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Gary Bainbridge: It was Take a Hapless Idiot to View a Flat Week

Worrying about the small stuff

More and more older people are going online

Jade Wright: Both my grans are on Facebook – silver surfers are now a tidal wave

“You don’t know me, but I know you” said the strange man following me in the underpass

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne

Joe Riley: At last some sense on housing versus green belt

"Former warehouses and factories will once more be in the front-line, as already well demonstrated in Liverpool"

Always be on the lookout for the reducer and his yellow gun

The Reducer - an everyday supermarket hero bringing a smile to our faces

Jade Wright on the supermarket good Samaritan helping hungry people find a bargain

A Jet2 Boeing 737 at Manchester Airport

Court ruling could mean claims rush over flights

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The sun had been high in the sky that day. So the air was still itchy-warm when it slid down the slates on the big houses in a great orange yawn.

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Jade Wright: Ed Miliband needs to do the decent thing and resign

"There is still time for Labour to win, but not with Ed at the helm"

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David Charters: The splendid Williamson Art Gallery honours Birkenhead

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Pete Price: Tommy Cooper was a genius in our midst

I had to look after him as well as work with him - I was his carer and he needed a lot of attention

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Marc Waddington: What Rik Mayall and Alan B'Stard taught us about politics

"Let's think about some of B'Stard's grand statements and see if they resonate today"

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Joe Riley: The King of Spain in Liverpool - and in the pink

The ECHO's columnist reports from sunny Spain

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Why Britain First are nothing to do with D Day, and you should think twice before sharing on facebook

By sharing their posts, we inadvertently spread their message, not just about the brave veterans or the poor starved dogs, but the ones that divide our society rather than uniting it

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We take the new bikes for hire for a spin

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Joe Riley: Nigel Farage's recipe for trouble-makers - sack 'em

"When any of the moogs step out of line he simply sacks them. No excuses or inquiries"

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Our columnist says there's no evidence Ukip could run a toy shop - let alone the country

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"Labour won't win the next general election with Ed Miliband in charge"

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