Adam Goldsmith
Live reporter

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Police have been given extra time to question the suspected driver of a car which ploughed into football fans during Liverpool's Premier League victory parade.

Merseyside Police said on Tuesday a 53-year-old man from West Derby had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, driving while unfit through drugs and dangerous driving offences - our post earlier on sets out everything we know.

Seven people remain in hospital in a stable condition following the incident, police said in an update today.

As police continue their investigation, one local man tells the BBC that he has been wrongly identified as the driver on social media - and calls for the police to name the suspect.

In the meantime, the clean-up continues as Water Street - the scene of the incident - has reopened to the public.

We're pausing our live coverage for now, but there's plenty more to read across the BBC:

• The latest updates on this story can be found here
• Check out our explainer for all the background on what you need to know
• Or, have a look at our correspondent Daniel Sandford's piece on why police were so quick to release details about the suspect
• There's also BBC Verify's investigation into what eyewitness video tells us about the crash

Jonny Humphries
Reporting from Liverpool

More now from another witness who saw the build-up to the incident.

Mohamad Abbar, who works at A2Z Mobile on Dale Street, saw the vehicle drive past the shop through a really dense crowd.

He says Dale Street was packed with thousands of people from the parade and some were trying to push a grey Ford car back and get it to move.

Abbar says he went out of the shop when he heard the commotion of the Water Street incident.

He adds he thought the road was "supposed to be closed", with so many people who turned out for the parade.

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After Everton FC's emotive message of solidarity with Liverpool yesterday, the team's manager David Moyes has issued a statement on the parade crash.

He says he was "shocked and saddened by the deeply distressing scenes" that unfolded following Liverpool's victory parade.

"On behalf of all my players and staff I'd like to pass on my heartfelt best wishes to all those who were injured and affected as well as their families and friends."

Moyes also praises the first responders and the emergency services.

"One of the things that makes this city special is the solidarity between the people, who always come together in times of hardship.

Why fake names are spread online after high-profile crimespublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 28 May

12:15 BST 28 May

Marianna Spring
Disinformation and social media correspondent

Whenever there’s an attack or incident like this, false accusations about the identity of the suspect fly around left, right and centre on social media - as has happened in this case.

It might be a picture, a screen grab or a name that racks up thousands of views - because people are looking for answers and profiles are looking for clicks.

The problem is exacerbated by the legal limitations police forces face when it comes to releasing more information about a suspect when they’re yet to be charged.

That means that unwitting online bystanders find themselves targets of disinformation and online abuse - and ultimately, there are few repercussions for those sharing these defamatory posts online.

The impact is principally felt by the person whose reputation is dragged through the virtual mud, as worried family and friends watch on.

It’s yet another reminder of the hurdles thrown up by social media that society - in this case, police forces - must grapple with.

And it's another example of where some of the social media sites take little to no action over what’s posted on their platforms - principally because they don’t know the facts either, but also because they have relaxed their policies to deal with disinformation and abuse.

Shivani Chaudhari
BBC News, Essex

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Comedian Andrew Lawrence, who joked about the Liverpool parade crash, has had an upcoming show cancelled following a social media backlash.

Lawrence said he would "drive through crowds of people" to get out of the city, in a post that has prompted more than 7,000 responses on X.

Many commenters said it was insensitive, with one user describing it as "horrific".

Comedy club Caddies in Southend has cancelled Lawrence's upcoming gig, saying it did not "condone or support" the comment.

The 37-year-old described the decision as "understandable but disappointing".

He said he was disappointed the venue had "lost their courage after being bombarded with abuse and threats of violence from online trolls", adding that he would reschedule the show for later in the year.

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In the wake of the Southport murders last summer, false claims about the suspect spread online and riots erupted across England, prompting criticism of Merseyside Police for not doing more to counter misinformation.

The debate on how quickly police forces should release information has flared up again after the same force released the ethnicity and nationality of the Liverpool crash suspect within two hours of the incident on Monday.

