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Liverpool FC victory parade road closures, route and other key information
Liverpool Football Club have confirmed the news of a victory parade in the city.
The football club will hold the parade regardless of the results from their Champions League and Premier League matches. The club has accepted Mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson's offer to hold the parade on Sunday May 29, the day after LFC take on Real Madrid in the Champions League. The parade will also include Liverpool FC Women, who won the FA Women's Championship trophy last month.
A statement from the city council said: "As a consequence of the event and in the interests of public safety, there will be a number of roads closed to allow the route to proceed. The route itself and roads directly off the main route will be closed for the minimum length of time to allow safe passage of the bus and spectators.
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"These rolling closures have been designed to allow the minimum length of road closures that is possible. General pedestrian access will be maintained at all times. Traffic orders are in place to support these measures. We strongly advise anyone wishing to view the parade to do so close to your home and walk rather than drive as there are a number of road closures throughout the day and we expect extremely large crowd numbers."
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Teenager stabbed in back by gang of men as he walked down the street
A teenager was attacked by a group of men in Neston.
The 19-year-old victim, was walking along Raby Park Road, on Tuesday, May 17 at around 10.30pm when he was stabbed in the back. The victim said there were around five to seven men in the group.
Detective Constable Rob Mackay, of Ellesmere Port local policing unit, said: "We’re in the process of conducting numerous enquiries to establish the full circumstances of what happened as well as the identity of those who have attacked this man. While these enquiries continue I want to encourage anyone who has CCTV or dash cam footage in the Raby Park Road area to get in touch."
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EuroMillions winners who scooped £184m pictured for first time
A married couple who won Britain's biggest EuroMillions lottery jackpot have been pictured for the first time.
Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucester, won £184,262,899 with a Lucky Dip ticket on the draw on Tuesday May 10. Joe Thwaite said he was working on Tuesday and by 4pm he thought he "better buy a ticket" because he was aware of the jackpot.
Jess Thwaite said: "The win gives us time to dream, which we haven't had before. We've had one week to think about this and we now have time to share lots of experiences and go on adventures with our family and friends."
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