Paul Philbin

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Audience Editor @liverpoolecho.co.uk 📧 paul.philbin@reachplc.com

As temperatures soared above 30 degrees in recent days, Liverpool's homeless community faced struggles many fail to notice. Steven Moore, 53, has been living on the street for four months, but recent days have proven to be some of the hardest yet. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Sunstroke, blisters and 'cabbaged' feet: Life on the streets in a heatwave

"I haven't had a shower in nearly two months now, I would love to have a shower. I'm 65 now, and I'm just barely coping"

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As journalists, the battle against misinformation is existential - & with big tech indifferent or even encouraging of those who spread fear & fakery, we must call it out We’ve done that with a popular Liverpool account and it’s paywalled because we hope people will pay for journalism they trust

Liverpool social media account went from memes to misinformation

On a day when terrified parents feared for their children's safety, the Around Liverpool social pages repeatedly shared misinformation

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I've had my say on Salah's departure & how I am jealous that young Liverpool fans got to watch him at that age & see him as a superhero. I also don't envy them trying to come to terms with it. I know how that feels after Robbie Fowler leaving in 2001 www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footba...

Salah is the best LFC player I've seen - but I wish it could've been different

Liverpool supporter Paul Philbin writes after Mohamed Salah announced he would be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season

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Is anyone else just totally despairing about the amount of AI slop everywhere you look? From fake social media accounts to fake videos, badly written press releases and companies racing to remove human creativity and passion from all aspects of their work. It all feels very bleak.

HUGE ILLEGAL WASTE DUMP FOUND NEAR KIRKBY: It's one of the biggest illegal waste dumps ever found - and it will cost millions to clear. An investigation has unearthed "shocking criminal activity”, causing serious concerns about the potential health impacts www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

We found one of UK’s biggest ever illegal waste dumps

A Liverpool ECHO investigation has unearthed "utterly shocking criminal activity”, causing serious concerns about the potential health impacts on the local community, and the enormous cost it will tak...

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I've been working on this investigation for four months. It has taken a huge amount of effort amid ongoing legal battles. One of the most fascinating tales I've ever covered. This is a premium article because we hope it shows the kind of detailed investigative journalism people will pay for.

A friendly neighbour, a famous painting and an investment gone wrong

Special investigation: Three men claim they were promised grand returns on art deals pitched by their neighbour and friend that never materialised. The police said there was no case to answer

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Last summer I started playing padel & was hooked right away. Many others are in the same boat & I've been wondering why. This week I played at Ignite Padel's Speke venue & spoke to Chris Watson and Tom Buck to try and find out why the sport is so popular. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/wha...

Lads would have been down the boozer but now they're here instead

Padel has grown in popularity in the city and I have become addicted to the sport

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