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Woman in court over dead babies A grandmother appears in court charged with concealment of birth after the remains of four babies were found on Merseyside.

Pub fight victim suffered stroke A post-mortem examination finds that a man, who died after a pub fight in Formby suffered a stroke.

Waterfront's £4.5bn plans backed Members of Liverpool City Council give a plan to transform the Wirral waterfront their seal of approval.

Arrest over 2004 stabbing murder Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a man outside his Liverpool home in 2004 arrest a man in Aberdeen.

Hospital needs to cut '300 jobs' Hundreds of jobs will have to be axed at a hospital on Merseyside as it prepares for widespread cuts to the NHS.

Man hurt in homophobic attack A 27-year-old is punched in the face in what police say was a homophobic attack on Merseyside.

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Rabotnicki 0-2 Liverpool David Ngog's double strike eases an inexperienced Liverpool side to victory over Rabotnicki in their Europa League third qualifying round first leg.

Tranmere sign up youngster Wood Tranmere Rovers sign former Sheffield Wednesday youngster Nick Wood on a one-year deal.

Chanderpaul fails to halt Hants A Shivnarine Chanderpaul century does not prevent Hampshire taking control over Lancashire at The Rose Bowl.

Warrington v St Helens (Sat) Team news ahead of Saturday's Super League match.

Young poised for Liverpool switch Aston Villa defender Luke Young is on the verge of joining Liverpool, according to the player's agent.

Wilson pleased with Anfield move Liverpool defender Danny Wilson says his move to Liverpool has capped off a "crazy" 12 months for him.

Championship preview - week 18 Halifax aim to keep alive their slim hopes of topping the Co-operative Championship when they face Widnes on Thursday.

Can Cole fulfil early promise? Joe Cole yet to hit the heights that marked him down as boy wonder

Joe Cole's career in photos Liverpool midfielder's journey from Upton Park to Anfield

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King turns his hand to inventing Warrington centre Matt King turns inventor

Man held over 'motiveless' murder Police make an arrest in connection with the murder of a man who was shot in an apparently random attack in west London.

Scarlett case 'may help tourists' The mother of teenager Scarlett Keeling says she hopes the trial into her death in Goa will improve the region for tourists.

Police officer in murder arrest A 26-year-old quizzed over the death of a man at a Merseyside pub was an off-duty police officer, it has emerged.

Voting night chaos 'unacceptable' Manchester's returning officer is to donate £4,000 of his fee to charity after a report into "unacceptable" polling problems.

London saddles up for bike scheme A bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys in central London begins.

Review of 'happy-slap' sentence The Attorney General is to review the sentences given to two teenage members of a "happy slapping" gang who fatally injured a man.

Dog survives 120ft cliff plunge A dog survives a 120ft (37m) fall from cliffs in Dorset with just a "little limp", coastguards have said.

Clean-up after bread firm blaze A clean-up operation is under way following a massive fire which rips through the Warburtons bread factory in Bolton.

Vicar guilty of sham wedding scam A vicar is found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages over four years as part of an illegal immigration scheme.

Footballer released from prison Former Wigan Athletic footballer Marlon King is looking for a new club to join after being released from jail.