Summary

  • Updates on Wednesday 1 March

  • More news, sport, weather and travel updates from 08:00 on Thursday

Live Reporting

  1. Latest headlines in Merseyside and west Cheshire

    • No trains will run in or out of Liverpool Lime Street station "for several days" after a wall collapsed on to the railway
    • Some Merseyside MPs will be discussing poverty in the city region in Parliament today
    • Residents in a part of Birkenhead, Wirral were warned to unplug their electrical items last night after an underground fire broke out

  2. Weather: Sunshine and showers

    BBC Weather

    A mix of sunshine and showers with some turning wintry. Highs of 9C.

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  3. No Liverpool Lime Street trains 'for days' after wall collapse

    All four lines into Liverpool Lime Street station are blocked after a wall came down .

    Lime Street damageNetwork Rail

    Overhead wires have also been damaged

    No trains will run in or out of Liverpool Lime Street station "for several days".

    A section of trackside wall "loaded with concrete and cabins by a third party" fell, blocking all four lines into the station, Network Rail said.

    The collapse has left rubble strewn across the tracks and overhead wires damaged.

    Commuters and travellers are being urged to seek alternative routes.

  4. Rail: No trains in or out of Liverpool Lime Street after wall collapse

    All four lines into Liverpool Lime Street station  are blocked after a wall collapsed last night. .

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  5. Good morning: Join us for today's live news coverage

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