Patrick Edrich

The drug operation was led by "kingpin" Terence Earle and his cousin Stephen, who worked with Scottish arm of gang Colin Wright

Liam MacDonald's own barrister said there was a level of "ineptitude" when it came to his offending

Hundreds of kilograms of drugs were kept there

Drug dealer Lee Harrison was arrested by police officers less than two miles away from where Julie Dale was talking about her murdered daughter.

Harrison lied to Julie Dale and refused to help police with their investigations after Ashley was murdered by drug dealers targeting him

James Ryan has been in a detention centre for the past seven months but his family hasn't even been able to speak to him on the phone

Elle Edwards was shot outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey - her dad told the ECHO this month "we'll get through Christmas and then it's a new year"

The dad of Elle Edwards says "there will always be a place at our table for her" as her family marks the second anniversary since she was murdered.

Patrick Gibbons is in a coma at The Walton Centre following the assault on Friday night

A "lovely lad" collapsed on his bedroom floor after he was assaulted outside a pub on County Road while celebrating passing his work training.