Emergency services closed the road after being called out the three-car crash at a busy junction

A driver ran from the scene of a three-car pile-up in Bootle on Thursday afternoon as emergency services raced to the scene.

Debris was strewn across the busy junction after the smash, which saw three cars damaged. The road was closed while emergency services helped the remaining drivers and passengers.

Southport Road was closed between Burnie Avenue and Wolfenden Avenue following the crash at around 5.30pm today. Photographs taken at the scene showed one car positioned sideways across the road, badly damaged with its front bumper and bonnet smashed. A second vehicle could be seen parked at the side of the road nearby.

A Merseyside Fire and Rescue spokesman said that the occupants of two of the cars involved in the crash remained at the scene and were unhurt, but the occupants of a third vehicle had fled, Liverpool Echo reports.

He said: “Fire crews were called to a road traffic collision this evening on Southport Road, Bootle. Crews were alerted at 5.27pm and on scene at 5.34pm, with two fire engines in attendance.

“Crews arrived to find three cars involved in a collision at the junction with Kier Hardie Avenue, all vehicles were on all four wheels. “The occupants of one vehicle had left the scene before the arrival of crews, the occupants of the remaining two vehicles were out of the vehicles on arrival and uninjured.

“Crews isolated the battery to one vehicle and applied an absorbent material to the area to make the scene safe. Merseyside Police were in attendance managing traffic. Crews left the scene in the hands of police at 5.55pm.”

The road had reopened after emergency services left the scene at 6.40pm.

Corrie fans think they’ve spotted a new romance for Ryan Connor after crying out for him to get his own storyline

Coronation Street fans think they have spotted a new romance for Ryan Connor after crying out for him to get his own storyline in the long-running show.

Actor Ryan Prescott is best known for playing the character in the ITV soap, which is filmed in Salford, having started in the role back in 2018.

He was recast in the role, which had previously been played by two other actors, when his character’s job in Ibiza fell through, and he moved back in with his mum, Michelle, played by Kym Marsh.

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The rest, as they say, is history, and it was this week that Ryan’s reappearance in Corrie following a recent absence, which got viewers talking, with many making reference to soap star Ryan’s recent holiday with his cobbles castmates.

And he has since got Corrie fans talking again, this time following Thursday’s (September 3) episode of the show. Ryan was seen heading to the salon, where he overheard Bethany Platt arranging a date with Roman, after the disaster that was their first attempt at enjoying dinner together.

Ryan appeared to show his own interest in Bethany, according to viewers, suggesting the new man would ‘be an idiot’ if he decided she wasn’t for him due to what is happening in her personal life, namely her mum, Sarah Platt, being in prison for Theo Silverton’s murder.

As they briefly spoke, before Ryan requested a manicure after a guest at the hotel told him he had “terrible nails”, Corrie fans were quick to spot a spark between the pair, and as they called for a romance, some were concerned that Bethany could end up in the arms of someone else.

@DrSwarla2025 said: “Looks like Corrie are going to revisit Ryan and Bethany’s obvious attraction I’m all for it. #corrie.” @daisysmidgeley wrote: “Yeah they’re SO getting back together this was so buzzy.” @sam_Fletcher78 replied: “Sparkes were certainly flying!” @KerriVibe_ posted: “Bethany & Ryan… are we shipping them again?”

@Izzy1728047 commented; “Loving Ryan’s hair & his new style! He looks so cool, also please let him and Bethany get together again. They are good together. Plus imagine the family scenes between the Platts & The Connor-Swains it would be gold! #Swarla #Corrie.” @Emmmmmer shared: “Give me Bethany and Ryan. Give me Carla giving Ryan s**t about liking Bethany. Give me Lisa and Carla also giving Ryan s**t about it! #swarla #corrie.”

@swarlaera2 suggested: “Are they setting this up to look like they could have a relationship then bam she ends up with kit.” @SwainsCoat added: “No me getting excited over the prospect of Ryan and Bethany just for her to be dumb and choose her mother’s awful ex.”

The family of Andrew David Kenneth Young previously said it brings them comfort that ‘his final moments were in pursuit of the hobby which gave him so much happiness.’

