Katie Westwood
@katiewestwood.bsky.social
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@brusselstimes.com
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Katie Westwood
Barney Ronay
10 days ago
My beautiful laundrette
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester Cityâs owners get away with so much?
Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protests
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/08/silence-over-sudan-manchester-city-owners-football?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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The Brussels Times
18 days ago
Le Cercueil is known for its selection of beers served in skull cups, and its cocktails with vividly on-brand names, including âSatanâs spawnâ and âCorpse Juiceâ.
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The Exorcist-inspired bar thatâs been serving up a fright in Brussels for almost 50 years
The Exorcist-inspired bar thatâs been serving up a fright in Brussels for almost 50 years
https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/1818850/the-cosy-exorcist-inspired-bar-in-brussels/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1761886646
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Katie Westwood
The Brussels Times
21 days ago
If you can't decide between soaking up some culture and spending the day in bed, this new Belgian series is the perfect compromise Ă la belge - and all in English.
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âThis is not a murder mysteryâ: The surrealist Belgian whodunit airing across Europe
'This is not a murder mystery': The surrealist Belgian whodunit airing across Europe
https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/1815176/this-is-not-a-murder-mystery-the-surrealist-belgian-whodunit-airing-across-europe/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1761627647
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The Brussels Times
25 days ago
From Oktoberfest fun to Halloween-themed parties and a Brussels-themed musical, there are lots of great things to see and do this weekend in Brussels.
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What to do in Brussels this weekend: 24 â 26 October
What to do in Brussels this weekend: 24 - 26 October
https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels-2/1805907/what-to-do-in-brussels-this-weekend-24-26-october/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1761277258
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Alex Andreou
26 days ago
Quite an unfortunate place to drift off into an ellipsis.
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Jessica Elgot
26 days ago
Breaking - Five grooming gang survivors tell PM they will stay on panel only if Jess Phillips REMAINS in post. They say Phillips has âdevoted her life to hearing and amplifying the voices of women and girls who would have otherwise been unheardâ.
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Five grooming gang survivors tell PM they will stay on panel only if Jess Phillips remains in post
Exclusive: In fresh controversy, the women write to Keir Starmer and Shabana Mahmood to speak up for safeguarding minister
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/23/five-grooming-gang-survivors-tell-pm-they-will-stay-on-panel-only-if-jess-phillips-remains-in-post
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Katie Westwood
The Brussels Times
about 1 month ago
"I often say I work for the greatest lady⊠and the smallest gentleman."
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Meet the woman making the clothes for Mannekin-Pis
Meet the woman making the clothes for Mannekin-Pis
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1800382/meet-the-woman-making-the-mannekin-pis-clothes/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760846607
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The Brussels Times
about 1 month ago
âT Wit Madammeke draws people from far and wide for their delicious food and welcoming smiles.
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âWe do it the old wayâ: The cult Belgian street food made by the same family since 1906
'We do it the old way': The cult Belgian street food made by the same family since 1906
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1798463/we-do-it-the-old-way-the-cult-belgian-street-food-made-by-the-same-family-since-1906/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760759389
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Katie Westwood
The Brussels Times
about 1 month ago
Follow The Brussels Times live blog for the latest news on today's national strike.
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Latest updates as Belgium is hit by national strike
Latest updates as Belgium is hit by national strike
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1791647/national-strike/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760414708
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Katie Westwood
priscilla page
about 1 month ago
Diane Keaton in her Manhattan apartment with Buster, an Abyssinian, photographed by Jill Krementz in 1977
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Katie Westwood
The Brussels Times
about 1 month ago
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How an English bookshop survived Brexit, e-books and Covid to keep Brussels reading
How an English bookshop survived Brexit, e-books and Covid to keep Brussels reading
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1782102/waterstones-2-0/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760240966
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Katie Westwood
The Brussels Times
about 1 month ago
Saint-Gilles has been shaken by a surge of violent incidents that are threatening its reputation - and leaving many residents deeply concerned.
