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Giulia Bould
BBC Radio Merseyside
The match commander at Hillsborough has denied he was "overconfident and under-prepared" on the day of the disaster.
David Duckenfield is giving evidence at the new inquests for a sixth day.
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Ben Schofield
BBC Radio Merseyside reporter
David Duckenfield denies he was "complacent" about the situation outside the Leppings Lane turnstiles and that he "didn't address them".
He adds: "My view always has been that segregation is a necessary ingredient of a successful match."
Heather Williams QC is taking David Duckenfield through evidence he gave in March 1991 at the first Hillsborough inquest.
She asks him about the decision to close Leppings Lane at 14:17.
Ms Williams says closing the road was like "turning up the tap" and "exacerbated" the situation at the turnstiles with Liverpool fans.
Mr Duckenfield says fans onto the stadium concourse "should not be allowed in an unregulated fashion".
Judith Moritz
North of England correspondent, BBC News
David Duckenfield is currently being questioned by Heather Williams QC, on behalf of the family of John McBrien, who died at the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989.
He disagrees that he was "overconfident and underprepared" for the match.
Ben Schofield
BBC Radio Merseyside reporter
David Duckenfield, who was in charge of policing on the day of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, is back in the witness box, answering questions for a sixth day at the new inquests.
Image source, Getty Images
Wirral Globe
Parents protest, external outside Wallasey town hall over Wirral Council's plans to reduce the number of designated children's centres.
Giulia Bould
BBC Radio Merseyside
Two men thought to be involved in Merseyside drugs gangs are on the UK's list of the 10 most-wanted criminals who are likely to be on the run in Spain.
David McDermott, 41 and from Ormskirk, is alleged to be part of a group that tried to import 400kg of cocaine through Tilbury Docks in Essex.
Scott Hughes, 34 and from Halewood, is wanted for questioning over the supply of class-A drugs.
Wirral Globe
A Wirral man who volunteered to help tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, external says it was the support of his wife and family that made his time in Sierra Leone possible.
When an urgent appeal was sent out for biomedical scientists, father-of-two Alex Warrington jumped at the chance to join a 16-strong lab team deployed by the UK Government in January.
Signalling problems at Liverpool Central are causing delays on northern line trains, say Merseyrail.
Train services from Kirkby may be terminated at and started back from Sandhills and there may be disruption to trains to Hunts Cross, Ormskirk and Southport.
An estimate for the resumption of normal services will be provided as soon as the problem has been fully assessed.
Liverpool Echo
Stunning photos show off the incredible transformation of Liverpool Cathedral, external for a Wolf Hall-style Tudor banquet at the recent BBC exports showcase.
Hundreds of TV programme buyers from around the world attended a dinner - with rows of wooden tables lit by candelabras, as seen in the BBC Two adaptation of Hilary Mantel's historical novel.
Rumeana Jahangir
BBC News Online
We've introduced BBC Local Live from our base in Liverpool to bring you the latest news, sport, travel and weather all in one place.
Southport Visiter
A 17-year-old Southport girl has faced a charge of unlawfully and maliciously wounding a 27-year-old man, external at Cobden Road in High Park, Southport.
BBC Radio Merseyside tweets: Scott Hughes from Halewood is on the UK's most wanted list. The 34-year-old is wanted for questioning over supply of class A drugs.
The police match commander during the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, former Ch Supt David Duckenfield, is again due to give evidence at the new inquests in Warrington.
This will be the sixth day of evidence from the now 70-year-old retired senior officer.
As always, we will bring you comprehensive coverage.
Giulia Bould
BBC Radio Merseyside
Liverpool is one of 15 towns and cities across the UK which will play host to a cycling Sky Ride later this year.
The traffic-free routes for the amateur cycling events have just been revealed - and thousands of cyclists are expected to take part in the city.
Merseytravel tweets:, external Drivers heading to Wirral are advised to use Wallasey tunnel. A breakdown's currently causing significant congestion in the Birkenhead one.
BBC Sport
Liverpool's form has given them a chance to finish second in the Premier League, says manager Brendan Rodgers.
Image source, ReutersLiverpool are fifth with nine games to play, but are only four points behind second-placed Manchester City, who lost 1-0 at Burnley on Saturday.
BBC Sport
Liverpool moved within two points of the Champions League places and stretched their unbeaten run to 13 league games with a hard-earned win at Swansea.
Image source, ReutersSwansea dominated the first half but, thanks to Simon Mignolet's fine saves from Bafetimbi Gomis and Gylfi Sigurdsson, it was goalless at the interval.
Liverpool were vastly improved after the restart and scored a fortuitous winner when Jordi Amat's clearance deflected off Jordan Henderson and into the net.
BBC Weather
Latest
Mostly cloudy across the region with showery outbreaks of rain.
It should become drier from the south with a few sunny intervals, especially later today. Winds will be light and temperatures will be around average.
BBC Travel
BBC Travel
The A5267 Cambridge Road in Churchtown is closed in both directions between the B5244 Cambridge Road junction and the A565 Preston New Road junction, because of a sewer collapse and emergency repairs.