Jonny Humphries

BREAKING: Joanne Sharkey, who killed her newborn baby boy in 1998 while the grip of severe post-natal depression, has been given a suspended sentence after a judge said the case "called for compassion": https://t.co/umnQ7AxB3P

Joanne Sharkey killed her baby son in the grip of severe post natal depression, a court heard, and lived with the secret for 25 years. Her defence have argued for any prison sentence to be suspended. Full story here: https://t.co/GL6tP6RFkL @bbcmerseyside @BBCNWT

The decision to impose an (experimental) parking zone around Everton stadium has caused fury in the communities surrounding the Blues’ new £500m home. This is how seriously some of those affected are taking it: https://t.co/2M8z8Up6tD @bbcmerseyside

Two children saw the aftermath of a shooting which killed their dad Rikki Berry in Kirkby - even worse, those bullets passed directly through their home. Three men have been jailed for life, the full story is here: https://t.co/pAucZDUe6B @bbcmerseyside

NEW: An anonymous whistleblower's complaint has led to the closure of an inpatient ward for people with autism and learning disabilities https://t.co/H6ShLVEiUm

A government review has found Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s case was closed too early by Prevent https://t.co/cI4z6RiQwe @bbcmerseyside

NEW: A Merseyside Police inspector with 27 years on the force is sacked - for using slurs against disabled people to attack Just Stop Oil on Twitter/X. Full story here: https://t.co/ql2rYUbeWE @bbcmerseyside @BBCNWT

I’ve spoken to the mother and daughter of Sabrina Lyttle, who lay dead in a Blackpool restaurant toilet for two days yards from customers eating their meals: https://t.co/pyFlyBybWl @BBCLancashire

A lot of people will be starting the new year in a mess this morning thanks to the deluge overnight. Some grim scenes across the North West: https://t.co/OwOm6WRGd0

RT @JudithMoritz: Lucy Letby: The @Thirlwall_Inq has released its timetable for the rest of the hearings. After this week, the Inquiry brea…

A man who was pepper sprayed in the face from close range while lying motionless by a Merseyside Police officer has won £22k in damages and an apology. However, the special Constable remains on the force, full story here: https://t.co/RkdqAgvYNi

Ayshea Malik was sacked from a job she loved, a job she held for a decade, in large part because she was a Muslim of Pakistani heritage. As stunned and upset as she was, she did not take it lying down. This is her story: https://t.co/092b0oX4Yv

A woman walking early in the morning was stabbed in the chest, causing a punctured lung, after refusing to hand over her bag. A teenage boy has been arrested and charged. More here: https://t.co/px16btJpL0

NEW: Child murderer Thomas Cashman claimed that a source had information suggesting jurors in his trial had been given prejudicial information outside of the courtroom. The Court of Appeal heard there was no evidence to back his claim. More here ⬇️ https://t.co/F4QW8qRUaT

Tim Edwards, the dad of murdered beautician Elle Edwards, has reacted with disgust to the news that the accomplice who assisted his daughter's killer will be released early due to prison overcrowding. I spoke to him here: https://t.co/uhQlZJA1T5 @bbcmerseyside @BBCNWT

This is quite an eyebrow raising case… three Merseyside police officers face gross misconduct allegations including that they sprayed their colleagues with laughing gas: https://t.co/25GFQT1HBz @bbcmerseyside

Peter Sullivan was convicted of a brutal murder in August 1986. Now, after a failed appeal and two applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, new DNA evidence has been uncovered https://t.co/16ccLqKQxq @bbcmerseyside @BBCNWT