavertree today

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · Jan 6

Royal Liverpool Hospital activates 'full capacity' protocol as some patients wait 91 hours in A&E

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Royal Liverpool at 'full capacity' as some patients wait 91 hours

City centre hospital activates emergency measure as it struggles to cope with soaring number of people in A&E

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Iain Watts @iainwatts17.bsky.social · Jan 5

Snowy one at Anfield today ❄️

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Iain Watts @iainwatts17.bsky.social · Jan 3

Luke Littler fans celebrate at St Helens Darts Academy as he wins the World Darts Championship tonight

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Iain Watts @iainwatts17.bsky.social · Dec 31

A whirlwind of a 2024 in pictures for the Liverpool Echo

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Iain Watts @iainwatts17.bsky.social · Dec 31

50 of the Echo photographers' best pictures this year: @snapperlane.bsky.social @andyteebaypics.bsky.social

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50 best pictures captured by ECHO photographers in 2024

ECHO photographers have captured every moment of the year

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Iain Watts @iainwatts17.bsky.social · Dec 26

Beautiful misty morning in Sefton Park today

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Iain Watts @iainwatts17.bsky.social · Dec 25

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Midwife explains why she loves working Christmas Day

Joanne Connor has been a midwife for 23 years

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Iain Watts @iainwatts17.bsky.social · Dec 25

A moment of appreciation for lovely NHS staff like midwife Joanne Connor who will be working on Christmas Day today

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Iain Watts @iainwatts17.bsky.social · Dec 18

The view down Hope St as Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral is illuminated by the sun this afternoon

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Elliot Jessett @elliotlivecho.bsky.social · Dec 17

Song by God Colony & Roy (@badwool9.bsky.social) making a bid for Chrimbo no.1

It’s one for the ages

“Mr Blobby has been lost for a while, but he's has a gastric band fitted, a hair transplant and now he's back in the game."

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Scouser aiming for unlikely Christmas number one

PJ Smith, aka Roy is fronting a new track about conspiracy theories that is making a surprising tilt for the festive charts

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Iain Watts @iainwatts17.bsky.social · Dec 16

Gallery here

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13 photos as families celebrate after devastating decade

Syrian families living in in Liverpool came together following the fall of Bashar al-Assad

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Iain Watts @iainwatts17.bsky.social · Dec 16

It was amazing to see the delight and relief on the faces of Syrian families in Liverpool yesterday as they celebrated the downfall of Bashar al-Assad

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