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Street robber jailed for seven years after strangling man and stealing £6,000 outside Liverpool bank

A PROLIFIC street robber was jailed for seven years after strangling a man outside a Liverpool bank and stealing £6,000.Read

Pictures of the month

January pictures of the month - vote for your favourite

THE Liverpool Echo and Post photographers have picked their favourite pictures of the month for January - now it's your turn to decide which is your favourite.Read

Joe Anderson

New Liverpool mayor role could unlock £1bn funding for city, says council report

THE new Liverpool elected mayor's role could unlock up to £1bn of funding for the city, as a huge shake up of Liverpool council would see a mayor’s development corporation created.Read

New Mersey leisure scheme

Ford may leave Liverpool after Speke £30m New Mersey leisure scheme plans approved by council

CAR giant Ford may pull out of its Liverpool base after plans to build a £30m leisure park near its Speke headquarters were approved by Liverpool Council.Read

Double vote of no confidence in Wirral council leader Steve Foulkes

WIRRAL Council is facing another leadership battle after the Tories and Liberal Democrats called for votes of no confidence in the council's Labour leader Steve Foulkes.Read

Everyman Theatre, redevelopment, Liverpool

Construction begins on new Liverpool Everyman as theatre announces fundraising appeal (VIDEO)

CONSTRUCTION work on the new Everyman began today as the theatre announced a new fundraising appeal.Read

The World In Pictures, January 31 2012: Britannia re-opens, fire clean-up in America and New York ballet

WELCOME to the World In Pictures for January 31, 2012 - a collection of images taken across the globe in the last 24 hours.Read

Rod Holmes

Liverpool Local Enterprise Partnership in chaos over merger confusion

CONFUSION over merger plans means Liverpool's new Local Enterprise Partnership is in chaos – before it has even started to operate.Read

Liverpool Council to hold vote on new mayor role

LIVERPOOL council will hold a historic vote on having a directly elected mayor next week.Read

NHS medic Territorial Army

Merseyside doctors and nurses given heroes' welcome after Afghanistan service (PICTURES/VIDEO)

NHS medics serving in Afghanistan arrived home to Liverpool for an emotional reunion with their families.Read

2,000 Merseyside families threatened with losing homes

ALMOST 2,000 Merseyside families were threatened with losing their homes between January and September last year.Read

Gary Speed

Inquest rules 'not enough evidence' to say Gary Speed death was suicide

AN INQUEST has ruled that there is not enough evidence to say that Gary Speed committed suicide.Read

Coleen Rooney, wife of footballer Wayne Rooney

Two men jailed over Coleen Rooney blackmail plot

TWO men have been jailed for a total of three years and eight months after they tried to blackmail Coleen Rooney over digital camera photos of her son.Read

Steve Buscemi

The World In Pictures, January 30 2012: Steve Buscemi, cute meerkats, high diving and more

Today's collection includes Steve Buscemi winning at the Screen Actors Guild awards, Novak Djokavic with his Australian Open trophy, a chemical clean-up in China and meerkats huddling together against the rain.Read

Nick Clegg

Liverpool Council cross-party demand to Nick Clegg to visit city and see Government cuts damage for himself

LIVERPOOL council Labour, Liberal Democrat, Liberal and Green party politicians have jointly written to Nick Clegg calling on him to visit Liverpool and see for himself the damage being caused by government spending cuts.Read

Baggage handler strike at Liverpool John Lennon Airport

GMB head for courts in Servisair John Lennon Airport baggage handler dispute

GMB UNION bosses today said they would be heading for the courts in the bitter Servisair redundancy strike at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.Read

Trevor Evans

West Kirby grammar school criticised for expelling sex claim pupil after decision is overturned

WEST Kirby grammar school has been blasted for expelling a student over “malicious” claims he and his girlfriend engaged in sexual activity inside a storeroom and pupil toilet.Read

Doctor pays Alder Hey hospital £10,000 after abandoned legal challenge

A DOCTOR was ordered to pay Alder Hey £10,000 after he launched a legal battle against the Liverpool hospital.Read

Anfield

Police arrest man over alleged racist gesture at Liverpool FC v Man United game

A MAN has been arrested over an alleged racist gesture made during Liverpool FC's FA Cup game against Manchester United at Anfield.Read

The twitter picture allegedly showing a man racially abusing a player at Liverpool FC vs Manchester United

Twitter pictures sparks Merseyside Police alleged racism investigation after Liverpool FC vs Manchester United FA Cup game

AN INVESTIGATION was today underway after a football fan allegedly made a racist gesture at Liverpool FC's home match against Manchester United.Read