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 ...

"He looked like he'd been hit in the side of his face with an axe" ...

Bootle Strand was cordoned off by police ...

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

Emergency services rushed to Stanley Road on Thursday evening after reports of an assault with a bladed weapon ...

The victim remains in hospital.

Sefton Council's Cabinet is set to approve the major Bootle Area Action Plan this week, with the aim of making it a better place to live, work and thrive. The plan sets the ambition and planning ...