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Bootle was one of five Merseyside towns to submit bids in the competition, only one of which has made the shortlist

The shortlist has been whittled down from over 400 applicants

The knives are being sold alongside violent buzz words, blatantly breaking the UK law just short of two years on from the Southport attack

The opening also revealed "kombat" and "fighter" knives are available online for as little as £9 two years on from the Soutport attack

Maria, 17, has links to Blackpool and Fleetwood

Officer are "growing increasingly worried" for Shay, 16, who disappeared on Monday

"He knows he has a huge target on his back and he thinks his new name will make him safer"

Steven Ivey was in financial problems at the time

BIRKENHEAD has been shortlisted for a new £3m national award. The Wirral town has been named in the 15 town shortlist for the inaugural UK Town of Culture.

A TOWN centre Pride event has been praised for promoting “community spirit, diversity, and inclusion” while supporting personal growth and development.

An amber heat health alert has been issued for two more parts of England as the NHS said staff are facing a "summer onslaught" after A&Es experienced the busiest month on record in June.

Vickrum Digwa and members of his family have pleaded not guilty to multiple weapons charges in court.

The leader of the far-right Restore Britain party has sparked fury after wrongly describing the 1996 Dunblane massacre as "one murder".

A consultant at a south London hospital "contributed to... patients' irreversible lung damage, poor quality of life or premature death", a review has concluded.

The family of a woman and two children who are the victims in a murder investigation in Bedfordshire have said they are dealing with "unimaginable loss".

A man accused of carrying out a mass stabbing attack on a train in Cambridgeshire has pleaded not guilty.