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March 18, 2025

The Vivienne died after taking ketamine - family

DETAILS RELEASED IN HOPE OF WARNING OTHERS OFF DANGER DRUG

1 min

PAT'LL BE THE DAY!

THOUSANDS celebrated St Patrick's Day in Liverpool yesterday, as crowds gathered in pubs and bars and to watch a parade through the city centre.

1 min

Killer Letby calls for halt to inquiry

SERIAL child killer Lucy Letby has called for the public inquiry into events surrounding her crimes to be suspended.

1 min

Assault MP writes to Chancellor to resign

MIKE Amesbury has written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves to formally resign as the MP for Runcorn & Helsby, after he was given a suspended prison sentence for punching a man in the street.

1 min

'Who'd have thought Doctor would last 20 years? Not me'

DOCTOR Who showrunner Russell T Davies has said he never thought the show would still be going 20 years on from its revival.

1 min

'Sweet, gentle and kind'

FAMILY AND FRIENDS' TRIBUTE TO MATTHEW, 27, KILLED IN CITY BUS COLLISION TRAGEDY

2 mins

New city TV crime drama ready to air

A NEW crime drama set in Liverpool will hit TV screens at the weekend.

1 min

£17bn to fix potholes on local roads

THE cost of bringing pothole- plagued local roads in England and Wales up to scratch has been estimated at a record high of nearly £17 billion, according to a report.

1 min

SCRUM TOGETHER

COACH ANDY ON TOP AWARD SHORTLIST FOR SERVICES TO INCLUSIVE RUGBY

1 min

'Despicable' predator jailed

A PAEDOPHILE who sexually assaulted a girl under 13 has been jailed for five years.

1 min

Tributes to Amy after tragedy PO

A WOMAN who was found dead at a house has been named locally as Amy Sealeaf.

1 min

Former gym could rise as Big Bakes

A FORMER gym left vacant in the city centre when its owner went bankrupt could be brought back to life as a venue for baking events.

1 min

Inquest into pilots' death on M62 is postponed

NEW DATE SET FOR HEARING ON HORROR COLLISION

1 min

WORK, REST AND PRAY ...

RELIGIOUS SUPPLIES COMPANY READY FOR BUSIEST TIME - AND IT'S NOT XMAS

2 mins

'Remarkable' couple hailed after diagnoses

CHAT show host Lorraine Kelly has hailed Sir Chris Hoy and his wife Lady Sarra Hoy as “absolutely remarkable” following their respective diagnoses with stage four cancer and multiple sclerosis (MS).

1 min

Actor's 'hardest year'

AMANDA ABBINGTON has said it is time to move on from “one of the hardest years of my entire life”.

1 min

Princess buys St Patrick's Day pint for troops

THE Princess of Wales bought a round of drinks for troops at Wellington Barracks to celebrate St Patrick's Day.

1 min

Forecast for UK economy downgraded

THE UK's economic forecast has been slashed, amid downgrades for the wider global outlook, as experts warned over a hit to world growth and rising inflation sparked by mounting trade wars.

1 min

'Coalition' is developing

MORE than 30 countries now stand ready to enforce a peace deal in Ukraine as part of the “coalition of the willing,” Downing Street has said.

1 min

Farage unveils new recruits amid storm

NIGEL Farage has announced that more than two dozen councillors across the country have defected to Reform UK, as he attempts to put a bust-up in his parliamentary ranks behind him.

1 min

I felt like I'd been gaslit for 14 years

SPORTS PRESENTER ANITA JONES SHARES HER ENDOMETRIOSIS ORDEAL WITH SARA KEENAN

4 mins

How invisible pollution may be damaging your health

EXPERTS OUTLINE THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS ON THE BODY. BY CAMILLA FOSTER

3 mins

Sit up and pay attention: How better posture aids wellbeing

Poor posture can cause pain, lead to falls and damage your health but there are ways to keep spines strong as we age, says Camilla Foster

1 min

Dog's skin cancer fear

My five-year-old crossbreed dog recently had a skin tumour removed from his head. The pathology report was melanoma, although my vet is hopeful of a cure because there were no malignant features reported. But I'm still worried.

2 mins

Spring into action

IT’S TIME TO TAKE UP HEALTHIER HABITS, SAYS SARA KEENAN

2 mins

Away with the Pharaohs

BRADLEY WALSH is like a super-keen schoolboy asking a million questions a minute on this tour of Ancient Egypt monuments.

1 min

My best is yet to come, says Rory after play-off victory

GOLF Rory Mcllroy believes the best golf of his career is yet to come after he celebrated St Patrick's Day by defeating JJ Spaun in a play-off to win a second Players Championship title.

1 min

Draper dreams of Grand Slam glory

JACK Draper believes he has plenty of room for improve- ment in pursuit of his “huge goal” of winning a Grand Slam title.

2 mins

The Ball is in YOUR court

NICK WON'T WAIT AROUND FOR INOUE WEIGHT MOVE

2 mins

No hanging around in bid to make stadium test events a success

THE next game at Everton's new stadium will end early with the club set to perform a test evacuation.

1 min

Cher on TARGET for more

STRIKER PLEASED MOYES GAVE HIM HIS CHANCE

1 min

I can't be sitting there with my face down

VAN DIJK READY TO EMBRACE SKIPPER'S ROLE IN REVIVING REDS

3 mins

PSG baffled by Van Dijk chat 'controversy'

PARIS Saint-Germain have firmly rejected theories that Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk's conversation with club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi at Anfield was related to a potential move as a free agent this summer.