His first book on the vicious street gangs which plagued turn-of-the-century Liverpool was short-listed for a literary award. Mick Macilwee tells Greg O'Keeffe why the sequel is just as disturbing ...

From the street gangs came the Hibernians, Dead Rabbits and Cornermen, often fuelled by sectarian religious intolerance. Most infamous was the High Rip gang, who stabbed a sailor to death, in 1884.

Wavo 420 . This gang gets its name from Wavertree, an area southeast of Liverpool city centre, and '420' the name given to unofficial international cannabis celebrations on 20 April each year.

Liverpool is a hub of organised crime gangs. Picture: Getty These organised crime gangs are a world away from the street violence seen where young people attack other youngsters in London. They're ...

People are being put off from travelling to areas of Liverpool city centre because of huge gangs of youths gathering, surging and intimidating passers-by.. The ECHO has been sent images and videos of ...

In that time, young people, often under the age of 25, have become involved in street gangs. While there are no official figures regarding gang involvement, “best guess” numbers are often ...

As a group, the Croxteth Young Guns was born of violence, springing up in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of 11-year-old ...

Liverpool gang led by boy, 17, targeted in police raids. 1 July 2021. Share Save. Share Save. Merseyside Police. ... Sunbridge Street and Beloe Street. Merseyside Police.

P eople living in one area of Merseyside said it was like living in a "warzone" during Mischief Night. Those living in parts of Garston said they faced gangs of around 15 to 20 teenagers setting ...

Messages revealed that organised crime gangs in Liverpool "dominate" the UK's guns and drugs trade outside London, said the National Crime Agency. Cocaine is also being smuggled direct from South ...

On a Monday evening last month, 9 year old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot dead in Liverpool by a stranger. It’s the latest in a spate of deadly gun and knife attacks in the city, after a period ...