Bootle

Man takes part in TV show after listening to nan's advice

Sean Heath, who cared for his grandmother, says she urged him to apply for ITV's new adventure show.

Alexandra Power "had a direct impact" on criminal investigations police said.

Merseyside Police appeals for anyone who witnessed the "shocking incident" to come forward.

The Merseyside town north of Liverpool is looking to be crowned the UK's first Town of Culture.

Nimalarajah Mathiyaparanam had been "angry" he had not been invited to a family event, the court hears.

Nimalarajah Mathiyaparanam stabbed Nilani Nimalarajah 18 times in Bootle in June, the court hears.

Nimalarajah Mathiyaparanam, 47, denies murdering shopkeeper Nilani Nimalarajah, 44, in Bootle in June.

Jon Venables, 10 when he killed James Bulger in 1993, failed in a previous bid for parole in 2023.

Families have been left fed up with huge piles of fly-tipping "on an industrial scale".

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