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Key Events
Teenagers arrested after taxi stopped in police drugs swoop
Two teenagers have been arrested on suspected drugs offences after police swooped on a taxi in Bootle.
Police asked the taxi to stop in Knowsley Road after “two males of interest were sighted on board”.
Cash, cannabis and suspected drug paraphernalia were seized following the operation carried out by officers from Matrix - Merseyside police’s specialist gun and gang crime unit - at around 2.40pm on Sunday.
Switch Island
M58: Queuing traffic and traffic heavier than normal on M58 Westbound at A59 Dunnings Bridge Road (Switch Island).
Garston accident
ACCIDENT: Travel monitors INRIX say there’s queueing traffic and one lane blocked due to an accident on the A561 Speke Road Eastbound between Vineyard Street and Bank’s Road, congestion on Speke Road to Church Road. Merseyside police have been approached for any details they may have.
COURT: Matthew Cassidy, 19, from Huyton, was murdered a year ago
TODAY: Two drugs dealers will face justice today for the brutal stabbing murder of a teenager from Merseyside.
Thugs Leslie Peter Baines and David John Woods face life sentences when they appear before a judge at Mold Crown Court for sentencing over the murder of 19-year-old Matthew Cassidy, who was stabbed to death in north Wales on May 29 last year.
Travel latest
TRAVEL: Elsewhere we have slow traffic on A533 Runcorn Road in both directions between A49 Tarporley Road (Tall Trees Junction, Little Leigh) and Lodge Lane (Dutton). In the roadworks area.
Travel latest
Very slow traffic on the A5049 Muirhead Avenue / West Derby Road in both directions at Lisburn Lane. In the roadworks area.
M58 - Orrell Interchange
TRAVEL: Heavy traffic now on the M58 Eastbound at M6 J26 / A577 (Orrell Interchange).
Latest on the trains...
Due to a fault found on board the train, the 0721 service from Hunts Cross to Southport will now start at Liverpool Central at 0738.
— Merseyrail (@merseyrail) May 21, 2018
M62 congestion
TRAVEL: Slow traffic on the M62 Eastbound between J9 A49 (Winwick) and J11 A574 (Birchwood).
Appeal to find teenager
A teenager is at the centre of an urgent police missing person appeal.
Lauryn Cass, 13, (pictured) was last seen on Friday, May 18 at Seaforth and Litherland train station.
Initially police said Lauryn, from Bootle, was last seen wearing her school uniform.
But police have since amended this to state she was last seen wearing dark clothing and a black bubble jacket.
Police say she is known to visit the Sefton area.
Extensive enquiries have been ongoing to locate her since.
She is described as white, 5ft 7in tall, medium build, with long straight brown hair, glasses and a fair complexion.
Police say she is known to visit the Sefton area.
Extensive enquiries have been ongoing to locate her since.
She is described as 5ft 2in tall, medium build, with long straight brown hair, glasses and a fair complexion.
Police officers are making extensive efforts to find Lauryn and return her home safely and would urge Lauryn, anyone who knows her whereabouts, or who has seen a female resembling her, to contact @MerPolCC or 101.
Alternatively information can be left with the independent charity Missing People by calling 116 000 or by emailing 116000@missingpeople.org.uk .
Today's weather
Morning all - Ben Turner here. Let’s start with the Met Office forecast for today.
Another largely dry and warm day with plenty of sunshine. A few showers are possible in the south later in the afternoon and some of these could be heavy or thundery. Maximum temperature 24 °C.
Tonight: Any showers will fade away through the evening to leave a dry night with long clear spells. Low cloud will shroud some hills in the east and north. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
