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The Latest Breaking News from St Helens

Couple who died after arson attack remembered as ‘life and soul of the party’

Eric Greener and Sheila Jackson died at their St Helens home on 15 July

The Independent UK

Man arrested after elderly couple killed in fire

Peter Eric Greener, 77, and Sheila Jackson, 83, died following the incident at their home in St Helens, Merseyside, last week.

Evening Standard

Man, 31, held on suspicion of murder after elderly couple killed in house fire

A force spokesperson said an accelerant was used to start the blaze

The Independent UK

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Detectives seek motive after elderly couple killed in ‘sickening’ arson attack

Peter Eric Greener, 77, and Sheila Jackson, 83, died in the fire at their home in St Helens.

Evening Standard

Bankrupt landlord received £25,000 Covid loan despite pub closing six months before pandemic

Gary Wright, 46, received £25,000 on behalf of his St Helens pub despite it closing six months before the pandemic

The Independent UK

Williams’ solo try edges Warrington to Challenge Cup win against St Helens

Warrington set up a Challenge Cup semi-final with Leigh Leopards next month after a narrow 20-12 victory against St Helens

The Guardian - UK

RFL launches investigation into Salford fielding reserve squad against St Helens

The probe could result in the Red Devils being charged with a breach of operational rules.

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Salford could face penalty for weakened team against St Helens

Due to salary cap restrictions the Red Devils were denied the use of a number of senior players.

The Independent UK

‘Everything is destroyed, nothing could be saved:’ anger and despair in communities devastated by North West floods

After flood defences failed yet again, heartbroken residents of Merseyside and Cheshire now face a painful clean-up and possible financial ruin.

The Guardian - UK

Labour loses by-election to Reform as support for Nigel Farage's party continues to surge

Labour continues to struggle in local by-elections, losing to Reform UK in St Helens, Liverpool

Evening Standard

Principal indicted for ‘failing to protect students’ after two teachers arrested for sexual abuse

The indictment, filed in Columbia County Circuit Court, asserts that the principal “did unlawfully and knowingly withhold necessary and adequate physical care from the students of St. Helens High School.”

The Independent UK

Liverpool 0-3 Chelsea: Women’s Super League – as it happened

Chelsea continued their perfect start to the WSL campaign with a 3-0 win over Liverpool at St Helens Stadium.

The Guardian - UK

York Valkyrie see off St Helens to secure historic back-to-back league titles

Lacey Owen, Eboni Partington and Kelsey Gentles scored tries in York Valkyrie’s 18-8 win against St Helens in the Women’s Super League final

The Guardian - UK

St Helens’ Faye Gaskin: ‘You can’t be going through IVF while you’re still playing’

Women’s Super League Grand Final will be Saints’ scrum-half last game – three years after being told she would never play again

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Wigan close in on history as Super League reaches thrilling climax

The Warriors are two wins away from becoming first side to win a major quadruple but rivals hope this unpredictable season can continue

The Guardian - UK

Zach Eckersley seals comeback derby win in style for Wigan against St Helens

Stand-in full-back creates one try and scores the winner as injury-hit St Helens lose out 16-12

The Guardian - UK

Jonny Lomax’s late drop goal completes St Helens comeback over Huddersfield

St Helens came from 12 points down to earn a dramatic win against Huddersfield thanks to Jonny Lomax’s late drop goal

The Guardian - UK

Super League 2.0: IMG’s clout sets stage for the sport’s latest new era

Rugby league’s top flight will receive more coverage and publicity than ever in the most concerted effort yet to grow the game

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‘I’m so proud of him’: darts players at Luke Littler’s academy salute their unlucky hero

The 16-year-old’s fellow arrowsmiths at St Helens Academy, while devastated at his loss to Luke Humphries, lauded what he has done for the sport

The Guardian - UK

North-west goes darts mad for Luke Littler – the boy with world at his fingers

Sixteen-year-old WDC finalist has already inspired local awe and adulation – from his Warrington school to the St Helens darts club he joined aged nine

The Guardian - UK

‘A generational talent’: how 16-year-old Luke Littler is shaking up darts

The Warrington teenager has been on a fast-track to the top since he was a toddler and now faces five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld at Alexandra Palace

The Guardian - UK

Merseyside’s towpath to the past: a 20-mile walk along the Industrial Revolution’s first canal

Giant relics from previous centuries, a restoration effort and our writer’s childhood memories loom large on this hike along Britain’s first modern canal

AAP

Woolf's Tonga go down battling in England Test

Kristian Woolf's Tonga team have battled courageously in their historic Test match against England before going down 22-18 at St Helens.

The Independent UK

Tom Johnstone second-half brace helps England edge out Tonga in series opener

England ran out 22-18 winners in St Helens in the first of three matches between the teams.

The Independent UK

New England captain Jack Welsby keen to banish World Cup heartache against Tonga

The 22-year-old full-back featured in all five games in the tournament.

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