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The public inquiry into the Southport attack hears police still do not know the killer's true motives.
Thomas Park killed his partner and her daughter after being confronted about abusing the two-year-old.
Wirral Council is considering restrictions on part of Arrowe Book Road in Upton to improve safety.
Familiar faces from Brookside will return to the small screen for a one-off special episode.
Liverpool's leisure facilities are to undergo a transformation into a network of "community hubs".
Police investigating the death of a woman in her Dovecot home appeal to the public for help.
The Everton football legend is set to be posthumously awarded the borough's highest civic honour.
The cash is set to help rough sleepers and people with drug and alcohol issues in Liverpool.
How the founder of a football therapy group in Wirral gives men a non-judgemental space to open up about their mental health
The Southport Inquiry is continuing to examine the circumstances of the dance class killings.
It follows an attack on crews last week which resulted in three firefighters suffering hearing loss.
Dad-of-two Martin Fletcher said he managed to lose 10 stone in 13 months through daily exercise.
St Helens legend James Roby is to leave his role as the club's leadership, culture and performance coach.
Robbie Savage's Forest Green Rovers will visit Jack Wilshere's Luton Town in the FA Cup first round.
Beau Greaves emerges victorious from a 6-5 thriller against Luke Littler as she becomes the first woman to reach the final of the World Youth Championship.
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford agrees a new contract to stay at Everton.
World champion Luke Littler clinically defeats world number one Luke Humphries 6-1 to win his first World Grand Prix title.
Blackpool manager Michael Appleton says Liverpool are interested in Thomas Ince but denies a deal has been done.
Peter Moores will continue to help young, local talent progress after extending his contract as Lancashire coach.
Warrington's Tyrone McCarthy writes to the RFL with his ideas to make the international game more competitive.
Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Liam Palmer is set to stay at League One leaders Tranmere for the rest of the season.
Preview followed by live coverage of Friday's game between Swindon and Tranmere in League One.
Kidderminster sign winger Sean Clancy on non-contract terms after his exit from Blue Square Bet North leaders Chester.
The High Court quashes the original inquest verdicts returned on 96 Liverpool football fans who died in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
Liverpool are closing in on the signings of Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge and Blackpool winger Thomas Ince.
Martin Murray says he will be fighting the "best middleweight on the planet" in Sergio Martinez when they meet in April.
Teenager Max Power hopes to play a big part in Tranmere's festive programme after making his first start of the season.
British heavyweight David Price will take on American fighter Tony Thompson at Liverpool's Echo Arena in February.
Southport manager Liam Watson says a serious injury to Aaron Chalmers marred his side's FA Trophy win over Stockport.
Head coach Peter Moores will remain with Lancashire until the end of the 2014 season after extending his contract.
Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg deny stalking Kate and Gerry McCann over several years.
The jury in the trial of Deng Majek is shown CCTV and told he carried out a "vicious and frenzied attack".
Yoni Findlay, hit by a police bullet as officers responded to the attack, is released from hospital.
Tesco has told customers affected by a petrol station fuel pump mix-up to get in touch.
Fives vehicles parked outside houses in Barmouth Drive were destroyed in a suspected arson attack.
Residents were offered thousands to sell their land and withdraw previous objections to the project.
Buttons, Bueno, Yorkie and Malteser were among 455 animals seized from a Skegby farm.
A spokesperson for the nursery says an employee is suspended and police are investigating.
The undercover policing inquiry heard the Met began surveillance of the Lawrences after their son's murder.
Kae Burnell-Chambers said she needed a stick to walk, but was seen attending body painting events.
Tony Caunter, who played Roy Evans in the BBC soap, died in Eastbourne on Monday, his family says.
The British Museum hopes to secure the pendant, found by a metal detectorist in Warwickshire.
