Our Liverpool: friends thought they'd lose biker after wrong turn

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Our Liverpool: friends thought they'd lose biker after wrong turn

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A man who had just landed his dream job was left in hospital after he took a wrong turn on his motorbike. Alan Evan's friend Susan didn't think he would pull through, neither did doctors, before he underwent a 10 hour operation and seven blood transfusions.

Yet, against all odds Alan pulled through. Susan said doctors "thought they were going to lose him" before a stroke of luck which could've been imperative to rescue him. She spoke to Olivia Williams about the "extraordinary" luck he had.

Teen who threw fireworks at Suites Hotel protest 'only there for the anarchy'

A judge called the scenes at the Suites Hotel in February "shameful" as he locked up Jared Skeete, a teenager in attendance who sniffed ketamine in front of police officers and called them "little sausages" as he hurled missiles at them. Judge Swinnerton described Skeete as an "enthusiastic participant at the forefront" of the protest and gave him three years in a young offenders institute.

Pete Price 'hurt to core' after 'verbal attack' at Aintree

Pete Pricesaid he has been "hurt to the core" after he was "verbally attacked" at the Grand National. The talk show host was involved in a disagreement at a bar with a fellow attendee, with a video showing Pete being called a "c**t" and a lizard to which he responds with his own outburst.

Many have come out in his defence, saying it was "disgusting" to provoke him in such a way and to keep hounding him.

Who was the Litherland Running Man?

People have remembered David Francis, who "always made people smile" after he was killed in a hit and run. Also known as the Litherland Running Man, David was often spotted taking to the streets in his trainers and shorts - and trademark bandage on his leg - and became something of a local legend, making people smile as he passed them on the street, topless despite the weather.