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MP Mike Amesbury due to appear in court in December

The Runcorn and Helsby MP is scheduled to appear at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Monday December 30, police have said.

The Independent UK

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury charged with assault after late-night incident

The Runcorn and Helsby MP was suspended from Labour after footage emerged appearing to show him hit a man in the street.

Evening Standard

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury charged with assault

Runcorn and Helsby MP, 55, to appear in court at later date

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CPS deciding whether to charge MP Mike Amesbury over alleged punch video

Footage appeared to show the Runcorn and Helsby MP punching a man to the ground last weekend

The Independent UK

CPS consider charging MP Mike Amesbury over alleged punch incident

Footage appeared to show the Runcorn and Helsby MP punching a man to the ground last weekend.

Evening Standard

Mike Amesbury urged to resign as MP after ‘bridge row’ altercation

Witness reportedly says Runcorn and Helsby MP and second man were arguing about temporary bridge closure

The Guardian - UK

Starmer: MP Mike Amesbury altercation footage ‘shocking’

The Prime Minister insisted Labour had acted swiftly to suspend the Runcorn and Helsby MP after footage emerged of him in a late-night altercation.

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Labour suspends MP Mike Amesbury after video appears to show him punching man

Footage appears to show MP for Runcorn and Helsby knocking man to ground before aiming six more blows at his head

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP loses whip after video appears to show him punching man

The party said the Runcorn and Helsby MP had been suspended ‘pending an investigation’ into the incident.

Evening Standard

Labour MP Mike Amesbury suspended as new CCTV shows him ‘punching man to the ground’

Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby, has been voluntarily interviewed under caution by police

Evening Standard

Police probe reports of an assault involving Labour MP

Mike Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby, says on Facebook he has reported the incident to police as video appears to show argument with man on street

The Independent UK

‘I’m really proud’: GCSE pupils tell of relief at results after Covid disruption

Students at Sandymoor Ormiston academy in Runcorn say lockdown in year 7 was a struggle but hard work has paid off

The Guardian - UK

'Prolific offender' stole BMWs and Audi in spate of 'car and key burglaries'

Police launched a dedicated operation to catch Charlie Swann - he's now behind bars

Manchester Evening News

Call the police immediately if you see this man who could be 'anywhere in the North West'

Martin Bartrop, from Runcorn, is wanted

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Liverpool Echo

Liverpool man's gimmick saw 'thousands of beer bottles' dropped in the ocean

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Manchester Evening News

'Greedy' conwoman flees to Turkey after admitting £150,000 charity fraud

Donna Wells is thought to still be abroad

Liverpool Echo

'Greedy' conwoman flees to Turkey after stealing £150k from charity

She brazenly jetted out of the UK two days before she was due to face justice and remains on the run

Liverpool Echo

'Long-standing tradition' at plant where generations have worked

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Liverpool Echo

Firefighters rush to scene after 'kids' start deliberate blaze

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service believe the fire was started deliberately

Liverpool Echo

Building site hit by seventh arson attack in less than a year

The ECHO has been informed a previous fire smashed the windows on neighbouring Grade-II listed church.

Daily Mirror

Devastated parents 'numb' after daughter, 3, given cancer diagnosis after 'tummy pains'

Claire Formby and Mike Smith, from Runcorn, noticed their daughter Ella was not herself during a day out with their extended family at Liverpool's World Museum on March 9

Liverpool Echo

Parents numb after taking daughter, 3, to hospital with 'tummy pains'

Claire Formby and Mike Smith had been on a day out when they noticed their daughter Ella was not herself

Manchester Evening News

New £27m bridge over the M56 opens next week

The 18-month project will see the new A533 Expressway bridge between junction 11 and junction 12 at Runcorn in Cheshire opening to traffic on Monday (April 17)

Liverpool Echo

Charred and tattered remains of HGVs at industrial estate after arson attack

Four large vehicles were devastated in the fire, which is believed to have been caused deliberately.

Liverpool Echo

Police issue warning to homeowners after string of burglaries

Cheshire Police have sent out a warning to anyone living in Runcorn

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