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Cherished football boots, love letters and bloodied dog tags tell veterans' moving stories of D-Day
The King and Queen hosted four D-Day veterans including Wallasey's John Dennett
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Child rapist shakes his head as judge jails him for sick attacks on girl
Courts
Anthony Morrissey subjected the youngster to a catalogue of abuse then told her to 'keep everything secret'
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World In One City 2024 tournament kicks off
Grassroots Football
The first matches of the annual event did not disappoint
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Emile Heskey ordered to pay £200k after legal battle
Liverpool FC
The ex-Red had an unpaid tax bill worth £1.637 million
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12 photos of lost factory where people 'from all over' came to work
History
These photographs have been unseen for years
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Kidnappers left 'bound and beaten' man for dead in the street
Crime
Bootle man was part of a gang of kidnappers sentenced over the savage attack
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Cunard operating from Liverpool to USA would be 'right and proper'
Cunard
Cunard began transatlantic shipping from Liverpool but currently operates from Southampton
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Shopkeeper beat man with a stick after being asked to call him a taxi
Toxteth
Sathiss Nadesan was enraged after the 'nuisance customer' threw a card reader at him
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Bakery says 'we are all human' as it makes emotional plea over long queues
Aigburth
Lunko has proved exceptionally popular with customers eager to get their hands on its baked treats
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Cunard Queen Anne sends message to Liverpool as Pier Head crowd comes alive
Cunard Queen Anne
The ship's horn blared at the cheering crowds as Liverpool was lit up with fireworks
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Holly Johnson says 'it's always special' ahead of 'amazing' event
Mathew Street
The Frankie Goes To Hollywood singer will be taking part in a huge festival
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31 stunning photos from Queen Anne celebrations at the Pier Head
Cunard Queen Anne
Liverpool was at its magnificent best to welcome Cunard's Queen Anne
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Rag 'n' Bone Man 'laughs every time he thinks about' chat with Liverpool legend
M&S Bank Arena
The singer performed in Liverpool over the weekend
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Man whose photos have pride of place in generations of family homes
Toxteth
Mr Martin was known for photographing Liverpool 8 families
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'Longest-running' festival returns to city in summer
Liverpool City Centre
The event dedicated to Arab culture has been running since 1998
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Belle Vale DJ Basso on his hopes, dreams and inspirations
Liverpool City Centre
Emma Johnson talks to Basso ahead of his city gig
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Met Office issues 'mixed' forecast for bank holiday weather
Weather
It will be a mix of sunshine and rain
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Liverpool's 'complete movement' stood with George Floyd
Black Communities
Four years on, the ECHO looks back on how Liverpool marked the death of George Floyd
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The two Merseyside villages named among the UK's most desirable places to live
Property
Two villages in Merseyside have been named in the list of the 30 most desirable places to live
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Albert Dock
Images show how Liverpool museums could be transformed in £58m project
The museums will close next year for the work to take place
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'This is the council's mess' – St Johns Market demonstrations continue for a second week
St Johns Market
The council announced the closure of the market after a long-running rent dispute with traders
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Dad returned to his old ways to make ends meet
Courts
Lee Conway was caught with several varieties of cannabis strains, including Josh, Sky and Triple Cheese
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Everyone saying the same thing after spotting this in city centre
Liverpool City Centre
Shoppers were greeted by an odd sight in Liverpool One
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We asked where you would like a new train station and here's what you said
Merseyrail
ECHO readers have had their say on future stops
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Cunard Queen Anne live as spectacular firework display bids luxury liner goodbye
Cunard Queen Anne
Queen Anne departed the Pier Head to a spectacular firework display
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Moment crowd sings Hey Jude at Queen Anne Pier Head celebrations
Cunard Queen Anne
The Beatles classic is always a crowd-pleaser
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Huge police presence on city street as road cordoned off
Wavertree
Witnesses reported seeing several Matrix vans and a large number of police officers at the scene
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Crowd brought to tears by Andrea Bocelli's performance at Liverpool's Pier Head
Cunard Queen Anne
The great Italian tenor brought Cunard's naming ceremony to a close
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Lost and abandoned 'ghost villages' in and around Merseyside
History
There are several lost and abandoned villages in or on the outskirts of our region
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Museum strikes over as union workers vote to accept pay deal
Museums
PCS Union members at National Museums Liverpool had staged 60 days of strike action
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Stunning new images show how £100m Liverpool Baltic station could look
Merseyrail
The station is slated to open in 2027
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Teenager named after boy stabbed as he walked to school for GCSE exam
Crime
The boy was taken to hospital for his injuries
