Liam Thorp

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

We are reporting live with news that a police incident is causing disruption on some major Liverpool roads. Bus operator Arriva has taken to social media to confirm that an ongoing incident is causing disruption to its planned services, with buses having to be diverted. According to Arriva, the incident has happened on Queens Drive. Images from the scene show a number of police vehicles parked up in the road, with two lanes closed. A long line of queuing cars can also be seen in Queens Drive.

4 days ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Liam Thorp

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall unveiled major modification to the PIP system that could slash welfare budget by £5 billionA group has outlined which Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) recipients are most likely to retain their benefits amid a significant change proposed by the government. This week, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall introduced a major alteration to the PIP system that could potentially cut the budget by £5 billion.

4 days ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Liam Thorp

Engineering announced as changes made to rail replacement busesMerseyrail is warning passengers about upcoming disruption as the rail operator plans engineering work on the network. The region's rail operator has issued a message about the works coming up and letting people know to make alternative arrangements. The planned engineering work will take place next weekend and will affect the Wirral line of the network.

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

Confusion for family and friends of Fatou Tamba as she is driven back from airport after another deportation plan is scrappedA Liverpool woman who is fighting Home Office efforts to remove her from the United Kingdom has had a second planned deportation flight cancelled. Fatou Tamba has lived in the UK for the past 18 years - including the last eight in Liverpool - in March she was detained by immigration officials and told she would be deported to The Gambia where she is originally from.

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

Concerns over 'Orwellian' plan to check on accounts of benefit claimants as bill passes crucial stepConcerns are growing about a planned government benefits crackdown that will allow the Department of Work and Pensions to check the bank accounts of people suspected of benefit fraud. MPs from different parties have expressed their concerns about the new powers - which form part of the government's Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.