On Friday (May 26), Preston Crown Court heard how the now 36-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons committed the offences when he was aged 12 to 16 – his younger sister was aged between five and nine. Prosecuting, Robert Smith said that the man, who grew up in...
The retailer’s boss said its key customers are more likely to have jobs and are therefore more cushioned from the impact of rising living costs. He revealed that average prices across its products were between five per cent and 10 per cent higher than the previous year, which also helped lift revenues. The...
A woman from the Essex border felt she was “trapped in this really dark world” due to her anxiety, causing her to have panic attacks, cancel her hen do, and feel she was “constantly on the verge of having a heart attack”. Kirsty McKillop, 34, a strategist who lives in...
The end of season games have already provided plenty of entertainment across the English football system this campaign, with Luton Town beating Coventry City on penalties to ensure a place in the top flight for the first time in 31 years, while United’s neighbours Oxford City won 4-0 at home...
Many British citizens, mostly from the Caribbean, lost homes and jobs, were denied access to healthcare and benefits and were threatened with deportation despite having the right to live in the UK, in a scandal which erupted in 2018. This week, a new photographic exhibition will open sharing the stories...
Hello and welcome to the ECHO’s dedicated Liverpool news and transfers blog on Monday, May 29. Liverpool’s season came to an end at Southampton on Sunday afternoon, playing out a 4-4 draw on the South Coast to round off what has been a mixed campaign for the Reds. Jurgen Klopp...
Police recorded a total of 832 offences in 2022, compared with 565 the year before, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It comes amid growing fears over the numbers of young people carrying knives, and several high profile stabbings in the county. CCTV of triple stabbing...
As the fourth and final season of “Barry” begins, the titular assassin (played by Bill Hader) apologizes to his realtor-turned-adversary, Fuches (Stephen Root), for nearly everything that’s happened between them since the series premiere: “If I hadn’t tried to understand myself, we wouldn’t be here.” Barry references the fateful decision...
Warmer nights means time to eat either al fresco or out in the park – thankfully, this Sheffield pizza place has you covered on both. The Porter Pizza Co sn a compact but bustling operation on Sharrow Vale Road, and reinforces again for me that the area remains one of...
On Sunday 17th May 1987 Sunderland dropped into the third tier of English football for the first time in our history. The play-off with Gillingham ended 6-6 on aggregate after two-legs and we went down on away goals – with an away goal scored in extra-time played at Roker Park....