While pubs across the country face rising costs and closures, one Liverpool-based company is bucking the trend.

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Ignite Padel has opened Liverpool’s first indoor padel centre in Speke as demand for the sport continues to grow across the city.

Police have reported a 16% decrease in honour-based abuse (HBA) related offences in Merseyside, despite a rise in recorded incidents.

Merseyside Police seized 230 knives and arrested 40 people in a week-long knife crime crackdown under Operation Sceptre.

Liverpool dropped to the bottom half after they suffered their eighth defeat in 11 games, after Nottingham Forest beat them 3-0 at Anfield.