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The Guardian
27-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Visual guide to how the Liverpool parade collision unfolded
There were no official celebrations when Liverpool last won the Premier League. It was 2020 and the country was in the middle of a Covid lockdown. This time the streets were packed with up to a million fans eager to witness the club's first victory parade in 35 years as it looped round the city on Bank Holiday Monday. Triumphant Liverpool players began the slow open-top bus journey at around 2.30pm on Queen's Drive, south-east of the city centre. It was due to finish at around 7.30pm at Blundell Street near the Royal Albert docks. But the celebrations were brutally curtailed. This time not by a global pandemic but a lone driver in a people carrier. At around 5.40pm the bus passed Water Street as it made its way along the Strand – the main road along the Mersey water front. Minutes later hundred of fans were filmed walking east along Water Street amid red flares after cheering the bus pass. Further up the road, where Water Street runs into Dale Street, tempers were rising. A grey Ford Galaxy had been allowed into an area closed to vehicles because of the parade. Police later said it entered by tailgating an ambulance attending an emergency into the pedestrian area. 'What are you's doing?' one man is heard shouting at the middle-aged driver, a video showed. Many others outside a William Hill bookmakers were angered by the car's presence on a street thronged with hundreds of car lurched forward while sounding its horn. The car was heading west towards the Strand as most in the crowd were walking the other way. A video filmed from the opposite side of the street showed a man pounding on the Ford's rear window. He was knocked back as the car reversed sharply. Back on the other side of the street another video showed a man opening the driver's door. At this point the car sped forward with the door open. Some fans ran after the car as the door was slammed shut. One man kicked the car, another threw a fold-up chair onto the vehicle's roof. The car sped towards Liverpool Town Hall with its horn blaring as people packed in the street ran out of his way. Seconds later the car was then filmed outside 8 Water Street. By this stage it was surrounded by fans, many clad in red Liverpool colours. Some pounded on the roof, bonnet and windscreen of the car. A handful of police officers in high vis jackets could also be seen near the car with an ambulance just behind. For the next 10 seconds a scene of terrifying carnage unfolded. The car initially reversed and appeared to knock over people behind. It bolted forward at an alarming speed. A man wearing a red Liverpool top and rucksack was knocked onto the bonnet with such force that he spun round as he hit the windscreen before tumbling to the street. The car then veered towards the side of the road where hundreds of people were tightly packed on the edge of the road. Several people were caught under the wheels others violently knocked to either side of the vehicle. A video filmed from above showed people knocked several metres in front of the vehicle by the speed of the impact. As the crowd dispersed in terror the car veered back into the middle of the street and was quickly set upon by many in the crowd. Some police officers were seen trying to hold back those attacking the car. Within seconds, a ring of police officers surrounded the vehicle. Its rear window had been smashed in. After the driver was taken away, paramedics attended those injured. Some were taken to hospital on stretchers, others on wheel chairs, while some managed to take themselves to A&E. Within an hour, at 6.54pm, Merseyside police announced that officers had detained a man at the scene, after reports of car colliding with pedestrians. Speculation about the motives of the incident quickly spread online. Some accused Merseyside police of withholding information about the ethnicity of the driver. There were similar accusations last year following Southport stabbing attack amid false reports that the attacker was an asylum seeker. The force was criticised for being too slow to release information that could have calmed the riots that followed. In a post on X at 7.54pm, the shadow home secretary, Chris Philp, said: 'The public deserve to know the full facts as quickly as possible.' My thoughts are with the victims, Liverpool fans and the people of that great City this eveningThe appalling footage depicts a car being driven into fans as they celebrated Liverpool's Premier League winThe public deserve to know the full facts as quickly as possible At 8.17pm Merseyside police announced that 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area had been arrested over the collision. It urged the public not to speculate on the circumstances.
