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Police use Taser stun-gun 66 times in six months on streets of Merseyside

DRUNKS outside pubs and bars, violent crooks and those threatening to self-harm have all found themselves staring down the end of a Taser on Merseyside.Read

Merseyside police bosses rubberstamp recruitment freeze

POLICE numbers in Merseyside are set to drop by 240 this year after the force’s top brass rubber-stamped a recruitment freeze until at least next April.Read

Merseyside police bosses rubberstamp recruitment freeze

POLICE numbers in Merseyside are set to drop by 240 this year after the force’s top brass rubber-stamped a recruitment freeze until at least next April.Read

Wirral killer Gary Finlay loses appeal against 25-year prison sentence

THE man who murdered a Merseyside dad in the street and left his son critically injured will serve all of his 25 years in prison.Read

Jailbird who masterminded grenade attack against Southport businessman has jail term extended

A JAILBIRD who orchestrated a planned grenade attack on a Southport businessman from inside his cell will serve extra time behind bars.Read

Fury of widow after killer appeals against his sentence

A GRIEVING family have called for a change in the law as the man who murdered a devoted dad prepared to appeal his sentence.Read

Men jailed over plot against Sefton businessman after leaving grenade outside home of Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish

TWO men were jailed over a plot against a Sefton businessman in which a live hand grenade was left outside the home of Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish.Read

Kenny Dalglish hand grenade plot organised from prison, Liverpool crown court hears

A PLOT to attack a Merseyside businessman that ended with the home of LFC legend Kenny Dalglish surrounded by the bomb squad was orchestrated by a convict from inside prison.Read

Merseyside Police pay out £6m in compensation over last four years

POLICE on Merseyside paid out more than £6million in compensation for crashes, slips and assaults by officers over the past four years.Read

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Four years jail for teen Shorrocks Hill firebomber

A TEENAGER was locked up for four years over an arson attack that saw a Formby country club reduced to cinders.Read

Teen pleads guilty to Shorrocks Hill arson

A TEENAGER claimed he was paid £500 to cause £1m damage to a Formby country club.Read

Liverpool FC's Steven Gerrard's relief at being cleared of affray

LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard said he was looking forward to concentrating on matters on the pitch after being acquitted of unjustly attacking a businessman in a bar brawl.Read

Prosecuting lawyer gives his verdict on the Steven Gerrard case

THE Liverpool jury which cleared Steven Gerrard of affray had “strong” evidence for doing so, according to the top prosecutor who lost the case.Read

Steven Gerrard in court over alleged Southport brawl

LIVERPOOL star Steven Gerrard "totally lost it" during a nightclub brawl punching a dad-of-two with the "style and speed of a professional boxer rather than a professional footballer", a court heard yesterday.Read

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Police probe firebomb attack on house

POLICE are investigating an arson attack on a property in Litherland thought to be linked to businessman Terry Riley.Read

Graham McKenna

Family of Formby trainer ends silence on what would have been his birthday

GRAHAM McKenna’s family should be putting up balloons today and watching him blow out the candles on the cake as he celebrated his 46th birthday.Read

Barry McGuinness, Peter Higham

Pair charged with impersonating firefighters in 9/11 scam

TWO men face a string of charges over allegations they posed as firefighters collecting equipment for 9/11 heroes.Read

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