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‘Murdered because she was a woman’: The horrific cold case killing that left a community prisoners in their own homes

Almost 40 years after Diane Sindall was murdered in the ‘Beast of Birkenhead’ case, her killer has still not been brought to justice, writes Dan Haygarth

The Independent UK

£20,000 reward to find real ‘Beast of Birkenhead’ killer after wrong man spent 38 years in prison

Crimestoppers has offered a reward for information that leads to a conviction, 40 years after the murder of Diane Sindall

The Independent UK

Innocent couple murdered in arson attack over drugs, jury told

Sheila Jackson, 83, and her partner, Eric Greener, 77, died following the fire at their home in St Helens, Merseyside, last July.

Evening Standard

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Killer driver claimed he was too ill to face justice. Then unearthed footage showed him playing rugby

In one of Merseyside Police biggest ever operations, detectives were able to unravel Steven Naylor’s ‘piece of fiction’ through startling footage of him playing sport, in the pub and driving a speedboat

The Independent UK

Liverpool great Sir Kenny Dalglish handed £1,000 court fine for speeding

The former Liverpool player and manager was prosecuted by Merseyside Police over the speeding offence, which happened last September.

Evening Standard

Six treated for injuries after attack in hospital

Merseyside Police said a man had been detained under the Mental Health Act.

Evening Standard

Hospital staff attacked with ‘crowbar’ after man denied appointment

Councillor Seve Gomez-Aspron said he heard that someone was attacking staff at Newton Community Hospital and damaging the reception.

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Six injured in ‘shock’ hospital attack after assault by man with metal bar

The assault took place on Tuesday at a hospital in Newton-le-Willows

The Independent UK

‘My brother was murdered at a festival 40 years ago. His killer has never been caught’

Jeffrey McNish was killed at a festival on Saturday 10 August 1985

The Independent UK

Liverpool parade crash driver ‘bit through my ear, chewed it up and spat it out’

Stuart Lucas told the Daily Mail that he was assaulted after stepping in to stop Paul Doyle from assaulting Royal Navy Reserve sailors in 1994.

Evening Standard

Ex-Royal Marine with violent past drove at Liverpool parade crowds in fit of ‘undiluted fury’

Paul Doyle showed no reaction as he was sentenced to 21 years and six months in prison during a tense hearing at Liverpool Crown Court

The Independent UK

Historic Open Championship Venue Evacuated After World World Two Bomb Found By Staff

The Open venue was closed on Friday after a suspected unexploded artillery shell was found on the course

Golf Monthly

Liverpool man charged with racially abusing footballer Antoine Semenyo

Mark Mogan, 47, will appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court on December 22.

Evening Standard

Elderly woman, 81, killed in hit-run crash on way to shops in Liverpool

Superintendent Siobhan Russell said: ‘Now her family are trying to come to terms with her loss’

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Liverpool release statement after Paul Doyle pleads guilty to parade crash charges

Paul Doyle has admitted all 31 offences, which relate to 29 victims aged between six months and 77 years

Evening Standard

Driver admits ‘act of calculated violence’ at Liverpool victory parade

Paul Doyle, 54, changed his pleas to guilty on the second day of his trial.

The Guardian - UK

Man wrongly jailed for 38 years says Merseyside police forced confession

Officers accused of using violence and threats to make Peter Sullivan confess to 1987 murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall

The Independent UK

Man wrongly jailed for 38 years says police ‘bullied’ him into false confession

Peter Sullivan had his conviction overturned this year after new DNA evidence revealed his innocence

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Peter Sullivan: I’ll carry burden of wrongful imprisonment until apology given

The 68-year-old spent 38 years in jail after he was wrongfully convicted of murdering Diane Sindall.

Evening Standard

Teenager arrested after fireworks shot at firefighters tackling Bonfire Night blaze

The boy, 14, was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire broke out at a block of flats near Liverpool

The Independent UK

Teenager arrested after emergency services attacked with fireworks

Merseyside Police said a female officer suffered a minor injury to her leg.

The Independent UK

Police ‘reviewing’ viral video after officer appears to tell person filming ‘bit noncey that mate’

The footage of the exchange has been widely circulated on social media

International Business Times UK

Remembrance Sunday Parade Cancelled In Fear Of Liverpool Attack: Here's What We Know

Upton's century-old Remembrance Sunday parade cancelled over safety fears linked to May 2025 Liverpool car-ramming incident. Falklands veteran Simon Weston condemns decision; council urges alternatives.

Evening Standard

Police feared Southport killer could be ‘terrorist’ five years before attack

Axel Rudakubana killed Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class.

Evening Standard

More than 130 people now charged over Palestine Action protests in London

The Metropolitan Police said 20 people arrested in the capital on August 9 have now been charged under the Terrorism Act.

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