Police said Paul Doyle, 54, used his vehicle ‘as a weapon’ in a moment of rage at a victory parade in the city on 26 May

A former Royal Marine is starting a 21-year jail term for mowing down dozens of Liverpool football fans in a “truly shocking” act that “defies ordinary understanding”.

Paul Doyle, 54, bowed his head as he was sentenced at Liverpool crown court where victims and their families watched, some in tears, from the public gallery.

Paul Doyle had previous serious convictions and was described as a ‘live wire’ by a Royal Marines colleague

The sound was sickening: a thud, thud, thud as bodies bounced violently off the bumper. Inside Paul Doyle’s two-tonne vehicle, the scene was perhaps even more shocking.

Dashcam footage played in court this week showed the former Royal Marine screaming angrily as he ploughed into Liverpool FC supporters: “Get out the fucking way! Get out the way! Move, move, move!”

Demands for oversight grow after inquiry calls sector an ‘unregulated free for all’ and families seek stronger safeguards

Ministers are expected to back calls to regulate England’s funeral industry for the first time, after a series of scandals over the handling of remains.

Bereaved families have called for a new investigatory body and rules governing professional qualifications after an official inquiry declared the sector an “unregulated free for all”.

Paul Doyle, 54, is due to be sentenced on Tuesday after admitting 31 offences against 21 adults and eight children

A former Royal Marine was a “man in a rage” as he mowed down dozens of Liverpool football club fans at a victory parade in what many feared was a terrorist attack, a court has heard.

Victims of Paul Doyle wept as dashcam footage showed bodies spinning through the air as he accelerated into crowds while screaming: “Fucking hell, move!”

Police increase patrols around synagogues and other venues as tens of thousands celebrate Hanukah

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British police forces are stepping up security in Jewish communities after the antisemitic terror attack that left 12 people dead on Bondi beach in Australia.

The Metropolitan police said they were increasing their presence around synagogues and other venues in London, where tens of thousands of Jews are celebrating Hanukah.

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The former health minister Andrew Gwynne has dismissed as “idle speculation” reports he could resign his seat as part of an Andy Burnham “coup” against Keir Starmer.

Allies of Burnham were reported on Sunday to have identified a shortlist of seats to allow the Greater Manchester mayor to return to Westminster in the new year.