Arriva says several bus services have been disrupted due to incidents of anti-social behaviour and criminal damage to a number of vehicles. On Monday night across Merseyside, bricks and missiles were reported to have been thrown at the vehicles.

S Club fans were left disappointed on Monday night after the rescheduled gig at the M&S Bank Arena was evacuated just before 9.00pm after a fire alarm was triggered. The Arena say 'the minor incident' was 'resolved quickly' and the show was restarted.

Liverpool City Council has paid a man £500 after he was left homeless and forced to sleep in a car for almost a year with his 16-year-old son. A Local Government and Social Care ombudsman's investigation found the local authority failed to deal with his housing issue. The council has since apologised.