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BREAKING: New police cover up details surrounding Hillsborough disaster revealed in major new investigation Landmark report confirms appalling actions of police officers from two forces before, during and after 1989 tragedy led to the unlawful killing of 97 Liverpool fans Full story:

To those who knew him, he was a family man with a background in IT and a headwear business. But to the world he’s the man who used his car as a weapon, turning scenes of joy into terror. How Paul Doyle went from ordinary to infamous, by me and colleagues. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

This is top-tier reporting from @paddyedrich.bsky.social into the disturbing world inside Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s home and the terrifying signs of what was to come

EXCLUSIVE- Top Tory Robert Jenrick threatened the fairness of the Lenny Scott murder trial because of post on X a week into proceedings. A barrister told the court that Mr Jenrick had put his own political ambitions before the requirements of justice. t.co/qG5xqCiBMu

Court reporting is one of the vital services offered by the regional and local press. When it’s done well like this, you see how important it is. @paddyedrich.bsky.social spent more than 2 months reporting on this brutal and tragic murder trial - his work was deeply appreciated by those affected

Sam Rimmer was a dad-to-be when he was fatally shot in 2022. A coroner said today that that his family would have no justice while no one had been charged. His mum told me that people have to listen to their consciences to help the police investigation. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

In a first-of-its kind sentencing, a company registered as a legitimate business dug into the national grid to splice electricity into cannabis farms run by Albanian gangs. Family members embraced as the gang received lighter than first thought sentences. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Kasey Anderson was 24 when he was murdered following a five year abusive relationship with Natalie Bennett, a mum of four twice his age. This is his story, told by his younger sister Molly. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

NEW: HMP Liverpool’s governor has spoken publicly for the first time since our investigation into serious allegations of assaults in the prison. He avoided a question about whether he believed the prison staff had confidence in him. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

NEW: Ashley Dale's mum Julie has told me that Lee Harrison's sentence today for drugs offences is "no justice". She added: "There’s no celebration or karma here, just one broken, grieving mum and family who wish Ashley had never met Lee Harrison." www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

A heartbroken mum said she feels relieved after a coroner found her son's suicide was contributed to by neglect on the seventh anniversary of his death. HMP Liverpool and mental healthcare services were heavily criticised in Anthony Paine’s inquest. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

In an exclusive interview with @liverpoolecho.co.uk, the mum of Alice da Silva Aguiar has spoken for the first time since her daughter was murdered in the Southport attack. Top work from @benhaslm.bsky.social for getting this over the line. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

We're looking in detail at the government's review into Prevent's contact with Southport triple murderer Axel Rudakubana. The review has found "sufficient risk" was posed by Rudakubana but his case referrals were "closed prematurely". Updates here. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

My report from the money laundering sentencing of Timmy Donovan and his co-conspirators is today's @liverpoolecho.co.uk splash.

A raid on a car dealership toppled a £10m money laundering plot. Timmy Donovan, who killed PC Neil Doyle on a night out in 2014, was “the leading player”. He was sentenced along with five others today. Details in my full report from Manchester Crown Court. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

An excellent, worrying investigation into the chaos at HMP Liverpool from @paddyedrich.bsky.social www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

SPECIAL REPORT: Experienced staff going off sick, "poorly trained" officers struggling to adapt to prison life and claims senior management aren't listening to concerns. A weeks-long investigation from me looking at what is happening at HMP Liverpool. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

The Bishop of Liverpool has resigned days after he denied any wrongdoing after allegations of sexual assault and harassment were made against him. He said: This rush to trial by media (be that social or broadcast) has made my position untenable." www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Merseyside Police told the ECHO that the force hasn't ruled out making more arrests in the case of Axel Rudakubana. They've said it remains a live investigation and the probe continues as part of a "broader piece of work". www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Following Rudakubana's sentencing, the ECHO questioned Lancashire Constabulary about why the force chose to not arrest him when he told officers he "wanted to stab someone" due to "embarrassing" videos on his TikTok account. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Today’s @liverpoolecho.co.uk front page. Always in our hearts - Elsie, Bebe and Alice. ❤️

If you read one piece about Axel Rudakubana today, it should be this extensive and meticulous investigation by my colleagues @benhaslm.bsky.social @paddyedrich.bsky.social and @adameverett.bsky.social www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

From unknown ‘choir boy’ to evil child killer. @benhaslm.bsky.social, @adameverett.bsky.social and I have looked at how Axel Rudakubana descended into dark depravity - and what opportunities were missed before he carried out his murderous plans. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Axel Rudakubana was sentenced to life with a minimum of 52 years this afternoon for the Southport murders. However, the High Court judge said it was likely he would never be released. W/ @adameverett.bsky.social. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Axel Rudakubana will be sentenced for the murders of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar today. Myself and @paddyedrich.bsky.social will be providing live updates from the courtroom here @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Weapons, books about genocide, mass murder and war and scientific equipment used to make ricin were found inside Axel Rudakubana's house of horror. W/ @adameverett.bsky.social and @benhaslm.bsky.social. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Tomorrow’s Liverpool ECHO front page. 🔴 Teenager breaks silence to admit murdering girls. 🔴 Killer’s dad begged taxi driver not to take him to former school. 🔴 Teenager was referred to anti-terrorism task force on three occasions.

