Stanley Road remains open as normal, but officers are guarding the cordon. The nature of the incident has not yet been ...

A man came into a fast food restaurant after he had been "hit in the side of his face with an axe" during a busy afternoon at a shopping centre, sparking a police investigation ...

"He looked like he'd been hit in the side of his face with an axe" ...

Merseyside Police appeals for anyone who witnessed the "shocking incident" to come forward.

Bootle Strand was cordoned off by police ...

Witnesses described 'lots of blood' after a man was 'hit in the head with an axe' at Bootle Strand shopping centre, Liverpool ...

Sefton Council's Cabinet is set to approve the major Bootle Area Action Plan this week, with the aim of making it a better place to live, work and thrive.