All news on the topic: Merseyside

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’Will Young lookalike’ transforms from ’quiet lad’ to underworld gangster, masterminding Huyton Firm raid
Richard Caswell, known as "Will" due to his likeness to popstar Will Young was a fearful gangster who raided a stash-house and stole nearly £1 million worth of cocaine
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25 Merseyside surnames with potential entitlement to unclaimed estates fortunes
There are hundreds of surnames that could see you inherit a fortune
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Lifeboat crew rescue people from cafe after flood waters rise
Staff at Tanskeys Bistro in Merseyside realised they needed to be rescued when floodwater rushed to cover the road outside and was strong enough to move vehicles
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Man, 71, living in middle of demolition site on abandoned estate
Phill Campbell is one of the last people living on Union Street in St Helens where the derelict homes are being demolished
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'Defenceless' nan shot dead at home 'would give you the last coin in her purse'
Jaqueline Rutter, 53, was killed in her Merseyside home in October 2022 in what police described as a 'targeted attack'. Her family said she was 'a defenceless grandmother'
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Locals block BT engineers from laying new cables saying they weren't consulted
Fed-up residents of Griffiths Drive in Southport, Merseyside have blocked off their own road after the firm arrived to erect nine-metre poles instead of putting the cables underground
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Home goes on the market and people can't get over its incredible interior
The interior design choices for the three-bed semi-detached property have drawn a huge reaction online, with the repeated use of the Chanel logo and pink colour scheme not proving popular
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Mum scraped arm on wall during holiday - then family told to say their goodbyes
Alex Donaldson from Prescott underwent multiple surgeries and lost the use of her right arm after suffering from necrotising fasciitis, dubbed the 'flesh-eating' disease
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Woman, 100, in damp home with leaky roof shocked by landlord's heartless remark
Doreen Harrison has been confined to the living room on the ground floor of the Bootle property since a period of illness two years ago, with no access to the bathroom or bedrooms
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Women's screams heard as man shot near pub and police appeal for information
At around 10:30pm last night a man arrived at a Merseyside hospital with a gunshot wound to his ankle after a shooting in Litherland, Liverpool following another stabbing on the same night
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Family 'robbed of goodbyes' as two nans killed by driver with poor eyesight
Marie Cunningham and her friend Grace Foulds were killed after being hit by a car in Merseyside in November 2021. Marie's family said they had no chance to say goodbye
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Families flee as it rains 'flaming snow' and firefighters tackle blaze
Firefighters have scrambled to a fire at what is understood to be an unfinished development in Fox Street, Liverpool, with smoke billowing for miles, including over Goodison Park stadium
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Dad stabbed to death in street 'didn't deserve for his life to be taken away'
Gerard Hand, 44, was stabbed to death in Bootle, Sefton, Merseyside, on November 22. His family now paid tribute to him, saying he was 'full of life' and 'ill never be forgotten'
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Savvy mum makes Christmas dinner for just £7.58 per person - including trimmings
Mum Gemma used to spend hundreds on her festive food shop but has now found key ways to feed her family for less than a tenner per person - including all the traditional Christmas dinner trimmings
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Boss' public message to employee on last day after working together for 20 years
Dean Tiplady decided to set up a huge billboard for his employee Slawomir Soloweij, known as 'Slav', who worked for his company for the past 10 years and is now retiring
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Mum's 'excessive yawning' turned out to be a sign of devastating disease
Nickie Davies, from West Kirby, said she had Covid in January last year and thought her exhaustion was caused by the aftermath of the illness - but it was worse than she thought
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Mum gets horrific message from 'friend' about kids - and goes straight to police
Paul Smith, from Waterloo, Merseyside, was jailed last month for sending a series of offensive, obscene and indecent messages to four women including images of young girls
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Taxi driver could help police solve case of man executed on date with girlfriend
Carl Russell was killed five years ago and nobody has been charged with murder. Merseyside Police said they are keeping an open mind and their inquiries continue
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Girl, 4, asks one heartbreaking question after mum collapsed at airport and died
Mum-of-three Melissa Kinsella suffered a cardiac arrest while on holiday in Turkey in May and was then pronounced dead only hours after landing back home in Merseyside
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Family's heartbreak as mum collapsed and died on holiday with 'killer condition'
Mother-of-three Melissa Kinsella complained she felt like she was 'dying' before she then had a massive seizure and cardiac arrest while waiting to fly home from Turkey
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Life at seaside town with locals 'stuck in lockdown' as iconic pier remains shut
The historic Southport Pier remains closed after nine months, leaving locals and business owners fighting to survive and in desperate need of a cash injection following the tourist season
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Dog that mauled girl, 3, as she played outside pub was banned breed
A spokesperson from Merseyside Police confirmed on Monday that the dog which injured the little girl was a Pit Bull breed - one of the four banned breeds in the UK
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Life at seaside town with locals 'stuck in lockdown' who 'can't find the sea'
Southport Pier has been closed for five months, leaving locals and business owners fighting to survive and in desperate need of a cash injection from tourist season
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Schoolboy screams in pain as skin breaks out in blisters during day at the beach
Jaxon Hallwood was at the beach in Merseyside with his grandparents Debra and Ken Patten when blisters started appearing on his foot, leaving him screaming in pain
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