A little earlier, the head of the Met Police, Mark Rowley, told BBC News that forces will have to be "realistic" and release information about suspects more quickly in many cases.

And we've just heard from a man wrongly identified on social media as the driver of the car that drove into a crowd in Liverpool on Monday. He is calling for the police to name the suspect.

Merseyside Police are urging people not to speculate about the suspect's identity or motive. It is standard practice for police forces not to name a suspect before they are charged.

Our UK correspondent, Daniel Sandford, has looked into why details were released so quickly in this case and the questions it raises for the future.

After arresting a suspect on Monday, Merseyside Police quickly said the incident was not believed to be terror-related.

But Robby Potter, a survivor of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, tells BBC News he feared the worst as he sought safety on Water Street.

Potter was in a coma for three weeks after the 2017 attack and says "I thought it was happening again" when he saw the car barrelling down Water Street.

"I was dreading there was going to be a bomb in the car," he says.

"It brought a lot of horrible memories back - that's why you've got to think about the families now, and the friends of the families who are going to help them."

Vinnie O'Dowd
BBC News

A man who has been wrongly identified on social media as the driver of the car in Liverpool has called on the police to release the name of the suspect who was arrested.

In a Facetime call with BBC News after his photograph was circulated online, Peter Cunningham, 54, from Huyton in Liverpool said: "It's not me.

"I'm in work - the police need to give the name out because I'm getting accused.

"Family members and friends are ringing and asking me, but it could get a whole lot worse, the police need to do something."

Merseyside Police have urged people not to speculate. Police forces do not ordinarily name a suspect before they are charged with an offence.

A force spokeswoman said: “We have arrested a 53-year-old man from West Derby and he remains in police custody where he continues to be interviewed.”

Earlier, the force said suggestions that anyone else has been arrested were "incorrect".

Yunus Mulla
Reporting from Water Street, Liverpool

Water Street now feels like how it would do normally, with people walking up and down and cars going past.

There is little to suggest what happened here on Monday evening, apart from a few camera crews and some flowers left at the side of the street.

The car that drove through the crowd has been taken away and the cordon has been lifted.

Some people are stopping to have a brief look onto the road - a few glance up at a Liverpool flag draped around some traffic lights and then move on.

It will be some time before we return to normality but this is a start.

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Merseyside Police say they believe the driver of the car which hit a number of pedestrians tailgated an ambulance to enter a closed road.

Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims said on Tuesday that a "robust traffic management plan" was in place during the parade, that included the closure of Water Street where the incident took place.

"It is believed the driver of the Ford Galaxy car involved in the incident was able follow an ambulance onto Water Street, after the roadblock was temporarily lifted so that the ambulance crew could attend to a member of the public," she added.

• A 53-year-old male suspect from the West Derby area of Liverpool has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving offences, and driving while unfit through drugs

• The driver is believed to have followed an ambulance on to Water Street, when a roadblock was temporarily lifted to let it get down the closed road
• At least 65 people were injured with 50 people taken to hospital - as of Tuesday, 11 people were still in hospital and all are expected to make a full recovery
• An extensive CCTV search is "ongoing" to understand the car's movements
• The police reiterated the incident is not being treated as a terror offence

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More now from Merseyside Police's former Assistant Chief Constable Helen King, who tells BBC Breakfast the force is "used to policing a wide-range of major incidents and, sadly, responding to tragedies".

She says despite all the planning and learning from previous incidents, there are still challenges in ensuring public events are safe.

"I don't think you can be 100% sure that nobody is going to get hurt, whether through accident or through actors with bad intent," she says.

King says every effort will have gone into minimising threats but described Monday evening's incident as "everyone's nightmare".

Ed Thomas and Michaela Howard
Reporting from Liverpool

Above is CCTV footage from a phone and vape shop on Dale Street, the route the Ford Galaxy took before Monday evening's events.

Dale Street runs into Water Street - where the car drove into the crowd.

