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Venables' identity must be secret
The new identity of Jon Venables must be kept secret because there is "compelling evidence" of a threat to his safety, a judge says.
Mayor defends Asda mutant comment
A town mayor, who was caught on video calling shoppers at his local Asda 'mutants', defends his comments.
Police officer in murder arrest
A policeman is arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who died after a Merseyside pub fight.
Arrest over shooting murder
A 24-year-old man is arrested over the murder of a man who was shot as he sat in his van on Merseyside.
Boy, 17, threatened and stabbed
A 17-year-old boy is threatened with a gun and knife before being stabbed while out with friends.
Woman in court over dead babies
A grandmother appears in court charged with concealment of birth after the remains of four babies were found.
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“MY Liverpool is geographically divided by where all the city’s cinemas used to be. I knew every cinema in Liverpool when I was a kid. I was an addict. In those days you would open up the old broadsheet ECHO and see two full pages of classified ads because there were so many cinemas.

THE ideal car for eco minded families is on the way from Volkswagen. With a carbon footprint smaller than many a hybrid, the new VW Sharan is the greenest seven-seater around.

THE 100mpg supercar could soon be a reality after bosses at Porsche gave the green light to the sensational 918 Spyder high performance hybrid sports car.

VAUXHALL’S new Astra Sports Tourer will cost £500 less than the current Astra Estate when it hits showrooms this autumn.

MODEL S-MAX 2.0 TDCi Titanium

FORD is describing it as an evolution of the species rather than a wholesale re-design. But then the S-MAX seven-seater has remained untouched since the day it was launched four years ago – testament indeed to its consistency as a top performer.

WE’RE not exclusive, we certainly aren’t glamorous and Katie Price is barred for life,” reads the press release for the fabulously-titled new Liverpool club night Kill the VIP.

TWO thousand storylines, 37 births, 115 deaths, 86 marriages and if not a partridge in a pear tree then there’s bound to be a Phoenix in there somewhere.

THINKING about staying at home this summer and don’t know what to do with the kids?

“GARDEN design can be a bit of a boys' club,” admits Clare Edwards, one half of the award-winning Muddy Boots team, based in Southport.

CONGRATULATIONS to all the parks and gardens teams that won Merseyside a colossal 66 green flags and seven green pennants in the annual awards this week.

AN Overhead Railway carriage has returned to the Liverpool waterfront after more than half-a-century.

Jade Wright meets Aiden Byrne in his new restaurant at the Hillbark Hotel

THE British summer may not be as reliable as one might like, but unlike the weather there is one thing you can rely on to shine a little sunshine your way before the season ends – the Summer at 60 menu.

The stars tell real what holiday essentials they always pack in their luggage