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Liverpool toddler James Bulger's killers not intrinsically evil, says Ed Balls

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:42:00 GMT

LIVERPOOL toddler James Bulger's killers were not "intrinsically evil", Ed Balls has said, as he waded into the row over trying youngsters in adult courts.

Sick messages about James Bulger posted on Facebook

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:45:00 GMT

POLICE launched an investigation after sick references to the murder of toddler James Bulger appeared on a social networking site.

Denise Fergus meets Jack Straw over Jon Venables' detention

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:50:00 GMT

THE mum of murdered tot James Bulger held a “cordial” meeting with Justice Secretary Jack Straw.

Denise Fergus, mother of murdered Liverpool toddler James Bulger, calls for court order protecting Jon Venables' identity to be challenged

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT

JAMES Bulger’s mother has said the court order protecting the identity of one of her son’s killers should be challenged.

Liverpool gang jailed for at least 123 years over David Garrity shooting

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

MEMBERS of a gun-toting gang who blasted an unarmed cyclist from point-blank range were told they must spend at least 123 years behind bars.

Coulter Liverpool gang who ruled their turf through fear

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:55:00 GMT

VIOLENT drug dealers who ruled their turf through fear murdered a Liverpool dad to wreak revenge on their rivals.

Bootle man arrested on drugs charges after 10 years on the run

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT

TEN years after a warrant was issued for his arrest, police officers in Bootle have tracked down a suspected drug dealer.

Formby council tax payers face extra £40 per year on their bills

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:40:00 GMT

SEFTON Council Labour Group leader Peter Dowd claims South Sefton is suffering while Lib Dem and Tory members play what he calls party politics in Southport.

Rival sides take on world record for longest football game

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT

BOOTLE footballers are expected to join in with a world record attempt for the longest continuous game of five-a-side.

Big Bootle bikeathon for Sport Relief

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

RIDING your bike is normally banned in Bootle’s Strand shopping centre, but as the Sport Relief cycles are fixed to the floor the management is making an exception.

Bootle schools with a ‘growing’ interest in the environment

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MERSEYTRAVEL is recruiting ‘railway children’ from Bootle to brighten up our stations – and increase their awareness of the environment.

Liverpool’s homeless games to take place in September

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AN “OLYMPIC Games” for homeless people will be held in Liverpool this year.

First look at new state-of-the-art Litherland High School

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MUSIC instead of a school bell and walls that come alive are just some of the design features of Sefton’s new £24m state-of-the-art school.

The Liverpool killers who ruled their turf through fear

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

VIOLENT drug dealers who ruled their turf through fear murdered a Liverpool dad to wreak revenge on their rivals.

Man throws himself in front of rush hour bus

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A MAN was in a critical condition in hospital today after apparently throwing himself in front of a rush-hour bus.

David Garrity shooting gang jailed for 123 years at Liverpool Crown Court

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:50:00 GMT

A GUN-TOTING gang who shot an unarmed cyclist will spend a minimum of 123 years behind bars.

Three fire crews called out as fire rips through derelict houses in Bootle

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:55:00 GMT

FOUR terraced houses went up in flames in the early hours of this morning.

Liverpool toddler James Bulger's killer, Jon Venables, 'accused of sex crime'

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:33:00 GMT

James Bulger killer Jon Venables was taken back into custody after he was accused of committing a sex crime, it was reported today.

Jurors retire to consider verdicts in Bootle drive-by shooting case

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

JURORS have retired to consider their verdicts in the case of four men accused of murdering a cyclist in a drive-by shooting.

Gordon Brown backs decision to keep details of Liverpool toddler James Bulger's killer Jon Venables case secret

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE Prime Minister has backed his government’s controversial decision to keep details of child killer Jon Venables’s return to prison secret.