According to real-time traffic site Inrix, the A59 Rice Lane is closed in both directions. There is queueing traffic due to an incident from A5058 North Breeze Hill to Cavendish Drive. The nature of the incident is not currently known. The Liverpool ECHO has contacted Merseyside Police but has yet to receive a comment.

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A pedestrian in his 20s is in a 'critical' condition and fighting for his life after being hit by a bus in Liverpool city centre last night - police are appealing for witnesses

Merseyside Police have been given extra powers this weekend following reports of criminal and anti-social behaviour in Liverpool city centre. A Dispersal Zone has been put in place across the city centre today (Saturday, March 8) lasting until Monday, March 10.

Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and deputy council leader Derek Hatton are among 12 people to have been charged with bribery offences as part of an investigation into council corruption. The charges relate to building contracts awarded to property developers.

Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and city politician Derek Hatton have been charged with bribery and misconduct relating to council contracts, along with 10 others, police have said. The charges come after a Merseyside Police probe, Operation Aloft, focused on a number of property developers.

Joe Anderson has been charged with bribery, misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office.

Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and former city politician Derek Hatton are among 12 people charged with bribery and misconduct relating to council contracts, Merseyside Police have said.

Former mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson is one of 12 people who have been charged as part of an investigation into council corruption. The 67-year-old, who was first arrested in December 2020, has been charged with bribery, misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office, Merseyside Police said on Friday.

Derek Hatton, former deputy leader of Liverpool council in the 1980s, and the council’s former director and regeneration chief Nick Kavanagh are also among those charged. Merseyside Police said the charges relate to the awarding of commercial and business contracts from Liverpool city council between 2010 and 2020.

Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and his son are among 12 people charged as part of a major probe into council corruption.