00:00 I'm Emily Bonner, time now for your latest news updates.
00:04 A former children's entertainer from Wirral has been jailed for 30 years for multiple sex offences involving children.
00:10 Paul McKee, 57, known professionally as Professor Paulos, was found guilty of 13 offences involving seven children over a period of nearly 25 years.
00:19 People have been warned not to swim at Mel's, Morton and Southport beaches following sewage discharges.
00:25 A spokesperson for United Utilities confirmed there had been discharges but said it was a safety measure to prevent sewage backing up into people's houses.
00:34 A concrete amphitheatre has been restored into the biggest learn to ride facility in the north of England.
00:40 The £330,000 mini road scheme is seeing the creation of a new cycle track in Everton Park designed to imitate a realistic road layout with junctions and crossings.
00:50 That's all your local headlines for now.
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