Three people were taken to hospital, two with serious injuries, a police force says.
A company has won an appeal to develop a large open industrial storage site close to homes.
A developer appeals against the rejection of unpopular plans for a waste storage site in Liverpool.
A florist in Liverpool for more than 40 years says Valentine's Day customers are both young and old.
The occupants of one of the houses were taken to hospital following the suspected arson attacks.
The number of "desperately needed" houses in multiple occupation across north-west England is falling.
Peter Hale, 50, died a week after he was shot at a flat in Liverpool, on 29 January, police say.
Hundreds of people submitted objections to the expansion of a chemical waste plant in Liverpool.
The pair repeatedly beat the pet, called Snoop, for making "toileting mistakes", the RSPCA said.
