Liverpool's Champions League win over RB Leipzig was both the ideal result and pretty much the perfect performance, says Stephen Warnock.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says his side defied many people's expectations with their first-leg victory over RB Leipzig in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Additional community testing is to take place in Norfolk, Southampton, Surrey and Manchester.

Abdalraouf Abdallah risks harm if he gives evidence to the Manchester Arena Inquiry, a lawyer says.

Adam Murphy went on the run for seven years after police arrested other members of the gang.

Striker Mason Greenwood extends his contract with Manchester United until June 2025, with the option of a further year.

Manchester City will face Fiorentina and Chelsea will play Atletico Madrid in the last 16 of the Women's Champions League.

Hundreds of new homes in Collyhurst will "create a sustainable neighbourhood", the council says.

Special oxygen masks for pets were used to save the cats who were pulled from a burning house in Runcorn.

Chris Lewis fell 500ft (150m) while on a mission to save two campers who broke lockdown rules.

Mathew Alajogun has directed his first movie in Nigeria's Nollywood film industry.

A council report says the football club's 52,000-seater stadium should be given planning permission.

A Manchester mural honouring George Floyd is vandalised with racist graffiti for a second time.

Denis Mitchell's 1959 documentary is full of evocative images of a Liverpool still recovering from the post-war gloom.

This BBC film won the award for the best television documentary film in the Italia Prize Contest, 1959.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said "nobody has to worry about me" as he dismisses social media rumours he was ready to quit the club or take a break.

Chelsea and Manchester City will be among the seeded clubs in the Women's Champions League last 16 draw on Tuesday.

The facility in Ellesmere Port aims to reduce the burden on landfills and reliance on fossil fuels.

Two men are being sought as part of an investigation into a secret mobile phone network, police say.

The money was found by officers investigating reports of "suspicious men" in a car park, police say.

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