Rumeana Jahangir
BBC News Online

That's all from the team today. Join us tomorrow from 08:00 for more updates on news, sport, travel and weather.

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In the meantime, I'll leave you with a picture of Liverpool's Fara Williams, who will be in action for England at the Women's World Cup later.

You can watch the Lionesses as they face Norway in the last 16 on BBC Three and the BBC Sport website. Coverage begins at 21:30.

BBC Weather

Overnight it will stay dry, with largely clear skies in the west and variable amounts of cloud in the east.

Under the clear skies, it will turn a little chilly.

Roger Johnson
Presenter, North West Tonight

On tonight's programme, we look at Liverpool City Council's decision to ban To Let signs in an attempt to improve the image of an area of the city.

And we'll have the latest from the Hillsborough inquests, where a Liverpool fan, whose brother died in the disaster, says he was held up in the crowd by other fans.

Join me for more on BBC One at 18:30.

BBC Travel

There are queuing traffic on M57 northbound between Junction 6, Kirkby and Junction 7, Switch Island.

Keep up to date with BBC Travel.

BBC Sport

St. Helens full-back Shannon McDonnell will miss the rest of the season because of an Achilles injury.

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McDonnell, 27, was hurt in the closing stages of Saints' 25-24 defeat by Castleford Tigers on Thursday.

Head coach Keiron Cunningham confirmed McDonnell will undergo surgery on the injury and return next season.

Rumeana Jahangir
BBC News Online

Ranelagh Grange Care Home in St. Helens (pictured below) has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission, external in the health watchdog's latest report on adult social care services.

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It was the only local provider to be given the lowest rating, though Meadowcroft in Wirral was rated as requiring improvement in the latest round of inspections.

Several providers were rated good by inspectors, including Victoria Community Care in Knowsley, Abingdon and Expect Limited services in Sefton, St. Helens' Caring Companions and Birch Court Nursing and Residential Home in Warrington.

Rumeana Jahangir
BBC News Online

Merseyside Police are appealing for information after two firearms incidents in Dovecot in the past two days.

The first shooting happened at about 04:00 on Sunday on Kemsley Road, while the second incident was this morning at about 01:55 on Winstone Road. No-one was injured but properties on both roads were damaged.

The force are also investigating reports of loud bangs, believed to be gunshots, in Aldwark Road at about 22:35 on Saturday.

Rumeana Jahangir
BBC News Online

Fancy sashaying down the catwalk at Liverpool's Pier Head as part of a world record attempt?

Image source, Liverpool City Council

Fashion guru Wayne Hemingway, who is curating the Transatlantic 175 weekend, external next month, is appealing for amateur models, external of each hair colour - blonde, brunette, black, red and grey - and some who are bald to join him as he tries to mash the record for the most models on a catwalk.

Mexico City currently holds the title with 3,083 participants.

BBC Sport

Ahead of England's last 16 tie against Norway at the Women's World Cup, we've put together a list of 11 things you might need to know about the Lionesses.

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Among the most interesting facts is that Liverpool midfielder Fara Williams, 31, was homeless for six years, spending her 18th and 21st birthdays living rough.

The 31-year-old, who is now the most capped England international in history, will further add to her huge haul of caps in Ottawa tonight - you can watch the game on BBC Three and the BBC Sport website from 21:30.

Rumeana Jahangir
BBC News Online

Over 3,000 illegal cigarettes have been found hidden behind a magnetic panel at a Kensington shop.

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The panel, which was powered by a phone charger, was discovered by search dogs. About seven litres of smuggled vodka were also seized in an operation led by Liverpool City Council.

At another premise in Norris Green, search dogs found just under 4kg of counterfeit hand-rolling tobacco.

Rumeana Jahangir
BBC News Online

Today's top stories on Merseyside:

• A psychiatric patient is arrested on suspicion of carrying out a hammer attack on his blind and disabled mother in Liverpool.

• Prime Minister David Cameron comes to Runcorn to set out his vision on improvements to the welfare system.

• A Liverpool fan whose brother died at the Hillsborough disaster tells the inquests he was held up in the crowd by other fans during the terrace crush.

Douglas Marshall
Social media lead, BBC English Regions

Each day, we feature a photograph sent in from across England in a weekly Big Picture gallery - and this week's line-up begins with this lovely shot of a sunset at West Kirby, taken by Kevin Povall.

Image source, Kevin Povall

If you have a photo you'd like to share, email us at england@bbc.co.uk, post it on Facebook, external or tweet it to @BBCEngland, external.

Ben Schofield
BBC Radio Merseyside reporter

A teenage Liverpool fan whose brother died in the Hillsborough disaster has told the new inquests how he was held up by other supporters as a crush took hold.

The hearings have been focussing on the deaths of 15-year-old Philip Steele and David Thomas, 23, who were both standing in Pen 3 on the Leppings Lane terraces at the stadium.

Brian Steele, who was 13 at the time, said he did not see his brother Philip after the crush began.

Southport Visiter

Governors at Skelmersdale's Glenburn Sports College have launched an appeal against the decision to close the school, external.

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BBC Sport

Tranmere Rovers have agreed a new six-month contract with left-back Matt Hill.

The 34-year-old joined Rovers last summer but missed the majority of the season, which saw them relegated to the National League, with an Achilles injury.

Wirral Globe

Residents in Wirral have condemned plans to increase the storage capacity for hazardous substances, external at an industrial complex at Eastham on the banks of the Mersey.

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Ian Kennedy
BBC Radio Merseyside Sport

Everton will play a pre-season friendly game against Leeds United at Elland Road.

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The Toffees will travel to Leeds on 1 August, with the match kicking off at 15:00.

The last time the teams met was in a League Cup tie, which saw United knock Everton out of the competition with a 2-1 win.

Mairead Smyth
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Merseyside

I'm in Runcorn where David Cameron has been outlining plans to shake up welfare.

The PM says he wants to change a system which taxes those on low incomes and then hands them back the same money through benefits, saying "we need to move to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare society".

The Conservatives have promised to find £12bn of savings from welfare and his speech suggests there could be changes to benefits paid to those in work.

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BBC News Online

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Jenny Coleman
BBC Local Live

An exhibition exploring the Maya civilisation opened this weekend in Liverpool and runs until October.

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The city's World Museum tweets, external: The ancient Maya - 1st civilisation to make hot chocolate more than 1000 years ago. ow.ly/OCtBk, external#MXUK2015, external