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'The chickens have come home to roost' after 'decades of neglect'
There were calls for action after it was revealed another day centre had to put out buckets when it rained

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BBC set to launch 'gripping' new drama series this weekend
Casualty will air a twelve-part miniseries on BBC iPlayer


EuroMillions jackpot rolls over again as nobody wins £208m prize
There were no winners from Tuesday's draw, meaning the biggest ever lottery prize will roll over to Friday

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ITV Coronation Street's Jack P. Shepherd 'completely blown away' after losing at British Soap Awards
The David Platt actor was nominated for Best Comedy Performance


BBC EastEnders star Charlie Brooks supported as she shares 'joys of unemployment'
The actress is best known for her role as Janine Butcher in EastEnders


Man and woman injured after being hit by car in city centre
The road was closed while emergency services dealt with the incident


Man found with vile images of children thanks judge as he walks free from court
Officers came knocking at the door of the 'socially isolated loner' because of his online activities


Trains stopped as emergency services 'dealing with incident' on line
All trains have been suspended between Southport and Wigan


'There were all sorts of rumours going around - I couldn't go the pub due to the embarrassment'
Mark Wildblood returned to Merseyside for a better life for his family, but it quickly fell apart


'Wonderful' woman, 22, was 'inspiration to all who knew her'
Tributes have been made to the young paralegal who died earlier this year


ITV Emmerdale star makes major career move after soap exit and fans are 'excited'
Roxy Shahidi played Leyla Harding in the fictional Yorkshire village


ITV The Chase fans fume just moments into episode as 'evening ruined'
Viewers all said the same thing seconds into the broadcast


What mum did after her 'whole world fell apart'
Jacqui Johnson was "living her best life" when she was given devastating news


Winning EuroMillions numbers tonight: Full National Lottery results on Tuesday, June 10 £208m jackpot
A lucky winner could land the highest ever jackpot in the Euromillions tonight


£10m legacy gardens launched by families of Southport attack victims after meeting with Keir Starmer
The gardens will be a permanent memorial to Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar


'It is time for the nation to say thank you to every family affected' - Prime Minister's letter to the people of Southport
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has written a letter to the people of Southport


'Major changes' coming to roads around town's waterfront
The plans "would allow people to make a choice" about how they can get around


Amika deserved to live out her twilight years peacefully, not die in such an horrific way
Ron Jones was walking his labradoodle Amika when she was fatally attacked by a bull terrier type dog


Coroner says 'I'm not often shocked' as new facts in Alex Eastwood case revealed
There were "no guidelines for health and safety" at the kickboxing match that led to Alex's death


M56 closed after three-car crash
The crash caused severe delays
