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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Remy Greasley

Our Liverpool: Birkenhead comes out in force for Paul O'Grady

Hello and welcome to Our Liverpool.

In case you missed it, as Paul O'Grady was laid to rest in Kent yesterday afternoon as dozens of mourning fans and dog lovers gathered in Birkenhead to celebrate the life of the TV star who was born in the town. Mourners brought their dogs along for the joyous event dedicated to the For the Love of Dogs star.

They also broke out into their own version of "Who Let the Dogs Out," caught on video which is definitely worth a watch. As many said when they saw it, Paul would've loved it.

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Mum 'gutted' as scammer 'laughs' at her after £120 LFC ticket con

Carley Johnson was "gutted" after being scammed out of £120 as she tried to buy her son tickets for his first ever Liverpool FC game. The mum, 32, said her son Tyler watches every game on TV and was wanting to surprise him when she found man offering tickets for £60 each on Facebook.

After she paid him, the scammer stopped replying before she sent him a picture of a man laughing.

Man who watched knife murder then threatened to 'stab up' ex girlfriend

A man who previously witnessed somebody being killed with a knife, drunkenly brandished one at members of the public. Michael Binsteed, 33, asked his mum to drive him to the social club where she was out with her friends, before he tried to get her into the car.

Members of the public came to her assistance and it was then he pointed a knife at her and others, saying he would "stab them up"

People rushed to help schoolboy, 10, hit by car

Yesterday police officers arrived at Abington Road after reports to find a 10-year-old boy had been hit. Eyewitnesses said they heard a "massive thud sound" before a "load of commotion" in the street, before they saw one person giving the boy CPR.

Around a dozen police cars were at the scene and officers cordoned off the road, and an investigation is now underway into the incident.

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