A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Joseph Holland, who was stabbed to death in Huyton earlier this year. James Preston, 21, from Huyton, was found guilty of murder and will serve a minimum of 17 years.

Liverpool John Lennon Airport is gearing up once again for the traditional Christmas and New Year 'getaway', with around 130,000 passengers expected to pass through the Airport over the festive and New Year holiday period. Destinations likely to prove most popular include Dublin, Belfast, Geneva, Isle of Man, Alicante, Jersey, Lanzarote, Paris and Tenerife.

National Highways is working round the clock to give motorists an early Christmas present by removing more than 1,000 miles of roadworks ahead of the festive getaway.   More than 98 per cent of motorways and major A-roads will be roadworks-free. To help keep disruption to a minimum, the vast majority of roadworks will be removed until 12.01 am on Tuesday, 2 January.