Daily news bulletin: LGB police officers in Merseyside, artists join force for Alder Hey

📰 One in 20 Merseyside police officers identify as gay or lesbian, the first figures of their kind suggest.

However, the head of the National LGBT+ Police Network head said that the actual figures are likely much higher with some people surveyed reluctant to reveal their sexual identity.

📰 Yoko Ono, Willy Russell, and Paul Curtis have all donated pieces to be sold at auction in aid of Alder Hey Children’s Charity.

The Brighter Futures exhibition and online auction will be free to access and open to the public at the Merseyside Maritime Museum on March 12 and 13.

📰 A Merseyside tennis centre where Emma Raducanu competed could be saved from closure.

Wirral Council's current plan is to close the indoor courts at Wirral Tennis Centre, in Bidston, for a year, before reopening just three of the current six courts once an upgrade has taken place.

However, the Lawn Tennis Association has written to the council asking it to pause any decision.