Good morning, these are the latest ECHO headlines today.
Death of 'beautiful' and 'kind' mum of 10 prompts flood of tributes
Tributes have flooded in for a "beautiful" and "kind" mum of 10 who died with covid.
Sharon Winsper, from Seaforth, thought she had a bad cold when she first fell ill in October.
But when she started struggling to breathe Sharon was rushed to Aintree Hospital where she was put into a coma after testing positive for Covid-19.
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Daughter Kerry Read said her mum appeared to be recovering until she caught an infection and pneumonia and her condition "declined overnight."
Sharon sadly died on December 9 with her family by her bedside. Read the full tribute here.
RAF veteran 'didn't think child rape cartoons were illegal'
An RAF veteran caught with child rape and sadism cartoons claimed he didn't think they were illegal.
Gordon Hughes downloaded hundreds of banned pictures, portraying children as young as two being sexually abused.
Among his "loathsome" collection were said to be "lifelike images" involving "sadism" and molestation of naked boys.
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But the 72-year-old denied he was a paedophile and said he couldn't remember why he downloaded them.
He walked free from court and because of his type of sentence, won't have to sign on the Sex Offenders Register.
Read the full story from our court reporter here.
Police incident sparks large emergency services presence outside pub
A police incident in St Helens has sparked a large emergency services presence outside a pub.
Police officers and a cordon was pictured on Hard Lane in outside The Windle pub on Wednesday.
It is believed the incident took place at around 9.15pm and a heavy police presence is at the scene.
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Images taken at the scene show dozens of police vehicles, a number of unmarked cars and around nine police officers.
A cordon is also in place at the top and bottom of the road, alongside a road closed sign.
Merseyside Police was approached for a statement regarding this incident. Read more here.
