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John Lennon's Long-Hidden School Desk Resurfaces

School finally embraces Beatle roots after decades of denial

(Newser) - John Lennon's school desk—once tucked away in an attic to keep the "nuisance" Beatle's memory at bay—has emerged from the shadows at Liverpool's Quarry Bank School, now known as The Calderstones School. The desk, which spent decades in hiding, will soon take a...

Soccer Star Killed in Crash Days After Wedding
Soccer Star Likely Speeding
Before Fatal Crash
UPDATED
Jul 8, 2025 2:56 PM CDT

Soccer Star Likely Speeding Before Fatal Crash

Diogo Jota was killed in Spain days after his wedding, along with his brother

(Newser) - A preliminary investigation into the crash that killed soccer star Diogo Jota and his brother last week in Spain suggests that Jota was driving the Lamborghini when it crashed—and he was probably speeding at the time, reports the BBC . "Everything also points to a possible excessive speed beyond...

What We Know About the Liverpool Parade Crash
Prosecutors Announce
Charges in Liverpool Crash
updated
May 29, 2025 6:20 PM CDT

Prosecutors Announce Charges in Liverpool Crash

Charges against Paul Doyle include 'unlawful and malicious wounding with intent'

(Newser) - The suspect who allegedly drove a minivan into a crowd at a parade celebrating Liverpool's soccer championship has been charged with several crimes, UK prosecutors said Thursday. Paul Doyle, 53, faces counts including causing and attempting to cause unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with intent, dangerous driving, and...

In Wake of Liverpool Crash, Police Did Something Different

Washington Post reports they quickly shared biographical details of the suspect

(Newser) - Within 90 minutes of posting on X that they were responding to reports of an RTC (that's road traffic collision) in Liverpool city center, Merseyside Police followed up with this on X :
  • "We can confirm that the man arrested is a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool
...

Car Plows Into Liverpool Fans After Victory Parade

It was 'clearly deliberate,' witness reports, though police say it's not being investigated as terrorism

(Newser) - In what a witness says appeared to be a "clearly deliberate" act—though police said they don't suspect terrorism—a driver plowed into a crowd of people celebrating Liverpool's English Premier League title on Monday. First responders said 27 injured people were taken to hospitals and another...

He Spent 38 Years in UK Prison for Murder He Didn't Commit

'I am not angry, I am not bitter,' Peter Sullivan says

(Newser) - A man who spent nearly four decades in a British prison in the killing of a barmaid said he was not angry or bitter Tuesday as his murder conviction was overturned and he was released after being exonerated by DNA evidence. Peter Sullivan put his hand over his mouth and...

After 47 Years, Man Returns Penny Lane Sign to Liverpool

Sign stolen by drunk students is now in Beatles museum

(Newser) - A piece of Liverpool history is now in the city's Beatles Story museum almost half a century after it was stolen by a group of drunk university students. The museum says a Penny Lane street sign was sent to the museum by a man who admitted he was part...

Soccer Star's Kidnapped Father Is Released

Members of Colombian guerrilla group had abducted father of Liverpool striker Luis Diaz

(Newser) - The father of a prominent pro soccer player has been released by kidnappers 12 days after his abduction in Colombia by members of the guerrilla group National Liberation Army. The Colombian government announced the news about the father of Liverpool striker Luis Diaz on Thursday, per the AP . The kidnapping...

Pilot Tells Passengers Plane Is Too Heavy: 'There Are So Many of You'

Captain of easyJet flight asks for volunteers to make the load lighter so it can take off

(Newser) - It wasn't that the pilot was suggesting that any individual passengers were too heavy, but as a group, and when you add in luggage, and then consider the weather conditions for takeoff, and the length of the runway, it would just be best if some of them just got...

Rival Deals Historic Defeat to Manchester United
Mighty United Suffers
Historic Rout
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Mar 5, 2023 3:05 PM CST

Mighty United Suffers Historic Rout

Liverpool's 7-0 victory is its biggest ever over rival

(Newser) - A week after winning the League Cup, Manchester United experienced its heaviest defeat ever in the Premier League and the club's joint worst loss in all competitions on Sunday, when Liverpool won in a stunning 7-0 rout. Liverpool put just eight shots on target, the AP reports, and six...