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New restaurant hidden down stairs on Liverpool's 'Notting Hill'
Liverpool restaurants
The Fuzzy Duck bar and restaurant has opened in the heart of the city's vibrant Georgian Quarter
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Coleen Rooney wows fans as she shares special family update
Coleen Rooney
The family is marking a special occasion
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Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse theatres appoint new creative director
Everyman Theatre
Nathan Powell will join the theatre's team in Hope Street and Williamson Square
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Suspect named after woman targeted at cash machine
Crime
The woman had just taken money from the machine in Liverpool city centre
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Police issue urgent appeal to find man who vanished weeks ago
Missing people
Trevor Jones has been missing for over two weeks
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Everyman Theatre
Behind the scenes look at Liverpool's Everyman theatre
Today the theatre opened its doors for free tours and Q&As
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Pub run by Liverpool 'hero' reopens after £280,000 transformation
Liverpool Pubs
The local has been revamped after a major investment from Proper Pubs
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The Florrie wants your stories as part of the Big Dingle Reunion
Exhibitions
The Florrie to showcase and archive stories, film and pictures telling Dingle's history over the last century
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I can't drive so when I tried karting for the first time it didn't all go to plan
Things to do Liverpool
My skills on the Nintendo Wii didn't quite translate
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Blackbird song meaning and lyrics as Beyoncé covers Beatles hit
Beyonce
Beyonce has covered The Beatles' Blackbird on her eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter
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'It is my duty to help those who have no one else helping them'
West Derby
Dr Omar El-Taji spent weeks in Gaza where he said there was "constant and relentless" bombing
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Spice Girls' star and Liverpool icons honoured at Queen Anne naming ceremony
Cunard Queen Anne
Cunard has announced the City of Liverpool as Godparent of its newest ship Queen Anne
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Boy who threw 'have a drink on us' note into the Mersey gets email a year later
Good News
Corey Ennis, seven, wanted to make someone's day with his message in a bottle
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New poll predicts Labour will win Southport and every Merseyside seat in 'landslide victory'
General Election
This is the first poll of its kind since the general election was announced
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Emma and Matt Willis tease 'secret' guests at Cunard Queen Anne naming ceremony
Cunard Queen Anne
Busted musician Matt and TV's Emma Willis will be hosting the naming ceremony on the Waterfront stage
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Workers at Ford Halewood could walk out in row over pay
Halewood
Workers have overwhelmingly rejected Ford's pay offer
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Met Office Liverpool forecast as temperatures to rise this weekend
Weather
We can expect plenty of warmth and sunshine
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Top 20 baby names that were loved in Liverpool a decade ago
Nostalgia
These are the most popular and unusual names given to Liverpool children in 2014
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23 brilliant photographs of lost Formula 1 track that cost £100k
History
Five Grand Prix races took place there
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Liverpool's Bridgerton streets that put Netflix film sets to shame
Things to do Liverpool
The city features real life Bridgerton beauty spots you can visit without stepping foot on a film set
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Love it or hate it, major change to our streets is here to stay
Liverpool
A treasure trove of art is brightening up Merseyside
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City's hidden liver bird not even bombs could destroy
History
Many will have walked past and missed this small detail
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Liverpool Council signs deal to keep e-scooters until at least the end of the year
Liverpool Council
Senior leaders acknowledged the electric vehicles have not been 'loved universally'
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How It Used To Be
Family empire open for almost 70 years once sold £10 cars
"They were selling them for like £12.50 or £15 or even a tenner"
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First look at new American diner 'with a twist'
LGBTQIA+
The new city centre venue wants to "push boundaries"
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ITV viewers baffled as Chanel the Parrot owner makes game show appearance
ITV
Sandra Hannah competed on Winning Combination, hosted by Omid Djalili
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Theatre celebrates 'a piece of our history we did not actually know'
Everyman Theatre
Liverpool Everyman Theatre is celebrating 60 years since it first opened
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Grand re-opening for burned-down community chemist
Health and fitness
The city centre pharmacy has long served Liverpool's Chinese community
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Sefton Live
History
61 fascinating photos capture June in Liverpool through the years
Photographs show what was happening at this time of year through the decades
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'5G radiation' campaigners told 'this is not the place'
Sefton Council
Sefton Council met for a public engagement consultation panel meeting
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Smell so bad people 'can't breathe' across parts of Merseyside
In The News
One woman said she cannot open her windows or go outside
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Live updates as lorry overturns at Switch Island causing 'severe delays'
Traffic and Travel
The A59 is partially blocked
