Merseyside news bulletin: Man denies attempted murder of schoolgirl, city links with slavery acknowledged

📰 A man has denied the attempted murder of a teenage girl who was shot on her way home from school.

The 15-year-old was seriously injured while standing at a bus stop in Toxteth, Liverpool, on 1 March.

On Monday, Rio Jones, 19, of Jermyn Street, Toxteth, appeared via videolink at Liverpool Crown Court.

📰 Liverpool streets are to have their links with slavery explained for the first time through a series of bronze plaques.

The first plaque will be unveiled on William Brown Street near the World Museum. Liverpool City Council said it is the first of around ten streets to have a plaque.

📰 Liverpool City Council is to provide an additional free green waste collection from next week following an error on the council’s web

The city’s free green collection had stopped on Friday, 25 March, following the introduction of a new £40 charge.

However, following an error on the council’s website, the council has decided to introduce this final collection.