A memorial has been unveiled for the victims of a derailment in Lisbon a year on from the tragedy. Three Brits were killed in the crash, including Welsh pensioner and transport enthusiast Andrew David Kenneth Young, known as Dave.

A total of 16 people were killed when a funicular derailed in the Portuguese capital on September 3, 2025. The famous Gloria funicular, a popular tourist attraction which sees a streetcar travel up and down a steep hill in tandem with a second car, derailed and crashed into a building during the incident.

Following his death, the family of 82-year-old Mr Young, who lived in Holyhead, described him as a “lifelong transport enthusiast” who enjoyed spending his retirement “visiting heritage railways and tramways around the world.”

On the year anniversary of the tragic crash, a memorial to the victims was unveiled in Lisbon.

Near the crash site, a 150-year-old olive tree stands at the centre of a ring of limestone blocks laid into the ground featuring the names of the victims.

Along with Mr Young, the other Britons killed in the crash were theatre director Kayleigh Smith and her partner Will Nelson, a lecturer at Manchester’s Arden School of Theatre.

Foreign ambassadors laid wreaths and the Patriarch of Lisbon, a senior Catholic church official, offered a blessing at the memorial.

The accident was one of the Portuguese capital’s worst tragedies in recent memory and cast a shadow over the city’s ongoing tourism boom.

Service on the Gloria funicular remains halted while the official investigation remains ongoing. Two other city funiculars also remain out of service during inspections. The regular streetcars that rumble through the city’s streets are running as usual.

The anniversary brought renewed attention to delays in identifying the causes of the crash, which also injured 24 people, and attributing any blame.

Carris, the Portuguese company that runs the city’s road transport, said on Wednesday it plans to open an international tender in the first quarter of next year for the affected funicular to be modernised, with the goal of it returning to service by 2029.

Portugal’s public prosecutor’s office said it hoped to publish a final report by March regarding the accident’s causes and whether there is any criminal liability.

Families of the victims complained in a letter obtained by public broadcaster RTP about “a year of silence” from authorities. They had been kept in the dark about the investigation, receiving no contact from officials, they said, according to RTP.

A preliminary report into the accident published last year said that the failure of a steel safety cable and maintenance flaws contributed to the crash.

The streetcar hurtled down the hill before coming off the rails on a bend and smashing into a building, leaving the wooden cabin a crumpled wreck.

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By RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and RACHEL SHARP, CRIME CORRESPONDENT

Updated: 20:18 BST, 3 September 2026

Lindsay Clancy was wheeled to the judge bench by her defense lawyer on Thursday afternoon as she awaits her fate in her murder trial.

The jury has now been deliberating for 35 hours without reaching a verdict. Jurors were called into the courtroom one at a time, questioned by the judge, and then excused. 

The deadlocked jury, made up of nine women and three men, were issued the controversial Tuey-Rodriguez instruction after they told Judge William Sullivan that they were unable to come to a unanimous decision for a second time yesterday. 

The instruction, known as the ‘dynamite charge,’ is issued as a firm legal push to get the jury to resolve their differences.

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The panel of 12 have now deliberated for 34 and a half hours. If the jury is unable to reach a verdict, the judge will eventually be forced to declare a mistrial.

The jury must decide whether Clancy is guilty of three murder counts after the former labor and delivery nurse killed her children Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, eight months, using exercise bands at her home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023.

Clancy has pleaded not guilty in her case, citing postpartum depression, psychosis and overmedication by prescribers. Prosecutors acknowledged that Clancy was mentally ill, but maintain that she knew what she was doing at the time of the killings.

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Lindsay Clancy brought to judge’s bench

Lindsay Clancy was pushed over to the judge’s bench in her wheelchair by Reddington.

It is the first time she has participated in the sidebar discussion.

Judge Sullivan is speaking directly to her as she waits to learn the jury’s decision.

The judge is standing at his bench, looking down. Around him: Clancy in her wheelchair, Reddington behind her, prosecutors next to them, and court officers.

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One by one, each juror is being brought in to speak to the judge. This is happening in front of Clancy and the teams.

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Reddington speaks to Clancy

Reddington left the judge’s bench to go speak to his client, while the prosecution remained up at sidebar.