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
'Big summer lies ahead but Everton's future looks so much brighter'
Here's my quick assessment of Everton's Premier League season - and a return to my August the season: 13thPre-season prediction: 11thA season that was one of despair until Sean Dyche's sacking in January ended full of hope. The Friedkin Group, ambitious new American owners, took charge, and David Moyes returned to inspire a superb successive league wins at the end, including victories at Fulham and Newcastle United, confirmed the improvement, but Moyes will still oversee a major squad it is off to the magnificent new stadium on the banks of the River Mersey after the men's team bade an emotional farewell to Goodison Park.A big summer lies ahead but Everton's future looks so much I said in August: "They will need luck with injuries to fulfil this forecast, as well as one or two more additions, but I do not see Everton struggling this season."Read my assessments of the other 19 teams here
BreakingNews.ie
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Liverpool celebrate Premier League success with fans in city centre parade
Virgil van Dijk conducted the crowd while billionaire owner John W Henry sipped from a bottle of Carlsberg as Liverpool celebrated winning the Premier League with an estimated million fans on the city's streets. Red smoke cannisters were let off as the team's open-top bus – emblazoned with the words 'Ours. Again' – crawled its way through the heaving mass of supporters who defied the rain to celebrate a record-equalling 20th championship. Advertisement They and the club had been denied this occasion when they ended a 30-year drought in 2020 due to coronavirus restrictions but they made up for the missed opportunity on a dank day by the Mersey. The 10-mile long parade took three-and-a-half hours but the finale on the Strand was worth the wait for those who had gathered in the shadow of the Liver Building before 10am to ensure a prime spot. Liverpool City Councillor John Hughes estimated in excess of one million people were attending, beating the 750,000 present for the 2019 Champions League parade. Hundreds ignored police advice not to climb on structures – or adhere to the 'no pyro' request – as every vantage point, ranging from multi-storey car parks, scaffolding, rooftops, on top of petrol stations, traffic lights and lamp posts, was taken. Advertisement An estimated one million people turned out to watch Liverpool's title parade (Peter Byre/PA) Head coach Arne Slot said it was the best day of his career. 'By far the number one, far more than you could expect or dream of maybe,' he said. 'I won a few things before but this cannot compare with anything.' It began at Allerton Maze in a relatively calm environment with Henry, in dark glasses and dressed in a red hoodie and poncho to keep out the rain, availing himself of the refreshments aboard the bus early on. The players were taking Van Dijk's advice to make sure they enjoyed the moment, with Toxteth-born Curtis Jones front and centre for most of the route alongside Dominik Szoboszlai and the departing Scouser Trent Alexander-Arnold at the back of the bus, standing on the seats to hold the trophy above his head. Advertisement Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (left), Dominik Szoboszlai (second left), Curtis Jones (centre left) and team-mates on the team bus during the Premier League winners parade in Liverpool. Liverpool secured their second title in 35 years at the end of last month. Picture date: Monday May 26, 2025. Jones said: 'Unbelievable. It's my second one (title) but this one feels more special as I've played more of a bigger role in this.' The first two-and-a-half miles raced by in 40 minutes with the streets fully lined but not packed. The remainder of the route was more of a crawl, often stop-start, and where the bus made the turn towards the city centre at the Jolly Miller pub the crowd was 20 to 30 people deep in places. That had almost doubled by the time they reached the closing stretch where on-board DJ Calvin Harris, originally recruited by fellow Scot Andy Robertson for the 2022 cup double parade but requested by Van Dijk this time, cranked up the fans' favourite tunes.
The Independent
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Liverpool celebrate Premier League success with fans in city centre parade
Virgil van Dijk conducted the crowd while billionaire owner John W Henry sipped from a bottle of Carlsberg as Liverpool celebrated winning the Premier League with an estimated million fans on the city's streets. Red smoke cannisters were let off as the team's open-top bus – emblazoned with the words 'Ours. Again' – crawled its way through the heaving mass of supporters who defied the rain to celebrate a record-equalling 20th championship. They and the club had been denied this occasion when they ended a 30-year drought in 2020 due to coronavirus restrictions but they made up for the missed opportunity on a dank day by the Mersey. The 10-mile long parade took three-and-a-half hours but the finale on the Strand was worth the wait for those who had gathered in the shadow of the Liver Building before 10am to ensure a prime spot. Liverpool City Councillor John Hughes estimated in excess of one million people were attending, beating the 750,000 present for the 2019 Champions League parade. Hundreds ignored police advice not to climb on structures – or adhere to the 'no pyro' request – as every vantage point, ranging from multi-storey car parks, scaffolding, rooftops, on top of petrol stations, traffic lights and lamp posts, was taken. Head coach Arne Slot said it was the best day of his career. 'By far the number one, far more than you could expect or dream of maybe,' he said. 'I won a few things before but this cannot compare with anything.' It began at Allerton Maze in a relatively calm environment with Henry, in dark glasses and dressed in a red hoodie and poncho to keep out the rain, availing himself of the refreshments aboard the bus early on. The players were taking Van Dijk's advice to make sure they enjoyed the moment, with Toxteth-born Curtis Jones front and centre for most of the route alongside Dominik Szoboszlai and the departing Scouser Trent Alexander-Arnold at the back of the bus, standing on the seats to hold the trophy above his head. Jones said: 'Unbelievable. It's my second one (title) but this one feels more special as I've played more of a bigger role in this.' The first two-and-a-half miles raced by in 40 minutes with the streets fully lined but not packed. The remainder of the route was more of a crawl, often stop-start, and where the bus made the turn towards the city centre at the Jolly Miller pub the crowd was 20 to 30 people deep in places. That had almost doubled by the time they reached the closing stretch where on-board DJ Calvin Harris, originally recruited by fellow Scot Andy Robertson for the 2022 cup double parade but requested by Van Dijk this time, cranked up the fans' favourite tunes.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Goodison possesses something bricks and mortar simply cannot provide'
Everton must now try to recreate the heart and soul of Goodison Park on the banks of the River Mersey at Bramley Moore will be a tough the old Leitch architecture gave the Goodison Park structure something unique, it also possesses something bricks and mortar simply cannot Everton striker Andy Gray, who won the top-flight title, FA Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup, said: "We will leave Goodison Park. Goodison Park will never leave us."A lone trumpeter played a final, mournful version of 'Z Cars' to close the day, thousands of fans remaining in their seats and unable to tear themselves away from the places they have come to call their of joy, despair and relief have all been shed here at Goodison Park. This time it was a mixture of as Everton labelled this day, it was "the end of an era".Read more from Phil on Goodison's farewellWatch Keown and Murphy discuss Goodison on MOTD2
