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The family of an Annan mum killed in a horror crash have slammed the justice system after the driver responsible for her death was jailed for four years and four months.

EUROVISION fans broke down in tears tonight as the contest was officially handed over to Liverpool ahead of the 2023 event. The city is hosting the annual spectacle on behalf of Ukraine, whose entry Kalush Orchestra won the contest last year in Turin, Italy.

committing sex acts in Liverpool city centre after videos of the incident went viral.Kelly Cousins, 35, who goes by pseudonym Ruby Rose on social media, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court this afternoon (September 20) charged with outraging public decency.The videos posted on her own social media last month appeared to show Cousins on her knees performing oral sex on a man in the city's Concert Square, in full view of the public.Police say the man is Joe Firby from Gateshead who was not in court today but will appear at a later date, reports the Liverpool Echo. The clips quickly went viral, prompting condemnation from the Mayor of Liverpool and a criminal investigation from police.

A man and woman will appear in court accused of romping in a city centre in front of hundreds of people. Joe Firby, from Gateshead in the North East, and Kelly Cousins, of Merton Road, Bootle, have been charged with public indecency after allegedly performing sex acts on each other outside a Liverpool bar.

READ MORE: Shoppers flee in terror as gunman opens fire at largest shopping centre in USOther clips have also emerged showing the pair appearing to have sex on Bold Street and on a Merseyrail train service.Yesterday (August 4) Liverpool mayor Joanne Anderson slammed the behaviour as "damaging and criminal".Superintendent Diane Pownall, of Merseyside Police Liverpool Community Policing team, also shared a strongly worded statement on the incident and said the pair are 'wanted', reports Liverpool Echo.In an update, Merseyside Police said a 37-year-old woman from the Bradford area was arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency. She is currently being questioned by police.Enquiries remain ongoing to identify the man in the video and anyone with any further information is asked to get in touch with police.Detective Inspector Neil Dillon said: “This swift arrest shows that such behaviour simply will not be tolerated on Merseyside.

The mayor of Liverpool has spoken out after videos of a couple having sex in view of hundreds of bystanders in Concert Square went viral.

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Liverpool are holding a trophy parade on Sunday, despite failing to win the Premier League or Champions League.The Reds were pipped to the league title by Manchester City on the final day of the season. They then took on Real Madrid in the European Cup final on Saturday night, but saw Vinicius score just before the hour mark to win the game for Los Blancos.Liverpool failed to convert any of the 24 shots they had on Madrid's goal at the Stade de France.

The Mayor of Liverpool has praised a heroic taxi driver who stepped in after the car explosion outside the city's Women's Hospital.

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mum was left 'overwhelmed' by a homeless woman's gift to her weeping daughter while in McDonald's on route to a hospital appointment. 42-year-old hospice worker Joanne Anderson was taking her daughter Emily, aged six, to the doctors when they stopped off for a McDonald's breakfast.

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