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Live updates as lorry overturns at Switch Island causing 'severe delays'
Traffic and Travel
The A59 is partially blocked
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MyWirral
World War 2
Cherished football boots, love letters and bloodied dog tags tell veterans' moving stories of D-Day
The King and Queen hosted four D-Day veterans including Wallasey's John Dennett
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12 photos of lost factory where people 'from all over' came to work
History
These photographs have been unseen for years
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'Outrage' as 'insane' decision stops beach events until further notice
Wirral
The council said it needed to “protect the organisers of events should anything go wrong”
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'Proper pub everyone wants on their doorstep' reopens after £190K transformation
Liverpool Pubs
As well as a fully stocked bar the pub serves freshly made food
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61 fascinating photos capture June in Liverpool through the years
History
Photographs show what was happening at this time of year through the decades
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Knowsley
Prescot
Pizza takeaway fined £35k after rotting rat found in kitchen
Uno Pizza was shut down immediately by health inspectors
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Cheapest places for petrol and diesel in Merseyside
Petrol prices
You can save money going to this petrol station
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'I had a front row seat seeing the harm of Tory austerity so now I'm fighting for change'
Knowsley
Chantelle Lunt is the newly elected Labour councillor for St Gabriels ward in Knowsley
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Incredible 'secret garden' watched over by vampires and cowboys
Knowsley Council
McGoldrick Park's 'secret' flower garden is a much-loved meeting place where local legends plant hidden stories in every corner
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14 amazing photos of the 'secret' garden in McGoldrick Park
Huyton
An incredible 'secret garden' that's watched over by vampires and cowboys
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St Helens Live
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Traffic and Travel
New app makes booking a ride with Britannia Taxis easier than ever
The new Veezu app offers a range of exciting features designed to streamline the booking process
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Mum and daughter knew what they had to do after trip to McDonald's
Homelessness
Shauni Ward made her "dream a reality" with the help of her mum Denise Kelly
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Woman dreamt she'd been shot, told her boyfriend and then stabbed him
Courts
Drunken partner claimed her victim had told her to knife him in the chest
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St. Helens Pride is not ‘just a celebration, but acceptance’
LGBTQIA+
The celebrations are returning sooner than expected
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Girl stranded on last bus home sexually assaulted by driver who said 'I'll warm you up'
Courts
Dad offered teenager a lift home but instead locked her in car and exploited her
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Halton
Real Lives
Family 'trapped' in home with 'rats, faeces and horrendous smell'
Kellyanne Bennison said she had lost thousands of pounds trying to rectify the problem
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Award-winning brewery says 'time is right' as it announces closure
Halton
The brewery has been operating for eight years
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Artists who captured Fiddler's Ferry's closure to be featured in new exhibition
Halton
Shaun Smyth and Lee Harrison have documented the journey taken by the iconic site which closed in March 2020 after almost 50 years
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New Liverpool Baltic Station targeted by Steve Rotheram for 2027
Steve Rotheram
Mr Rotheram, hoping for a third term as Mayor, outlined his first pledge last week
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Plans to open three new Merseyrail stations unveiled
Merseyrail
Woodchurch on the Wirral, St Helens and Halton could get new stops by the end of the decade
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Southport
World War 2
Heroic dad and one of UK's last surviving D-Day veterans dies
Harry Howorth has died at the age of 102
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Department store set to close after hundreds queued to get inside
shopping
Beales Department Store reopened to crowds in 2021 but a closing down sale is now on
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Victorian villa saved from demolition set to be transformed
Property
The historic building was previously home to a local restaurant
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Mum opens Southport shop after first was 'burnt to the ground'
Southport
Liudymyla Redka is "happy" to be back doing what she loves
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20 pictures from a sunny Saturday at the Southport Food and Drink Festival
Southport
Southport Food and Drink festival is free to attend and open until Sunday
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Birkenhead
Crime
Suspect named after Matalan worker punched during robbery
A man was arrested close to the shop
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Suspect named after woman sexually assaulted in the street
Crime
The woman was walking close to a retail park when she was allegedly assaulted
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Police descend on busy bus station and close road
Merseyside Police
Officers were called to concern for safety for a woman
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Dad-to-be came home from casino before neighbours heard screams
Birkenhead
Neighbours heard raised men's voices coming from Cheung Shing Cheung's house, followed by a scream - then silence
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He was supposed to keep children safe but used his position to groom and rape a teenage girl
Crime
Kevin Cooper-Shaw was sentenced for 21 offences which took place at a care home in Ellesmere Port
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