G7 Warns Russia to Stand Down
De-Escalate,
G7 Tells
Russia
Dec 12, 2021 9:35 AM CST

De-Escalate, G7 Tells Russia

Foreign ministers condemn military buildup at Ukraine border

(Newser) - The Group of Seven economic powers told Russia on Sunday to "de-escalate" its military buildup near the Ukrainian border, warning that an invasion would inflict severe economic pain on Moscow. G7 foreign ministers, joined by the European Union's foreign affairs chief, issued a joint statement declaring themselves "...

Portrait of Liverpool Taxi Bomber Begins to Emerge

Police believe passenger Emad Al Swealmeen built the bomb

(Newser) - British police released four men who were arrested under terrorism laws while detectives investigate a homemade bomb explosion in a Liverpool taxi and work to understand the motives of the suspected bomber, who died in the blast. Police have named the bomber as 32-year-old Emad Al Swealmeen, who came to...

Cabbie in UK Bombing Being Praised as Hero

Liverpool mayor says David Perry, who survived, locked vehicle's doors on bomber

(Newser) - The UK has raised its terror level threat after Sunday's explosion in Liverpool as authorities work to suss out what happened. Authorities say one person—the bomber—was killed when an explosive device detonated in a taxi cab outside the city's Women's Hospital, reports the Guardian . One...

Taxi Blast Kills 1 at Liverpool Hospital
Taxi Explodes
at Liverpool Hospital
UPDATED
Nov 14, 2021 4:59 PM CST

Taxi Explodes at Liverpool Hospital

Counterterrorism police lead investigation

(Newser) - Update: Three men were arrested under the Terrorism Act in connection with the incident that investigators initially thought might have been an accident. The men, 21, 26, and 29, were not identified by police.

A 1989 Soccer Tragedy Claims One More Victim

55-year-old dies in Britain from injuries suffered in crush of fans decades ago; death toll now 97

(Newser) - A British man who died 32 years after being caught in a crush of soccer fans at an overcrowded Hillsborough Stadium has been recorded as the 97th victim of the tragedy, per the AP . Andrew Devine was badly injured in a crush of Liverpool fans at the stadium in Sheffield...

For Only the 3rd Time, a Site Loses World Heritage Status

UNESCO blames developments in Liverpool city center, England

(Newser) - Civic leaders in Liverpool expressed outrage Wednesday after the English port city was stripped of its World Heritage status by the United Nations' culture organization, per the AP . It is now only the third site to lose its World Heritage status since the list began in 1978, per the BBC...

They Needed a Goal in Final Seconds—the Goalie Scored It

Liverpool's Alisson puts in a dramatic header, pays tribute to his late father

(Newser) - It's never happened before in the history of English Premier League soccer—a goalkeeper scored the winning goal, reports ESPN . And it couldn't have come in more dramatic fashion. Liverpool's goalkeeper, who goes by Alisson, had moved upfield to take part in a corner kick as time...

Europe's Days-Old 'Super League' Craters

Backlash was almost universal; teams withdraw en masse

(Newser) - It was announced Sunday that a lavishly-funded soccer league made up of major, celebrated teams from across Europe was about to launch. Days later, the European Super League looks to be crumbling in front of team supporters' thankful eyes. After all, "many called it the death of soccer,"...

Soccer Star to Thieves: 'I'll Pay Whatever' to Get My Dog Back

Daniel Sturridge's Pomeranian was taken from his LA home

(Newser) - Soccer star Daniel Sturridge wants his dog back. The 29-year-old former Liverpool striker, who was released by the team this summer, posted a video to Instagram Tuesday revealing that thieves broke through a glass door and into his Los Angeles home, making off with his dog, the Guardian reports. "...

Unpaid Worker Wreaks Revenge on Newly Built Hotel

Man who smashed into UK Travelodge with backhoe was allegedly owed $775 in wages

(Newser) - The finishing touches were just being put on the new Travelodge hotel in Liverpool when "some idiot in a mini digger decided to drive through the middle of the building." That's the gist of a story out of the UK, where police are now on the hunt...

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