These are the latest ECHO headlines this morning.
Mum told two year old son's brain tumour was actually a viral infection
A two-year-old boy was told he had a number of different infections before being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Freddie Sellick from Crosby first started vomiting and struggling to walk straight around March 14, with his mum, Emma Sellick, taking him to the doctors to see if they could diagnose the little boy. The stay at home mum was told it was gastroenteritis, but with Freddie only vomiting she was dubious.
Her gut instinct proved to be right and after numerous trips to both her local GP and to children's A&E who continued to tell her he was suffering with a number of infections, she refused to give up and contacted the endocrine specialist at Alder Hey when she struggled to get a straight answer from doctors. By the time Freddie was put in the hands of the specialist, he had been vomiting, struggling to stand up, his eyes would often roll backwards and had blood in his urine.
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Despite the alarming signs and sense that something wasn't right, Emma struggled to get a diagnosis for Freddie until it was almost too late. After getting in touch with the specialist at Alder Hey, Freddie was quickly brought in and sent for an MRI that revealed he had a brain tumour.
Along with Freddie's frightening diagnosis, he was also diagnosed with Pseudohypoparathyroidism last year. The rare condition is a genetic mutation that affects his growth. As a result, he is the first child to be treated for cancer while having this condition, making his treatment even more complex.
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Faces of 75 people jailed in Liverpool in April
We've listed 75 people jailed in April for crimes linked to Merseyside.
Judges sentenced a husband who murdered his wife, then let their son find her body; a man who stabbed his uncle to death; and a teen gang boss behind three shootings and an arson attack.
Courts heard about a bent copper who formed a secret sexual relationship with an alleged rape victim. Up for sentence was a speeding driver who ruined a teenager's life then went on the run, and a bullying dad who asked his partner if she "wanted to feel pain" before stubbing out a lit cigarette on her.
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Judges had to sentence a gangland "fixer" for his part in a botched shooting. They also sentenced a bully who battered a woman then tried to urinate on her, and a woman who conned her best friend out of more than £100,000.
Disturbing cases involved a man behind a horrific campaign of rape, a convicted sex offender who spied on a family before breaking into their home to try to molest two little girls and a man who raped a woman just days after she gave birth. A perverted care worker who exposed himself to a vulnerable woman during a video call also shocked readers.
Here is an overview of some of the most serious cases to have concluded this past month.
Rare 50p coin sells for £150 with thousands more in circulation
A rare 50p coin has been sold on eBay for a whopping £150 and there are thousands more in circulation.
The coin was released in 2009 to mark 250 years since Kew Gardens opened in 1759 and the Royal Mint estimate around 210,000 were made. It features the famous Chinese Pagoda at the Royal Botanic Garden on the tails side with the Queen's face as normal on the other.
There are an estimated 210,000 in circulation. On Tuesday, one lucky seller received £150 for theirs - some 300 times its original value.
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A total of nine offers were placed, with the eventual sale price jumping up considerably from an initial 99p. The eBay listing described the item as a "Kew Gardens 50p genuine 2009 circulated Great Condition Fifty Pence RARE".
Change checking website Coin Hunter puts the average price range for the Kew Gardens 50p being sold between £150.89 and £161.50, meaning that this particular coin has sold for an above average price. However, there have also been examples of this coin selling for as much as £200 in the past.
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