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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Ewan Gawne |Jonny Humphries |Vinnie O'Dowd
A father-of-three and former Royal Marine has been charged following the Liverpool parade crash in which 79 people were injured. Paul Doyle, 53, from Burghill Road in West Derby, was arrested on Monday, when a car ploughed into fans attending Liverpool's Premier League victory celebration, Merseyside Police confirmed. A nine-year-old was among those injured when the car Mr Doyle is alleged to have been driving crashed into supporters at 18:00 BST on Water Street.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Ewan Gawne |Jonny Humphries
"All you want from a crime drama”: Netflix’s "unrivalled" series The Gentlemen is back with a "genius" castIf you loved MobLand, Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen should go straight to the top of your watch list. If you found yourself hopelessly addicted to Guy …
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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Ewan Gawne |Laura O'Neill
Image source, GMPImage caption, Rawal Rehman's van struck the girl after he crashed into a tramEwan Gawne & Laura O'NeillA van driver who took at least 20 lines of cocaine before crashing into a tram, then hitting and killing a three-year-old girl with his vehicle, has been jailed. Louisa Palmisano, from Burnley - known as Lulu - was hit by a van while walking with her parents on Mosely Street in Manchester city centre on 22 February, and later died in hospital.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Ewan Gawne |Laura O'Neill
A van driver who took at least 20 lines of cocaine before crashing into a tram, then hitting and killing a three-year-old girl with his vehicle, has been jailed. Louisa Palmisano, from Burnley - known as Lulu - was hit by a van while walking with her parents on Mosely Street in Manchester city centre on 22 February, and later died in hospital.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Ian Shoesmith |Jenny Coleman |Tom Mullen |Ewan Gawne
'Today is going to be amazing'published at 13:40 British Summer Time13:40 BSTJonny HumphriesReporting from LiverpoolImage caption, Frank Hofman and Rob JonesThis is Frank Hofman, who is 31 and from Utrecht in the Netherlands. He came to Liverpool two days ago and watched the final match of the season in a pub near Anfield. He’s out on Queens Drive with his mate Rob Jones from Birmingham.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Ewan Gawne
Joe Thompson funeral hears he was 'beacon of hope'Ewan GawneBBCJoe Thompson was remembered for his kindness by mournersFormer footballer Joe Thompson has been described as a "beacon of hope" at his funeral, where hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects. Thompson, who died last month aged 36, twice recovered from cancer during his playing career, which included more than 150 appearances for Rochdale AFC.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Stewart Whittingham |Ewan Gawne |Kevin Fitzpatrick
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Joe Thompson played for his beloved Rochdale at Wembley Stadium in February 2018The family and friends of Joe Thompson will gather later this morning to celebrate the footballer, pundit and charity campaigner's life. The former Rochdale, Tranmere, Carlisle, Southport and Bury player died, aged 36, on 17 April after his lymphoma spread to his lungs. He had twice recovered from the disease, a form of blood cancer, during his playing career.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Ewan Gawne
Image caption, Toymaker Bill Houghton said he was always really busy in the run up to ChristmasA 79-year-old man who has crafted hundreds of wooden toys from his shed for disadvantaged children in his hometown says he is "just doing my bit to help". Bill Houghton's playful creations feature animals like elephants and koala bears, as well as small lorries, all of which are made for young people in Wigan. Local support charity Daffodils Dreams said the toys he donated had made a "huge difference".
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Ewan Gawne
Fracking site to shut decade after protest clashEwan GawneBBCPolice clashed with anti-fracking demonstrators by the Barton Moss siteAn exploratory shale rock drilling site where police clashed with anti-fracking demonstrators has been decommissioned more than a decade later. Tests were carried out by energy firm IGas at Barton Moss in Salford between 2013 and 2014, while environmental campaigners set up a protest camp nearby.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Ewan Gawne
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Paula Leeson's body was discovered at a cottage in Denmark in 2017The body of millionaire businesswoman Paula Leeson was found in a pool at a cottage in a remote part of Denmark seven years ago. Her husband, Donald McPherson, who stood to inherit her £4.4m estate in the event of her death, was found by a judge to have held her in an arm-lock before leaving her in the water where she drowned.