The vape and phone shop is near Moorfields station and some fans would have been heading there to get home.

You can see from the CCTV pictures there are a large number of Liverpool fans milling around, wandering along the pavement and spilling onto the street.

There are other cars on the street here too.

We've been told there were cones further up the road towards Water Street and traffic was being diverted along Exchange Street East.

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Police forces have to be "realistic" and should sometimes release personal details about suspects earlier, the head of the Metropolitan Police says.

Sir Mark Rowley was speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme about Merseyside Police's decision to release the nationality and ethnicity of the suspect in Monday's parade incident within two hours.

He says he won't criticise another police chief making a judgement in "really difficult" circumstances, adding "every case needs judging on its merits".

He's then asked if it could set an expectation for future decisions, and if it will prompt accusations that different standards will apply to suspects of different races.

"In general, I think we have to be realistic, and more often... put more personal details in public earlier," he says.

In an age when content and inferences appear on social media very quickly, he says "putting more facts out is the only way to deal with it".

If those facts "embolden racists" in some cases then we need to confront those individuals, he says, but adds: "Trying to avoid truths when half the truth is in the public domain is going to be quite difficult going forward."

A team of workers was out on Water Street overnight in preparation of people being allowed back on the road today.

It had been left strewn with possessions and litter left behind by people who had fled the commotion.

All is quiet there this morning, with little indication of what played out on Water Street two days ago.

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Merseyside Police's former Assistant Chief Constable Helen King has been speaking to BBC Breakfast about how the force will be carrying out its investigation right now.

King says a major incident room will have been set up, with identifying all of the many victims a priority.

"There's also clearly a lot of CCTV, a lot of phone footage - all those take a significant amount of work to collate, as well as forensics examinations, interviews of the suspect," King says.

"Collision experts" would also be brought in to help advise on potential charges, with conversations with the Crown Prosecution Service like under way already.

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Liverpool FC manager Arne Slot pulled out of an awards ceremony last night after the club's title celebrations were marred by Monday's incident.

Slot had been named manager of the year and Premier League manager of the year at the League Managers Association (LMA) awards.

While thanking the LMA and wider football community for its support, Slot said in a statement he "had to withdraw from the event out of solidarity with all affected".

"This is not a decision I have taken lightly but it is one that I feel is absolutely right given the seriousness of the situation," he said.

The title-winning manager also paid tribute to the emergency services, and praised "the supporters and bystanders who helped one another in an hour of need".

"Football is and always should be a game built on rivalry, but it is also a great source of comradeship, especially at times like this," he said.

Jonny Humphries
Reporting from Liverpool

Dumisani Moyo arrived back at his Airbnb accommodation on Water Street just after the car had ploughed into the crowd.

"It was mayhem," he told us, adding that he will never forget what he saw.

"It was really horrific stuff. People were lying hurt on the floor."

He wasn't able to get back into his accommodation until about 23:00 BST.

"But look, we made it and are safe... we pray for the people that got hurt. We wish them the best."

Several papers are leading on the ongoing questioning of the Liverpool suspect and honing in on the fact he has been arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drugs.

The Times, external reports that a child injured in the incident suffered a collapsed lung.

The Express, external describes how a steward correctly allowed an ambulance to pass by a road-block before a Ford Galaxy "raced through" behind.

The Sun's, external editorial praises the police for revealing the ethnicity of the suspect within hours and backs calls for "full consistency" the next time there is a tragic incident or terror attack.

• More on what the papers said about the suspect this morning

Jack Trotter from Northern Ireland told BBC News he felt "very lucky" to be alive after being caught up in Monday's incident and injuring his leg and back.

"I was face to face with the car," he said of the ordeal, adding that he begged the driver to stop.

His girlfriend Abbie Gallagher said they were both "screaming" as the man drove through the crowd.

"In that initial moment all you want is your partner," she said.

Gallagher said she saw "bodies in the air" and "kids being hurt".

"You're just absolutely devastated," she said.