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Drunk Driver Jailed for Nearly 12 Years After Killing Cyclist in Huyton
Speeding and Drink Driving Fatal on Tarbock Road A reckless driver has been slammed with an 11 year and eight-month jail sentence after killing a cyclist in…

Everton Fan Slapped with Three-Year Football Ban for Online Hate Rants
A Liverpool man has been hit with a hefty punishment after flooding social media with racist, homophobic, and transphobic abuse. Francis Fleming, 44, has been handed a three-year…

Gun Found in Car Sees Man Locked Up for Five Years in St Helens
Loaded Glock Seized in Police Sting Daniel Blake, 41, from Water Street, St Helens, has been slammed with a five-year jail sentence after cops discovered a loaded…

Man Locked Up After Knocking Victim Unconscious in Southport Attack
A Leeds man has been jailed for 15 months after brutally assaulting a man in Southport, leaving him unconscious with serious injuries. Southport Assault Leaves Victim Hospitalised Jacob…

Drug Dealer Locked Up for Peddling Cocaine in Amlwch
Amlwch’s streets got a little safer after Christopher McGrath was sentenced to prison for pushing class A drugs. Three Years Inside for Cocaine Supply Christopher McGrath, 44,…

EncroChat Dealer Slapped With 13 Years Behind Bars at Manchester Airport
A Merseyside man has been locked up for 13 years after police nabbed him stepping off a flight from Dubai. James Hitchmough, 35, was caught thanks to messages…

Ex-footballer Joey Barton Slapped with Serious Assault Charge on Merseyside
Joey Barton and Mate Accused of Brutal Attack Former footballer Joey Barton, 43, has been charged with a violent assault alongside Gary O’Grady, 50. Both men face…

Chesterfield High School Locked Down & LIPA Shuts After ‘Hoax Threat’
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Ex-Firefighter Jailed for Sick Child Sex Crimes
Scott Cameron, 41, a former firefighter, has been locked up for 12 years after abusing his position to sexually exploit a young girl. The Merseyside man, arrested in…

Crackdown on County Lines Yields Big Win
Liverpool man jailed for more than three years for Class A drug supply Main article content Court resultsNews Published:10:5506/03/2026 A Liverpool man has been jailed for more than…

Mass Police Blitz Hits Anfield in Crime Crackdown
Today (Wednesday, 4 March) approximately 300 Merseyside Police officers and staff will be involved in Operation Vanguard, a large-scale operation that sees a swathe of officers lock down…

Learner Driver Busted for Drug Driving During Test
A 26-year-old learner was arrested for suspected drug driving while mid-driving test in St Helens. Police from Merseyside Police Roads Policing Unit pulled him over after spotting a…
Major Court Cases

Drunk Driver Jailed for Nearly 12 Years After Killing Cyclist in Huyton
Speeding and Drink Driving Fatal on Tarbock Road A reckless driver has been slammed with an 11 year and eight-month jail sentence after killing a cyclist in…

Everton Fan Slapped with Three-Year Football Ban for Online Hate Rants
A Liverpool man has been hit with a hefty punishment after flooding social media with racist, homophobic, and transphobic abuse. Francis Fleming, 44, has been handed a three-year…

Gun Found in Car Sees Man Locked Up for Five Years in St Helens
Loaded Glock Seized in Police Sting Daniel Blake, 41, from Water Street, St Helens, has been slammed with a five-year jail sentence after cops discovered a loaded…

Man Locked Up After Knocking Victim Unconscious in Southport Attack
A Leeds man has been jailed for 15 months after brutally assaulting a man in Southport, leaving him unconscious with serious injuries. Southport Assault Leaves Victim Hospitalised Jacob…

Drug Dealer Locked Up for Peddling Cocaine in Amlwch
Amlwch’s streets got a little safer after Christopher McGrath was sentenced to prison for pushing class A drugs. Three Years Inside for Cocaine Supply Christopher McGrath, 44,…

EncroChat Dealer Slapped With 13 Years Behind Bars at Manchester Airport
A Merseyside man has been locked up for 13 years after police nabbed him stepping off a flight from Dubai. James Hitchmough, 35, was caught thanks to messages…

Ex-footballer Joey Barton Slapped with Serious Assault Charge on Merseyside
Joey Barton and Mate Accused of Brutal Attack Former footballer Joey Barton, 43, has been charged with a violent assault alongside Gary O’Grady, 50. Both men face…

Chesterfield High School Locked Down & LIPA Shuts After ‘Hoax Threat’
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Appeals & Missing Persons

Drunk Driver Jailed for Nearly 12 Years After Killing Cyclist in Huyton
Speeding and Drink Driving Fatal on Tarbock Road A reckless driver has been slammed with an 11 year and eight-month jail sentence after killing a cyclist in…

Everton Fan Slapped with Three-Year Football Ban for Online Hate Rants
A Liverpool man has been hit with a hefty punishment after flooding social media with racist, homophobic, and transphobic abuse. Francis Fleming, 44, has been handed a three-year…

Gun Found in Car Sees Man Locked Up for Five Years in St Helens
Loaded Glock Seized in Police Sting Daniel Blake, 41, from Water Street, St Helens, has been slammed with a five-year jail sentence after cops discovered a loaded…

Man Locked Up After Knocking Victim Unconscious in Southport Attack
A Leeds man has been jailed for 15 months after brutally assaulting a man in Southport, leaving him unconscious with serious injuries. Southport Assault Leaves Victim Hospitalised Jacob…

Drug Dealer Locked Up for Peddling Cocaine in Amlwch
Amlwch’s streets got a little safer after Christopher McGrath was sentenced to prison for pushing class A drugs. Three Years Inside for Cocaine Supply Christopher McGrath, 44,…

EncroChat Dealer Slapped With 13 Years Behind Bars at Manchester Airport
A Merseyside man has been locked up for 13 years after police nabbed him stepping off a flight from Dubai. James Hitchmough, 35, was caught thanks to messages…

Ex-footballer Joey Barton Slapped with Serious Assault Charge on Merseyside
Joey Barton and Mate Accused of Brutal Attack Former footballer Joey Barton, 43, has been charged with a violent assault alongside Gary O’Grady, 50. Both men face…

Chesterfield High School Locked Down & LIPA Shuts After ‘Hoax Threat’
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