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âSaint-Gilles isnât what it used to beâ: Disquiet among residents after series of shootings
'Saint-Gilles isnât what it used to be': Disquiet among residents after series of shootings
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1786185/saint-gilles-isnt-what-it-used-to-be-disquiet-among-residents-after-series-of-shootings/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760153527
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Funny and fascinating article here by
@izzyvivs.bsky.social
on a somewhat unusual Belgian tradition đ§đȘ
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1780...
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The Belgian town that still hangs people in 2025
You might think public executions are a thing of the past. Not in Belgium.
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1780818/the-belgian-town-that-still-hangs-people-in-2025
about 1 month ago
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Katie Westwood
The Brussels Times
about 2 months ago
The city awarded the prestigious title of European Capital of Culture 2030 is just 20 minutes from Brussels. Here's how to spend a day there.
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How to spend a day out in Europeâs future Capital of Culture
How to spend a day out in Europe's future Capital of Culture
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1763781/how-to-spend-a-day-out-in-europes-future-capital-of-culture/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1759030645
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Katie Westwood
The Brussels Times
about 2 months ago
A movement that started over a decade ago has been shaping a city in the North-west of Belgium, all in the name of inclusivity.
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âItâs not just a lost faceâ: How a Belgian city became dementia-friendly
'Itâs not just a lost face': How a Belgian city became dementia-friendly
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1759151/de/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1759031484
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Katie Westwood
The Brussels Times
about 2 months ago
Looking for your next read? The Brussels Times stopped by Waterstones in Brussels to get the inside scoop on this season's bestsellers.
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A Brussels booksellerâs tips on the books you should be reading this autumn
A Brussels bookseller's tips on the books you should be reading this autumn
https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/1764052/what-books-are-capturing-brussels-from-waterstones/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1758944901
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Katie Westwood
The Brussels Times
about 2 months ago
With the government mulling over the legalisation of self-defence sprays, we asked women what they think on the issue.
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Are pepper sprays the right solution to street harassment? Women in Brussels arenât so sure
Are pepper sprays the right solution to street harassment? Women in Brussels aren't so sure
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1760505/have-i-experienced-violence-yes-but-having-more-weapons-is-not-a-solution/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1758944122
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Katie Westwood
Liam Thorp
3 months ago
When life gives you lemons etc etc
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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An email I was sent after I was on TV said a lot about where we are
ECHO political editor Liam Thorp reflects on an email he received after appearing on Newsnight and what it says about the mood in the country
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/email-sent-after-tv-said-32217832
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Katie Westwood
The Brussels Times
4 months ago
There are many weird and wonderful things to do in Belgium that you simply wonât find anywhere else in the world.
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âBizarre Belgiumâ: The strangest places to visit in the home of surrealism
âBizarre Belgiumâ: The strangest places to visit in the home of surrealism
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1685853/bizarre-belgium-the-strangest-places-to-visit-in-the-home-of-surrealism/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1754191888
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Katie Westwood
The Brussels Times
5 months ago
Sarah and Jane Wheatley wanted to honour their pro-European father in the best way possible.
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British sistersâ plan to scatter their fatherâs ashes in Brussels goes awry
British sistersâ plan to scatter their fatherâs ashes in Brussels goes awry
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1655280/british-sisters-plan-to-scatter-their-fathers-ashes-in-brussels-goes-awry/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1751687815
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Katie Westwood
Stephen Bush
5 months ago
If a Reform MP argued as regularly and consistently as Neil OâBrien does that people who arenât âwhite Britishâ donât count as properly British and are in fact just foreign, then they would lose the whip, let alone be on the frontbench.