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Lawyers appear to be looking at a piece of paper

Reddington just wrote something on a piece of paper at the judge’s bench.

Sprague said something to the judge, the Reddington spoke.

They appear to be looking at a piece of paper.

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Court is in session

Judge William Sullivan entered the courtroom and immediately called a sidebar.

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Lindsay Clancy’s life locked in psych ward

Lindsay Clancy’s quaint Summer Street home was supposed to be the setting for her family’s happily ever after.

It was where she and her husband Patrick chose to raise their three children: Cora, five, Dawson, three, and baby Callan.

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But for the past three years, that picture-perfect suburban setting has been shattered and replaced by the clinical corridors at Tewksbury State Hospital.

Behind the doors of the pre-Civil War psychiatric facility, the former nurse who once cared for her own patients has become the patient herself.

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Inside the packed courtroom

Lindsay Clancy’s hair is covering her face, so it’s hard to see her expression, but she appears to be staring straight ahead.

Reddington just joined her at the table and is speaking to her. She looked at him and responded, giving a slight nod of her head.

The courtroom is packed with members of the media and members of the public.

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DA Tim Cruz is seated behind the prosecution table.

The room is silent except for the frantic typing of the journalists.

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Patrick Clancy’s lawyer puts influencers and celebrities peddling conspiracies about his children’s killings ‘on notice’

Since the start of her trial on July 27, social media users and celebrities have shared unfounded theories about the case online, including that Patrick allegedly had something to do with the tragedy that has shocked America.

Patrick has never spoken out about the baseless rumors, but as Lindsay’s case comes to a close, his attorney has threatened those sharing the ‘false, defamatory statements.’

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The prosecutors and the district attorney entered the Lindsay Clancy courtroom.

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington is already inside. Clancy’s father also went in.

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Reddington is sat on a table to the side of the room, appears to be on his phone.

Behind Clancy is her two nurses, followed by a row of her parents, sister, Father Bob Deehan, Dr Paul Zeizel, Patrick Reddington.

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Patrick and Lindsay Clancy are suing her medical providers

Both Patrick and Lindsay Clancy have filed separate lawsuits against several of her medical providers alleging that they overmedicated the mom while treating her for postpartum mental health issues.

This overmedication led to her conditions worsening, and ultimately to the deaths of the children, the suits claim.

Many of the providers they are suing took the stand during her murder trial, including Dr Jennifer Tufts and Nurse Rebecca Jollotta.

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The civil suits are still making their way through the courts.

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Lindsay Clancy’s parents exit the courthouse during lunch

Lindsay Clancy’s parents, Mike and Paula Musgrove, exited the courthouse with coffee cups in hand during the lunch break.

They have been in court each day over the past six weeks to support their daughter.

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Lindsay and Patrick Clancy’s little boy neighbor who heard an ‘ungodly yell’… and witnessed a nightmare he should never have seen: New accounts reconstruct killing horror

Ruth Hearson remembers the day in 2018 when the young couple and their baby girl moved into the home opposite on Summer Street.

She took them brownies and welcomed them to the neighborhood – a quiet tree-lined road in the coastal suburb of Duxbury, Massachusetts.

At the time, Lindsay, Patrick and Cora Clancy seemed like any other young family raising their children on the South Shore. A year later, they welcomed a son, Dawson, and baby Callan came along in 2022.

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To 81-year-old Hearson, who has lived on Summer Street for five decades, the Clancy’s ‘were a terrific family.’

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Women fight outside Lindsay Clancy courthouse

A fight erupted between two women, one dressed in black, the other in pink, outside the Lindsay Clancy courthouse as jury deliberations continue.

‘This is a funeral. Three babies’ lives were lost. This right here is a funeral. Would you wear that to a funeral?’ the woman in black asked.

Clancy’s supporters have come out in droves clad in pink to show solidarity with the killer mom.

The woman in pink asked the other woman to respect that they had different opinions.

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The road has been closed off as police investigate.

A 13-year-old girl has been rushed to hospital after being struck by a car outside a school in West Lothian.

Emergency services were called to West Main Street in Armadale shortly before 3.40pm on Thursday, September 3, following a report of a crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian.

