The Latest Breaking News from Merseyside

Paul O'Grady funeral: Fitting tribute planned as Merseyside icon laid to rest today

A private service will be held in Kent to celebrate the life of the Merseyside icon

Liverpool Echo · Apr 20, 2023

Ava White's mum demands kids as young as 12 should be searched for knives

Merseyside Police is one of four forces starting a trial searching over-18s previously convicted of carrying a blade

Liverpool Echo · Apr 19, 2023

RAF explains why military plane flew in loops over Mersey

People in many areas of Merseyside spotted the plane as it flew past

Liverpool Echo · Apr 19, 2023

Gang behind secret £1million amphetamine lab used Costco car park for dodgy dealings

Organised crime group also trafficked lorry loads of heroin and cocaine between Merseyside and Scotland

Liverpool Echo · Apr 18, 2023

Teenager sought over hit-and-run after man killed by car

Lewis Wright, 17, is wanted by Merseyside Police after a stolen car hit David Francis in Liverpool.

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

Teenager sentenced for throwing fireworks at police at Merseyside asylum protest

Jared Skeete, 19, sentenced to three years’ detention over incident outside Suites hotel in Knowsley

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2023

Celebrity runner killed by stolen Audi that smashed into house as cops hunt driver

David Francis, nicknamed the Litherland Running Man, died at the scene of the crash in Netherton, Merseyside, on Thursday evening after being struck by an Audi. The driver ran off and is still being hunted by police

Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2023

Airship bombed Merseyside then went on to kill a few miles away

Eight people were killed just a few miles away in Wigan

Liverpool Echo · Apr 16, 2023

Liverpool Under-21s show 'different side' as Barry Lewtas lists new qualities after Everton draw

Barry Lewtas chats to the ECHO after his Liverpool Under-21 side draw 1-1 with Everton in the mini Merseyside derby

Liverpool Echo · Apr 16, 2023

Merseyside's 'charming' village that people 'don't know exists'

The Victorian-era village with a cricket pitch has seen lots of new housing built recently

Liverpool Echo · Apr 16, 2023