Emily Carubia
Emily Carubia is a late reporter on the Liverpool Echo’s news desk who covers health alongside a broad run of live and breaking news stories across Merseyside and the wider UK. Her work is driven by the immediate impact of events on people’s lives, from serious crime and public safety incidents to tributes, community milestones and national talking points. She joined the Echo in 2024 on the night team and now helps set the tone of the newsroom’s evening output.
Live and breaking news across Merseyside
Carubia works on the late shift, filing fast-moving reports on incidents unfolding across Merseyside every evening. Her author biography describes her as a reporter covering live and breaking news, and many of her bylines sit on time-sensitive pieces that update readers on what is happening right now. She contributes to round-ups such as “Five stories you may have missed today,” which pull together several strands of the news agenda into a single digest, showing her role in stitching disparate developments into a coherent snapshot. She is also involved in live coverage around major anniversaries, including VE Day, where the Echo has run rolling updates and archive-led pieces to mark 80 years since Victory in Europe. Even when the subject is historical or cultural rather than an unfolding emergency, her copy is framed around what matters today, whether that is how VE Day was reported in 1945 or how current readers can mark a large civic occasion.
Crime, public safety and vulnerable people
A significant portion of Carubia’s recent work covers crime, courts and threats to public safety, often told through the eyes of those most affected. In coverage of the killing of baby Preston Davey, she reports on how the child’s killer, Jamie Varley, reacted on entering prison, focusing on the consequences of the crime and the emotional fallout that follows a high-profile sentencing. For a sister title, she has reported on a 13-year-old boy threatened by masked youths reportedly armed with knives during an e-bike robbery, foregrounding the mother’s fear that her son would die as he screamed that “they’re trying to stab me.” Across these pieces she spends time on victims, families and witnesses rather than procedure alone, bringing out details of fear, grief and shock that sit alongside the bare facts of the incident. That same emphasis on lived experience is visible in stories where people describe repeated police call-outs or other forms of official intervention in their daily lives, with her questions and framing centred on how those encounters shape someone’s sense of safety and wellbeing. Her health brief sits naturally within this pattern, as many of these stories turn on physical harm, psychological stress or the systems that are supposed to protect vulnerable people.
Tributes, community life and local history
Carubia also devotes regular attention to local figures, small businesses and cultural institutions, often writing pieces that double as tributes or celebrations. Her story on a long-serving mascot who “put a smile on the face of so many” focuses on the man who wore the Rover the Dog costume for three decades, using memories from those who knew him to show why his work mattered to local people. In a feature on Pritchard’s Bookshop celebrating 50 years in business, she picks up on a couple who saw a sign in the window and “knew what they had to do next,” using that turning-point moment to explain how an independent shop stays relevant over half a century. For Cunard’s 185th anniversary, she previews celebrations around a special royal guest and the Queen Anne’s movements on the River Mersey, linking a global cruise brand back to the city’s waterfront and its sense of occasion. Her VE Day coverage draws on the Echo’s archive to show how the Liverpool Daily Post reported the end of the war, turning historical front pages into a story about civic memory and continuity. These pieces show a consistent interest in how place, tradition and individual choices intersect, whether the subject is a mascot, a bookshop or a historic shipping line.
Showbiz and national talking points
Alongside local and regional stories, Carubia picks up national and international talking points, especially where they cut through to a broad audience. Her byline on a story about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announcing their engagement sits in the Echo’s showbiz news stream, bringing a global celebrity moment into a regional outlet with clear, accessible framing. Within daily news round-ups she highlights a mix of lifestyle, entertainment and consumer angles alongside harder news, suggesting a brief that includes spotting which national stories will resonate most strongly with readers at the end of the day. By moving between health-related experiences, crime, community tributes and showbiz headlines, she maintains a consistent focus on people at the centre of each story, whether they are grieving families, shop owners, fans or public figures.
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