Police and paramedics attended the scene, with a cordon erected close to Armadale Academy. The road remains closed while officers carry out enquiries into the circumstances of the incident.

The girl was taken by ambulance to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh for treatment.

A Scottish Ambulance Service critical care paramedic was also dispatched to the scene.

A West Lothian Council spokesperson said: “We are aware of this incident outside of the school and our thoughts are with the pupil and their family. The school is assisting police with their investigation. It would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”

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It also claimed that Uefa’s “economic motivation” was to prevent smaller countries from having the “financial strength to compete with the European elite”.

“If soccer is strengthened in the developing world, global competition increases, which ultimately reduces Uefa’s market power and provides more competition for its flagship tournaments,” Fifa said.

“By raising funds to allow some of Fifa’s smaller member associations to better develop soccer, FFE would lead to more players from those nations choosing to represent their countries of origin and playing in their home leagues rather than playing abroad.”

Uefa has declined to comment, although BBC Sport has been told insiders believe that if Fifa has nothing to hide, it should disclose the documents and speed up the legal process. It has led the rebellion against the Fifa president, who is facing calls to stand down from three confederations.

Uefa has also asked a court in New York to approve a legal document ordering testimony and documents from venture capitalist Joshua Kushner, the brother of US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, who was set to be the lead investor in FFE, and his company Thrive Eternal.

Thrive had held talks with Infantino about heading up a $4.2bn (£3.1bn) investment in 20% of a new Fifa commercial subsidiary, before the idea was abandoned days after it was revealed in July amid a huge backlash.

At the time, Fifa claimed FFE would have increased the funding distributed to each national association for the 2027-2030 cycle from £5.9m to £14.7m.

On Sunday, Kushner expressed regret over FFE, saying: “While we stand behind the motivations of FFE, we failed to appreciate the political dynamics of global football, and the lengths some would go to… had we known what this would devolve into, we would not have gotten involved.”

Uefa has also asked for the disclosure of documents from American financier Greg Maffei, who was a key adviser on the deal.

While Uefa says neither Kushner nor Maffei are anticipated defendants in any legal proceedings, it claims the pair first discussed the FFE concept in July 2025 and that Infantino had “been discussing the underlying concept with Kushner for nearly a year before the terms sheet was ultimately signed”.

Its lawyers also argue the World Cup was deliberately undervalued at about £15bn, which it says is “a figure that was neither the product of an open, competitive auction, nor tested by any independent valuer”. Uefa claims Infantino failed to consult Fifa’s hierarchy over the plan.

Mill Road traders came to show their support after the plans put Tradizioni’s outdoor dining at risk

A restaurant owner was left in shock after council officers came to install a bike rack in front of their outdoor seating. Andrea Scaramuccia, co-founder and general manager of Tradizioni on Mill Road, said officers came on Wednesday (September 2) to mark up the location.

The 51-year-old said: “I came out to ask what’s going on and they said they were installing bike racks – but I told them I have tables here. When I said can it be stopped, they said it’s too late – we’re coming tomorrow to install it.”

He posted on Facebook saying that the restaurant would have to give up their outdoor dining if the plans were to go ahead, receiving an outpouring of public support. He said: “In summer it’s 60 per cent of my business – I have a small restaurant but I can double my seats in summer.”

Councillor Alex Beckett, chair of Cambridgeshire County Council’s highways and transport committee, said the plan for bike racks was originally agreed in 2023 – but they were able to stop it being put in place.

The Lib Dem councillor said it was part of a Local Highways Improvement bid which hadn’t taken into account Mill Road’s outdoor dining scene.

He said: “Yesterday they came to mark it up and that’s when they realised it’s an issue – but we were able to cancel it fully.” He said he had spoken to Mill Road business owners about alternative sites after they came out to show their support.

He said: “The community came together which was really nice, being moved to defend the spot – it’s really nice that Mill Road came together.”

Mr Scaramuccia said: “A bad day became a day of joy because all these people came together and thousands of people expressed their support, so it’s been very great.

“I have to say sometimes we always blame politicians, but in this case they have been very responsible and fixed things.”

A hit-and-run driver who fled to Latvia after killing a 12-year-old schoolboy has admitted causing death by dangerous driving.

