Hello and welcome to this Afternoon's Our Liverpool.
Starting with national news, this morning we had a major update on the story of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, as they were arrested for child neglect after a lengthy search operation to find the pair who've been travelling around the UK by taxi since January, 5 including through Liverpool.
A major search operation is now underway to find their child. Constance Marten's father said it was an "immense relief" his daughter had been found, but said it was "very alarming news" her baby was still to be found.
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Clinging on for dear mattress
Shining the spotlight more locally - have you ever left a coffee or your keys on top of your car and almost had a breakdown when you realised? Well imagine doing something similar but instead of a half-empty Costa cup it's a whole mattress.
A bizarre video shared with the ECHO shows a driver and passenger clinging onto a large mattress as it tries to fly away. It's likely to be the most chaotic thing you'll see all day and it's lucky no one got hurt.
St Patrick's Day parade to return to Liverpool
A huge march is planned through the city in honour of St Patrick's Day on Friday, March 17, and the route of the much-loved cultural and religious celebration has been confirmed.
The parade has been a hit in previous years but was cancelled during the pandemic. Expect a good turn out this year and make sure you're at the Old Irish Centre at 2.30pm.
Celebrate Global Scouse Day with us
It probably wasn't marked in your diary but today is Global Scouse Day. It's a celebration of the hearty dish primarily but what better day to do our Scouse citizenship test to see how much you know about our Liverpool - it's actually a lot harder than you'd expect.
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