A High Court judge ordered child-killer Axel Rudakubana to be removed from the dock as the full horror of the “sadistic” murders of three children in Southport were outlined. Liverpool Crown Court was ...

The Government has accepted mayor Andy Burnham’s proposals for greater investment instead of a clean air charging zone in Greater Manchester.

The Amazon driver who delivered the knife used in the Southport murders handed the package to an adult who was “visibly over 25 years old”, the retailer has said.