One casualty was treated by the emergency services after a multi-vehicle collision on the M56, outside Ellesmere Port.

Ten people have been arrested in relation to the murder of Sam Rimmer in Liverpool, but no one has been charged.

The biggest rail workers’ union is warning of cuts to the British Transport Police (BTP), saying they would “seriously endanger” the safety of railway staff.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has compared Nicola Sturgeon to US President Donald Trump and the Twilight character Bella Swan.