Liam Thorp

Liverpool

Political Editor, Liverpool Echo. 2 x Regional Press Specialist Journalist of the Year. Paul Foot award & Orwell Prize nominee. IPA fan. Also on Bluesky.

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Articles

The North West cardinal with an outside chance of becoming the next Pope

3 days ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Dan Haygarth |Liam Thorp |Andrew Bardsley

A papal conclave is set to be calledA North West cardinal has an outside chance of becoming the new Pope. Tributes are being paid to Pope Francis, who died this morning aged 88. He had appeared in public yesterday at the Vatican for an Easter Sunday service. As mourning following his death continues, the process of electing a new pontiff will get underway.
Murder arrest after man dies after being hit by a car

5 days ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Liam Thorp |Dan Haygarth |Nicole Wootton-Cane

A 47-year-old man was seriously injuredA man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after another man was reportedly hit by a car. Emergency services raced to the scene on Stonyhurst Road in Liverpool at around 11.45pm on Friday. Police said the victim, a 47-year-old man sustained serious injuries before he was rushed to hospital, where he sadly later died.
Live updates as police close road and forensics called in

5 days ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Liam Thorp |Dan Haygarth

We are reporting live from a breaking police incident in Liverpool this afternoon. A large police presence has been seen in Stonyhurst Road in Woolton in south Liverpool. Images show a section of the residential street has been cordoned off by Merseyside Police while investigations take place, with a number of officers at the scene.
Inspectors slam Liverpool care home where 'vulnerable old people were left in pain'

1 week ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Liam Thorp

Care Quality Commission begins regulatory action after shocking findings at care homeA Liverpool care home where residents were left in pain after calling for help, where resident's belongings have gone missing and where incontinence pads were scattered around the garden has been slammed by inspectors as action is taken against it.
Liverpool woman set to be deported and face 'risk of death'

1 week ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Liam Thorp

Fatou Tamba has lived in Liverpool for eight years but has now been detained and is set to be sent back to her native country, where family and friends fear she will face enormous dangerA woman who has lived in Liverpool for around eight years is set to be deported in a matter of days to a country where her friends and family believe she will be in serious danger. Fatou Tamba has lived in the UK for 18 years, with many of those years spent in Liverpool.
Fears for hundreds of jobs as workers at Bootle office called into emergency meeting

1 week ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Liam Thorp

Union claims bank staff jobs are to be moved overseasThere are fears that hundreds of jobs could be affected after staff at a Bootle office were told their jobs were being moved to another company. Staff at banking giant Santander's Bootle office, which deals with fraud investigations, were called into an emergency meeting on Monday and told that their employment will be transferring from the bank to global technology company Concentrix from June 1.
HMRC and DWP benefit payment dates may be early this week - check now

1 week ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Charlotte Fisher |Liam Thorp

Some payments will be made early because of the Easter bank holiday weekendSome people who are due to receive benefit payments from the Department of Work and Pensions or HM Revenue & Customs may see their benefits paid early this week. When a payment date falls on a weekend or a bank holiday then it means that some benefit payments can be sent out early. This can include benefits like Universal Credit, Pension Credit or Personal Independent Payments.
'Horrendous' Liverpool street where people think they can park on the pavement

1 week ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Liam Thorp

Pavement parking is a growing problem in Liverpool - with one street now considered the 'worst hotspot'A Liverpool street has been identified as one of the 'worst hotspots for unlawful and selfish parking' in the city. Dangerous, pavement parking has grown into a major issue across Liverpool in recent years. The act sees drivers park their cars either partially or fully on pedestrian pavements, causing major obstructions for those trying to get past.
Liverpool falls silent on 36th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster

1 week ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Liam Thorp

Hundreds gather in city centre to pay respects to 97 Liverpool fans who were unlawfully killed as a result of the 1989 disasterLiverpool fell silent on Tuesday afternoon as hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects to the victims of the Hillsborough disaster on the 36th anniversary of the tragedy.
Map shows cheapest and most expensive areas to buy a home in Merseyside

1 week ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | David Dubas-Fisher |Liam Thorp

Our interactive map shows the average house prices across our regionAnfield is the cheapest place to buy a home in Merseyside. Homes in the L4 postcode area sold for an average of £113,882 each in the 12 months to the end of February. That’s less than any postcode area in our region with at least 20 sales over the last year. Stockbridge Village is the next cheapest place in our region to buy a home. Houses sold for £115,854 each on average in the L28 postcode area.