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A green road sign with white writing spelling out Johnson Avenue, with a grassy area, a grey car and sem-detached houses in the backdrop

Mum prised dog's jaw off son's leg during attack

The woman said the two boys, aged two and three, are expected to make a full recovery.

A light brown wooden window blind

'Aggressive' blind twitching exposes cannabis farm

A man is arrested after a blind's movement leads police to a 200-plant farm in a Prescot property.

Layla Allen, 13, who has wavy blonde hair, stands in front of a wooden fence wearing her black school blazer over a grey jumper and white shirt, with a blue and black tie, and smiles at the camera.

Girl, 13, with 'passion for TikTok' killed in fire

Layla Allen was described as a "shining light" in the lives of those who knew her.

A teddy bear, flowers and a fairy doll with wings are among the tributes left on the pavement outside the house.

Girl killed in house fire named in school tribute

A teddy bear and flowers are among tributes left outside the scene of the fire.

Flowers and police tape at the fire scene

Girl, 13, killed in blaze as seven others escape

Police and firefighters say two adults and five children survived the fire.

Lenny Scott, who has brown eyes, shaven head and ginger beard and is wearing a navy blue puffer coat and grey t-shirt.

Dad shot dead 'will never be forgotten'

Lenny Scott's family says it has been a year of "overwhelming sadness and heartbreak".

Medical staff in a hospital ward

Patients facing two-day waits in A&E

Patients in A&E at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital are facing waits of up to 50 hours.

A view of the white Picture Palace from the street with its red doors and windows

Ex-cinema shut for 67 years is restored

The former Picture Palace has been restored as part of Knowsley Council's regeneration of Prescot.

Laura Higginson with her arm round her two smiling children

Mum's death not down to hospital overdose - coroner

Laura Higginson, 30, was overdosed with paracetamol in hospital and died days later in April 2017.