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The Guardian
6 months ago
What have I seen in Liverpool this week? Kindness in person and conspiracies online | Liam Thorp
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What have I seen in Liverpool this week? Kindness in person and conspiracies online | Liam Thorp
After celebration turned to chaos, Liverpudlians stepped in to help those in need â while the usual suspects spread lies, says Liverpool Echo journalist Liam Thorp
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/30/liverpool-conspiracies-online-social-media?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1748598800
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Belgian Liverpool fan âangryâ over horror parade crash
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Belgian Liverpool fan âangryâ over horror parade crash
Mikael Roufosse from LiĂšge was in Liverpool for yesterdayâs English Premier League title parade.
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1599468/belgian-liverpool-fan-angry-over-horror-parade-crash-tbtb
6 months ago
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Chaminda Jayanetti
7 months ago
"Nurse! More poison!"
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Cats of Yore
7 months ago
âMiss Iris Davis⊠spends a great deal of time recovering cats with the aid of a 'lassoo' from the debris of bombed house. So far she has rescued six hundred of these feline strays, 8 November 1940.â
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
7 months ago
The Observer has launched its new website at
Observer.co.uk
under new tortoise ownership
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The Observer | News, culture and style
Independent journalism | News, culture & style | Investigations, analysis, features, ideas, recipes, newsletters & podcasts that make sense of the world
https://observer.co.uk/?utm_campaign=436187_TheObserverDaily_250425W%2FDynamic&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dotdigital&UID=&dm_i=7EQK,9CKB,UV5T4,16MPO,1
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Katie Westwood
Liverpool ECHO
7 months ago
The bodies of two men executed for the murder of a Wavertree widow have been exhumed
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Bodies of executed men quietly exhumed from Walton Prison
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed an exhumation took place last week at Walton Prison
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/prison-grave-bodies-two-men-31429784
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Liam Thorp
7 months ago
There is one message for the government on this anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster No watering down, no ifs or buts, no more delays. It is time to deliver a Hillsborough Law in full in the name of 97 football fans who were unlawfully killed
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Liam Thorp
7 months ago
On the 36th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, those affected by the tragedy and other terrible events involving the state have called one message for the government when it comes to the promise of a new Hillsborough Law âDo not let us downâ đ
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'Don't let us down' - why a Hillsborough Law is needed in full
Special report: On the 36th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, the ECHO speaks to those affected by state-related tragedies about why a new law in the name of those who died in 1989, simply mus...
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/do-not-down-people-who-31418736
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Jamie Greer
7 months ago
A tragic story from
@katiewestwood.bsky.social
that raises vital questions about maternity care in Merseyside âŹïž
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Birth Trauma Association
7 months ago
Warning: this story is immensely distressing. Thank you to Louise and Sophie for being brave enough to share it.
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I had to tell my teenage daughter her baby had died
WARNING: CONTAINS DISTRESSING DETAILS - Two city hospitals have promised to learn lessons from the case of a young mum who lost her baby in harrowing circumstances
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/tell-teenage-daughter-baby-died-31380669
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Grateful to the family for sharing this distressing but important story which highlights a concerning gap in care provision for young, acutely ill expectant mothers in Merseyside:
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7 months ago
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Liam Thorp
8 months ago
This is a brilliant, in-depth investigation by
@elliotlivecho.bsky.social
that has taken a lot of time and effort to get over the line Vital local journalism that gives those who need it a voice
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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Families trapped in nightmare after losing savings on dream home
'This was all of the money I had in the world and we had such happy plans for it'
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/families-trapped-living-nightmare-after-31360485
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Liverpool ECHO
8 months ago
Sarah's condition rapidly deteriorated, and a few days after being admitted, she fell into a coma
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'When I woke up from the coma, I didn't realise I was a mum'
Sarah Anderson shared her remarkable story of survival with the ECHO
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/when-woke-up-coma-didnt-31296524
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Jamie Greer
8 months ago
'A client once told me that it is as easy to access as a bag of crisps.' Liverpool has been dubbed the UK's 'ketamine hotspot'. This week I've been speaking to people across Merseyside about what's causing this crisis and how it can be tackled.
