These are the latest ECHO headlines this morning.
Drivers watch on as masked man with 'huge knife' runs into road outside pub
Drivers watched on in horror was a masked man armed with a huge knife ran into the middle of the road outside a pub.
Merseyside Police rushed to the Arrowe Park Hotel on Arrowe Park Road, Woodchurch, Wirral, at around 5.50pm on Monday, June 27, following reports of an incident inside. Once at the scene police were told three men ran into the pub armed with weapons.
The men said they were "looking" for somebody before searching the building and then running out of the pub. The three men then left the scene in a car, possibly a BMW according to police.
One eyewitness, who was sat waiting at traffic lights on Arrowe Park Road on his way to the hospital said he was "shocked" when he saw a masked man run through traffic holding a "massive knife".
The eyewitness told The ECHO : "At about 5.55pm I was driving past the pub on the way to the hospital. I saw a tall man run through the traffic right in front of my car wearing a big black mask and a grey hoodie hood up.
"In his hand was what I thought at the time was a massive knife in a black sheath. He got into a waiting silver coloured BMW that was parked half off the road on the grassy verge. The car made off in the direction of Upton."
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Dangerous drivers who caused misery on Merseyside's roads
New rules are set to tighten the penalties on people who kill or seriously injure on the UK’s roads.
Many victims have complained about the sentences handed to dangerous drivers in the past. However, new legislation coming into force today means people who kill someone through dangerous driving could now be handed a life sentence. That will also apply to careless drivers who kill someone on the roads while under the influence of drink and drugs.
A new offence of causing serious injury by careless driving is also set to be enforced from today.
READ MORE: Faces of nine people jailed in Liverpool this week
Sadly, there have been a number of cases in our region in the past few years which have seen innocent victims’ lives changed because of injuries inflicted by dangerous or careless drivers.
Here are seven dangerous drivers who ended up behind bars.
Couple thrown from seats after hearing 'loud bangs' on TUI flight
A couple have described a "traumatising" TUI flight where passengers heard two loud bangs come from an engine before people were thrown from their seats in turbulence.
Care workers, Tina and Leslie Driver were onboard a delayed flight from Manchester Airport to Cape Verde on Monday, June 27, when they reported hearing two 'enormous' bangs coming from one of the engines after being in the air for ten minutes. Soon after, the pilot of the TUI BY216 flight told passengers there was a technical issue with the plane, he had sent an emergency 7700 code and that he would need to make an emergency landing.
Leslie, who's from Woodchurch, Wirral, and booked the holiday three years ago, said these weren’t the first issues they had, with the aircraft being "very hot" when they first boarded.
He said: "We went through check in and security completely fine, which was great considering all the queues in recent weeks. The plane was an hour delayed but everything was going smoothly.
"We got onto the plane and it was very warm, we were told by staff the plane had been to Turkey the night before and there was a problem with the air conditioning. They said once we had taken off it would be fine.
"After about 10 minutes of flying we heard two enormous bangs and when I looked out the window I saw something orange fly past. My wife thought it was a bird."
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