These are the latest ECHO headlines this morning.
Frank Lampard sends blunt message to anyone questioning Everton celebrations
Frank Lampard said 'bring it on' to anyone who wanted to question Everton's celebrations following a win that guaranteed the club's Premier League future. Everton fought back from 2-0 down to beat Crystal Palace 3-2 on a memorable night at Goodison Park.
Thousands of supporters flooded the pitch at the end yesterday evening, singing songs - including in honour of Lampard - long after the final whistle. Praising the supporters for their latest show of passion throughout Thursday - with fans once again welcoming the players in huge numbers - Lampard described the scenes as "incredible".
And he said the players and supporters deserved the opportunity to mark the end of an agonising relegation fight.
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Asked about the final whistle scenes, Lampard said: "They are just incredible. Bring it on to people who say 'you want to celebrate staying up'. OK I say 'you know what, it means so much', to the people at this club - and the players and the board, everybody.
"And also the circumstances of being 2-0 down and to show that character to win 3-2. People won't forget this. Everton fans won't forget this. Evertonians will say 'yeah this happens, this is the way we do things, that's very Everton', whatever.
"They can say these things but at the same time to do it, to practically do it... is special. It's a special night so the scenes are well deserved for everybody."
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Encro dealer 'Foxhedge' blew kisses to partner as he's sent down
A drug dealer who used the EncroChat handle 'Foxhedge' blew kisses to his partner as he was being sent down.
Joseph Bryne, of Huyton, was found to be a drug broker and supplied narcotics across the country. Liverpool Crown Court heard how the 44-year-old was involved with at least 30 kilos of cocaine and heroin as well as thousands of pounds worth of cannabis.
In an EncroChat message he told another user he was carrying £38k he owed when driving through a police stop check area. Bryne, who used the EncroChat handle 'FoxHedge', said: "It was heavvvyyy s**t myself."
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Alex Langhorn, prosecuting, said Bryne was in the strata of dealers who operate at a distance from others in the chain, sometimes never taking possession of the drugs themselves and on occasions purchasing them collectively for their own cut of the profits. He told court about EncroChat conversations between the defendant and Zonepizza talking about various transactions involving money and kilos of drugs.
Mr Langhorn said: “Police went to his home on July 15 last year but he was not in so officers left. A short time later his partner left and met him at a petrol station and they went to the defendant’s parents’ address in Huyton.”
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'Beautiful' woman complained of pain in back before tragic death, aged 41
A woman who complained of a sore back for six months died aged 41 after being diagnosed with secondary breast cancer.
Suzanne Cavanagh, who lived in Liverpool city centre, found a lump in her breast after suffering from a pain in her spine. She died from the disease on May 10 aged 41 after her first diagnosis in 2019.
Friends described her as a 'brilliant mathematician' who was the 'ultimate organiser' and 'forever on time'. Suzanne pre-wrote birthday cards for the people she knew before she died and was a dedicated Liverpool fan.
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The 41-year-old worked for HMRC all her life and became a determined campaigner for secondary breast cancer, which kills 1,000 women in the UK each month.
She has become the face of an initiative to spread awareness and, along with 19 other secondary breast cancer patients, is featured on a billboard on Rice Lane this week. The initiative is called “Fighting to be Heard” and is run by the charity Make 2nds Count, which aims to give hope to those living with secondary breast cancer.
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