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Ketamine causing 'pandemic level' crisis on Merseyside's streets
Experts are warning young people on Merseyside are facing a crisis they 'can't escape'
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/its-easy-access-bag-crisps-31307569
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Excellent piece by Jamie on the ketamine crisis in Merseyside đ
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8 months ago
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Liverpool ECHO
8 months ago
The first three years of a child's life are absolutely crucial in terms of learning and development
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'There's been a massive impact - and there will be for years'
Babies and young children raised in 2020 and 2021 had a very unusual start in life
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/theres-been-massive-impact-next-31308602
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Jamie Greer
8 months ago
'It interrupted two years of my life - I'm still resentful about it.' Thanks to
@katiewestwood.bsky.social
for listening to me and others in their twenties on how covid and lockdown impacted us âŹïž
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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'It interrupted two years of my life - I'm still resentful about it'
A generation of young people missed out on things previous cohorts took for granted
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/it-interrupted-two-years-life-31284690
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Birth Trauma Association
8 months ago
This is a really excellent report about our event in Liverpool on Thursday. Many thanks to Grace and Josie for sharing their powerful and harrowing stories.
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'I had no clue what was happening - I thought I was going to die'
Grace said the trauma she went through has left her with "an image I'll never be able to erase"
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/i-no-clue-what-happening-31254966
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Helen Barrett
8 months ago
"It symbolises the best of an era when the state built on a massive scale to decently house its people."
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Clare Mulley
8 months ago
Belgian
#2WW
resister Andrée Dumon has died aged 102. Aged 17, she helped run the
#Comet
escape line, escorting c.800 downed aircrew & 300 soldiers to Paris. Betrayed, she survived RavensbrĂŒck & other camps. RIP
#AndréeDumon
1922-2025.
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Stephen Bush
8 months ago
Fascinated by the different stock pictures of dogs that various outlets have gone for to illustrate this story.
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Liam Thorp
8 months ago
Totally delighted to be named Regional Press Specialist Journalist of the Year for the third time today This job is hard, exhausting and amazing but there are so many people who make it brilliant and Iâm grateful to them all
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Liam Thorp
8 months ago
I spoke to a group of leaseholders in Liverpool whose lives have been turned upside down after being landed with enormous, unexpected bills
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We wanted a city centre dream flat but woke up a nightmare
A group of leaseholders say they are living in a 'horror story' after being hit with huge unexpected bills
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/wanted-dream-flat-woke-up-31152605
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Adam Schwarz
9 months ago
UK Prime Minister Starmer hugs Zelensky as he welcomes him to 10 Downing Street. This is how you welcome the leader of the free world.
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Liam Thorp
9 months ago
Democracy dies in oligarchness
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Liam Thorp
9 months ago
BREAKING: Runcorn MP Mike Amesbury sentence to 10 weeks in prison
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Mike Amesbury MP sentenced for assault - live court updates
The MP for Runcorn and Helsby, pled guilty to a single charge of common assault
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/live-mike-amesbury-court-updates-31060065
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Liam Thorp
9 months ago
Weâre live from Chester Magistrates Court this morning as Runcorn MP Mike Amesbury is to be sentenced for assault
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Mike Amesbury MP sentenced for assault - live court updates
The MP for Runcorn and Helsby, pled guilty to a single charge of common assault
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/live-mike-amesbury-court-updates-31060065
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Liam Thorp
9 months ago
Really good reporting and holding to account by
@katiewestwood.bsky.social
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'It all seemed so promising until we lost ÂŁ16,000 by bank transfer'
Owner of firm says 'I ran the company - and I ran it wrong' after ECHO investigation
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/it-seemed-promising-until-lost-31042334
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Paul Philbin
9 months ago
đ°âïž An excellent piece by
@jamiemgreer.bsky.social
Children as young as 10 are making people's lives a misery in Speke
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Gangs of 'little horrors' stopping people getting home at night
Children as young as 10 are making people's lives a misery in one part of Liverpool
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/gangs-little-horrors-stopping-people-31052427
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