Paul Philbin
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Paul Philbin
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· Nov 19
Why the Liverpool Echo has joined Bluesky and how to follow us
The official Liverpool ECHO account username is @liverpoolecho.co.uk
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An explainer from myself and @liamthorp.bsky.social on why @liverpoolecho.co.uk has joined Bluesky
Why the Liverpool Echo has joined Bluesky and how you can follow us 👇
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Why the Liverpool Echo has joined Bluesky and how you can follow us 👇
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Common sense finally prevails
Controversial Hillsborough Law vote pulled after backlash
Campaigners argued that the amendment on the table would allow those running the security services to decide whether to disclose information or not
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January 18, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Common sense finally prevails
Last summer I started playing padel & was hooked right away. Many others are in the same boat & I've been wondering why.
This week I played at Ignite Padel's Speke venue & spoke to Chris Watson and Tom Buck to try and find out why the sport is so popular.
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This week I played at Ignite Padel's Speke venue & spoke to Chris Watson and Tom Buck to try and find out why the sport is so popular.
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Lads would have been down the boozer but now they're here instead
Padel has grown in popularity in the city and I have become addicted to the sport
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January 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Last summer I started playing padel & was hooked right away. Many others are in the same boat & I've been wondering why.
This week I played at Ignite Padel's Speke venue & spoke to Chris Watson and Tom Buck to try and find out why the sport is so popular.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/wha...
This week I played at Ignite Padel's Speke venue & spoke to Chris Watson and Tom Buck to try and find out why the sport is so popular.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/wha...
Cricket was founded the year I was born.
It seems mad that in a matter of weeks it will no longer exist
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It seems mad that in a matter of weeks it will no longer exist
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Cricket set to close its doors in Liverpool's Metquarter within weeks
The fashion retailer has been a high street staple for decades
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January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Cricket was founded the year I was born.
It seems mad that in a matter of weeks it will no longer exist
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It seems mad that in a matter of weeks it will no longer exist
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Do you lose the dressing room/pavillion in cricket or is that just a football term?
December 26, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Do you lose the dressing room/pavillion in cricket or is that just a football term?
BREAKING: Four people, including one child, in hospital after serious crash on East Lancs Road
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Four people, including boy, 8, in hospital after crash on East Lancs
Police are urging people to avoid the area
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December 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
BREAKING: Four people, including one child, in hospital after serious crash on East Lancs Road
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www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Heartbreaking news to report this evening
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Man dies after being hit by car on Christmas Eve
Police have confirmed that a 55-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene
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December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Heartbreaking news to report this evening
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www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
BREAKING: Police have confirmed that the victim was a woman in her 80s
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Woman in hospital after being hit by bus in Liverpool city centre
Police have confirmed that the victim was a woman in her 80s
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December 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
BREAKING: Police have confirmed that the victim was a woman in her 80s
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Daniel Barr is remarkably blasé over his act of heroism, but what he did undoubtedly prevented further fans from being seriously injured and may well have saved lives @liverpoolecho.co.uk
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I stopped Paul Doyle's car then went for a pint with my brother
Daniel Barr heroically jumped into the back seat and yanked the parking brake on as scenes of carnage unfolded during Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade
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December 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Daniel Barr is remarkably blasé over his act of heroism, but what he did undoubtedly prevented further fans from being seriously injured and may well have saved lives @liverpoolecho.co.uk
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🚨 Paul Doyle sentencing is taking place now
Updates from @adameverett.bsky.social and @paddyedrich.bsky.social in court
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Updates from @adameverett.bsky.social and @paddyedrich.bsky.social in court
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December 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🚨 Paul Doyle sentencing is taking place now
Updates from @adameverett.bsky.social and @paddyedrich.bsky.social in court
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Updates from @adameverett.bsky.social and @paddyedrich.bsky.social in court
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BREAKING: Paul Doyle was jailed for biting off the ear of a sailor during a drunken brawl
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Paul Doyle bit sailor's ear off in pub
The 54-year-old amassed a string of convictions more than 30 years before he ploughed his car into 134 fans at Liverpool FC's Premier League title parade
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December 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
BREAKING: Paul Doyle was jailed for biting off the ear of a sailor during a drunken brawl
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Fascinating to talk to Lord Heseltine for an in-depth chat about how his visit to Liverpool after the Toxteth riots in 1981 changed his career and his life.
He also slammed Farage and any Conservative following his "populist, prejudiced' playbook
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He also slammed Farage and any Conservative following his "populist, prejudiced' playbook
This is a subscriber only piece 👇
Heseltine: Three days in Liverpool changed me forever
The former deputy prime minister on our city, Nigel Farage and a warning to the Tories
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December 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Fascinating to talk to Lord Heseltine for an in-depth chat about how his visit to Liverpool after the Toxteth riots in 1981 changed his career and his life.
He also slammed Farage and any Conservative following his "populist, prejudiced' playbook
This is a subscriber only piece 👇
He also slammed Farage and any Conservative following his "populist, prejudiced' playbook
This is a subscriber only piece 👇
Reposted by Paul Philbin
Ketamine is an increasing public health concern in cities like Liverpool. There are growing reports of very young people suffering with debilitating impacts after heavy use of the drug. I delved into the growing crisis in the city for this premium long-read.