The Home Secretary announced earlier this evening that a public inquiry will look to uncover how Axel Rudakubana came to be so dangerous and why a government scheme “failed to identify the terrible risk” he posed. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Axel Rudakubana tried to take a taxi to his former school a week before he murdered three girls. The only thing that stopped him was his dad begging the taxi driver not to take him. W/ @adameverett.bsky.social and @benhaslm.bsky.social. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Here is the face of Axel Rudakubana - the teenager who perpetrated one of the worst crimes ever seen in our region when he murdered three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party. He pleaded guilty to the charges on day one of his trial today. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Axel Rudakubana - the teenager accused of the murders of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar in the Southport stabbings - will go on trial today. @adameverett.bsky.social and I will have live updates from the court in the coming weeks. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

And I can reveal the gun used to murder Ellis Cox was used to shoot at a house three months before. It appears a local street dealing turf war was ongoing when Ellis was killed. The friends he was with when he died are understood to have links to criminality. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Today would have been Ellis Cox’s 20th birthday. Innocent Ellis was 19 when he was fatally shot in the back when a group of males on two electric bikes targeted his friends. His family heartbreakingly reveal their struggles to get justice for him. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

A certain generation will remember the “Accrington Stanley, who are they” milk advert from the 80s. As the League 2 club head to Anfield later today, we’ve taken a look at how the boy who delivered the famous line went on to become a lying murderer. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

In an exclusive interview I sat down with Merseyside Police's Chief Constable to look back at 2024. She told me her officers were "policing in the dark" during the summer due to the amplification of misinformation in the wake of the Southport stabbings. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

NEW: An investigation has been launched by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman following the death of a young woman in HMP Styal on Christmas Eve. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Lee Hickman - a man initially arrested in the wake of Olivia Pratt-Korbel's shooting because of an alleged feud with Thomas Cashman's intended target - has lost a legal battle with the Parole Board. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

A dad was born into a "cult" before he sold drugs in Liverpool's nightlife. After his arrest he was left with two options in prison. This is the pretty extraordinary story of Kevin Cockburn and how his faith pulled him out of a downward spiral. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Ashley Dale’s boyfriend Lee Harrison was arrested for drugs offences less than two miles from where her mum was speaking at a vigil about violence against women. He will be sentenced in the new year. liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

The 27-year-old appeared in court this afternoon charged with a string of drug trafficking offences @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

New footage released to the ECHO shows Martin Wilson running home in socks and sliders after shooting Nyle Corrigan. After getting home he tried to give himself an alibi by messaging his dad "ye ok lad just woke up". www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

In footage given to the ECHO, Nyle Corrigan's killers - Martin Wilson and Connor Smith - can be seen walking towards the "kill point", before pulling out the weapon and moving to take the fatal shot. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

NEW: Martin Wilson, one of two gunmen who murdered Nyle Corrigan, has previously been before the courts where it emerged he was part of a masked gang who burgled Steven Gerrard's home and threatened to abduct his children. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

My full report from this morning in court - there were shouts of "f*** off" and "ta ra" and insults were exchanged after two men were sentenced to life terms for the murder of Nyle Corrigan. Full details here. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Axel Rudakubana showed his face for the first time today at Liverpool Crown Court. Pictured here in a court sketch by the PA News Agency.

BREAKING: A high court judge has entered not guilty pleas for Axel Rudakubana as the murder suspect remains silent in court. A trial date of January 20 next year has been confirmed. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

We're live from Liverpool Crown Court where Axel Rudakubana - the teenage Southport stabbings suspect - will appear for a plea hearing charged with murder. @adameverett.bsky.social and I will provide live updates from the court. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

SPECIAL REPORT: Following the culmination of a six-week trial, I've looked back at the murder of Nyle Corrigan and the movements his two killers - Connor Smith and Martin Wilson - made to carry out the sickening execution. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

NEW: Connor Smith and Martin Wilson - the murderers of Nyle Corrigan - have been pictured for the first time following their conviction earlier today. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...