A number of young adults charged after dawn raids launched by anti-gang police. • Eleven people have been charged following an operation to target gun crime by Merseyside’s Matrix team. Nine men and one woman, aged between 18 to 22, and one man aged 30 have been charged with a variety of offences including conspiracy to posses

Initiative between police and fire officers has seen dramatic drop in explosive related incidents using fireworks. • A joint initiative between fire and police officers to combat pyrotechnic crime has been proving highly successful, netting hundreds of tonnes of illegal fireworks. Merseyside’s Firework Incident Research Safet

Oldest mounted officer celebrates end of long career by landing prestigious Aintree role. • A veteran officer serving with Merseyside Police has spoken of his pride after being chosen to lead in the winner of this year’s Grand National at Aintree. PC Norman Edge, who is the oldest mounted officer in the country, will be joined

A joint operation by Merseyside Police, SOCA and the Dutch Police sees man arrested in Holland almost a year after he escaped from a prison van in UK. • One of Britain’s most wanted criminals is back in custody after being been arrested in the Netherlands – the same country where his fellow escapee from a prison van was found and arres

Merseyside Police Chief Constable has sought to distance the force from comments made by former officers following the Hillsborough Disaster. • Merseyside Police says it backs the original findings into a review of the Hillsborough disaster, which said the majority of Liverpool fans were not drunk. CC Jon Murphy has commented on