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Rainy overnight and a yellow warning of snow in parts. Lows of 2C.

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• A man who drowned his friend in a farm pond after they took drugs pleads guilty to manslaughter

• Police say they're investigating after flares and smoke canisters were thrown on to the pitch during last night's FA Cup game between Southport and Fleetwood Town
• The Labour MP for Liverpool Walton is calling for the government to act to address what he calls the growing problem of families being forced to use food banks

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a crash in Wirral, which left an 85-year-old woman with chest injuries.

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Police were called to the two car collision at the junction of Raby Hall Road and Allport Road in Bromborough at about 14:30 on Tuesday afternoon.

Fire crews removed the car doors of one of the vehicles so paramedics could remove the female passenger, who was taken to Arrowe Park Hospital for further checks.

The death of a woman whose body was found on a beach in Sefton is being treated as unexplained by police.

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Officers and paramedics were called to Ainsdale Beach just before midday yesterday. 

A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out.

Police are investigating after flares and smoke canisters were thrown onto the pitch a Monday night's FA Cup game between Southport and Fleetwood Town.

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Police said they are speaking to both clubs and watching televised footage to identify spectators who disrupted the match, which ended in a goalless draw.

Ch Supt Paul White said play had to be stopped while the pitch was cleared of smoke canisters and smoke dissipated and "could have resulted in evacuation of the ground".

Chester Chronicle

A 51-year-old man from Ellesmere Port has been charged by officers investigating sexual abuse, external at a sea cadet unit in Chester.

National League side Tranmere Rovers re-sign midfielder Adam Dawson on a deal until the end of the season.

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Olympic gold medallist Sam Quek is confirmed for this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

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The 28-year-old, from Wirral, was part of Team GB's Gold medal winning women's hockey team at the Rio Olympics in the summer.

Other contestants from Scarlett Moffatt from Gogglebox, ex-Strictly dancer Ola Jordan and former Countdown co-host Carol Vorderman.

The show starts on ITV on Sunday.

• A 28-year-old man from Wirral who drowned his friend in a fishing lake when they were both under the influence of a so-called legal high has pleaded guilty to manslaughter
• The Labour MP for Liverpool Walton is calling for the Government to act to address what he calls the growing problem of families being forced to use foodbanks
• Police say they're investigating, after flares and smoke canisters were thrown onto the pitch during last night's FA Cup game between Southport and Fleetwood Town

The cheque-processing company iPSL is set to close its two centres, according to the Unite union.

Officials said they had been warned of the plan to end operations at Edinburgh and Clydebank in Scotland.

Other centres under threat are reported to be Bootle, Bradford, Copley, Chelmsford and Camberley.

Work would be consolidated at Northampton and Milton Keynes. Unite said the plan has still to be signed off by the company's board.

A 28-year-old man from Wirral who drowned his friend in a fishing lake when they were both under the influence of a so-called legal high has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Christopher Davies had gone to Claremont Farm fishing pond in Spital in May this year with his friend Barry O'Reilly.

The court heard that Mr O'Reilly offered Davies cannabis but, when he became ill, Mr O'Reilly told him the drug was a legal high.

The court was told that Davies lost control while under the effects of the drug, assaulting his friend and drowning him in the lake.

The men were work colleagues and were going fishing together for the first time.

In an impact statement, Mr O'Reilly's ex-partner described him as "wonderful father" and added "when you take a life... you destroy a whole world". 

The defence said Davies deeply regretted what had happened. He'll be sentenced tomorrow.

Liverpool Echo

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The body a man has been found in the River Mersey, police say. 

Cheshire Police say they received reports of concern for the safety of a man in the water close to the Runcorn Widnes Bridge at about 7:30 this morning.

He was pronounced dead at the scene. His death isn't being treated as suspicious.

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Liverpool have handed Kevin Stewart, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ben Woodburn long-term contracts.

Stewart, 23, has made 17 first-team appearances since joining from Tottenham in 2014.

Alexander-Arnold, 18, made his club debut against Spurs in the EFL Cup earlier this month.

Woodburn, 17, has been at the club since the age of six and is a regular for the under-23 side.

Manager Jurgen Klopp said: "This is really positive news of course, and it's brilliant we have acted decisively to show our intent with our young players."

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A MP is calling on the government to take action to address what he says is the "growing problem" of families forced to use food banks.

Figures from the Trussell Trust show more than 2,600 emergency parcels were handed out in North Liverpool between April and September. 

The Labour member for Walton, Steve Rotheram, says benefit delays, sanctions and changes by the Department for Work and Pensions are to blame.

The Department of Work and Pensions said food bank use was complex and it was "misleading to link to any one issue".

A prison has seen a fourfold increase in the use of force by officers against inmates since 2013, a report has found.

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Inspectors reported a "marked increase" at HMP Risley near Warrington, Cheshire since its last inspection, some of which may not have been "justified".

The report, external also said new psychoactive substances (NPS) were "undermining prisoner well-being" and a fifth of inmates felt conditions were "unsafe".

Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke said the findings were "disappointing".