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‘Difficult’ to understand how one person caused so many injuries, inquiry hears

Chief Inspector Andrew Hughes, who was on duty in the Merseyside Police control room on the day, gave evidence at Liverpool Town Hall.

Evening Standard

Two more arrested after great-grandparents killed in arson attack

Eric Greener and Sheila Jackson died after the fire at their home in St Helens, Merseyside, in the early hours of July 15.

Evening Standard

‘Man with knife inside dance class’, mother told at Southport attack

The public Inquiry is hearing from the parents of children caught up in the attack.

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Playground in memory of Southport victims to be unveiled to classmates

The outdoor area of the primary school attended by Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King was transformed after a fundraiser.

Evening Standard

Technology will give officers more time on the beat, new police chief says

Rob Carden, who takes up the role on Monday, said forces needed to keep pace with technology.

Evening Standard

Chief constable tells of ‘horrific’ abuse she received after Southport attack

Serena Kennedy was speaking ahead of her retirement from Merseyside Police at the end of the month.

The Independent UK

Bodybuilder infamous for touching men’s muscles found dead in flat

The bodybuilder’s reputation was widely known across the North West

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Liverpool's 'Modern-Day Bogeyman' Akinwale Arobieke Dead at 64 After Notorious Life of Muscle-Fixation

Liverpool's infamous 'Purple Aki,' Akinwale Arobieke, found dead at 64. His notorious muscle-fixation leaves a lasting legacy of fear and folklore.

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Girl, 14, arrested after fire at Grade I-listed manor house

Merseyside Police said the fire at Woolton Hall in Liverpool ‘appears to have been an extremely reckless act’

The Independent UK

Girl, 14, arrested on suspicion of arson after manor house blaze

Merseyside Police said the fire at Woolton Hall, Liverpool, on Tuesday ‘appears to have been an extremely reckless act’.

Evening Standard

Mother of Olivia Pratt-Korbel issues powerful gun crime plea

Her death marked the third fatal shooting in Merseyside within a single week

The Independent UK

Mother of murdered Olivia Pratt-Korbel joins call for communities to speak out

Nine-year-old Olivia was shot in her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, in August 2022.

Evening Standard

Communities ‘have more confidence in police’ three years on from fatal shootings

Nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, Ashley Dale, 28, and Sam Rimmer, 22, were murdered within a week in Merseyside in August 2022.

The Independent UK

Man arrested after Bournemouth footballer reported racist abuse at match

Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator during the match against Liverpool.

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Antoine Semenyo thanks football world for support after he reports racist abuse

The Bournemouth forward was targeted during the opening game of the Premier League season.

Evening Standard

Mother appeals to find son’s killers after ‘three painful and traumatic years’

Ten people have been arrested in relation to the murder of Sam Rimmer in Liverpool, but no one has been charged.

Evening Standard

Police investigate after Bournemouth footballer reports racist abuse at Anfield

A 47-year-old man was ejected from the stadium.

The Independent UK

New suspect ethnicity guidance ‘may not stop spread of disinformation’, policing minister admits

Police have been encouraged to share the nationality and ethnicity of suspects if there is a ‘policing reason to do’, but not immigration status

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The Independent UK

Police told to reveal ethnicity of suspects under interim guidance

The change is hoped to combat misinformation spread on social media

Evening Standard

Home Secretary calls for more transparency from police over suspects

Yvette Cooper said guidance was already being reviewed about how the police release information on people arrested over crimes.

The Independent UK

Family of murdered mother make emotional appeal for ‘justice for Lucy’

Lucy Hargreaves was killed in her home in ‘the most brutal of circumstances’

The Independent UK

Family appeal for information on murder of mother-of-three 20 years on

Lucy Hargreaves, 22, was asleep on the sofa when three men burst into her home in Walton, Liverpool, on August 3 2005 and fatally injured her.

Evening Standard

Eighth person arrested after arson attack which killed couple

Eric Greener, 77, and Sheila Jackson, 83, died following the fire at their home in St Helens, Merseyside, early on July 15.

Evening Standard

Three more people arrested over death of elderly couple in arson attack

Eric Greener, 77, and his partner Sheila Jackson, 83, died following the fire at their home in St Helens, Merseyside, on July 15.

The Independent UK

Man charged with murdering great-grandparents after arson attack on St Helens home

Eric Greener and his partner Sheila Jackson were described as ‘the life and soul of the party’ by family paying tribute

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