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Hi Labour, rather than learning all the wrong lessons from this election defeat - what about taking some people out of poverty and improving some lives?
The @liverpoolecho.co.uk squad at the Regional Press Awards in London today
Jalen Ngonda's music could be from the golden age of Motown. However, it was actually in Liverpool where he found his voice and become one of the most exciting acts around. He told @liverpoolecho.co.uk about the decision to move 3,500 miles to Merseyside to pursue his dream
Severance...just wow
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...
An excellent, worrying investigation into the chaos at HMP Liverpool from @paddyedrich.bsky.social
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'It’s dehumanising, I feel less than dirt' - the heartbreaking reality of hate crime on Merseyside www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
A few from the Lunar New Year procession in Liverpool this weekend
Six months of reporting on the most harrowing tragedy I expect I will ever work on. During those months various failings and missed opportunities came to light.
I read a shocking report which helped build this meticulous account of Axel Rudakubana’s life.
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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...
Felt like being on another planet on The Mystery park in Wavertree today
Royal Liverpool Hospital activates 'full capacity' protocol as some patients wait 91 hours in A&E
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Snowy one at Anfield today ❄️
Luke Littler fans celebrate at St Helens Darts Academy as he wins the World Darts Championship tonight
A whirlwind of a 2024 in pictures for the Liverpool Echo
50 of the Echo photographers' best pictures this year: @snapperlane.bsky.social @andyteebaypics.bsky.social
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Beautiful misty morning in Sefton Park today
A moment of appreciation for lovely NHS staff like midwife Joanne Connor who will be working on Christmas Day today
The view down Hope St as Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral is illuminated by the sun this afternoon
Song by God Colony & Roy (@badwool9.bsky.social) making a bid for Chrimbo no.1
It’s one for the ages
“Mr Blobby has been lost for a while, but he's has a gastric band fitted, a hair transplant and now he's back in the game."
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It was amazing to see the delight and relief on the faces of Syrian families in Liverpool yesterday as they celebrated the downfall of Bashar al-Assad
When people park selfishly across pavements they make life incredibly difficult for people in wheelchairs and many others
We headed out with @pamthomas01.bsky.social to see the challenges she faces on a daily basis because of this selfish behaviour
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The Liverpool sunrise was amazing today
📸 - @iainwatts17.bsky.social
On the streets of Liverpool, there is a humanitarian crisis
A perfect storm of problems means more and more people are finding themselves homeless & sleeping rough & it’s getting worse - it’s a situation playing out across the country
A difficult 🧵 on what I’ve found reporting on this situation