Cheap deals, lies and a spiralling health crisis in our city
Liverpool tackled its 1980s heroin epidemic but a new crisis is taking hold, fuelled by criminal gangs, misinformation and social media
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December 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Ketamine is an increasing public health concern in cities like Liverpool. There are growing reports of very young people suffering with debilitating impacts after heavy use of the drug. I delved into the growing crisis in the city for this premium long-read.
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Our journalists on Bluesky
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December 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Our journalists on Bluesky
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@liverpoolecho.co.uk launched its premium service yesterday. Great read here from @liamthorp.bsky.social on how Liverpool changed Michael Heseltine
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Heseltine: Three days in Liverpool changed me forever
The former deputy prime minister on our city, Nigel Farage and a warning to the Tories
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December 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
@liverpoolecho.co.uk launched its premium service yesterday. Great read here from @liamthorp.bsky.social on how Liverpool changed Michael Heseltine
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Simon Heffer's appointment will cause outrage in this city and add to calls to abolish the second chamber, writes @liamthorp.bsky.social
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An insult to Liverpool and a sign of a system that's broken
Simon Heffer's appointment will cause outrage in this city and add to calls to abolish the second chamber, writes Liam Thorp
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December 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Simon Heffer's appointment will cause outrage in this city and add to calls to abolish the second chamber, writes @liamthorp.bsky.social
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The life and startling times of Beatle John
A genius who was just starting over...
A genius who was just starting over...
December 8, 2024 at 2:19 PM
The life and startling times of Beatle John
A genius who was just starting over...
A genius who was just starting over...
Huge breaking news from @ptgorst.bsky.social this evening
Mohamed Salah sensationally claims he's "being thrown under the bus" by Liverpool as the Egypt star declared that his relationship with head coach Arne Slot has completely broken down.
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Mohamed Salah sensationally claims he's "being thrown under the bus" by Liverpool as the Egypt star declared that his relationship with head coach Arne Slot has completely broken down.
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Salah drops Liverpool exit bombshell and says next week may be final Reds game
Mohamed Salah has remarkably stated that next week's clash with Brighton could be his last match at Liverpool
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December 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Huge breaking news from @ptgorst.bsky.social this evening
Mohamed Salah sensationally claims he's "being thrown under the bus" by Liverpool as the Egypt star declared that his relationship with head coach Arne Slot has completely broken down.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footba...
Mohamed Salah sensationally claims he's "being thrown under the bus" by Liverpool as the Egypt star declared that his relationship with head coach Arne Slot has completely broken down.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Calls for Norman Bettison to be stripped of knighthood after new Hillsborough report
Calls for Norman Bettison to be stripped of knighthood
Former chief constable would have gross misconduct case to answer over Hillsborough if he were serving today, new report finds
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Calls for Norman Bettison to be stripped of knighthood after new Hillsborough report
Reposted by Paul Philbin
Report reveals which former South Yorkshire and West Midlands Police officers would face disciplinary proceedings
13 ex-police officers who would face Hillsborough misconduct cases
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December 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Report reveals which former South Yorkshire and West Midlands Police officers would face disciplinary proceedings
Reposted by Paul Philbin
Former chief constable would have gross misconduct case to answer over Hillsborough if he were serving today, new report finds
Calls for Norman Bettison to be stripped of knighthood
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Former chief constable would have gross misconduct case to answer over Hillsborough if he were serving today, new report finds
I reckon I've heard the lyrics 'Once bitten and twice shy' at least 54 times in the past couple of weeks.
54 times too many on November 24.
54 times too many on November 24.
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I reckon I've heard the lyrics 'Once bitten and twice shy' at least 54 times in the past couple of weeks.
54 times too many on November 24.
54 times too many on November 24.
Heartbreaking.
Kalaivani was 25 weeks pregnant when she suddenly collapsed at her home.
The twins she was carrying also sadly died.
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Kalaivani was 25 weeks pregnant when she suddenly collapsed at her home.
The twins she was carrying also sadly died.
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Pregnant woman who died pictured as family issue tribute
Kalaivani Balakrishnan was described as "kind-hearted" by her family
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November 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Heartbreaking.
Kalaivani was 25 weeks pregnant when she suddenly collapsed at her home.
The twins she was carrying also sadly died.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Kalaivani was 25 weeks pregnant when she suddenly collapsed at her home.
The twins she was carrying also sadly died.
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"Everyone was pushing and screaming in total panic"
'Scared' families flee from pub 'crying and screaming' after fire
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November 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"Everyone was pushing and screaming in total panic"
Had my say on Trent Alexander-Arnold's mural being vandalised.
Express your opinions in a different way, don't deface something that is at the heart of a community and shows support for something that is sadly a vital necessity for so many.
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Express your opinions in a different way, don't deface something that is at the heart of a community and shows support for something that is sadly a vital necessity for so many.
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You can voice your opinion, but what happened in Anfield is disgraceful
Residents in Anfield woke up to see part of their road had been vandalised
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November 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Had my say on Trent Alexander-Arnold's mural being vandalised.
Express your opinions in a different way, don't deface something that is at the heart of a community and shows support for something that is sadly a vital necessity for so many.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Express your opinions in a different way, don't deface something that is at the heart of a community and shows support for something that is sadly a vital necessity for so many.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...