Crimestoppers offering record £200,000 reward for information on Olivia Pratt-Korbel's murder

A man has been charged with murder following the death of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel at her home in Liverpool last month.

Merseyside Police has charged 34-year-old Thomas Cashman with the murder of nine-year-old schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel after six weeks of high profile appeals.The country was shocked in August when news broke that the youngster was shockingly shot dead by a masked gunman in the family home in Knotty Ash, Liverpool.The incident took place on August 22, and police had made several appeals to the city's criminal gangs to hand over whoever was responsibly.READ MORE: 'Beautiful, kind and caring' woman, 21, crushed to death by wardrobe at famous UK hotelCashman, who has also been charged with two counts of possession of a firearm, was allegedly trying to hunt down convicted burglar Joseph Nee, who fled into the Pratt-Korbel household when mum Cheryl opened the front door having heard gun shots in the street.Olivia was caught in the crossfire and was shot dead.She was taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital, but was pronounced dead.The mum, who was holding her daughter as she died, was also shot in the wrist.On Thursday, Merseyside Police said that Cashman, from the area had been taken in for questioning, and now they have confirmed that he has been charged with the murder - as well as attempted murder of her mum.Another man, Paul Russell, 40, was also charged with assisting an offender.The announcement was made during a press conference today led by Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Kameen, Assistant Chief Constable Chris Green and Chief Crown Prosecutor Maria Corr.During the press conference, DCS Kameen called for anyone with dashcam, CCTV or doorbell footage from that night to send it to them via their website.“The investigation into Olivia’s murder is ongoing and we continue to appeal for people with information to come

An eleventh arrest has been made over the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel.

Police have arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Nine-year-old Olivia was shot in the chest at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on August 22.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield claiming the pair won’t be sacked after they were accused of jumping the queue for the Queen's lying-in-state.Network boss Dame Carolyn McCall said the pair did nothing wrong and were "of course" safe in their jobs presenting This Morning.The pair have been targeted on social media over claims they jumped the public line to pay their respects in Westminster Hall earlier this month.READ MORE: M&S issues statement about Holly Willoughby's future with brand after queue-gateCalls for them to be sacked have followed with a petition gaining more than 70,000 signatures.Speaking at the RTS London Convention, Dame Carolyn added that the reaction in the press and on social media showed "how misinformation just spreads, and it is really horrible for them.”She said: "I don't think they're feeling great. I mean, it's hard."Imagine yourself in the eye of a storm like this, where you're trying to say you've done nothing wrong, and all the noise around you is saying that you have.

You're probably thinking you've seen Mark Owen on your TV screens quite a lot of late. Well, that's because he has new music and a new tour to promote. His latest stop saw him take a seat on the famous This Morning sofa on Tuesday (September 27) as he chatted to Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby about his latest projects.

Mark Owen has got Take That fans very excited by revealing the 90s band are very much in talks about new music. The 50-year-old previously told Metro. co.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield from This Morning following 'queuegate' has hit almost 75,000 signatures.The petition was started after clips surfaced of the ITV presenters walking to the front of the queue in Westminster Hall, where the Queen's coffin was held. Around 250,000 people had joined the queue to say their final goodbyes to the former monarch, with some members of the public waiting for up to 24 hours outside in icy temperatures.

Graham Norton revealed he was offered a “queue-jump ticket” by a friend as a politician to see the Queen lying-in-state in Westminster Abbey.The chat show host, 59, claimed he was offered special treatment following the Queen’s passing during an interview with Nihal Arthanayke’s BBC Radio 5 Live programme on Monday (September 26).Despite the kind offer, the TV presenter decided to turn down the generous offer in order to save himself from getting it “in the neck” from critics online.READ MORE: ITV's Holly Willoughby praised by fans as she returns to Instagram with glam snapIt comes after This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby, 41, and Phillip Schofield, 60, allegedly “skipped the queue” to see the Queen’s coffin as they filmed a segment on the ITV show at Westminster Hall in London earlier this month.The pair soon faced a wave of backlash on social media for their distasteful piece, but Graham was quick to stand up for the TV duo during his latest interview with the radio host.He told Nihal: “Phil and Holly... The queue.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield following queue-gate while also revealing he turned down an offer to skip ahead to see the Queen lying in state.This Morning presenters Willoughby and Schofield have been at the centre of controversy after they appeared in Westminster Hall earlier this month to see the late monarch’s coffin, without taking part in the public line.The pair later addressed the backlash in a statement and stressed they had ‘respected’ the rules set for the media. Speaking to Nihal Arthanayake on his BBC Radio 5 Live programme on Monday, Norton stated that Willoughby and Schofield did ‘nothing wrong’ while talking about the impact of optics from a PR perspective.Arthanayake asked: ‘You do read the room, right? You’d be very good at that. Without question, you would go: “What are the optics of this?”’Norton replied: ‘Erm.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield delighted a jilted bride with £2,000 towards a holiday with her bridesmaids.

