Good afternoon, these are the latest lunchtime ECHO headlines.
Everton Bramley-Moore Dock stadium project no longer receiving £30m Liverpool City Region loan
Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced that the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (CA) will not be loaning Everton Football Club £30m towards its new stadium.
The new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium project was set to receive financial support from the CA including a £30m loan to help with overall costs and a £15m grant.
Questions have been asked about the status of the funding package, particularly in light of action taken against Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov following the invasion of Ukraine.
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However, it was revealed that Everton had already decided not to take up the offer of the loan after finding an alternative source of funding.
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Helicopter out over River Mersey searching for missing man
A coastguard helicopter was filmed flying over the River Mersey in the early hours of the morning.
Merseyside Police, Merseyside Fire and Rescue and the coastguard were at Princes Parade looking for a missing man.
John Noon, from Walton, was last seen at the Princes Parade area, near the waterfront.
He is described as being white, of slim build, with short grey hair.
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Woman trapped in minibus as road closed after crash
A road was closed in Liverpool after a two-car crash left one person trapped.
The driver of a Ford Transit minibus involved in the crash was 'medically trapped' inside and will need to be freed by emergency services.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said: "[The fire service] was alerted to an incident on Lower Breck Road at 9.12am and on scene at 9.16am this morning.
"Two fire engines and the search and rescue team were deployed. On arrival crews were met with a road traffic collision involving two vehicles, with both vehicles on all four wheels."
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