Merseyside

Conference Premier new boys Chester sign midfielder Danny Harrison following his release by League One side Tranmere.

Live commentary and scorecard from day three of the County Championship Division Two match at Southampton (11:00 BST).

The 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic is commemorated in Liverpool.

Life on the Atlantic convoys braving U-Boats

A gypsy caravan once owned by John Lennon and used in Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is discovered in Ascot.

Lancashire's Andrea Agathangelou hits a maiden Championship century on a rain-hit day against Hampshire.

Remembering the longest military campaign of World War II as veterans gather to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic.

Preview and team news ahead of Sunday's Super League clash between Salford City Reds and Widnes Vikings (15:00 BST).

Four Brighton and Hove Albion footballers, including the son of Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, are found not guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

Widnes full-back Rhys Hanbury signs a new contract that will keep him with the Vikings until the end of the 2016 season.

Preview and team news ahead of Saturday's Super League clash between St Helens and Warrington Wolves (18:45 BST).

Andrea Agathangelou is pleased to make the most of an unexpected opportunity in Lancashire's game at Hampshire.

Everton midfielder Leon Osman has signed a new contract, which will keep him at the club until 2015.

A 16-year-old girl who died after suffering breathing difficulties in Warrington had an ecstasy-like drug in her system, police say.

A woman dies and five other people are injured following a crash on the M56 motorway in Cheshire.

First Tate gallery established outside London

Cammell Laird's role in The Battle Of The Atlantic

A man is charged with murder over the fatal stabbing of a 37-year-old man in a house in Walton, Liverpool.

Seven libraries in Sefton are set to close by the end of the year with the loss of up to 40 jobs.

A pirate ship made from driftwood gathered from a Merseyside beach is badly damaged in a suspected arson attack.