High street giant M&S has issued a statement on Holly Willoughby's future with the brand. It comes after a petition to sack her from This Morning received over 65,000 signatures.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield - by offering punters free 'queue jump' tickets.Huddersfield's Five Bar has become the latest venue to roast the ITV hosts, who were accused of skipping the Queen's lying-in-state queue at Westminster. Even the London Dungeon got involved in the row earlier this week, when they offered tourists special 'Holly and Phil' queue-jump tickets.

Holly Willoughby hit back at Mel C as they discussed throwing knickers from a moving car window on This Morning.Mel, 48, joined Holly and co-host Phillip Schofield as she discussed her upcoming autobiographical book with them in the studio.Inevitably the chat turned to Mel's inclusion of a story about the day the Spice Girls signed their record deal with virgin records when they went on a wild night out to celebrate. READ MORE: Mel B suffers major wardrobe malfunction trying to squeeze into skintight dress The passage in the book claims that bandmate Victoria Beckham was so excited at the deal she ended up flinging her knickers out the cab window as they celebrated.As Phillip quizzed her on the story Mel roped Holly in as she tried to explain events surrounding the hilarious incident.Mel recalled:" We went in this cab, we'd had a few champagnes to celebrate signing the deal, and somebody's knickers ended up getting chucked out of the taxi, which is very Spice Girls. Victoria I'm sorry for telling that story."Phillip interrupted: "How come her knickers ended up out the cab window?"Mel said: "Holly, we've had nights out..."A gobsmacked Holly then retorted: "My Knickers have never ended up out of any cab window let me say."Phil meanwhile seemingly didn't want to feel left out as he joked: "My pants have!"The supergroup signed the deal in 1995 and then went on a wild cab ride to swanky Kensington Place in West London.In her autobiography, Who I Am, Mel C wrote: “By the time we arrived, the taxi was a wreck; there was lipstick, champagne and flowers all over it.

Phillip Schofield, 60, and Holly Willoughby, 41.The comedian slammed people for focusing on the queue jump drama, which the This Morning hosts have addressed, instead of problems such as Vladimir Putin's latest threats.In view of his 434,000 followers, he wrote: "Putin threatening us with nukes, cost of living, fuel at record prices, rudderless government, queues for food banks but what are people crying about?"2 people in the media used media pass to ‘queue jump’ to see Queen’s coffin."Good God I wish I had these peoples problems!"The comedian's tweet certainly caused a stir with many sharing their opinions online.Danniella Westbrook fumes royals treated Harry 'as 2nd class citizen'Samantha Campbell commented: "People have really serious issues and problems and are annoyed by it, it's more of a last straw with them than just the act itself and the lieing about it.(sic)"We can be upset about all those things and ne need to dismiss how people feel."(sic)In response, Jason said: "I am dismissing it cos it’s stupid."Another named Angie Franklin brought up Jason's past mistake of him "flirting" online despite being married.He addressed the matter at the time and later stepped down from The One Show just four months after taking on the role.Hitting back, he wrote: "Hahaha incredible that you’ve used that to defend our government!"Difference is I admitted bad apologised for my mistake (12 years ago) and it didn’t effect the life of millions of people!"(sic)Rebecca Rodda wrote: "I’m in total agreement with you Jason it’s pathetic! The fact that people have signed a petition for them to get the sack, really they deserve to lose their jobs?? Get a grip #bekind."Sharon Osbourne says Ozzy forced to leave family home [REVEALED]Sarah

Holly Willoughby was quick to justify her antics on a night out after Mel C made a comment during her appearance on This Morning. The Spice Girl, whose real name is Melanie Chisholm, was on the ITV daytime show to chat about her new book.

A petition aiming to get Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby axed from This Morning has reached 50,000 signatures.

TV insiders have raised “serious concerns” about the wellbeing of This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield as the row over “queue jumping” continues to escalate. The pair recently came under fire with accusations of queue-jumping at the late Queen’s lying-in-state, as they were accused of using their celebrity clout to skip the lines which had seen many mourners queuing for hours.

A gun used on the night Olivia Pratt-Korbel was murdered was used in two other shootings in Merseyside, police have revealed.