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BIZARRE: Kirkby - What They Never Told You

Outrage over misspelling of town’s name on roads

Several markings spell town’s name ‘Kirby’ rather than ‘Kirkby’

The Independent UK

‘Just a mixed-race kid from Kirkby’: Stephen Graham’s powerful Emmys speech steals show

Stephen Graham said he was "just a mixed-race kid from Kirkby" as he gave an emotional acceptance speech for his lead limited series actor Emmy honouring his Adolescence performance.

The Independent UK

‘We’ve been left in this mess’: residents of condemned Merseyside blocks face eviction

Fire risk at neighbouring Kirkby buildings means 24-hour safety watch is only way to protect residents – but it may end any day

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Boy, 14, charged with attempted murder after two teenagers stabbed

Police are continuing their investigation into the incident which happened on Wednesday evening in Kirkby, Merseyside.

The Independent UK

Suspect's Brutal Prison Beating Follows Naming His Gunman Co-defendant

At Liverpool Crown Court, murder suspect Connor Walsh is facing intense scrutiny as his testimony reveals a turbulent series of events both inside and outside the prison.

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The week in TV: Ludwig; Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins; Apples Never Fall; Surviving October 7; Small Town, Big Riot – review

David Mitchell turns sleuth in an amiable comedy thriller; Rachel Johnson gets the boot camp treatment; Annette Bening leads a stodgy mystery; and searing documentaries tackle Hamas atrocities and Kirkby disorder

The Guardian - UK

Small Town, Big Riot review – a jaw-dropping documentary that says the unsayable

Why do racist riots keep breaking out in the UK? Mobeen Azhar investigates a nasty standoff in Kirkby between raging local people and refugees. What he reveals is grim, cathartic and supremely depressing

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TV tonight: a brave documentary about the 2023 Kirkby riots

Journalist Mobeen Azhar’s gripping but bleak investigation. Plus: Mozart sticks two fingers up to the establishment. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Police name man shot dead in Merseyside as Rikki Berry, 36

Officers appeal for witnesses after 20-year-old man arrested at the scene in Kirkby on suspicion of murder

The Guardian - UK

Protesters shouted ‘get them out’ at Merseyside asylum seeker hotel, court told

Police vehicles torched and officers injured in far-right protest outside hotel housing asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool handed quadruple injury boost before Man City showdown as key stars return

Ibrahima Konate, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones and Joe Gomez all trained at Kirkby on Thursday

Evening Standard

Liverpool mayor ‘bucking the trend’ as new train station opens

Headbolt Lane station in Kirkby, Merseyside, will be the first to be served by Merseyrail’s publicly-owned, battery-powered trains.

The Independent UK

Family’s tribute after Everton fan dies during construction work at new stadium

Michael Jones, 26, from Kirkby, Merseyside, died on Monday after being injured at Bramley-Moore Dock in Liverpool.

The Independent UK

£1.6m works to start on Kirkby building which could become inflatable play park

The council said the work is needed to let out the huge vacant town centre building

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Dad saved his son's life with CPR after he was born in bedroom 10 weeks early

Franny Briggs sprang into action and gave tiny Bobby CPR after mum Jemma went into unexpected labour on the floor of their bathroom at their home in Kirkby, Merseyside

Liverpool Echo

Merseyrail users to face 'real problems' as new Kirkby station causes disruption

There will be no trains on the Kirkby line for eight days next month

Liverpool Echo

Merseyrail announces dates when no trains will run on line into Liverpool Central

Rail replacement bus services will run on the line for over a week

Liverpool Echo

Suspects named after car full of 'cocaine' stopped on M58

Three people have been charged with drug supply offences

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Liverpool Echo

15 people who are banned from B&M, Home Bargains and other shops across Merseyside

The criminals are not allowed to enter shopping areas including Liverpool ONE, Edge Lane Retail and Kirkby Town Centre

Liverpool Echo

Driver crashes into man and then drops him off at house in Kirkby

The female driver is wanted by police to help with their enquiries into the crash

Nottingham Post

'Attractive' 196-home Kirkby-in-Ashfield plan set to be approved in area with 'serious' housing need

The project would be on the site of a farm

Daily Mirror

Horror as mum and dad killed in car crash while on the way to Father's Day meal

Marie and Alfred Grugel, from Kirkby, were on their way to a pub lunch with their daughter when their Vauxhall Corsa collided with a Ford Mondeo, killing both

The Independent UK

Liverpool buy back their former Melwood training ground for women’s team to use

The men’s first team vacated the site in West Derby in the city in November 2020 for a new build at their existing academy base in Kirkby.

Liverpool Echo

Call the police if you see this man in Kirkby town centre

David Anthony Wilson has been banned from two areas for shoplifting

Liverpool Echo

New Merseyrail train fleet hit by more faults and problems

Rail operator accepts that "varied" faults are leading to cancellations and the re-introduction of old services on fully operational new fleet lines

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