Dolars Aleksanders, 23, pleaded guilty on Thursday at Warwick Crown Court to causing the death of Keaton Slater.

Keaton was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a BMW on Radford Road in Coventry on June 14, 2024.

Aleksanders, originally from the Dobele area of Latvia, was extradited to the UK on August 5 this year after a long-running inquiry involving West Midlands Police and Europol.

Keaton’s parents, Louise and Clint Slater, were sitting in the public gallery of the court as Aleksanders entered a guilty plea via videolink from HMP Dovegate, near Uttoxeter.

Adjourning the case for sentence in November, Judge Matthew Walsh told Aleksanders: ‘You have entered your guilty plea to this very serious matter.

‘Plainly the sentence that you are going to have imposed upon you is to be a very long one. That will be determined by Her Honour Judge (Kristina) Montgomery KC on November 13.’

West Midlands Police said in a statement after the hearing that Aleksanders was driving a black BMW at more than 70mph when he struck Keaton, who was trying to cross the road, shortly after 4.30pm.

He drove off, and the car was found abandoned more than six miles away about 20 minutes later. Keaton’s relatives, many wearing T-shirts bearing the youngster’s picture, left court without commenting.

His parents issued a written statement through West Midlands Police, reading: ‘For two years, we have struggled to come to terms with Keaton’s death while also having to live with the devastating feeling that justice has not been done.

‘We have had to endure the heartbreak of losing our son while waiting, hoping and fighting for accountability. There have been days when the pain has felt unbearable, and days when it has been difficult to see a way forward.

‘Keaton should have been here. He should have been growing up, making memories, laughing, dreaming and living his life. Instead, we have had to learn to live in a world without him.

‘But today, after two long and heartbreaking years, we can finally say that justice has been done for Keaton.’

His parents added: ‘Nothing will ever bring our beautiful boy back. No sentence, no outcome and no words can ever take away the pain of losing him, but finally having justice means that Keaton’s life and the circumstances surrounding his death have been acknowledged.

‘We will never stop loving Keaton. We will never stop missing him, and we will never stop speaking his name. Keaton was more than the way he died. He was our son, our beautiful boy, and a huge part of our lives. He will always be remembered, always be loved and always be in our hearts.’

Detective Chief Inspector Sam Lewis, who led the investigation, said after the hearing: ‘Keaton should have had his life ahead of him, but the selfish and reckless actions of Aleksanders took this away from him.

‘Aleksanders was speeding at an excessive level and would have known the impact of the collision. He could have sought to help Keaton but instead fled, leaving him to die and his family to deal with an unimaginable amount of grief and pain.

‘Everyone who has heard Keaton’s story has been determined to do everything possible to catch the person responsible. This has been a complex investigation, but we’ve always remained resolute and bonded by the belief that we would ensure Aleksanders was convicted for his appalling actions.’

Prosecutor Michelle Heeley KC told the plea hearing that footage would be played at the sentencing and victim personal statements will be read.

Aleksanders intends to make a written application to be permitted to attend his sentencing via videolink, the court heard.

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The Irish band from Dublin shared news they would be going on tour in Europe and the UK towards the end of 2026 last week.

A Manchester tour date was on the list, and is set to take place at the AO Arena in Manchester on November 21 this year.

But on September 3, the five-piece rock band made a further announcement relating to five more UK outdoor shows in June and July 2027.

One of these dates, on Saturday, July 3, will take place at Heaton Park in Prestwich.

The show is set to go ahead just one week before the park is taken over again for annual music festival Parklife, held on July 10 and July 11 next year.

The Parklife line-up for 2027 has not been announced yet.

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Fontaines DC will be touring with Little Simz and Viagra Boys and their full list of summer 2027 shows is as follows:

• June 29, Blackweir Fields, Cardiff
• July 1, St James’ Park, Newcastle
• July 3, Heaton Park, Manchester
• July 6, Glasgow Green, Glasgow
• July 9, London Stadium, London

Fans can now register for the chance to secure tickets at a pre-sale, to be held on Tuesday, September 8, at 10am.

The deadline to register for the pre-sale is at 9pm BST on Monday, September 7.

There will then be a general sale at 10am on Thursday, September 10.