We would like to provide you all with an update following the disorder that took place last night (Tuesday 30 July) in #Southport. In total, 53 officers were injured, and of those, 49 were Merseyside Police officers and four were @lancspolice officers. Eight of these officers sustained serious injuries, including fractures, lacerations, a suspected broken nose and concussion. Other officers sustained varying degrees of injury including head injures, serious facial injuries and one was knocked unconscious 💔 As well as our officers, three of our @MerPolDogs were also injured. After having bricks thrown at them, Police Dog Zoe sustained a laceration to her leg, has been stitched and is now resting, and PD Ike is recovering after sustaining a cut mouth and swelling to his front leg. PD Quga suffered burns to her back leg. A fourth dog, PD Repo, was spared injury after their handler kicked petrol away❤️‍🩹🐶 Members of the public have been working tirelessly to help clean up the streets, using hose pipes and brushes and donating food and dog food to officers to restore the pride and respect they have for their town. Partner agencies, including @seftoncouncil were also deployed to help clean up the damage left by those involved. A total of four arrests have been made, but we are continuing to appeal for footage and information. Anyone with information can DM @MerPolCC or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. To read the full statement, please visit here: merseyside.police.uk/news/me…

The Olympics opening ceremony in France brings me back to the 2012 opening ceremony in London. The Industrial Revolution sequence remains one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. This music is perfect, I had it on my iPod for years

Our #ThreeLions. Our #EURO2024 finalists! 🦁

Brad performs his own composition in honour of his foster parents, Ev and Frank. #ThePiano

DJ Steve Wright, who presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than four decades, has died aged 69, his family says bbc.in/3UzBkBq