The Latest Breaking News from Merseyside Police

Police seize gold bars, teeth and guns in ‘unusual’ drug gang crackdown

Police also seized more than £1.5m in cash and around 200kg of Class A substances

The Independent UK · Mar 13

Liverpool School Call Off Classes After Bomb Threat, Authorities Clear Incident as 'Hoax'

A hoax bomb threat email caused disruption at several Liverpool-area schools including LIPA Primary and High School before Merseyside Police confirmed there was no credible threat.

International Business Times UK · Mar 10

Joey Barton charged with assault near Liverpool golf club

Former footballer charged after man taken to hospital with facial and rib injuries

Evening Standard · Mar 10

Drug dealer jailed for arson plot which killed elderly couple

Sheila Jackson, 83, and her partner, Eric Greener, 77, suffered fatal injuries in the blaze.

Evening Standard · Feb 19

Jack Grealish hit with court bill after Lamborghini ran red light night before game

The incident happened at just after 11.30pm on September 12, the night before Grealish played for Everton in a 0-0 Premier League clash with Aston Villa

The Independent UK · Feb 11

Jack Grealish is handed £1,000 court bill after his Lamborghini runs red light

The 30-year-old attacking midfielder was prosecuted by Merseyside Police after the traffic incident

Evening Standard · Feb 11

‘Murdered because she was a woman’: The horrific cold case killing that left a community prisoners in their own homes

Almost 40 years after Diane Sindall was murdered in the ‘Beast of Birkenhead’ case, her killer has still not been brought to justice, writes Dan Haygarth

The Independent UK · Feb 1

£20,000 reward to find real ‘Beast of Birkenhead’ killer after wrong man spent 38 years in prison

Crimestoppers has offered a reward for information that leads to a conviction, 40 years after the murder of Diane Sindall

The Independent UK · Jan 22

Innocent couple murdered in arson attack over drugs, jury told

Sheila Jackson, 83, and her partner, Eric Greener, 77, died following the fire at their home in St Helens, Merseyside, last July.

Evening Standard · Jan 21

Killer driver claimed he was too ill to face justice. Then unearthed footage showed him playing rugby

In one of Merseyside Police biggest ever operations, detectives were able to unravel Steven Naylor’s ‘piece of fiction’ through startling footage of him playing sport, in the pub and driving a speedboat

The Independent UK · Jan 15