Emergency services rushed to a shopping centre in Bootle, Liverpool, tonight with a police cordon now in place after a man suffered injuries to his head and face from a 'bladed weapon' ...

Stanley Road remains open as normal, but officers are guarding the cordon. The nature of the incident has not yet been ...

A man came into a fast food restaurant after he had been "hit in the side of his face with an axe" during a busy afternoon at a shopping centre, sparking a police investigation ...

Visitors will see cranes, roadworks and large fences covering busy construction sites, but these are tangible signs of change ...

Merseyside Police appeals for anyone who witnessed the "shocking incident" to come forward.

The victim remains in hospital.

Witnesses have described the horror of the attack in the UK town ...

Witnesses described 'lots of blood' after a man was 'hit in the head with an axe' at Bootle Strand shopping centre, Liverpool ...