Good evening, these are the latest ECHO headlines on Friday, April 22.
Jürgen Klopp leaves customers 'starstruck' after dropping into namesake pub
Staff and customers at Jürgen's Bierhaus were 'starstruck' when the Liverpool FC manager visited this week.
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Jürgen Klopp visited the Liverpool city centre bar that bears his name on Wednesday - a day after his side beat Manchester United 4-0 at Anfield. He arrived in the Liverpool team bus, which pulled up outside the bar, before popping in to mingle with adoring fans.
The bar, on Brunswick Street, opened in 2019 and is decked out with football memorabilia and artwork depicting Liverpool 's manager. It attracts plenty of Liverpool fans to watch games and is fully booked for Sunday's Merseyside derby.
General manager Julie Burgess spoke to the ECHO about Jürgen's visit. Julie said she was so surprised to see Jürgen in the bar she initially thought he was a look-alike. However, the German felt he had to go inside and see 'his pub'.
M56 drivers warned of rush-hour delays as bridge panels seen 'flapping in the wind'
Two lanes of traffic on the M56 are closed and queues are forming for bridge repairs after panels were seen 'flapping in the wind'.
Cheshire Police were called to the M56 eastbound at junction 11 (Daresbury), at around 3.40pm on Friday, April 22, to reports of a damaged bridge. Once highways officers and police arrived at the scene they found bridge panels 'flapping in the wind'.
Footage sent to The ECHO shows two panels attached to the side of the overhead bridge flapping as vehicles pass below.
Son murdered dad just days before his 80th birthday
A son murdered his elderly father just days before his 80th birthday.
David Lavender attacked 79-year-old Anthony Lavender at their Old Swan home on December 29 last year. Police were called to Mr Lavender's house in Woodhall Street shortly before midnight and found the pensioner with a serious head injury.
Paramedics from North West Ambulance Service fought to save his life and performed CPR, but Mr Lavender died at the scene. His 37-year-old son was later arrested and charged with murder.
The digital marketing specialist accepted responsibility for causing his father's injuries at a court hearing at the start of February. But he was yet to enter a formal plea to the charge of murder.
Liverpool Crown Court was told at the time that psychiatrists would have to evaluate whether he was fit to enter a plea and whether he might potentially have a partial defence of diminished responsibility. However, at a hearing this afternoon, Lavender pleaded guilty to the charge.
As several family members watched on from the public gallery, emotionless Lavender spoke only to enter his plea. He then sat in silence in the dock for the remainder of the hearing.
