00:00 I'm Emily Bonner, time now for your latest news updates.
00:05 The government has confirmed a significant reduction in the intervention at Liverpool
00:09 City Council. Commissioners will hand back powers for finance and highways over the coming
00:15 weeks. Whitehall's intervention came after a damning report into the local authority
00:20 in 2021.
00:21 Works begun to build 34 new homes and a new ferry. In March 2017 a furniture store off
00:27 Boundary Road exploded injuring 81 people. Royal Council's been pursuing plans for regeneration
00:32 with millions of pounds spent to revamp the town's high street.
00:37 Part of International Beetle Week will be hosted outside Liverpool for the first time
00:41 ever. Held over August Bank holiday weekend, the 4-O Pavilion in New Brighton will play
00:45 host to fans of the fab four.
00:48 That is all your local headlines for now.
00:49 Thanks for watching.
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